Minor in Marketing
Bachelor's degree
In Richmond-Upon-Thames
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Bachelor's degree
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Richmond-upon-thames
The Minor in Marketing provides a great introduction to business, marketing and behaviour. It gives you the foundations to understanding marketing in a real world concept to support your future goals.
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Subjects
- Media
- Advertising
- Marketing
Course programme
Minor requirements - US Credits 18 - UK Credits 72
ECN 4105 (3 CREDITS) Introduction to Microeconomics
An introduction to basic economic methodology. Within a framework of supply and demand analysis, the behavior of producers and consumers is examined in the context of the efficient allocation of scarce resources in society.
MGT 4200 (3 CREDITS) Introduction to Business
This course explores the context within which business practice takes place and how external and internal influences facilitate or limit business operations. Legal, political and economic factors shaping business operations at the macro- and micro- levels are considered, as well as the influence of market forces in a rapidly changing economic environment. ***This course is replaced by MGT 3200 Foundations of Business. By completing MGT 3200 you will fulfil the course requirements for MGT 4200***
MKT 5200 (3 CREDITS) Principles of Marketing
The course introduces students to the principles and operations of marketing. Course work includes an in-depth analysis of the strategic role marketing plays in contemporary business from new product development, marketing research and target marketing to consumer behavior analysis, advertising and promotion and personal selling activities. Each variable of the marketing mix will be covered in detail and the macro and micro business environment will be assessed for their impact on marketing planning. Lectures, discussion topics, case studies, videos and practical exercises are used to cover the course material. Prerequisite: For Business Administration majors: Completion of the Richmond core, MGT 4205, MTH 4120, and MGT 5210. For Communication majors: MGT 4200 with a minimum grade achieved of C, and COM 5200.
MKT 5205 (3 CREDITS) Consumer Behaviour
The course will focus on the study of consumers and their behavioural patterns in the consumption and purchase of product/services as well as the impact of information technology (social media, digital media) on consumer behaviour. It examines behavioural and cognitive psychology and their application in order to measure and interpreting consumers’ formation of attitudes and beliefs. The course provides a psychoanalytic perspective in order to inform the development of marketing strategy as well as to what motivates individual to purchase a specific branded products. It provides an in depth understanding of the consumption culture in modern and postmodern life and how marketers develop life style branding strategies to attract different group of consumers market segments.
MKT 6200 (3 CREDITS) Advertising Management
The course provides an in depth study and application of advertising and its role in marketing strategies. Topics include: identification of relevant data to analyse the marketing situation; development of product/brand positioning; marketing and advertising objectives and strategies; creative strategy; media planning and evaluation; consumer motivation and advertising appeals; consumer buying behaviour; promotional communication opportunity analysis, branding and corporate image; target audiences; print and broadcast production; budgeting.
plus one Level 6 MKT
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Minor in Marketing