Curriculum
Executive Master of Science in Marketing
FOUNDATION COURSES (Required)
· Marketing Management (MKT 9703)
Examination of the nature and fundamentals of marketing management. The course focuses on the development of a marketing plan and the functional tools available to the marketing manager to implement the plan. It draws specific attention to the planning, organizing, directing, and controlling of the marketing function.
· Marketing Research (MKT 9702)
Exploration of the development of market research studies through the setting of objectives, the design of surveys and other information-gathering techniques, the collection of data, the interpretation of findings, and the preparation and presentation of research reports.
· Consumer Behaviour (MKT 9716)
Examination of the psychological, economic, socio-cultural, and decision-making influences on consumer behavior, including a discussion of consumer behavior applications to social marketing.
ADVANCED COURSES:
Four advanced courses from the following list will be selected by the Department of Marketing & International Business, in consultation with International Executive Programs:
· Advertising And Marketing Communications (MKT 9701)
This course will provide a comprehensive understanding of the rapidly changing field of advertising and promotion from an integrated marketing communications perspective. The focus will be on how the various elements of an organization's promotional mix are combined to develop a total marketing communications program that sends a consistent message to customers. Those elements of the promotional mix will include advertising, direct and interactive marketing, use of the Internet and new media, public relations, trade promotion, and consumer promotion.
· International Business Analysis (IBS 9760)
Analysis of the major characteristics of international business: of its economic, political, social, and cultural environments; of key international institutions; and of the problems, policies, and practices in this area. Studied in particular are: (1) evaluating foreign markets; (2) operating in foreign environments; (3) managing far-flung organizations; (4) financing foreign trade and investment and (5) handling foreign-exchange and political risks.
· Digital Marketing (MKT 9780)
This course focuses on enabling students to analyze and develop sophisticated interactive marketing programs. The two main objectives are to introduce students to advertising and marketing theories and practices on the Internet and to give students the opportunity to apply this knowledge by developing a Web site for a client and to critique a variety of Web sites.
· Channels of Distribution (MKT 9730)
Examination of the various channels of distribution through which goods flow from manufacturer to final user, including distributors, wholesalers, retailers, brokers, manufacturers' representatives, sales agents, and others. The course examines the effects of channel decisions on other components of the marketing mix (i.e., pricing and product decisions, promotion, and target consumers).
· New Product Planning and Development (MKT 9751)
Comprehensive presentation of the techniques of product planning and development, including a team approach to product idea generation, concept development, technical and economic screening, and product concept testing and commercialization, including the development of business and marketing plans.
· International Marketing Management (MKT 9766)
Analysis of the development and integration of international marketing policies and strategies concerning product, price, promotion, channels, sales management, and research in light of environmental and company constraints and opportunities
CAPSTONE COURSE:
· Marketing Strategy (MKT 9750)
Examination of marketing strategy as a tool for optimizing short-term and long-term organizational goals in the dynamic global marketing environment through an analysis of real-world cases. Lectures and text readings provide the basis for translating the cases into marketing strategy concepts.
