23 courses with the subject MKT, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
MKT 2201Introduction to Marketing13-14
Any BAN, BUS, ENT, or HR 2000 level or higher course Total Hours 63-67 In keeping with our mission at St. Francis College, the courses you take courses across the liberal arts ensure that you are well-rounded, able to engage in meaningful thought and conversation both within and outside of your area of expertise, and building a foundation for future success by deepening and broadening your knowledge. Building on First Year Foundations and augmenting your major field of study, the combination of courses in the Bodies of Knowledge prepares you to meet the challenges the world presents to you with intelligence, clarity, and empathy. They will equip you to solve complex problems, contribute to your community, and improve the world you inhabit. Institutional Learning Outcomes: 1. Demonstrate sensitivity to creative expression 2. Communicate ideas and information through written, oral, visual and digital media 3. Employ critical and analytical skills 4. Value diverse perspectives of the human experience SFC Catalogue 2024-2025 - DRAFT COPY 97 5. Implement information, technology and media literacy 6. Demonstrate quantitative literacy Foundation Courses- First Year College St. Francis College’s mission, emphasizing Franciscan education, highlights access and opportunities for all students. In your first year at SFC, you will combine key skill development with courses in the liberal arts and in your areas of interest. Each of these courses and categories is essential to your success in college and beyond. Our First Year Foundations program ensures that all students will be equitably prepared to excel and achieve their goals. Bodies of Knowledge (35 credits) At St. Francis College, our Franciscan mission states that we “educate 3 the whole person for a full, relational life.” This means that we strive, by making certain you take courses across the liberal arts, to ensure that 3 you are well-rounded, able to engage in meaningful thought and 5 conversation both within and outside of your area of expertise, and create success by deepening and broadening your knowledge. Building on First Year Foundations and augmenting your major field of study, the combination of courses in the Bodies of Knowledge prepare you to meet the challenges the world presents to you with intelligence, clarity, and 3 empathy. They will equip you to solve complex problems, contribute to 2-3 your community, and improve the world you inhabit.
Requisite(s): MKT-2201 This course provides the vital geographical information required as a successful travel and tourist manager. Comprehensive discussions of the elements of geography including population, physical landforms, climate, and cultural setting. Cartographical understanding of desirable regions and places. An in-depth examination of the relationship between geography, travel, and tourism. Typically offered: As Needed
Requisite(s): MKT-2201 This course provides the student with a basic knowledge of travel and its various purposes: business, educational, cultural, therapeutic, recreational, and family activities. The factors affecting demand and supply are studied in detail. The course concludes with the major elements of tourism: foundations of transportation/accommodations, business, and special activities that lure people to travel. Typically offered: As Needed
Requisite(s): Take BUS-1001 or ENT-1001 This course seeks to refine students' understanding of marketing by exploring how commercial enterprises are influenced by -- and influence -- society's norms about gender, gender identity, sexuality, sexual orientation, and sexual identity. While business and marketing are often viewed as external to other domains of social life, brands and companies choose to support or confront society's understanding of gender and sexuality through their communications to consumers about product and service offerings. Topics covered include the situational analysis, strategic marketing planning, and the marketing mix with an emphasis on segmenting, targeting, and promotion. Students will analyze marketing campaigns for products and services promoted to men, women, and non-gender conforming people, as well as to individuals with diverse sexual orientations and identities, in both the United States and globally. Prerequisite/ Corequisite: BUS 1001 or ENT 1001 Fulfills General Education Requirement: WHG Typically offered: All Sessions
Requisite(s): Complete 30 credits ,One Course from ITML (FYC) This course provides a fundamental understanding of digital marketing and ecommerce. It will provide an overview of where digital marketing is today and what trends will impact the way we do digital marketing in the future (i.e. AI and chat bots). Then we look at the different aspects and instruments of digital marketing, including W ebsite/ecommerce sites, search engine optimization, search engine marketing, and social media. Throughout the class we will analyze best practices via case studies across industries, with a focus on retail and consumer products.
Requisite(s): MKT-2201 An in-depth study using the case method of markets, market planning, and marketing decisions. Students learn to evaluate products in relation to consumer demand, market segments, competitive positioning, alternate distributed channels, and relative price lining. Managerial aspects of the marketing functions are stressed. Typically offered: As Needed
Requisite(s): MKT-2201 An advanced course in contemporary advertising and sales promotion techniques used by market-oriented business firms. Students write copy; plan space, TV, and radio ads; determine budgets; and develop campaigns for media, direct marketing, and point-of-sale displays. Agency/client relationships, corporate advertising departments, trade shows, and business expositions are explored.
Requisite(s): MKT-2201 A course geared to developing personal selling abilities. A typical corporation's sales function in the marketing structure is studied to teach methods for recruitment of sales personnel, training, setting quotas, and operation of a field sales forc e. Typically offered: As Needed
Requisite(s): MKT-2201 Provides a thorough grounding in the techniques of public relations within the marketing department and throughout the entire corporation. Students learn to write media news releases, newsletters, and speeches; plan full campaigns; and handle crisis situations. Techniques and strategies of leading firms are presented through case histories. Typically offered: As Needed
Requisite(s): MKT-2201 or BUS-1771 This course examines the contemporary retail industry with a focus on Omni channel retailing. Students will develop an understanding of the global-retail marketplace and explore entrepreneurial opportunities within the retail sector. Topics include operations, planning, buying, pricing, sourcing, the product development cycle, promotions, store layout, visual merchandising, ecommerce, logistics and distribution. Typically offered: As Needed
Requisite(s): MKT-2201 This course will examine concepts, theories, and methods applicable to the study of consumer behavior. In general, the aim of this course is to gain a better understanding of consumer behavior related theories and how they contribute to effective and efficient marketing activities from the perspective of the consumer, marketer, and public policy maker. Since understanding the consumer is at the essence of marketing, this course is ideal for those pursuing careers in brand management, new product development, advertising, services, and other consumer related industries. Typically offered: All Sessions
Requisite(s): MKT-2201 Modern marketing crosses borders with an ever-growing volume of industrial and consumer products that are exported, imported, or manufactured by firms located in one nation for distribution in another. This course expands the principles of marketing to include planning, pricing, distributing, and promoting of global products and those earmarked for sale in selected foreign markets. Typically offered: As Needed
Requisite(s): MKT-2201 The course provides students with an opportunity to explore the relationship between marketing and the tourism industry. It will emphasize the collaborative efforts that exist between airlines, hotels, restaurants, and travel agents. Topics covered include research analysis, strategies, market segmentation, product development, packaging, services, sales, advertising, distribution, mix, etc. Students will work as part of a team that develops a marketing plan for a destination which follows the hospitality and travel marketing system model and which will include advertising and collateral support materials. Typically offered: As Needed
Requisite(s): MKT-2001, ENT-2001, or BUS-2772 This course will focus on the building blocks of growing and managing a brand, as well as advanced and special topics of brand management that will provide a well-rounded look at issues in integrating the brand into overall marketing and company activities. This course provides students with insights into how profitable brand strategies can be created and the implications for brand management professionals. The class blends marketing theory and practice to provide perspective on the brand management function.
Requisite(s): MKT-2201 or MKT-2440,Take 1 BAN course In this course students will learn technology-based marketing research and analysis. The course begins with an introduction to product, consumer, competitive and market research. We then move on to apply various analytics tools to generate marketing insights from data in such areas as segmentation, targeting and positioning, satisfaction management, customer lifetime analysis, customer choice, text analysis and search analytics.
Requisite(s): MKT-2201 or MKT-2440,Take 1 BAN course In this course students will gain insights on how companies are using content marketing as part of their digital marketing strategy. They will learn how to develop and a measurable content marketing strategy that can drive awareness, interest, and purchasing behavior. This includes understanding the different content types and formats and publishing channels. They will discuss how content marketing relates to search engine optimization (SEO). The class includes case study discussions, guest lectures, and group exercises. Students will work on the development of a content marketing strategy for a company and present it in class.
Requisite(s): MKT-2201 or MKT-2440,Take 1 BAN course In this course students will gain insights on how social media marketing creates new opportunities - and also challenges - for businesses, associations, governments and non-profits, as part of their digital marketing strategy. They will learn how to create a social media strategy for businesses and how to measure the impact of social media on the business. This includes understanding the difference between owned, earned, and paid media and selecting the right social media platforms for the customers that the businesses serve. The class includes a deep dive into the key social media channels used by businesses today, including LinkedIn, Twitter, YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Snapchat, and Pinterest. The class includes case study discussions, guest lectures, and group exercises. Students will work on the development of a social media marketing strategy for a company and present it in class.
MKT 4998Independent Study in Tourism Development1-3
Individual research and study on topics to be determined jointly by the student and advisor. Requires Management department approval. Typically offered: As Needed
Requisite(s): MKT-6001; Graduate students only. This course provides a comprehensive overview of digital marketing, including an introduction to new and emerging formats and platforms, how to integrate digital approaches into the marketing plan, and how to use digital tools and tactics to execute marketing strategy. Topics will include content marketing, social media, email marketing, mobile marketing, website user experience (UX), search engine optimization (SEO), search engine marketing (SEM), paid advertising, reputation management, and emerging approaches such as artificial intelligence, personalization, and augmented and virtual realit IV. Prerequisites: MKT 6001 Marketing for Managers. Typically offered: Summer Only
Graduate students only. Independent research and study in a topic in Business including submission of a written report. Prerequisites: graduate standing and approval of the department chairperson. Typically offered: As Needed SFC Catalogue 2024-2025 - DRAFT COPY 213
