Marketing, AAS Degree

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Offered at ECC & MCC (Codes: EVMKT & MVMKT)

The Marketing curriculum has been planned for students who wish to become store managers, department store buyers, or retail, wholesale or industrial salespersons. The courses listed here may be combined to develop a program meeting each individual student needs.

Plan of Study

General Education

ENG 105 - Composition I 3 credit(s)
ENG 106 - Composition II 3 credit(s)
SPC 112 - Public Speaking 3 credit(s)
SDV 108 - The College Experience 1 credit(s)

Humanities - Credit Hours: 6

(courses approved for AA)

Social/Behavioral Science - Credit Hours: 6

(courses approved for AA)

Lab Science - Credit Hours: 4

(courses approved for AA)

Physical Education - Credit Hours: 2

(courses approved for AA)

Total Credit Hours: 28

Program Requirements

ACC 121 - Principles of Accounting I 3 credit(s)
ACC 122 - Principles of Accounting II 3 credit(s)
BUS 230 - Quantitative Methods for Business Decision Making 3 credit(s)
CSC 110 - Introduction to Computers 3 credit(s)
MGT 101 - Principles of Management 3 credit(s)
or
MKT 110 - Principles of Marketing 3 credit(s)
MKT 140 - Principles of Selling 3 credit(s)

Total Credit Hours: 21

Program Elective (select 12 credit hours)

ACC 161 - Payroll Accounting 3 credit(s)
ACC 311 - Computer Accounting 3 credit(s)
BUS 102 - Introduction to Business 3 credit(s)
BUS 130 - Introduction to Entrepreneurship 3 credit(s)
BUS 141 - Small Business Startup 3 credit(s)
BUS 150 - E-Commerce 3 credit(s)
BUS 182 - Intro to Law 3 credit(s)
BUS 185 - Business Law I 3 credit(s)
BUS 220 - Introduction to International Business 3 credit(s)
MKT 150 - Principles of Advertising 3 credit(s)
MKT 160 - Principles of Retailing 3 credit(s)
MKT 181 - Customer Service Strategies 2 credit(s)

Total Credit Hours: 12

Computer Elective (select 3 credits hours)

ADM 154 - Business Communication 3 credit(s)
ADM 161 - Office Management 3 credit(s)
BCA 134 - Word Processing 3 credit(s)
CIS 125 - Introduction to Programming Logic with Language 3 credit(s)
CIS 207 - Fundamentals of Web Programming 3 credit(s)
CSC 116 - Information Computing 3 credit(s)
GRA 110 - Graphic Arts Principles 3 credit(s)
GRA 127 - Illustrator I 3 credit(s)
GRA 140 - Digital Imaging 3 credit(s)
GRA 141 - Digital Imaging II 3 credit(s)

Total Credit Hours: 3

Total Required Hours: 64

Courses Approved for AA

Communications

ENG 105 - Composition I 3 credit(s)
ENG 106 - Composition II 3 credit(s)
SPC 112 - Public Speaking 3 credit(s)
or
SPC 122 - Interpersonal Communication 3 credit(s)

Humanities

No more than 6 credits from one prefix. LIT courses not on this list will satisfy this requirement and transfer to all three Iowa Regent Universities as Humanities electives.

ART 101 - Art Appreciation 3 credit(s)
ART 203 - Art History I 3 credit(s)
ART 204 - Art History II 3 credit(s)
CLS 150 - Latin American History and Culture 3 credit(s)
DRA 102 - Elements of Theatre 3 credit(s)
DRA 110 - Introduction to Film 3 credit(s)
FLS 241 - Intermediate Spanish I 4 credit(s)
FLS 242 - Intermediate Spanish II 4 credit(s)
HIS 110 - Western Civilization Ancient to Early Modern 3 credit(s)
HIS 111 - Western Civilization Early Modern to Present 3 credit(s)
HIS 142 - Middle Eastern Studies 3 credit(s)
HIS 145 - Modern East Asian Cultures 3 credit(s)
HIS 214 - Russian History and Culture 3 credit(s)
LIT 101 - Introduction to Literature 3 credit(s)
LIT 110 - American Literature to Mid-1800’s 3 credit(s)
LIT 111 - American Literature Since Mid-1800’s 3 credit(s)
LIT 120 - American Novel 3 credit(s)
LIT 150 - World Literature I 3 credit(s)
LIT 151 - World Literature II 3 credit(s)
LIT 180 - Mythology 3 credit(s)
LIT 188 - Detective Fiction 3 credit(s)
LIT 199 - Literature of the Fantastic 3 credit(s)
MUS 100 - Music Appreciation 3 credit(s)
MUS 205 - Jazz History and Appreciation 3 credit(s)
PHI 101 - Introduction to Philosophy 3 credit(s)
PHI 105 - Introduction to Ethics 3 credit(s)
REL 101 - Survey of World Religions 3 credit(s)

Social/Behavioral Science

No more than 6 credits from one prefix.

ANT 105 - Cultural Anthropology 3 credit(s)
ECN 115 - Personal Finance 3 credit(s)
ECN 120 - Principles of Macroeconomics 3 credit(s)
ECN 130 - Principles of Microeconomics 3 credit(s)
EDU 160 - Human Growth and Development 3 credit(s)
GEO 121 - World Regional Geography 3 credit(s)
HIS 151 - U.S. History to 1877 3 credit(s)
HIS 152 - U.S. History since 1877 3 credit(s)
HIS 254 - American Indian History 3 credit(s)
POL 111 - American National Government 3 credit(s)
PSY 111 - Introduction to Psychology 3 credit(s)
PSY 241 - Abnormal Psychology 3 credit(s)
PSY 251 - Social Psychology 3 credit(s)
SOC 110 - Introduction to Sociology 3 credit(s)
SOC 115 - Social Problems 3 credit(s)
SOC 120 - Marriage and Family 3 credit(s)

Math and Science

Must include at least one math and one lab science course.

BIO 105 - Introductory Biology 4 credit(s)
BIO 112 - General Biology I 4 credit(s)
BIO 113 - General Biology II 4 credit(s)
BIO 146 - Genetics 3 credit(s)
BIO 151 - Nutrition 3 credit(s)
BIO 168 - Human Anatomy and Physiology I 4 credit(s)
BIO 173 - Human Anatomy and Physiology II 4 credit(s)
BIO 186 - Microbiology 4 credit(s)
BUS 230 - Quantitative Methods for Business Decision Making 3 credit(s)
BUS 235 - Calculus for Business and Soc Science 3 credit(s)
CHM 122 - Introduction to General Chemistry 4 credit(s)
CHM 165 - General Chemistry I 4 credit(s)
CHM 175 - General Chemistry II 4 credit(s)
CHM 261 - Organic Chemistry I 4 credit(s)
CHM 271 - Organic Chemistry II 4 credit(s)
ENV 120 - Environmental Biology 3 credit(s)
ENV 121 - Environmental Biology Lab 1 credit(s)
ENV 122 - Environmental Biology 4 credit(s)
MAT 110 - Math for Liberal Arts 3 credit(s)
MAT 117 - Math for Elementary Teachers 3 credit(s)
MAT 129 - Precalculus 5 credit(s)
MAT 156 - Statistics 3 credit(s)
MAT 158 - Statistics II 3 credit(s)
MAT 210 - Calculus I 4 credit(s)
MAT 216 - Calculus II 4 credit(s)
MAT 219 - Calculus III 4 credit(s)
MAT 267 - Differential Equations 4 credit(s)
PHS 120 - Exploring Physical Science 4 credit(s)
PHS 142 - Principles of Astronomy 3 credit(s)
PHY 106 - Survey of Physics 4 credit(s)
PHY 162 - College Physics I 4 credit(s)
PHY 172 - College Physics II 4 credit(s)
PHY 212 - Classical Physics I 5 credit(s)
PHY 222 - Classical Physics II 5 credit(s)

Computer Education

CSC 110 - Introduction to Computers 3 credit(s)

Physical Education

Two credit hours PE activity
or
PEH 110 - Personal Wellness 2 credit(s)

Student Development

SDV 108 - The College Experience 1 credit(s)

Electives

All transfer courses may be used here including courses listed above (if additional are taken beyond requirements). Students should plan their elective courses according to their college major if they are planning to transfer on for a four year degree.

A maximum of 16 hours of vocational-technical credits may apply toward elective credit with a maximum of 9 of the 16 being independent projects or experimental courses. No more than 6 activity credits (those having prefixes of PEA, MUA, and some MUS courses) may be applied to elective credits. Developmental courses do not apply towards degree requirements.