2024-2025 Academic Catalog

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Digital Marketing Strategy (DMS) Minor

I. Required Minor Courses
MKTG 3104Marketing Management3
MKTG 3164Introduction to Digital Marketing Strategy3
MKTG 4154Marketing Research3
MKTG 4164Social Media and Content Marketing3
MKTG 4204Consumer Behavior3
MKTG 4264Analytics for Marketing3
Subtotal18
II. Elective Courses
Select one course from the list below3
Subtotal3
Total Credits21

Elective Course Options

ART 4534Topics in Applied Art and Design Studio3
ART 4504Topics in Multimedia Studio3
BIT 3424Introduction to Business Analytics Modeling3
BIT 3434Advanced Modeling for Business Analytics3
BIT 3444Advanced Business Computing and Applications3
BIT 3514Systems Analysis3
BIT 3524Database Management and Design3
BIT 4444Web-Based Decision Support Systems3
BIT 4454Business Analysis Seminar in IT3
BIT 4474Global Operations and Information Technology3
BIT 4544Advanced Methods in Business Analytics3
CHE/MKTG 4144Business and Marketing Strategies for the Process Industries3
CMST 3064Persuasion3
CMST 3124Interpersonal Communication3
CS/CMDA 3634Computer Science Foundations for Computational Modeling and Data Analytics3
CS/CMDA/STAT 3654Introductory Data Analytics and Visualization3
CS 3704Intermediate Software Design and Engineering3
CS 3714Mobile Software Development3
CS 3724Introduction to Human-Computer Interaction3
CS/ECE 4570Wireless Networks and Mobile Systems3
CS 4604Introduction to Data Base Management Systems3
CS 4644Creative Computing Studio3
CS 4784Human-Computer Interaction Capstone3
ESM 4015
ESM 4016
Creative Design and Project
and Creative Design and Project
6
HTM 4354Information Technology and Social Media in Hospitality and Tourism3
JMC 4264Social Media Theory and Practice3
MKTG 3134Personal Well-being and Professional Success3
MKTG 3954Study Abroad3
MKTG 4114Introduction to AI in Marketing3
MKTG 4054Sales Technology 3
MKTG 4254Product and Price Management3
MKTG 4304Marketing Communications3
MKTG 4404Field Practicum in Marketing3
MKTG 4554Principles of Professional Selling3
MKTG 4604Retail Management3
MKTG 4974Independent Study3
MKTG 4984Special Study3
MKTG 4994Undergraduate Research1-19
or MKTG 4994H Honors Undergraduate Research
SBIO 3124Paper and Paperboard Packaging3
SBIO 3445
SBIO 3446
Entrepreneurial Wood Design and Innovation
and Entrepreneurial Wood Design and Innovation
6
SBIO 4024Packaging Design for Global Distribution3

Graduation Requirements

Students must complete the minor with at least a 2.00 GPA in the 21 credit hours required for the minor. If these criteria are met, the minor will be noted on the transcript. 

Application Eligibility

Application to the minor in Digital Marketing Strategy is open to all university students, with the exception of Marketing majors, with at least a 2.5 overall GPA at Virginia Tech. 

Students can apply for the Digital Marketing Strategy minor at http://pampl.in/addminor

Prerequisites

Students are responsible for ensuring they have met necessary prerequisites for all courses. Please refer to the Undergraduate Catalog or academic advisor. 

Major and Minor Courses

No more than 50% of the graded course credits required for the Minor in Digital Marketing Strategy may be double-counted by a student also enrolled in a non-marketing business degree.