Curriculum

Students can take the program full-time or part-time. The program requires 30 credit hours in total. Typically, the MS in Marketing program takes 1-2 years to finish. Three foundation courses and a professional project are required:

• ACCT 6331 Financial Accounting
• BZAN 6310 Quantitative Analysis for Business Decisions
• MARK 6A61 Marketing Administration (1.5 credit hours)
• MARK 7399 MS Marketing Professional Project/MARK 7397 Practical Marketing Analysis

Students can choose from a wide variety of electives offered in the following areas:

Digital Marketing

From Amazon and eBay to Google, Facebook and Uber, the combination of wireless Internet and mobile devices have fundamentally changed the way we conduct businesses. How does one better understand and analyze a new business in this ever-changing world? Elective courses include:

• MARK 7365 Intro to Digital Marketing
• MARK 7332 Social Media Marketing
• MARK 7333 Search Engine Marketing
• MARK 7366/7397 Digital Marketing Analytics

Marketing Analytics

In today’s world of Big Data, companies face a new problem: how to interpret large, messy data and use it to direct business decisions. Elective courses include:

• MARK 7362 Management of Marketing Information
• MARK 7366/7397 Digital Marketing Analytics
• MARK 7380/7397 Advanced Marketing Analytics
• MARK 7333 Search Engine Marketing
• MARK 7371 Pricing Strategy
• BZAN 7320 Business Modeling for Competitive Advantage

Selling & Sales Management

Companies around the world spend more on their sales forces than other forms of marketing, and an ability to sell and manage the selling function is especially crucial for business-to-business (B2B) marketers. Elective courses include:

• MARK 7379 Sales Leadership
• MARK 7373 Business to Business Marketing

Product Management

The ability to develop and manage products and brands is fundamental to marketing. Elective courses include:

• MARK 7362 Management of Marketing Information
• MARK 7376 Brand Management
• MARK 7374 New Product Development
• MARK 7371 Pricing Strategy
• MARK 7368 Integrated Marketing Communications
• MARK 7365 Intro to Digital Marketing

Entrepreneurship & Technology

Our Wolff Center for Entrepreneurship has been ranked in the top 3 in the nation by Princeton Review since 2007. Starting your own business is perhaps the most intriguing aspect of learning about business. Elective courses include:

• ENTR 7336 Entrepreneurship Overview
• ENTR 7337 Entrepreneurship Capital
• ENTR 7390 Technology Entrepreneurship
• ENTR 7393 RED Labs Pre-Accelerator
• ENTR 7394 RED Labs Accelerator
• ENTR 7339 Venture Fund
• ENTR 7342/7397 Women in Entrepreneurship
• GENB 7334 Brainstorming to Bankrolling: Beyond the Classroom

Consulting

Bauer is connected to Houston’s business community with opportunities for real-life consulting projects to build your skills and your resume. Courses with a consulting component include:

• GENB 7334 Brainstorming to Bankrolling: Beyond the Classroom

Class Schedule

Most elective courses are offered 6-9 p.m. one evening per week to accommodate working professionals.

Also, most elective courses are taught once a year, in Fall, Spring, or Summer. The following chart — subject to change — shows current scheduling by semester.

Fall	Spring	Summer
MARK Mgmt of Mktg Info Search Engine Marketing Digital Mktg Analytics New Product Dev Marketing Strategy ENTR Overview Women in Entr Venture Fund Brainstorm to Bankroll GENB Books an MBA Should Read	MARK Advanced Mktg Analytics Pricing Strategy Intro to Digital Marketing Social Media Marketing Sales Leadership Integrated Mktg Communications ENTR Capital Venture Fund RED Labs Pre-Accelerator Brainstorm to Bankroll	MARK B2B Mktg Brand Mgmt ENTR RED Labs Accelerator GENB Books an MBA Should Read