Active Course List

This course involves studying the role of the general sales manager, the functions of sales management within overall marketing strategy, and the development of analytical decision skills necessary to plan, manage, and control the sales force.

Prerequisites:

MRKT 210

Areas of Interest:

Business, Management, and Administration

Programs:

Marketing (BS) | Marketing Minor | Professional Sales (CERT)

Students will apply advanced professional selling concepts to multiple sales environments. Students will have opportunities to improve upon their communication, analytical/ problem solving skills and selling techniques through role-plays, case studies, technology tools and interactions with sales professionals.

Prerequisites:

MRKT 210, MRKT 312

Areas of Interest:

Business, Management, and Administration

Programs:

Marketing (BS) | Marketing Minor | Professional Sales (CERT)

This course takes a managerial approach to analyzing marketing decision making in multinational market situations.

Prerequisites:

MRKT 210

Areas of Interest:

Business, Management, and Administration

Programs:

International Relations (BA) | International Relations Minor | Marketing (BS) | Marketing Minor

This course examines how organizations capitalize on social media and takes advantage of the consumer-to-consumer interactions in order to support their marketing efforts. Students will get hands-on experience creating comprehensive social media strategies for active brands.

Prerequisites:

MRKT 210

Areas of Interest:

Business, Management, and Administration

Programs:

Marketing (BS) | Marketing Minor

Topics covered are specialized topics not covered in other courses and will be announced.

Prerequisites:

MRKT 210

Areas of Interest:

Business, Management, and Administration

Programs:

Marketing (BS) | Marketing Minor

This course should be the last marketing class taken, since it involves comprehensive marketing strategy development, integrating all dimensions of the marketing offering, and utilizing marketing information systems for top-level control and decision making.

Prerequisites:

MRKT 316, MRKT 317, and MRKT 318. MRKT 210 or MRKT 310. MRKT 339 or MRKT 341

Areas of Interest:

Business, Management, and Administration

Programs:

Marketing (BS)

Study tours are led by Minnesota State University, Mankato faculty and provide students with opportunities to visit companies and attend lectures by renowed experts from key sectors of economy, government, and business.

Areas of Interest:

Business, Management, and Administration

Programs:

Marketing (BS) | Marketing Minor

The curriculum focuses on Fair Trade, sustainability, and international business principles. Students will spend 9 days in Belize and learn about diverse populations, engage in a service learning project, and visit businesses who produce goods that are Fair Trade certified.

Graduation Requirements:

Diverse Cultures - Gold

Areas of Interest:

Business, Management, and Administration

Programs:

Marketing (BS) | Marketing Minor

Individual, supervised work experience in a sales organization. Takenfor grade only. Approval by Internship Coordinator.

Prerequisites:

MRKT 210, MRKT 312

Areas of Interest:

Business, Management, and Administration

Programs:

Marketing (BS) | Marketing Minor | Professional Sales (CERT)

Individual, supervised experience in a business firm or government agency. Taken for P/N only.

Prerequisites:

MRKT 210

Areas of Interest:

Business, Management, and Administration

Individual, supervised experience in a business firm or government agency. Taken for grade only.

Prerequisites:

MRKT 210

Areas of Interest:

Business, Management, and Administration

Programs:

Marketing (BS) | Marketing Minor

Individual study of special topics.

Prerequisites:

Consent

Areas of Interest:

Business, Management, and Administration

S Prerequisite: consent of instructor

F Prerequisite: consent of instructor

The theoretical structure underlying financial accounting will be discussed. The relationship of accounting theory to basic financial statements and standard setting will be analyzed. Case analysis will require research in accounting standards and application of those standards to various situations.

Areas of Interest:

Finance

Programs:

Accounting (MACC) | Taxation (GC)

This course provides in-depth coverage of contemporary tools and techniques available for analyzing financial statements and other relevant data to derive measurements and relationships useful in decision making.

Areas of Interest:

Finance

Programs:

Accounting (MACC)

This course examines accounting rules and regulations for governmental and not-for-profit entities.

Areas of Interest:

Finance

Programs:

Accounting (MACC)

The course provides an overview of organizing, financing and managing corporations, risk management, bankruptcy and foreclosure. SEC oversight of publicly traded securities, insider trading restrictions, and liability issues are also examined. Professional and ethical responsibilities of accountants are discussed.

Areas of Interest:

Finance

Programs:

Accounting (MACC)

This course addresses specialized topics in accounting, auditing, or taxation. Topics will vary by semester.

Areas of Interest:

Finance

Programs:

Accounting (MACC) | Taxation (GC)

This course examines the audit of investments, equity, estimates, going concern issues, and other advanced topics related to the audit of financial statements. The course also covers non-audit services such as compilations, SSARS reviews, and agreed upon procedures engagements.

Areas of Interest:

Finance

Programs:

Accounting (MACC)

This course examines the principles and methodology of fraud detection and deterrence. Topics include skimming, cash larceny, check tampering, register disbursement schemes, billing schemes, payroll and expense reimbursement schemes, non-cash misappropriations, corruption, fraudulent financial statements, and interviewing witnesses.

Areas of Interest:

Finance

Programs:

Accounting (MACC)

This course is designed for those interested in financial auditing. The course focuses on the processes involved in information technology (IT) auditing, from planning an IT audit to auditing controls. Topics include general controls, application controls, and audit technology applications. Auditing standards and frameworks, including the COSO and COBIT frameworks, are examined. The approach to performing a SOX audit for the IT infrastructure that supports key financial applications is discussed.

Areas of Interest:

Finance

Programs:

Accounting (MACC)

This course concentrates on the skills needed to research tax questions. The research process employed to ascertain the state of the Federal tax law applicable to the facts, and the formulation of conclusions and professional recommendations is also explored.

Areas of Interest:

Finance

Programs:

Accounting (MACC) | Taxation (GC)

This course examines the tax impact of the conduit rule, partnership formation, operation, sale and dissolution of a partnership; income to the partners, withdrawal and retirement of partners; and basis calculations.

Areas of Interest:

Finance

Programs:

Accounting (MACC) | Taxation (GC)

This course examines issues and rules governing the taxability of C-corporations and their shareholders. The tax concepts and rules related to the activities of formation, operations, distributions, and liquidation are reviewed for the C-corporation entity and its shareholders.

Areas of Interest:

Finance

Programs:

Accounting (MACC) | Taxation (GC)