Professional Sales and Marketing BSBA
Department of Marketing and Professional Sales, College of Business
Effective Fall 2021
As per PRP3604: All students earning a first baccalaureate degree will take at least 30 of their last 45 credits at Bloomsburg University, no more credits are required than the 30 credits. All first baccalaureate students will take at least 50% of credits required for the Major from a PASSHE university. Bloomsburg University may require up to a maximum of 50% of the Major credits. Program exceptions to the policy are to be approved by the Office of the Chancellor.
In addition to 60 semester hours of general education requirements, a total of 60 semester hours is required for a major in business administration with a concentration in professional selling and marketing degree program. General education electives - Select general education courses needed to meet the 120-semester hour graduation requirement. 40% of all courses taken must be 300-level or higher.
Required general education courses for the Marketing curriculum include:
BUSED.101 Introduction to Business
BUSED.333 Business Communications & Report Writing
COMMSTUD.103 Public Speaking
ECONOMIC.121 Principles of Macroeconomics
ECONOMIC.122 Principles of Microeconomics
ECONOMIC.156 Business and Economics Mathematics or MATH.123 Essentials of Calculus
ECONOMIC.256 Business and Economic Statistics I or PSYCH 160 Applied Statistics for Behavioral Sciences
ENGLISH.101 Foundations of College Writing
PSYCH.101 General Psychology
College of Business Core:
ACCT.220 Financial Accounting
ACCT.223 Managerial Accounting
FINANCE.313 Introduction to Corporate Finance
ITA.175 Spreadsheet Modeling and Data Analysis Applications
LAW.331 Law and Legal Environment
MGMT.244 Principles of Management
MGMT.497 Business Policies and Strategies
MKTG.310 Marketing Principles and Practice
Professional Selling and Marketing Requirements:
MKTG.330 Consumer Motivation Behavior
MKTG.340 Advertising Management
MKTG.370 Sales Management
MKTG.373 Integrated CRM
MKTG.380 International Marketing
MKTG.440 Marketing Research
MKTG.460 Marketing Management
Professional Selling Specialization Courses:
MKTG.341 Principles of Selling
MKTG.445 Advanced Professional Selling
MKTG.480 Business to Business Marketing
LAW.475 Negotiation and Alternative Dispute Resolution
3 semester hours of a business elective at the 300/400 level
Electives in Business - Select courses in business to complete a minimum 60 semester hours. In selecting an elective, the student is reminded to have the proper prerequisites. BUSED.333 may not be used as a Business Elective.
Courses designated with BUSED, ACCT, MISCIS, MGMT, ITM, FINANCE, MKTG, OR LAW are business courses.