Marketing Major (48-49 SH)

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Last updated: May 26, 2020 by Barbara Byer (Deactivated)
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Jerry Holsopple and Jim Leaman, advisors

This major prepares graduates for marketing jobs and careers in businesses, nonprofits, NGOs, and higher education. Students will learn the impact marketing has on larger cultural forces and as a significant dimension of social change, advocacy and getting unique and challenging messages into the social dialogue. The marketing major consists of a common core (40 SH) and one of two tracks (8-9 SH) for a total of 48-49 SH.

Marketing majors may complete a media and design track or a management track. Students in the media and design track will be assigned an advisor in the VACA department and will complete a sophomore review according to VACA catalog policies. Students in the management track will be assigned a business and leadership advisor and will apply for formal admission to the program according to business and leadership catalog policies.

The media and design track teaches a set of skills that enable students to create media forms ranging from the single image, to visual and text campaigns and longer form video storytelling. In addition to learning the technical skills of design, the management track prepares students for leadership and oversight roles of the marketing process.

To graduate with a marketing major, students must first earn admission to the major by fulfilling the department admission requirements. 


The marketing major consists of the following courses for a total of 48-49 SH:

  • BUAD 221 Principles of Management - 3 
  • CIS 211 Spreadsheet and Data Management - 1 
  • MKTG 301 Principles of Marketing - 3 
  • MKTG 311 Marketing Research - 3 
  • *MKTG 321 Consumer Behavior - 3 
  • *MKTG 330 Sales/E-Commerce - 3 
  • MKTG 410 Strategic Marketing Management - 3 
  • STAT 120 Descriptive Statistics - 2 
  • VACA 141 Foundations of Design - 4 
  • VACA 151 Photography I - 2 
  • VACA 142 Graphic Design I - 2 
  • VACA 242 Graphic Design II - 2 
  • VACA 344 Web Design and Social Media - 4 
  • VACA 381 Cinema and Visual Theory - 2 
  • WRIT 210 News and Feature Writing - 3 

Media and Design Track

  • VACA 252 Photography II - 4 
  • VACA 345 Advanced Photoshop - 4 

Management Track

  • ACTG 221 Financial Accounting - 3 
  • BUAD 101 Business at EMU - 3 
  • BUAD 461 Strategic Leadership in Organizations - 3