Marketing
Understand what people value and how organizations can create meaningful connections around it. Fisher’s marketing specialization explores how businesses understand customers, develop products and experiences, build brands and communicate value in an evolving marketplace.
Through coursework in consumer behavior, marketing strategy, branding, research and digital marketing, you’ll learn to use insights and creativity to solve business problems and connect organizations with the audiences they serve. This foundation can prepare you for careers in brand and product management, advertising, sales, market research, digital marketing and other areas of the field.
Put your interests into practice through opportunities such as the American Marketing Association and other student organizations, where you can develop professionally, build your network and connect with fellow students interested in marketing.
Explore the marketing specialization below and learn how insight, strategy and creativity come together to create value.
Curriculum Requirements
Your specialization requirements depend on the curriculum in place when you entered Fisher. As we transition to our redesigned undergraduate curriculum, requirements for both curricula are provided below.
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| COURSE | TITLE | HRS | PREREQUISITES |
|---|---|---|---|
| BUSML 4201 | Consumer Behavior | 3 | ACCTMIS 2200; ACCTMIS 2300; BUSOBA 2320; BUSOBA 2321; BUSMHR 2292; BUSML 3250 |
| BUSML 4202 | Marketing Research | 3 | ACCTMIS 2200; ACCTMIS 2300; BUSOBA 2320; BUSOBA 2321; BUSMHR 2292; BUSML 3250 |
| BUSML 4203 | Marketing Strategy | 1.5 | BUSML 4201 & BUSML 4202 |
| BUSML 4204 | Marketing Projects | 3 | BUSML 4201 & BUSML 4202 |
| COURSE | TITLE | HRS | PREREQUISITES |
| BUSML 4210 | Advanced Market Research | 1.5 | BUSML 4201; BUSML 4202 |
| BUSML 4211 | Market Analysis & Forecasting | 1.5 | BUSML 4201; BUSML 4202 |
| BUSML 4212 | Customer Relationship Management | 1.5 | BUSML 4201; BUSML 4202 |
| BUSML 4222 | Services Marketing | 1.5 | BUSML 4201; BUSML 4202 |
| BUSML 4223 | Foundations of Sales & Sales Management | 3 | BUSML 4201; BUSML 4202 |
| BUSML 4230 | Advertising Management | 1.5 | BUSML 4201; BUSML 4202 |
| BUSML 4231 | Promotional Strategy | 1.5 | BUSML 4201; BUSML 4202 |
| BUSML 4232 | Digital Marketing | 3 | BUSML 4201; BUSML 4202 |
| BUSML 4233 | Advertising & Promotional Strategy | 3 | BUSML 4201; BUSML 4202 |
| BUSML 4240 | New Product Management | 1.5 | BUSML 4201; BUSML 4202 |
| BUSML 4241 | Entrepreneurial Marketing | 1.5 | BUSML 4201; BUSML 4202 |
| BUSML 4251 | Retail Management | 3 | BUSML 4201; BUSML 4202 (3-CREDIT HRS BEGINNING SP22) |
| BUSML 4252 | Social Marketing & Public Policy | 1.5 | BUSML 4201; BUSML 4202 |
| BUSML 4253 | Global Marketing | 1.5 | BUSML 4201; BUSML 4202 |
| BUSML 4254 | International Marketing | 3 | BUSMHR 2292; ACCTMIS 2300; ACCTMIS 2300; BUSOBA 2320; BUSOBA 2321; BUSML 3250 |
| BUSML 4255 | Sustainability Marketing for Consumers, Firms and Society | 3 | BUSML 3250 or AEDECON 3102 |
| BUSML 4256 | Brand Management | 3 | BUSML 4201; BUSML 4202 |
| BUSML 4258 | eCommerce Digital Advertising | 1.5 | BUSML 3250; BUSML 4232 or concurrent OR BUSML 4233 or concurrent |
| BUSML 4259 | Entertainment Marketing | 3 | BUSML 3250 |
| BUSML 4260 | Pricing Strategy and Analysis | 3 | BUSMHR 2292, BUSML 4201, BUSML 4202 |
| BUSML 4383* | Supply Chain Management | 1.5 | BUSMHR 2292; ACCTMIS 2300; ACCTMIS 2300; BUSOBA 2320; BUSOBA 2321; BUSML 3380 |
| BUSML 4382* | Logistics Analytics | 3 | BUSMHR 2292; ACCTMIS 2300; ACCTMIS 2300; BUSOBA 2320; BUSOBA 2321; BUSML 3380 |
| BUSML 5389* | Logistics Decision Making | 3 | BUSML 4380; BUSML 4382 or concurrent |
*Marketing students do not have priority for this class. Interested Marketing students must waitlist this class. Admission is not guaranteed.
Please note not all electives are offered every single semester. Reach out to an advisor to learn more about when a specific class will be offered.
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