Degree Requirements

Retail Marketing

 
 
Career Program - 64-66 Semester Hours
General Education Courses: 15-17 hours
____ BUS 1213 Computer Applications 3 credit hours
____ BUS 1333 Business Math 3 credit hours
____ BUS 2013 Business Communications I 3 credit hours
____ ENG 1013 Composition I 3 credit hours
____ UACC 1002 Freshman Seminar (if required) 2 credit hours
Business Courses: 37 hours
____ ACCT 2003 Principles of Accounting I
OR BUS 1013 Bookkeeping 3 credit hours
____ BUS 1003 Business English 3 credit hours
____ BUS 1081 Introduction to Word Processing 1 credit hour
____ BUS 1353 Selling 3 credit hours
____ BUS 1363 Marketing Principles 3 credit hours
____ BUS 1413 Visual Merchandising 3 credit hours
____ BUS 2243 Business Graphics 3 credit hours
____ BUS 2313 Professional Development 3 credit hours
____ BUS 2323 Business Procedures 3 credit hours
____ BUS 2343 Advertising 3 credit hours
____ BUS 2373 Supervisory Management 3 credit hours
____ BUS 2383 Retailing 3 credit hours
____ BUS 2393 Business Law 3 credit hours
Social Science Electives: 3 hours
Three hours of social science electives must be selected from the following list:
____ ANTH 2333 Introduction to Anthropology 3 credit hours
____ CRIM 2003 Introduction to Criminal Justice 3 credit hours
____ ECON 2453 Macroeconomics 3 credit hours
____ ECON 2463 Microeconomics 3 credit hours
____ GEOG 2013 Regional Geography of the World 3 credit hours
____ HIST 1003 Western Civilization I 3 credit hours
____ HIST 1013 Western Civilization II 3 credit hours
____ HIST 2003 United States History I 3 credit hours
____ HIST 2013 United States History II 3 credit hours
____ PSCI 2003 American Government 3 credit hours
____ PSY 2003 General Psychology 3 credit hours
____ SOC 2013 Introduction to Sociology 3 credit hours
____ SOC 2023 Social Problems 3 credit hours
____ SOC 2043 Marriage and the Family 3 credit hours
Related Electives: 12 hours
Twelve hours of electives must be selected from the following list. A minimum of six hours must come from courses with a BUS, FIN, or GDT prefix:
____ BUS 1041 Microsoft Outlook 1 credit hour
____ BUS 1223 Electronic Spreadsheet 3 credit hours
____ BUS 1233 Database Management 3 credit hours
____ BUS 2403 Entrepreneurship 3 credit hours
____ FIN 2013 Personal Finance 3 credit hours
____ GDT 2503 Web Page Design 3 credit hours
____ ECON 2463 Microeconomics 3 credit hours
____ ENG 1023 Composition II  
OR SPH 2303 Public Speaking 3 credit hours
____ PSY 2003 General Psychology  
OR SOC 2013 Introduction to Sociology 3 credit hours
____ SPAN 1013 Elementary Spanish I 3 credit hours
(Students are required to take Freshman Seminar if they score below a 19 on the ACT test in reading, math or writing or comparable scores on the COMPASS test. )
Related Degrees
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A.A.
Hint
  • Students should take the required courses when they are offered since marketing courses are offered on a rotating basis.
  • Students who choose this degree should like working with the public on a constant basis and be available to work during non-traditional work hours.
  • Students should always check course prerequisites when planning their schedules.
After UACCM

Graduates are employed as:

  • Sales representatives
  • Department managers
  • Owners/managers of small businesses
  • Visual merchandisers
  • Advertising sales agents
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