The marketing curriculum at UWRF involves coverage of the ways business firms analyze, plan, administer, and control their resources to achieve marketing objectives. The curriculum includes a focus on both consumer and business to business markets. Courses include: Principles of Marketing, Consumer Behavior, Marketing Research, Marketing Strategy, Retail Management, Promotional Strategy, International Marketing, Services Marketing, Sales Effectiveness, Internet and Direct Marketing and Business to Business Marketing. Marketing Internships are also available and encouraged.
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN River Falls
Undergraduate Academic Programs
Marketing
Marketing consists of the processes that organizations use for developing, communicating and delivering products and services that create value for consumers, other organizations and society at large.
Mission
The mission of the Marketing program is to educate and prepare students to become life-long learners able to adapt to a constantly changing global business environment. As a result of quality teaching encompassing both academic and practical experiences, students will develop marketing knowledge and skills equipping them for successful careers.
What is the focus of the program?
What is the advantage of a Business Administration Major with a Marketing Option?
Graduating students will be well grounded not only in marketing but will also understand the principles of strategic planning, finance, management, information systems, economics and accounting and how these functions interact with marketing. The marketing faculty within the College of Business and Economics are outstanding scholars who have had a wealth of industry, academic and international experience.
For what kinds of careers does the Marketing Option qualify its graduates?
Through proper selection of courses, a student may prepare for a career in general marketing management, brand management, marketing communications, international marketing, personal selling, marketing research, and/or retail management, internet marketing. Alumni of the program are employed by all types and all sizes of organizations. Among these are: Target Corp, Delta Airlines, General Mills, 3M, Northwestern Mutual Financial, Securian Financial Group and Walgreens.
Does the program offer other opportunities?
Marketing students may consider joining DECA, a student organization involved in a variety of professional development and social activities. Qualifying students may also join Beta Gamma Sigma, an international honor society for business administration.
Career Opportunities
Marketing graduates may find careers in the following job positions:
- Marketing associate
- Public relations manager
- Promotions assistant
- Sales consultant
- Marketing services director
- Product marketing and operations assistant
Business Administration faculty members have graduate degrees and experience in the business world. They are active in research in human resources, product pricing models, securities valuation and international competition. Faculty advise students in the selection of appropriate courses, career considerations, finding an internship, learning about overseas study programs and conducting independent research projects.
Stacy Vollmers, Interim Management and Marketing Chair
Dawn Hukai, Accounting and Finance Chair
Management Faculty
Marketing Faculty
Finance Faculty
