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Bachelor of Science in Business Studies with Emphasis in Marketing

Overview

The Bachelor in Science in Business Studies with Emphasis in Marketing acquaints students with a full range of skills and knowledge in business management, with a focus on marketing. It instills in students an awareness of the problems of visual design in the world of business and industry. It provides them with an understanding of the activities involved in transferring goods and services from producers to consumers, and prepares them for graduate studies as well as careers in sales, advertising, public relations, product management, wholesaling, retailing, and market research.

Curriculum

A minimum of 92 credits are required to graduate, distributed as follows:

  • Business Core Requirements (36 credits)
  • Emphasis Requirements (12 credits)
  • Other Requirements (9 credits)
  • LAS Requirements (34 credits)*
  • Free Electives (7 credits)

* The core business courses ECO201 and ECO202 fulfill 6 of these credits, as they are also LAS Social Sciences requirements.

Business Core Requirements (36 credits)

  • ACC203 Financial Accounting (3 cr.)
  • ACC204 Managerial Accounting (3 cr.)
  • BUS213 Business Law & Ethics (3 cr.)
  • BUS299 Civic Engagement (0 cr.)
  • ECO201 Microeconomics (3 cr. )
  • ECO202 Macroeconomics (3 cr.)
  • FIN301 Managerial Finance (3 cr.)
  • ITM211 Information Technology Management (3 cr.)
  • MGT201 Introduction to Management (3 cr.)
  • MGT420 Strategic Planning & Policy Formulation (3 cr.)
  • MKT201 Introduction to Marketing (3 cr.)
  • OPM301 Operation & Production Management (3 cr.)
  • QBA201 Managerial Statistics (3 cr.)

Emphasis Requirements (12 credits)

  • MKT304 Consumer Behavior (3 cr.)
  • MKT311 E- Marketing (3 cr.)
  • MKT421 Marketing Research (3 cr.)
  • MKT498 Marketing Strategy (3 cr.)

Other Requirements (9 credits)

  • HOM307 Hospitality Marketing (3 cr.)
  • MGT236 Communication Skills (1 cr.)
  • MGT336 Developing a Business Plan (1 cr.)
  • MGT436 Personality & Career Development (1 cr.)
  • MKT302 Integrated Marketing Communication (3 cr.)
  • MKT305 Services Marketing (3 cr.)
  • MKT310 Retailing & Merchandizing (3 cr.)
  • MKT311 International Marketing (3 cr.)
  • MKT399 Internship Practicum (1 cr.)
  • MKT488 Special Topics in Marketing (3 cr.)
  • QBA301 Intermediate Managerial Statistics (3 cr.)

LAS Requirements (34 credits)

Free Electives (7 credits)

Recommended Study Plan

Year One

Fall (15 credits)

  • ACC203 Financial Accounting (3 cr.)
  • MGT201 Intro to Management (3 cr.)
  • ECO201 Microeconomics (3 cr.)
  • LAS Core Requirement (3 cr.)
  • LAS Elective (3 cr.)

Spring (16 credits)

  • ACC204 Managerial Accounting (3 cr.)
  • MKT201 Introduction to Marketing (3 cr.)
  • ECO202 Macroeconomics (3 cr.)
  • BUS299 Civic Engagement (0 cr.)
  • LAS Core Requirement (1 cr.)
  • LAS Elective (3 cr.)
  • Free Elective (3 cr.)

Year Two

Fall (15 credits)

  • FIN301 Managerial Finance (3 cr.)
  • ITM211 Information Technology (3 cr.)
  • MKT304 Consumer Behavior (3 cr.)
  • LAS Core Requirement (3 cr.)
  • LAS Elective (3 cr.)

Spring (15 credits)

  • BUS213 Business Law & Ethics (3 cr.)
  • QBA201 Managerial Statistics (3 cr.)
  • MKT311 International Marketing (3 cr.)
  • LAS Core Requirement (3 cr.)
  • LAS Elective (3 cr.)

Year Three

Fall (16 credits)

  • MKT421 Marketing Research (3 cr.)
  • OPM301 Operation & Production Management (3 cr.)
  • Emphasis Elective I (3 cr.)
  • Emphasis Elective II (3 cr.)
  • LAS Elective (3 cr.)
  • Free Elective (1 cr.)

Spring (15 credits)

  • MGT420 Strategic Planning & Policy Formation (3 cr.)
  • MKT498 Marketing Strategy (3 cr.)
  • Emphasis Elective III (3 cr.)
  • LAS Core (1 cr.)
  • LAS Core (1 cr.)
  • LAS Core (1 cr.)
  • Free Elective (3 cr.)