Marketing

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Undergraduate & Graduate Dates to Remember*

Fall Term 2010

August 20-22 MBA Orientation
August 25-29 Wolfpack Welcome
August 30 Classes begin
September 3 Add deadline
October 29 Last day to withdraw & last day
to apply for graduation
December 10 Last day of classes
December 11-17 Final Exams

Spring Term 2011

January 8 New Student Orientation; MBA Orientation
January 10 Classes begin
January 14 Add deadline
March 4 Last day to withdraw
May 4 Last day of classes for undergraduate students
May 5 Last day of classes for graduate students
May 6-12 Final Exams for day division
May 9-12 Final Exams for graduate and evening students
May 14 Commencement - all colleges

*College of Law dates on Law Bulletin

PROGRAM OBJECTIVE

The purpose of the marketing major is to provide students with a fundamental understanding of the marketing process and how this process integrates with the other functional areas of business. Emphasis is placed on application of key strategic marketing concepts within various environments under various conditions. Students should appreciate the implications that marketing decisions have on a firm’s internal and external constituencies.

LEARNING GOALS

Graduates will have a knowledge of current marketing practices and concepts.
Graduates will be able to apply strategic marketing concepts in a realistic or simulated environment.
Graduates will be able to plan and evaluate systems for customer input before, during, and after production and distribution of a product or service.
Graduates will be able to construct a coordinated marketing plan that shows the ability to assess the competitive environment and integrate all the marketing mix areas.
Graduates will have developed a value structure to judge the implications of their marketing strategies on the internal and external constituencies of a firm.

MAJOR REQUIREMENTS

All marketing majors must take the following sequence of courses:

Course	Title	Credits
MKT B330	International Marketing	3
MKT B340	Promotions Management	3
MKT B390	Consumer Analysis + Research	3
MKT B450	Advanced Marketing Strategy	3
MKT B###	Marketing Electives	6
	Business Electives	6
Total Credits in Major		24
Total Credits in Degree		120