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Marketing matters. Every company in every industry needs talented marketing professionals to identify their best customers and build solid relationships with them. That vital, sought-after professional could be you.
By studying and applying current marketing theory, including defining target markets, understanding buyer behavior, and evaluating market segments, you'll be able to build and implement highly effective marketing strategies.
This specialized course of study prepares you for many areas of marketing, whether you're most interested in creative services, strategic planning, advertising, research, promotion, or public relations.
This program consists of five upper division online marketing courses for a total of 15 credit hours.
This course provides a general introduction to marketing principles and policies. Topics such as marketing functions, price policies and controls, distribution channels, merchandising, and market research as well as competitive practices and government regulations, product development, and integration of marketing with technology are presented. Students also gain a basic understanding of the 4Ps (product, place, price, promotion).
This course prepares students to analyze consumer purchasing behavior as it relates to the development of marketing mix programs. Important considerations include economic, psychological, cultural, cognitive, and social factors.
This course introduces the field of advertising and public relations. Topics include media relations, media buying, determining appropriate media, promotions, public relations, and publicity development tools. Students also examine methods for improving customer satisfaction, relationship-building strategies, and ethics in advertising and public relations.
This course provides a conceptual framework for marketing internationally. Students explore development of international marketing programs as well as the various macroenvironmental factors that affect decision making in an international setting. This course also presents a multicultural view of marketing including the differences across diverse consumer segments to influence future consumption.
This course provides students with the knowledge and skills necessary to understand market research and apply best practices to marketing decision-making from both a consumer and a creator perspective. Topics such as research methodology, the difference between domestic and international research, and the value of both quantitative and qualitative data are presented. Students will also learn how statistical evidence can be utilized for organizational objectives.
Accounting, Business Management, and Healthcare Administration and Management majors will take MKG410 in place of MKG310.
You have two options for completing your online marketing program:
Quickly enhance your resume by gaining knowledge and skills in a specific area that meets your career goals.
If you decide you’re interested in earning your full degree at a later date, the credits you earned in your Certificate of Completion program can count towards your degree!
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