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Marketing Curriculum

 

Sample Degree Plan

Flexible BBA

The Flexible BBA is a unique option for College of Business students to double major in economics, finance, marketing or management with few to no additional courses. Cases vary by student, be sure to meet with your advisor for details. 

Business Core

To assure a minimum level of competence in all functional areas of business, the College of Business requires each Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) student to complete the 48 credit hours of business core courses as outlines in the course catalog.

Accounting

Financial accounting processes
Analyzing and recording transactions
Preparing financial statements

Introduction to Business and Professional Development

Business concepts and careers
Introduction to the major functional areas of business
Resume, cover letter, and networking skills

Economics

Analysis of supply and demand
Examining roles of governmental spending and taxation
Consumer behavior and the behavior of firms
Government's role in a market economy

Informatics

Techniques and tools used in spreadsheets

Finance

Time value of money, security valuation, capital investment analysis
Cost of capital, capital structure, and dividend policy

Management

Business statistics
Legal environment of organizations
Organizational behavior
Operations management

Marketing

Introduction to marketing's function in business
Analysis of product, pricing, promotion, and distribution

Major Requirements

Students will then round-out their marketing degree with a variety of marketing-specific courses in addition to a number of upper-division marketing and business elective courses. 

Emphasis Area

Any College of Business course numbered 4491, Special Topics, may be applied to this emphasis when the topic relates to small business or entrepreneurship. Students should request prior approval to have a topics course used for the emphasis.

1. Complete the following 
MKTG 4426  Marketing Research 
MKTG 4427  Consumer Behavior 
MKTG 4432  New Product Management
2. Take the following two (2) courses 
MGT 4410  Entrepreneurship Opportunity Feasibility and Planning 
MGT 4411  Small Business and Entrepreneurship Practicum 
3. And two (2) of the following courses 
ACCT 3341  Managerial and Cost Accounting   
ACCT 3360 Small Business Accounting  
FIN 4445 Real Estate Finance  
FIN 4464 Entrepreneurial Finance  
MGT 4465 International Business  
MGT 4480 Labor and Employment Law  
MKTG 4405 Personal Selling and Sales Force Management  
MKTG 4421 Services Marketing  
Total Hours  24