The certificate includes one core course (two semester credits) and four to five elective courses (10 semester credits). The prerequisite Marketing Foundations course is required for students without a marketing background.
Marketing certificate curriculum:
To learn more about our coursework, review a sample curriculum.
Students without a marketing background may be required to take the marketing foundation course.
All students are required to take the following core course (2 hours).
Students must complete 10 credit hours of electives of which all must be in the graduate marketing discipline 7000 or above. Basic Business Knowledge Course MKTG 7000 cannot be used as an elective.
Programs can be completed full-time or part-time. Many programs are set up to be part-time, with most containing fewer than 10 credit hours in any given semester. We know you have a lot going on, so want to make sure that school can fit into your schedule. Note: There are some exceptions.
Yes. The vast majority of our students work throughout their time in their academic program. It is important to assess course load and financial aid to understand how to balance school and work.
If possible, students may cut down on their work hours during a clinical portion of a program.
Most of our programs do not require onsite visits, but there is one exception. If you are interested in pursuing the Master of Science in Nursing-Nurse Midwifery, you will have 1 skills intensives that takes place on campus.
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