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Marketing BS

http://saunders.rit.edu/undergraduate/marketing/index.php

Program overview

Marketing has long been recognized as a critical element in the success of modern business operations. The overall process of entering markets, creating value for customers, and developing profits is the fundamental challenge for the contemporary marketing manager. These marketing basics apply to governmental agencies, not-for-profit organizations, service organizations, and for-profit firms.

In the marketing program, students learn theory and gain practical experience by creating tactically enabled strategic marketing plans. Through projects, they learn to work independently and in teams to achieve organizational objectives. Marketing majors develop leadership and communication skills through classroom experiences and their work on real and simulated business challenges. Upon completing the program, students have gained proficiency in analyzing and understanding buyers, developed and delivered professional sales presentations, and designed and implemented marketing research projects. Students graduate with the ability to create and critically evaluate strategic marketing plans.

Curriculum

Marketing, BS degree, typical course sequence (quarters)

Course Qtr. Cr. Hrs.
First Year
1720-051, 052 Discovery/Pathways 2
0102-260 Business 1: Ideas and Creativity 4
0102-265 Business 2: Business Plan Development 2
0112-270 Business Software Applications 2
0112-285 Business 3: Commercialization 2
0511-211 Principles of Microeconomics 4
0511-402 Principles of Macroeconomics 4
0535-352 Professional Communication for Business 4
1016-226 Calculus for Management Science 4
1016-319, 320 Data Analysis I, II 10
  Liberal Arts* 12
  Wellness Education† 0
Second Year
0101-301, 302 Financial and Management Accounting 8
0102-305 Careers in Business 1
0113-310 Global Business: An Introduction 4
0104-350 Corporate Finance 4
0105-363 Principles of Marketing 4
  Liberal Arts* 12
  Free Elective 4
  General Education 8
  Laboratory Sciences 8
Third Year
0102-320 Organizational Behavior 4
0105-505 Buyer Behavior 4
0105-559 Professional Selling 4
  Marketing Elective 8
  Liberal Arts* 12
  General Education 8
  Cooperative Education‡ Co-op
Fourth Year
0102-438 Business Ethics 4
0102-507 Business, Government, and Society 4
0102-551 Strategy 4
0105-551 Marketing Metrics and Research 4
0106-401 Operations and Supply Chain Management 4
0102-530 Managing Innovation and Technology 4
0105-550 Marketing Management 4
  Free Electives 12
Total Quarter Credit Hours 183

* Please see Liberal Arts General Education Requirements for more information.

† Please see Wellness Education Requirement for more information.

‡ Two quarters of cooperative education are required and must be completed within the third and fourth years.

Marketing, BS degree, typical course sequence (semesters), effective fall 2013

Course Sem. Cr. Hrs.
First Year
MGMT-101 Business I: Ideas and Business Planning 3
MGIS-101 Computer-based Analysis 1
  First-Year Seminar 3
ECON-101 LAS-Perspective-4 (Social): Principles of Microeconomics 3
COMM-253 General Education Elective 1: Communication 3
STAT-145 LAS-Perspective 7A (Mathematical): Introduction to Statistics I 3
MGIS-102 Bus 2: Technology-enabled Launch 2
ENGL-150 Writing Seminar 3
ECON-201 LAS-Perspective 3 (Global): Principles of Macroeconomics 3
ACCT-110 Financial Accounting 3
STAT-146 LAS Perspective 7B (Mathematical): Introduction to Statistics II 4
Second Year
ACCT-210 Management Accounting 3
MKTG-230 Principles of Marketing 3
FINC-220 Corporate Finance 3
MGMT-295 Sophomore Integrated Experience 1
  LAS-Perspective 2 (Artistic) 3
  LAS- Perspective 1 (Ethical) 3
  Marketing Elective 3
MGMT-215 Organizational Behavior 3
  Institute Elective 3
INTB-225 Globalization 3
MATH-161 General Education Elective 2: Calculus 4
Third Year
MGMT-340 General Education Elective 3: Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility  3
MKTG-551 Marketing Metrics and Research 3
  Marketing Elective 3
  LAS Immersion 1 3
  LAS Perspective 5 (Natural Science Inquiry with lab) 3
DECS-310 Operations Management 3
  Marketing Elective 3
  Marketing Elective 3
  LAS Immersion 2 3
  LAS Perspective 6 (Scientific Principles) 3
Fourth Year
MKTG-550 Marketing Management 3
  Institute elective 3
  Immersion 3 3
  Perspective (Natural Science) 3
  General Education Elective 4 3
MGMT-560 Strategy and Innovation 3
  Institute Electives 6
  General Education 5 3
  General Education 6 3
Total Semester Credit Hours 123