Sales Minor

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The sales minor is a specialized curriculum designed to equip students with the necessary skills to launch careers in sales. The program emphasizes the professional selling process, the importance of trust and relationships, value creation and communication, sales enablement technology, and what to expect from a career. The minor is for both business and non-business majors (except Professional Selling and Marketing).

Students will take four 3-credit required courses, plus two 3-credit electives, for a total of 18 credits for the minor.

Students must have a minimum cumulative GPA in the minor of 2.0.

The courses cannot be taken pass/fail. Some courses in the minor have prerequisites which must be satisfied. At least nine credit hours of the required courses for this minor must be completed in residency at MSU Denver.

Required Courses

MKT 3000 - Principles of Marketing Credits: 3
MKT 3160 - Sales Leadership Credits: 3
MKT 3250 - Personal Selling Credits: 3
MKT 4250 - Advanced Selling Credits: 3
Subtotal: 12 credits

Elective Courses

Plus 6 elective credits:

MKT 3300 - Marketing of Services Credits: 3
MKT 3320 - Inside Sales Credits: 3
MKT 3330 - Marketing and Sales Metrics Credits: 3
MKT 3350 - Social Selling Credits: 3
MKT 3610 - Business-to-Business Marketing Credits: 3
MKT 3750 - Multicultural Marketing Credits: 3
MKT 3981 - Internship in Sales Credits: 1-15
Subtotal: 6 credits

Total for Sales Minor: 18 credits

An internship is recommended for students with limited sales experience. Eighteen credits of upper-division, marketing courses are required; nine credits must be completed at MSU Denver.