Distinctive features of the McKenna School Marketing Major
- McKenna business majors are accredited by the Accreditation Council of Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP)—one of the top two premier accrediting agencies for business schools worldwide. With a requirement for faculty professional development and courses primarily (at least 70% at SVC) taught by PhDs, the ACBSP is the number one business accreditation program devoted to teaching excellence and service to students.
- Our marketing job and internship placements are exceptional.
2010-11 Marketing job placements within six months of graduation:
Placement: 26 out of 28 graduates, 2 are unknown, median starting salary is $44,700
- US Steel
- Harris Connect IDC, Division of Fundraising
- McJunkin Red Man Corporation, Inside Sales
- Community Empowerment Association
- Lesco Credit Union, Marketing Specialist
- Quest Software, Research Analyst
- NY Life, Series 6 passed
- PNCBank, Executive Training Program
- DigitalPersona as a Sales Operation Analyst
- MMI Marketing
- Gulfport Energy
- Radisson in Greentree—guest service agent
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- American Red Cross ATT
- PLS Logistics 84 Lumber
- Equiparts Steelers
- Bechtel Disney College
- Lowes Home Improvement, Customer Service Associate
- Comcast Spotlight, Marketing Assistant
- ABB, Inc. Sales Engineer
- PNCbank, Operations Analyst
- Columbus Blue Jackets, Inside Sales Representative APEX surfaces in Brazil
- Maxim Healthcare Systems (Healthcare Recruiter)
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- Rankings: The McKenna business seniors score exceptionally well on the ETS undergraduate business field test. Out of 685 accredited (i.e., ACBSP and AACSB) business schools, we consistently rank overall in the top 10% of the nation. In marketing, the McKenna School scored in the top 11.5% of the nation in 2009, top 11.5% in 2010, and top 18.1% in 2011. In fall 2011, the McKenna School had one of its best academic achievements and finished in the top 8.1% in marketing.
- Students may join Women in Business, the Finance Club, Marketing Matrix, the OE Club, the Entrepreneurship Club, and Delta Mu Delta, the national Greek honor society for business majors.
McKenna School marketing majors will:
- achieve expertise in focus groups, experimental design, observational and survey research, advertising campaigns, global marketing and sales management observational research;
- develop applied data analytic tools relevant to the marketing discipline;
- build effective communication and project management skills;
- develop the requisite intellectual curiosity and critical thinking skills allowing them to ethically address complex real-world challenges and opportunities.
The McKenna School also offers a minor in Marketing.
Business Core (43 credits)
BA 100* Financial Accounting I (freshman year) - 3 credits
BA 104* Introduction to Management (freshman year) - 3 credits
BA 220 Principles of Marketing (sophomore year) - 3 credits
BA 265 Management Information Systems (sophomore year) - 3 credits
BA 305 Business Ethics (junior year preferred) - 3 credits
BA 320 Corporate Finance I (sophomore year) - 3 credits
BA 340 Business Law (junior year) - 3 credits
BA 350 Statistics I (sophomore year) - 3 credits
BA 351 Statistics II (sophomore year) or EC 360 Econometrics (sophomore year) - 3 credits
BA 495 Business Policy and Strategy (senior year) - 3 credits
EC 101 Principles of Microeconomics (freshman year) - 3 credits
EC 102 Principles of Macroeconomics (freshman year) - 3 credits
PS 100* Principles of American Politics - 3 credits
MA 109/111* Calculus I (freshman year) - 4 credits
Marketing major requirements (24 credits):
BA 150 Managerial Accounting (freshman year) - 3 credits
BA 330 Advertising and Promotion - 3 credits
BA 336 Essentials of Selling (junior year) - 3 credits
BA 380 Consumer Behavior - 3 credits
BA 395 Global Marketing - 3 credits
BA 397 Marketing Research - 3 credits
BA 425 Strategic Marketing (senior year) - 3 credits
BA --- Marketing Elective: Sports Marketing, Internet Marketing, or Retail Management - 3 credits
*Satisfies Core Curriculum requirements for Social Sciences and Mathematics.
Total required for the Business Administration Marketing major is 67 credits. After completing this major and the college core, you will have 9 credits for electives.
Marketing Minor
Required courses: 4 for non-business majors and 5 for business majors
BA 102 Survey of Accounting (non-business majors only) or BA 101
BA 150 Financial Accounting I (3) (business majors) and Managerial Accounting (3) (business majors) - 6 credits
BA 220 Principles of Marketing - 3 credits
BA 330 Advertising and Promotion - 3 credits
BA 380 Consumer Behavior - 3 credits
In addition to the above, any two of the following:
BA 331 Retail Management - 3 credits
BA 333 Sports Marketing - 3 credits
BA 335 Internet Marketing - 3 credits
BA 336 Essentials of Selling - 3 credits
BA 395 Global Marketing - 3 credits
BA 397 Marketing Research - 3 credits
BA 425 Strategic Marketing - 3 credits
Students obtaining a Bachelor of Science degree in Marketing will possess the necessary prerequisite coursework to satisfy the standards of our accrediting agency (The Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs). Students will achieve knowledge in the following areas: management, accounting, marketing, economics, statistics, finance, business ethics, legal environment of a business, business policy and strategy, quantitative skills, global dimensions of business, and information systems.