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MINOR IN MARKETING
For business and nonbusiness majors

For nonbusiness majors in particular, the Minor in Marketing responds to the need for marketing knowledge and skills in a wide variety of organizations and potential career fields (e.g., development/ fund-raising, customer service and customer satisfaction, health care and other human service organizations, copywriting, service design and service operations).

The Minor in Marketing consists of 18 credits of 300- and 400-level courses. At least junior standing plus other prerequisites to courses must be met.

Required two courses (six credits):

Course No. Course Title Prerequisite(s)
MKTG 308 Introduction to Marketing ECON 210-211 or
ECON 203 for nonbusiness majors
MKTG 476 Marketing Management 15 credits of marketing courses
(15 credits must include MKTG 308)

Select four courses (12 credits) from the following with a minimum of one 400-level course. MKTG 308 is a prerequisite for each of the courses below.

 
Course No. Course Title Prerequisite(s)
MKTG 310 Information for Marketing Decisions MGMT 301
MKTG 371 Promotion and Advertising Strategy
MKTG 373 Buyer Behavior
MKTG 376 Dynamics in Retail Management
MKTG 378 International Marketing
MKTG 472 Product Development and Management ECON 210-211 or
ECON 203
MKTG 474 Personal Selling and Sales Management Sr. Standing
MKTG 475 Services Marketing
MKTG 478 Global Internet Marketing
MKTG 491 Topics in Business (Marketing Topic)
MKTG 493 Internship in Marketing Sr. Standing

A cumulative GPA of 2.0 in these courses is required.

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Last Updated: 4/6/08
     
VCU School of Business 4/6/08