This concentration emphasizes the facilitation of exchanges between one business and another, as well as between businesses and consumers. Key marketing activities include designing and modifying products, pricing, selling, and sales management, and gathering market information. Career opportunities include sales, retail management and buying, advertising account executives, and marketing research associates.
Students who complete the concentration in Marketing will be proficient in the following student learning outcomes:
- Effectively analyze fundamental marketing concepts, theories, principles, best practices, and developments within the field
- Assess problem-situations and be able to make recommendations and provide solutions
- Formulate promotional theories, strategies, and tools to demonstrate a systematic approach to marketing
- Utilize effective communication skills, creativity, and artistry to prepare appropriate business documents and deliver professional oral presentations
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams for designated projects
- Establish decision-making processes and systematic approaches
- Demonstrate the general application of biblical principles for ethical decision-making in the marketing field
Business Core Curriculum
Concentration Requirements
Free Electives
Required General Education selections
Technology
(no grade below C)
Science and Mathematics
(no grade below C)
MA 121 or MA 122 may be required before MA 171.
Students who opt to take MA 211 instead of MA 171 may have to find a substation for 1 credit hour.
Each course taken by the student may be applied to only one program: general education, major, minor or free electives.