International Marketing Management

The International Marketing Management major equips students with the knowledge, tools and mindset to deal with the challenges organizations are facing today. 

Rooted in Franklin’s liberal arts tradition, this major offers a curriculum that combines innovative and fundamental courses in marketing such as green marketing, digital marketing analytics, and brand management with courses in management, communications, psychology and statistics with the aim of enabling students to understand consumers and their behaviors and to help companies design activities that create sustainable long-term value.

In addition to graduate school opportunities such as MBA, MSc, and MA programs, possible career paths for International Marketing Management graduates include a wide range of roles in companies (brand manager, digital marketing manager, research manager, advertising and communication manager) across all industries.

Major Requirements (51 Credits)

Foundation Courses (15 credits)

BUS 115Financial Accounting

3

BUS 135International Business

3

BUS 136Marketing in a Global Context

3

ECN 101Principles of Microeconomics

3

MAT 282Intermediate Statistics

3

Management Required Courses (12 Credits)

BUS 226Managerial Finance

3

BUS 256Market Research Methods

3

BUS 353Strategic Management Theory

3

BUS 397Data Mining (Business Intelligence)

3

Marketing Required Courses (15 Credits)

BUS 274Brand Management

3

BUS 342Marketing for a Sustainable Society

3

BUS 383Digital Marketing and Web Analytics

3

BUS 385Consumer Behavior in International Marketing

3

ECN 319Behavioral Economics

3

Major Electives (6 credits)

Two of the following:

BUS 251Sustainable Luxury Management

3

BUS 410Organizational Behavior

3

COM 105Introduction to Communication and Media Studies in the Global Context

3

PSY 201Social Psychology

3

SOC 100Introduction to Sociology

3

Capstone Requirement (3 credits)

BUS 455Advanced Topics in Management

3

Note: Prerequisites may be required for courses outside of the major.