Curriculum
The MSM is an on-campus daytime program. There are no extension courses, distance courses, or night courses as part of the required curriculum. Unless students opt to extend their program, they can begin in the fall semester and be finished the following May.
The first semester (fall semester) coursework involves an in-depth immersion into marketing issues and decision making, marketing strategy, marketing research tools, statistics, and an overview of project management with an existing organization.
We have recently completed the planning process for separate specialization options within the MSM degree to reflect career path opportunities in today’s marketplace. The curriculum for each is shown below.
Marketing Management Specialization
Fall Semester
Marketing 518 - Survey of Marketing
Marketing 530 - Advanced Marketing Analysis
Marketing 592A - Client-based Marketing Project A
Marketing 597 - Introduction to Project Management
Statistics 550 - Statistical Methods in Research I
Spring Semester
Marketing 581 - Capstone Experience in Marketing
Marketing 592B - Client-based Marketing Project B
Three optional classes from the following:
Marketing 531 - Services Marketing
Marketing 510 - New Product Development
Marketing 522 - Advanced Supply Chain Strategy
Marketing 591 - Professional Sales
Other approved graduate classes on campus (with permission of program advisor and the instructor)
Professional Sales Specialization
Fall Semester
Marketing 518 - Survey of Marketing
Marketing 530 - Advanced Marketing Analysis
Marketing 592A - Client-based Marketing Project A
Marketing 5xx - Introduction to Professional Sales (unless taken as an undergraduate – then substitute Project Management)
Marketing 5xx - Account Management
Spring Semester
Marketing 581 - Capstone Experience in Marketing
Marketing 592B - Client-based Marketing Project B
Marketing 5xx - Sales Management
Marketing 522 - Supply Chain Management
One optional class from the following:
Marketing 531 - Services Marketing
Marketing 510 - New Product Development
Other approved graduate classes on campus (with permission of program advisor and the instructor)
Marketing Analytics Specialization
Summer Semester prior to starting the program
Statistics 560 (online)
Fall Semester
Marketing 518 - Survey of Marketing
Marketing 530 - Advanced Marketing Analysis
Statistics 521 - Statistical Data Management
Statistics 531 - Introduction to Data Mining
Marketing 592A – Client-based Marketing Project A
Spring Semester
ST 522 Advanced Data Management
ST 532 Advanced Data Mining
Marketing 581 - Capstone Experience in Marketing
Marketing 592B - Client-based Marketing Project B
Students who complete the four-course statistics sequence will receive a Data Mining Certificate
Supply Chain Specialization
Currently under development