As a marketing professional, you will flex your creative, analytical, and competitive talents.
The marketing major at Hill School of Business in Saskatchewan teaches the essentials of marketing: understanding the market, advancing competitive advantage, and out maneuvering competitors.
You'll learn the concepts, techniques, and skills you need for a successful marketing career with any organization, from general marketing theory to specialized courses in global strategy, branding, consumer behaviour, and digital marketing.
Marketing Major Requirements
As a marketing major at the Hill School of Business, you will complete five required marketing courses in addition to the core requirements of the Bachelor of Business Administration degree.
Students majoring in marketing will be exposed to foundational classes that merge theory and application then build to more dynamic courses that combine marketing challenges with strategy. You'll also choose from a number of specialized classes for a deeper understanding of business and marketing topics such as global strategy, branding, consumer behaviour, advertising, research, analytics, and the digital space including social media marketing.
The Hill School uses case studies, computer simulations, and live local clients to create real-life experiences and marketing scenarios.
Micro-credential Certificate Options
Specialize your education and career with our five-course business certificates:
- Certificate in Ideation, Creativity and Entrepreneurship (ICE): Students will acquire business knowledge related to innovation, creativity and entrepreneurship; skills and abilities that can be applied to any industry.
- Certificate in International Business (IB): Students will examine core business functions in the international context.
These certificates are open to business and non-business students and can be added to any U of R degree!
What Is Business Administration?
Business administration encompasses all elements relating to the management and operations of private, government and not-for-profit organizations in Canada and around the world. A bachelor degree in business administration prepares you to understand the inner-workings of organizations from all angles, including, but not limited to:
- Fundamentals necessary to start your own company and/or assist a business start-up in achieving its goals,
- Building and managing effective employee relationships,
- Managing finances and making investment decisions,
- Establishing a successful brand,
- Preparing budgets, controlling costs, and maintaining financial records,
- "¦ and much more!
