Clayton State University School of Business

Bachelor of Business Administration in Marketing

Consistent with the mission of the School of Business, the mission of the Marketing program is to provide a broad based general business education that prepares students for careers in Marketing and related fields.

Upon successful completion of the program, students should obtain the following learning outcomes:

  • A broad based general and business education that prepares students to contribute to their organization, community and society as a whole
  • To provide students with a strong knowledge base, hands on experience and create the mindset required for success in the dynamic field of marketing
  • To provide the student with the option of a specialized education in Marketing
  • To provide students with a variety of skills required in the diverse field of Marketing

Program Requirements

Core Curriculum (Areas A-E) 42 hours
Adjusted Core Curriculum for BBA Majors
Lower Division Major Requirements (Core Curriculum Area F) 18 hours
ACCT 2101 Principles of Financial Accounting 3 hours
ACCT 2102 Principles of Managerial Accounting 3 hours
BLAW 2106 Legal Environment of Business 3 hours
CPTG 2201 Advanced Computer Applications 3 hours
ECON 2105 Principles of Macroeconomics 3 hours
ECON 2106 Principles of Microeconomics 3 hours
Upper Division Business Core Requirements 24 hours
BUSA 3101 Business Statistics 3 hours
BUSA 3700 Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility 3 hours
*FINA 3101 Corporate Finance 3 hours
MGMT 3101 Management Principles and Organizational Behavior 3 hours
MGMT 3102 Performance/Quality Management 3 hours
MGMT 3120 Managerial Communications 3 hours
MKTG 3101 Principles of Marketing 3 hours
MKTG 3420 Global Business 3 hours
*pre-requisites include MATH 1241 Survey of Calculus
Business Capstone 3 hours
MGMT 4750 Strategic Management 3 hours
Required Marketing Major Courses 9 hours
MKTG 4104 Marketing Research and Analysis 3 hours
MKTG 4207 Professional Selling 3 hours
MKTG 4750 Marketing Management 3 hours
Marketing Electives 15 hours
At least nine credit hours must be from courses that have a MKTG prefix, and at least three credit hours must be from a course that does not have a MKTG prefix.
Select from among the following:
ACCT 3110 Managerial Cost Accounting
ACCT 3250 Income Taxation
ACCT 3351 Intermediate Financial Accounting I
ACCT 3352 Intermediate Financial Accounting II
ACCT 4110 Advanced Managerial Cost Accounting
ACCT 4250 Advanced Income Taxation
ACCT 4330 Accounting Information Systems
ACCT 4352 Advanced Financial Accounting
ACCT 4440 Governmental and Non-Profit Accounting
ACCT 4480 Advanced Assurance Services
ACCT 4800 Selected Topics in Accounting
ACCT 4850 Accounting Internship/Cooperative Education
ACCT 4900 Directed Research and Reading
BLAW 3370 Intermediate Business Law
BUSA 3800 Selected Topics in Business
BUSA 4850 Internship/Cooperative Education
BUSA 4900 Directed Research and Readings
FINA 3100 Personal Financial Management
FINA 4101 Investments
FINA 4102 Intermediate Finance
FINA 4103 Money and Banking: Domestic and International
MGMT 3106 Principles of Supply Chain Management
MGMT 3520 Negotiation & Dispute Resolution
MGMT 4101 Human Resource Management
MGMT 4102 Organizational Behavior
MGMT 4105 Global Distribution and Air Operations Seminar
MGMT 4111 Leadership
MGMT 4311 Entrepreneurship
MGMT 4320 Creativity & Management of Change
MGMT 4403 International Management
MGMT 4510 Labor Law/Relations
MGMT 4800 Selected Topics in Management
MKTG 3105 Introduction to Transportation and Logistics
MKTG 3302 Consumer Behavior
MKTG 3312 Services Marketing
MKTG 3520 Negotiation & Dispute Resolution
MKTG 4105 Global Distribution and Air Operations Seminar
MKTG 4106 Promotion Strategy
MKTG 4420 International Marketing
MKTG 4510 Retailing
MKTG 4800 Selected Topics in Marketing
Non-Business Courses 9 hours
MATH 1241 Survey of Calculus 3 hours
Free Electives from outside the School of Business 6 hours
Total Degree Requirements 120 hours

Marketing Suggested Degree Program Sequence (PDF)

Career Options for Marketing Majors

Finance Minor

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