Marketing
Courses
MKTG 201 Introduction to Marketing Management 4.0 Credits
Provides a conceptual and applications-oriented framework for marketing decision-making in a dynamic environment. Emphasizes satisfying target customers and achieving organizational objectives through skillful blending of strategies in product development, pricing, promotion, and distribution.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
MKTG 301 Introduction to Marketing Management 4.0 Credits
Provides a conceptual and applications-oriented framework for marketing decision-making in a dynamic environment. Emphasizes satisfying target customers and achieving organizational objectives through skillful blending of strategies in product development, pricing, promotion, and distribution.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Restrictions: Cannot enroll if classification is Freshman or Sophomore
MKTG 321 Selling and Sales Management 4.0 Credits
Covers planning, direction, and control of the personal selling activities of an organization, including recruiting, selecting, training, equipping, assigning, routing, supervising, compensating, motivating, leading, and evaluating a sales force.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Prerequisites: MKTG 301 [Min Grade: C-] or MKTG 201 [Min Grade: C-]
MKTG 322 Advertising & Integrated Marketing Communications 4.0 Credits
Examines advertising principles, techniques, technologies, and methods; artistic and creative aspects; psychological appeals; and production. Covers advertising and promotion management, including organization and planning, problems and strategies, media selection and evaluation, and agency-client relationships.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Restrictions: Cannot enroll if classification is Freshman or Sophomore
Prerequisites: MKTG 301 [Min Grade: C-] or MKTG 201 [Min Grade: C-]
MKTG 324 Marketing Channels and Distribution Systems 4.0 Credits
Examines philosophies, concepts, principles, and methods that must be employed to achieve maximum effectiveness and efficient.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Restrictions: Cannot enroll if classification is Freshman or Sophomore
Prerequisites: MKTG 301 [Min Grade: C-] or MKTG 201 [Min Grade: C-]
MKTG 326 Marketing Insights 4.0 Credits
Applies analytical tools in the investigation of marketing problems. Emphasizes systematic research design, gathering, and interpretation of information for marketing decision-making.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Restrictions: Cannot enroll if classification is Freshman or Sophomore
Prerequisites: MKTG 301 [Min Grade: C-] or MKTG 201 [Min Grade: C-]
MKTG 344 Professional Personal Selling 4.0 Credits
Prepares students for business-to-business personal selling careers. Uses role-playing and experiential exercises to teach the latest strategies and tactics in prospecting and qualifying, planning sales calls, approaching prospects, making sales presentations, negotiating resistance, confirming and closing "win-win" agreements, and servicing customers to ensure satisfaction.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Restrictions: Cannot enroll if classification is Freshman or Sophomore
Prerequisites: MKTG 301 [Min Grade: C-] or MKTG 201 [Min Grade: C-]
MKTG 347 New Product Development 4.0 Credits
Analyzes the process of discovering new product opportunities and creating new product ideas that are strategically sound. Covers demand analysis, futuristics, new product strategy, creativity techniques, product evaluation, interacting with research and development departments, and developing a marketing plan.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Restrictions: Cannot enroll if classification is Freshman or Sophomore
Prerequisites: MKTG 301 [Min Grade: C-] or MKTG 201 [Min Grade: C-]
MKTG 348 Services Marketing 4.0 Credits
Covers marketing theory, concepts, strategy, and tactics as applied to the unique characteristics and demands of service-oriented industries such as health care, transportation, finance, law, consulting, education, training, tourism, security, entertainment, and hospitality within a global macroenvironment.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Restrictions: Cannot enroll if classification is Freshman or Sophomore
Prerequisites: MKTG 301 [Min Grade: C-] or MKTG 201 [Min Grade: C-]
MKTG 351 Marketing for Non-Profit Organizations 4.0 Credits
Applies the marketing concepts of product, price, promotion, distribution, and benefit-cost maximization to the exchange relations of non-profit organizations.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Restrictions: Cannot enroll if classification is Freshman or Sophomore
Prerequisites: MKTG 301 [Min Grade: C-] or MKTG 201 [Min Grade: C-]
MKTG 355 Interactive Marketing 4.0 Credits
Addresses the principles, techniques, and methods of direct, interactive marketing in an era of emerging global technologies. Emphasizes field work, projects, and presentations.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Prerequisites: MKTG 301 [Min Grade: C-] or MKTG 201 [Min Grade: C-]
MKTG 356 Consumer Behavior 4.0 Credits
Applies contemporary behavioral science to consumer decision-making, including the relationship between the efforts of business firms in marketing their products and the reactions of ultimate consumers.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Restrictions: Cannot enroll if classification is Freshman or Sophomore
Prerequisites: MKTG 301 [Min Grade: C-] or MKTG 201 [Min Grade: C-]
MKTG 357 Global Marketing 4.0 Credits
Examines international involvement of companies from exporting to the multinational enterprise stage. Covers the nature of international competition; distribution systems; pricing and credit policies; promotional methods; trade barriers and agreements; and the cultural, political, legal, ethical, and technological barriers.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Restrictions: Cannot enroll if classification is Freshman or Sophomore
Prerequisites: MKTG 301 [Min Grade: C-] or MKTG 201 [Min Grade: C-]
MKTG 362 Brand and Reputation Management 4.0 Credits
The course focuses on the strategic management of product and organization brands, both corporate and non-profit, and how one can build brands that are highly distinguished reputationally to enhance financial value, attract and keep top talent and build relationships with customers, communities, and other key stakeholders.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Prerequisites: MKTG 301 [Min Grade: C-] or MKTG 201 [Min Grade: C-]
MKTG 363 Brand & Reputation Management Project 1.0 Credit
Analysis of a "real world" organization's corporate brand and reputation management. Topic and scope must be approved by the Academic Director of the Center for Corporate Reputation Management. The integrative experience required for completion of the Certificate in Corporate Brand and Reputation Management.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Restrictions: Can enroll if classification is Senior.
Prerequisites: MKTG 362 [Min Grade: D] and MKTG 322 [Min Grade: D] and COM 181 [Min Grade: D] and (MKTG 201 [Min Grade: C-] or MKTG 301 [Min Grade: C-])
MKTG 364 Marketing for New Ventures 4.0 Credits
Examines the unique marketing challenges faced by entrepreneurs launching new products and/or services. Topics include: designing new offerings, targeting customer segments, and marketing on a tight budget. The course is designed to be useful for small business owners, managers at large companies, and social entrepreneurs.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Prerequisites: MKTG 301 [Min Grade: C-] or MKTG 201 [Min Grade: C-]
MKTG 365 Digital Marketing 4.0 Credits
Marketing practices have dramatically shifted with the rise of social media and the proliferation of devices, platforms and applications. This rapidly changing environment presents new opportunities and challenges for marketers. Through a combination of case studies, best practice examples, and the development of social and digital media marketing plans, students learn how the elements of a digital strategy work together with traditional media to attract prospective customers.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Prerequisites: MKTG 301 [Min Grade: C-] or MKTG 201 [Min Grade: C-]
MKTG 366 Customer Analytics 4.0 Credits
Built around the notion of the customer lifecycle, this course will address strategic initiatives in customer strategy including customer acquisition; customer development via up-selling and cross-selling; customer attrition and retention. The course will also cover commonly used marketing analytic tools and techniques such as data exploration/visualization, decile analysis, RFM (recency/frequency/monetary) segmentation, and predictive modeling using logistic regression and machine learning tools (e.g. classification trees such as CHAID). The course uses a combination of lectures, cases, and exercises. We will be taking a very hands-on approach with real-world databases to provide you with tools that can be used immediately on the job.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Prerequisites: STAT 201 [Min Grade: C-] or STAT 205 [Min Grade: C-]
MKTG 367 Data-Driven Digital Marketing 4.0 Credits
This course will provide students with an overview of the rapidly-emerging field of digital marketing. Since digital marketing is constantly changing, students will become proficient at learning about new digital marketing platforms, how each channel is used to communicate with customers and be able to develop a list of “key questions” to ask about any new marketing medium. Because data and analytics are an important component of digital marketing, students will also become proficient at using data to evaluate a marketing campaign. One of the best ways to assess marketing strategies is through A/B testing and students will become expert at planning, analyzing and reporting A/B tests. We will also discuss strategies for integrating data-based decision making into organizations.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Restrictions: Cannot enroll if classification is Freshman
Prerequisites: MKTG 301 [Min Grade: C-] or MKTG 201 [Min Grade: C-]
MKTG 368 Corporate Responsibility Management 4.0 Credits
Companies increasingly think about their responsibility to have positive impact on society and the environment. In fact, some have argued that this is a sure path to business performance. In actuality, managing corporate responsibly is filled with pitfalls, contradictions, and dilemmas. This course will examine both the opportunities and dangers for leaders at companies large and small.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Restrictions: Cannot enroll if classification is Freshman
Prerequisites: MKTG 301 [Min Grade: C-] or MKTG 201 [Min Grade: C-]
MKTG 380 Seminar in Marketing Strategy 4.0 Credits
Builds upon marketing concepts learned in other courses and presents an integrated approach to marketing strategy. Uses a number of real-life cases and requires students to work in groups and make project presentations.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Restrictions: Can enroll if classification is Senior.
Prerequisites: MKTG 301 [Min Grade: C-] or MKTG 201 [Min Grade: C-]
MKTG I199 Independent Study in MKTG 0.0-12.0 Credits
Self-directed within the area of study requiring intermittent consultation with a designated instructor.
Repeat Status: Can be repeated multiple times for credit
MKTG I299 Independent Study in MKTG 0.0-12.0 Credits
Self-directed within the area of study requiring intermittent consultation with a designated instructor.
Repeat Status: Can be repeated multiple times for credit
MKTG I399 Independent Study in MKTG 0.0-12.0 Credits
Self-directed within the area of study requiring intermittent consultation with a designated instructor.
Repeat Status: Can be repeated multiple times for credit
MKTG I499 Independent Study in MKTG 0.5-6.0 Credits
Self-directed within the area of study requiring intermittent consultation with a designated instructor.
Repeat Status: Can be repeated multiple times for credit
MKTG T180 Special Topics in MKTG 0.0-12.0 Credits
Topics decided upon by faculty will vary within the area of study.
Repeat Status: Can be repeated multiple times for credit
MKTG T280 Special Topics in MKTG 0.0-12.0 Credits
Topics decided upon by faculty will vary within the area of study.
Repeat Status: Can be repeated multiple times for credit
MKTG T380 Special Topics in MKTG 0.0-12.0 Credits
Topics decided upon by faculty will vary within the area of study.
Repeat Status: Can be repeated multiple times for credit
MKTG T480 Special Topics in MKTG 0.5-12.0 Credits
Topics decided upon by faculty will vary within the area of study.
Repeat Status: Can be repeated multiple times for credit