Western Kentucky University

Bachelor of Science in Marketing

Bachelor of Science in Marketing

Degree Requirements effective Fall 2009: Students pursuing a major in Marketing may choose between the General concentration and the Professional Sales concentration.

Courses needed to complete the Bachelor of Science degree in Marketing (beyond admission requirements and core courses) include:

STRATEGIC MARKETING CONCENTRATION
PROFESSIONAL SALES CONCENTRATION
  • ECON 306 - Statistical Analysis
  • MKT 321 - Consumer Behavior
  • MKT 325 - Personal Selling
  • MKT 421 - Marketing Research
  • MKT 422 - Marketing Management
  • MKT 322 - Integrated Marketing Comm.
    MKT 427 - Entrepreneurial Marketing
  • MKT 327 - Retailing MGT strategy
    MKT 423 - Purchasing Physical Distrib
  • MKT 323 - Services Marketing
    MKT 324 - International Marketing
  • MGT 361 - Business COMM Fundamentals
    ENG 306 - Business Writing
  • MKT 499 - Senior Assessment-MKT
  • MKT ELECTIVE*
  • PROFESSIONAL ELECTIVE**
  • ECON 306 - Statistical Analysis
  • MKT 321 - Consumer Behavior
  • MKT 325 - Personal Selling
  • MKT 421 - Marketing Research
  • MKT 422 - Marketing Management
  • MKT 329 - Business-to-Business Marketin
  • MKT 424 - Sales Force Management
  • MKT 425 - Advanced Personal Selling
  • MGT 361 - Business COMM Fundamentals
    ENG 306 -  Business Writing
  • MKT 499 - Senior Assessment-MKT
  • MKT ELECTIVE*
  • PROFESSIONAL ELECTIVE**

 

 

SOCIAL MEDIA MARKETING CONCENTRATION

  • ECON 306 - Statistical Analysis
  • MKT 321 - Consumer Behavior
  • MKT 325 - Personal Selling
  • MKT 421 - Marketing Research
  • MKT 422 - Marketing Management
  • MKT 322 - Integrated Marketing Comm.
  • MKT 328 - Marketing on the WWW
  • MKT 331 - Social Media Marketing
  • MGT 361 - Business COMM Fundamentals
    ENG 306 -  Business Writing
  • MKT 499 - Senior Assessment-MKT
  • MKT ELECTIVE*
  • PROFESSIONAL ELECTIVE**
 

*The marketing elective may be chosen from any 300 or 400 level course within the Marketing and Sales Department not already included in for the major.

**The professional elective may be chosen from any 300 or 400 level course within the Gordon Ford College of Business not already included in the major.

Additional Information

For additional information, contact Dr. Rick Shannon, Chair of the Marketing and Sales Department.

 Last Modified 11/30/11