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2022-2023 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2022-2023 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Marketing Major, BS in Business Administration – International Business Concentration


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Marketing in an organization has responsibility for identifying who customers are, what they need and want, and how best to meet those needs/wants by creating and delivering superior value to them. Marketing professionals use strategy tools to target customers, create value propositions and positioning for each target, and deliver and communicate value to these customers through product design, pricing, advertising, personal selling, promotion, and distribution.

Marketing education enables one to pursue varied career opportunities critical to organizations. Typically, a career in marketing begins in either consumer or industrial sales or retailing, which eventually may lead to management positions in any of several areas. For example, marketing professionals may hold positions in advertising, brand management, sales management, promotion management, marketing research, distribution, and other related areas.

Students interested in a marketing career will have a broad-based business education, which includes financial management, supply chain management, operations, human resources, business strategy, economics, and statistics. In addition to a broad array of courses in arts and sciences, marketing students will obtain a strong grounding in the social sciences to better understand the forces that shape consumer preferences.

uTrack Requirements

Universal Tracking (uTrack) is an academic monitoring system designed to help students stay on track for timely graduation. In order to remain on track, students must complete the minimum requirements for each tracking semester, known as milestones. Milestones include successful completion of specified courses and/or attainment of a minimum GPA. uTrack requirements only affect full-time, degree-seeking students.

Requirements for the Bachelor of Science in Business Administration – Marketing Major – International Business Concentration


Term 1 Hours Milestone Notes
1,2ENGL 101 * or ENGL 118  3 2.5 cumulative GPA
4MATH 123 *, MATH 141 *, or MATH 147  3-4  
3Natural Sciences  Electives* 3-4  
CMST 210 *, CMST 217 *, CMST 240 *, or CMST 247  3  
6Unrestricted Elective 3  
9BUAD 100  or BUAD 210   1  
Term 2
1,2ENGL 102  3 2.5 cumulative GPA
3Global Citizenship – International  Elective* 3  
MATH 125 *, MATH 142 * or MATH 148  3-4  
3Natural Sciences  Electives* 3-4  
MGT 202   3  
Term 3
5ACCT 200  or ACCT 203  or ACCT 208   3 2.5 cumulative GPA
3Arts and Humanities  Elective* 3  
ECON 211 * or ECON 217  3  
ENGL 255 *, ENGL 257 *, or ENGL 295  3  
10Expanded Perspectives  Elective* 3  
Term 4
3Global Citizenship – US  Elective* 3 2.5 Cumulative GPA and completion of following courses with C or better: MATH 123 *-MATH 125 * or MATH 141 *-MATH 142 *; CMST 210 * or CMST 240 *; ENGL 255 * or ENGL 295 *; ACCT 200  or ACCT 203 ; ECON 211 *; ECON 213 *; STAT 201 * or STAT 207 *; MGT 202   
INMT 242 * 3  
5ECON 213 * or ECON 218 * 3  
5STAT 201 * or STAT 207  3  
6Unrestricted Elective 2  
8BUAD 200   1  
Term 5
BUAD 205  or ECON 305  or MGT 311  or PHIL 244 * or PHIL 252  3 INMT 242 *
5BUAD 331   2  
5BUAD 332   2  
BUAD 341   2  
BUAD 342 * 2  
5FINC 301   3  
8BUAD 300 * 1  
Term 6
MARK 350   3 2.5 cumulative GPA
MARK 360   3 BUAD 331 , BUAD 332  
6Unrestricted Elective 2  
7International Business coursework 3  
BUAD 453 * 4  
Term 7
BULW 301   2 No milestones
7International Business coursework 3  
11Track Elective       3  
6Unrestricted Electives 6  
Term 8
MARK 460   3 No milestones
7International Business coursework 6  
11Track Elective   3  
6Unrestricted Elective 2  
8BUAD 405   1  
TOTAL 120  
1 Must be completed by the end of the First Year.
2 Students who complete ENGL 118 * with a grade of A or B will complete their English composition requirement by choosing ENGL 102 *, a sophomore-level course in the English department, or ENGL 355 *. If the sophomore-level English course appears on the Arts and Humanities  list, the course may also be counted toward the Arts and Humanities  requirement.
3 Chosen from the Volunteer Core  list*.
4 Students who have already completed MATH 132 * with a C or better may substitute that for MATH 141 *.
5 Students admitted to Smith Global Leadership Scholars will complete the honors versions of these courses: ACCT 208 , BUAD 337 , BUAD 338 , BUAD 457 ECON 218 *, FINC 308 , and STAT 207 *.
6 Any courses not already required for the major. Students admitted to Smith Global Leadership Scholars will fulfill 10 hours of electives with the following courses – BUAD 217 , BUAD 317 , BUAD 417 , BUAD 427 , and BUAD 497 .
7 Twelve hours chosen from IB 407 , IB 409 , IB 429 , IB 439 , IB 449 , IB 492 , IB 499 ; BUAD 400 * or MGT 472 ; and IB 489 .
8 Students admitted to Smith Global Leadership Scholars will not take these courses due to content being covered elsewhere in their curriculum.
9 First-semester freshmen should take BUAD 100 ; transfer students should take BUAD 210 .
10 At least three hours from courses among the Volunteer Core : Applied Arts and Humanities *, Arts and Humanities *, Global Citizenship – International *, Global Citizenship – US *, or Social Sciences * lists.
11 Students should complete courses from one of the following tracks: Customer and Brand Strategy (MARK 464  and one of: MARK 450 , MARK 462 , MARK 465 , MARK 466 ); Digital and Visual Marketing (MARK 465  and one of: MARK 475  or MARK 485 ); Professional Sales (MARK 469  and one of MARK 470  or MARK 471 ).

* Meets Volunteer Core Requirements .  

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