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Department of Management and Marketing

Marketing

Bachelor of Business Administration (Marketing major -- 130 semester hours)

Academic Major

Semester
Hours

Accounting 2301, 2302, and 3301 9
Business Administration 1301, 2345, and 4303 9
Business electives: any combination of three advanced courses from:
accounting, business administration (either BA, BUSI or IBUS), computer science, economics, finance, international business, management, management science, management information systems, marketing
9
Business Computer Information Systems 1305 3
Finance 3361 3
Management 3301 and 3305 6
Management Information Systems 3343 3
Management Science 2331 and 3332 6
Marketing 3321, 3322, 4325, 4326, (two other advanced marketing courses) 18

Other Requirements

Communication 2301 3
Economics 2301, 2302 6
English 1301, 1302, sophomore literature, 3352 12
Government 2301, 2302 6
History 1301, 1302 6
Mathematics 1302 or 1311 and 1312 or 2331 6
Natural Science (two lab sciences: biology, chemistry, geology, physics, physical science) 8
Physical Activity 1
Psychology 3
Visual and Performing Arts (art, drama, music) lower division 3

Minor

(optional)
Must not include courses offered by the Business Administration or Accounting, Economics, and Finance Departments.
0

Electives

Electives 10


Courses in Marketing

MKT 3321 Marketing (3-0) Fundamentals of marketing in the modern economic system. This course is a prerequisite for all other marketing courses except Marketing 3322 which may be taken concurrently.
Prerequisite: Junior standing.

MKT 3322 Consumer Behavior (3-0) An integration of behavioral concepts in the analysis of consumer behavior and in marketing strategy formulation.
Prerequisite: Marketing 3321 or concurrent enrollment.

MKT 3323 Sales Management (3-0) Management of the personal selling function of firms; selection and training of sales personnel; performance evaluation; establishment of realistic sales goals; motivation of the sales force; coordination of personal selling with non-personal organization communications.
Prerequisite: Marketing 3321.

MKT 3325 Advertising Management (3-0) Communications theory related to market audience and group behavior; relationships of communications in the marketing mix and of advertising in the firm's communication mix; establishing advertising appropriations and budgets; campaign strategy; media analysis; and the evaluation of the communication effort of the firm.
Prerequisite: Marketing 3321.

MKT 3326 Retailing (3-0) A study of the many facets of retailing to include the development of retail strategies, retail consumer behavior, product considerations, store location and layout, merchandise management, the buying function, promotional strategy, personal selling, management of human resources, controlling the retail operation, and consumer services.
Prerequisite: Marketing 3321.

MKT 4091 Research: 1 to 6. A specialized course providing research opportunities for superior students.
Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor. Grading for the course will be Pass (P), Fail (F).

MKT 4324 Business Logistics (3-0) An examination of the concepts of physical distribution and supply. Topics include facility location, transportation, warehousing, inventory management and control, and logistics strategy.
Prerequisites: Marketing 3321, Management Science 2331.

MKT 4325 Marketing Management (3-0) Case analysis involving strategy and tactics for the solution of marketing problems; decision-theory stressing the interdisciplinary nature of marketing management.
Prerequisites: Marketing 3321 and English 3352.

MKT 4326 Marketing Research (3-0) A study of the procedures to develop and analyze new information to help marketing managers make decisions The steps of the marketing research process process (from problem definition to problem solution are covered.) Students are expected to compete a marketing research project using empirical or simulated data.
Prerequisites: Senior Standing, English 3352, Management Science 2331, and Marketing 3321.

MKT 4328 Salesmanship (3-0) The components needed in order to effectively close a sale. Emphasis on buyer behavior, personal motivation, need for product knowledge, the art of persuasion, prospecting, handling objections and closing techniques. Oral participation is required.
Prequisite: Marketing 3321.

MKT 4381 Special Topics (3-0) Special topics in marketing. (May be repeated once for credit when topics varies.)
Prerequisite: Marketing 3321.