Morehead State University - Raconteur Yearbook (Morehead, KY)

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The College of Professional Studies prepares its students to graduate with many practical skills in their individual professions. The Department of Business and Economics gives students the hance' to exercise their communicating and reasoning skills hrough its programs. These three programs include Information Sciences, Marketing and Management, and Accounting, conomics, and Finance. A coordinator oversees each program assisting students by making classroom experience as well as in- ternships for the students. The Department of Education stresses students teaching as the. most important part of their program. This student teaching in- ternship includes supervised practice and evaluation by three peo- ple in the field. The Department of Health, Physical Education, and Recreation BALLET is an elective course that any student at MSU is eligible in taking. Ballet is in the Department of Health, Physical Education, and Recreation. ,, offers over sixty different classes from all aspects of health- related subjects. This departmentis electives are some of the most practical courses for everyday life. The Department of Psychology and Sociology, concerned with the study of the function of human beings, helps to develop the minds of students pursuing this field. This department stresses teaching the students to observe and understand people. Practical experience in understanding people is gained through internships at the Morehead Treatment Center. The Department of Military Science requires attentiveness and willpower in its programs in order to prepare its students in the military. Reserve Officers Training Corps includes classroom learning as well as physical activity, strict regulations, and learn- ing to take and give orders. Military Science offers two years of courses as a part of its program that will benefit you even if you drop out of R.O.T.C.

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College of Prof. Studies A STUDENT TEACHING is a part of any education major's requirements. Man students do their student-teaching at Rowan County High School or grad- school. THE COLLEGE of Professional Studies does a lot of computer work, especial! in the Department of Business and Economics. Students do homework on corn puters and a lot of mathematical calculations.

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Business 8 Economics: Communicating and Reasoning The Department of Business and Economics gives students the chance to exercise their communicating and reasoning skills in business classes. Department head, Dr. Bernard Davis, said that the department is beneficial to students through its programs. We have a variety of high quality programs that lead directly to a career path with a bachelor's degree, he said. In other words, we provide a fast start for students who are interested in a more immediate entry into a career. There are three programs in the business and economics department. They are information sciences, the program of marketing and management, and the program of accounting, economics, and finance. There are coordinators for each of these programs: Dr. Sue Luckey, information sciences; Peggy Osborne, marketing and management; and Everett Campbell, account- ingTeconomicsT finance. According to Dr. Sue Luckey, coordinator of information sciences, her program area offers internships and experience in office administration. These students may work in medical offices, legal offices, or as general secretaries. The Department of Business and Economics is making incoming students more aware of them by hosting a program for the high school F.B.L.A. students in March. The Future Business Leaders of America come to the campus for contests during which the department tells them what they have to offer. The department requires only two math courses which are applicable in every discipline. The department feels that understanding economy is important to everyone, not just business and economics majors. By ADA MIRACLE and COLLEEN PRITCHARD Business and Economics 4'W' .1 u. 'M d .. SALES of the Lexington Herald are rising since students of Mr. Alex Conver' Business Finance class are subscribing. Business finance reviews the stock mark and other financial-related areas. BEGINNING typing teaches those who have never typed before. Professor Ferr goes over the basic typing maneuvers with one of his classes while they type lesson.