Marketing (B.S.B.A.)
Administered by Department of Marketing, College of Business
Effective Fall 2009
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 marketing under the business administration degree program.
Required general education courses for the Marketing curriculum include:
BUSED.333 Business Communications & Report Writing
COMMSTUD.103 Public Speaking
ECONOMIC.121 Principles of Economics I
ECONOMIC.122 Principles of Economics II
ECONOMIC.256 Business and Economic Statistics I
ENGLISH.101 English Composition I
MATH.118 Applied Matrix Algebra
PSYCH.101 General Psychology
Choose one of the following two courses:
ECONOMIC.156 Business and Economics Mathematics
MATH.123 Essentials of Calculus
College of Business Core
ACCT.220 Financial Accounting
ACCT.223 Managerial Accounting
FINANCE.313 Introduction to Corporate Finance
LAW.331 Law and Legal Environment
MGMT.244 Principles of Management
MGMT.481 Business Policies and Strategies
MISCIS.150 Introduction to Information Technology or 94.175 Intro to BIS
MKTG.310 Marketing Principles and Practice
Marketing Requirements
MKTG.330 Consumer Motivation and Behavior
MKTG.340 Advertising Management
MKTG.370 Sales Management
MKTG.380 International Marketing
MKTG.440 Marketing Research
MKTG.460 Marketing Management
3 semester hours of a marketing elective that may also be used as a business elective from the following seven courses:
MKTG.320 Marketing for Nonprofit Organizations
MKTG.331 E-Marketing
MKTG.341 Principles of Selling
MKTG.350 Retail Management Concepts
MKTG.432 Internship in Marketing
MKTG.480 Business to Business Marketing
MKTG.490 Contemporary Problems and Issues
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.
Courses designated with BUSED, ACCT, MISCIS, MGMT, ITEM, FINANCE, MKTG, OR LAW are business courses.
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.