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Marketing - Coursework and Careers

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The Marketing Cluster prepares learners for careers in planning, managing, and performing marketing activities to reach organizational objectives.

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Career Pathways Career Choices Tips for Successful Planning
  • Marketing Management
  • Professional Sales
  • Merchandising
  • Marketing Communications
  • Marketing Research
  • Sales Associate
  • Marketing Director
  • Buyer
  • Real Estate Broker
  • Customer Service Representative
  • Take placement testing at MCC in March/April of Junior year.
  • Take ACT/SAT in spring semester of junior year of high school.
  • Meet annually with high school counselor or MCC academic advisor or call (815) 479-7565.

 

Suggested Coursework

Grade English/
Language Arts		 Mathematics Science Social Science Career Related
Electives
Fresh.
  • Fresh. English
  • Algebra I
  • Geometry
  • Biology
  • Geoscience
  • Geography
  • Intro to Business: The Global Economy
  • Intro to Business: Operations & Finance
  • Computer Literacy
  • Bands/Choirs
  • Visual Arts
  • World Language
Soph.
  • Soph. Comp.
  • Soph. Lit.
  • Geometry
  • Algebra II
  • Biology
  • Chemistry
  • Geoscience
  • World History
 Any of the above plus:
  • Marketing
  • Sports & Entertainment Marketing
  • Accounting I
Jr.
  • Junior English
  • Algebra II
  • Pre-Calculus
  • Physics
  • Environmental Science
  • US History (Constitution)
  • Political Science
  • Economics
 Any of the above plus:
  • Accounting II
  • Business Law
  • International Business
Sr.
  • Journalism
  • Speech
  • Pre-Calculus
  • Intro to Stats & Calculus
  • AP Calculus
  • AP Statistics
  • AP Environmental Science
  • Psychology
  • Sociology
  • AP Macroeconomics
  • AP Microeconomics
 Any of the above plus:
  • Consumer Ed
  • Internship
  • Incubator Education

 

Career Planning

Type of Degree Degree Names
Certificate

Career and Technical Education Certificates
Associate's

Career and Technical Education Associate Degrees

Associate in Applied Science (AAS) degrees are designed to prepare students for immediate employment.

Transfer Associate Degrees

Transfer degrees are designed to provide students with a strong general education foundation and prerequisite coursework for continued study at a four-year college or university.

 

Sample academic plans are provided for use by students who have decided on a major but not on an intended transfer school.

 

For students who have decided on a transfer school, transfer guides are provided, showing how courses apply to specific majors at many in-state and out-of-state colleges and universities.
Bachelor's

Marketing

A few examples of baccalaureate majors related to this Career Cluster include the following:

  • Advertising
  • Marketing
  • Public Relations

There are a many Illinois colleges and universities that offer programs related to marketing. To see a full list, please refer to the Illinois Board of Higher Education (IBHE) website.