College of Business & Management

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Marketing

Careers in Marketing

Marketing majors are limited only by their imagination in the arena of career opportunities.  The following is a partial but by no means complete list of career opportunities

Marketing Research
Brand or Product Management
Retailing
Advertising
Public Relations
Sales
Marketing Training

Marketing (BBA)  


(or a second major)

A minor is not required. (The minor requirement is met automatically by completing the business core; however, a minor in accounting, economics, finance, legal studies or management may be obtained by completion of certain courses as listed under the respective department.)

 
  

Bachelor of Business Administration Requirements (B.B.A.)


Every candidate must earn at least a total of 124 credits, including a minimum of 42 credits at the 300-400 level, complete university Basic Skills and General Education requirements, and must satisfy the following:

 

     

Business Core (49 credits required)


 

  • ACCT 213 - Financial Accounting
  • ACCT 214 - Managerial Accounting
  • ECON 221 - Principles of Macroeconomics
  • ECON 222 - Principles of Microeconomics
  • ECON 235 - Introductory Statistics
  • ECON 335 - Applied Statistics
  • FIN 304 - Financial Management
  • LAW 308 - Social, Political & Legal Environment of Business
  • MGT 321 - Organization & Administration
  • MGT 324 - Production & Operations Management
  • MGT 325 - Management Information Systems
  • MGT 429 - Executive Strategies & Policies
  • MKT 331 - Marketing Principles
     

Business Cognates (12 credits required)


 

  • COMM 105A - Fundamentals of Communication
  • ECON 151 - Computer Application in Business
  • ENGL 300 - Writing in the Professions
  • MATH 120B - Algebraic Methods: Finite Math
  • MATH courses numbered at or above MATH 161 [although MATH 120B is recommended for business students who are not planning to take additional work in mathematics]
     

Courses Outside of the College of Business and Management


48 credits must be earned in courses that are not in the College of Business and Management.

 

  

Major Required Courses (9 credits)


 

  • MKT 434 - Consumer Behavior
  • MKT 435 - Marketing Research
  • MKT 436 - Marketing Problems
  

Major Electives (9 credits required)


  • 9 additional credits in 300-400 level marketing courses, not to include any business core courses.