Consumer Marketplace Studies BS
Bachelor of Science in Consumer Marketplace Studies
The BS in Consumer Marketplace Studies is a flexible option that prepares you to innovate and lead a rapidly evolving industry.
Is this program right for you?
If you’re interested in advancing in a career that blends business, analytics and technology with creativity and empathy, you’ll want to explore the Consumer Marketplace Studies program.
This course of study allows you to explore the world of commerce and technology from a people-first perspective. You’ll dive into trends to research, better understand and improve the global customer experience with the support and guidance of faculty from the renowned UW–Madison School of Human Ecology (SoHE), a team of industry experts and researchers. Coursework integrates analytics with retailing and consumer behavior and includes design thinking.
SoHE’s graduates work for diverse and rapidly growing companies around the globe that change the face of how consumers buy products and how suppliers make purchasing decisions. Graduates become leaders who anticipate and meet consumer needs. This program prepares you to lead and innovate in a rapidly changing, consumer-driven industry using cutting edge technology and analytics. Graduates pursue careers in areas such as product development, merchandising and buying, consumer research and marketing, management and operations, e-commerce and entrepreneurship.
Is this program right for you?
If you’re interested in advancing in a career that blends business, analytics and technology with creativity and empathy, you’ll want to explore the Consumer Marketplace Studies program.
This course of study allows you to explore the world of commerce and technology from a people-first perspective. You’ll dive into trends to research, better understand and improve the global customer experience with the support and guidance of faculty from the renowned UW–Madison School of Human Ecology (SoHE), a team of industry experts and researchers. Coursework integrates analytics with retailing and consumer behavior and includes design thinking.
SoHE’s graduates work for diverse and rapidly growing companies around the globe that change the face of how consumers buy products and how suppliers make purchasing decisions. Graduates become leaders who anticipate and meet consumer needs. This program prepares you to lead and innovate in a rapidly changing, consumer-driven industry using cutting edge technology and analytics. Graduates pursue careers in areas such as product development, merchandising and buying, consumer research and marketing, management and operations, e-commerce and entrepreneurship.
Admissions requirements
To be considered for UW–Madison Online you must be a transfer student. A transfer student is anyone who has attended another college or university after graduating from high school and wishes to enroll in an undergraduate degree program at UW–Madison.
In order to be eligible for transfer admission for UW–Madison Online, you must have completed at least 12 transferable semester hours of college-level work. AP, A-Level, IB, and CLEP cannot be used toward the 12 transferable credit requirement.
Freshman applicants are not eligible for admission to UW–Madison Online. A freshman includes anyone who is currently a student in high school or who has not taken college coursework since graduating from high school.
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Program highlights
- Curriculum continually evolves to meet cross-sector demand in order to best prepare graduates to enter or advance in the workplace.
- 91 percent of 2016-2018 SoHE grads who reported their plans at the time of graduation said they were prepared or well-prepared for the next step in their career.
The University of Wisconsin–Madison is ranked #14 in top public schools by U.S. News & World Report, 2022.
How you'll learn
All courses are online so you can learn from anywhere in the world. Most courses have assignment deadlines, exams, quizzes and discussions throughout the term. Peer and instructor interaction varies based on the course, and discussion and engagement in the digital learning environment is encouraged. The program is designed for part-time students with multiple start dates and a mix of 8-week and 16-week course formats, so you can keep career and family commitments.
Sample curriculum
Foundational courses
- Retail Leadership Symposium
- Introduction to Retail
- SoHE Career and Leadership Development
- Consumer Finance
- Consumer Research and Analysis
- Intro to Statistical Methods
- Consumer Insights
- Accounting Principles
- Consumer Behavior
- Foundational Skills for Business Analysis
Core and capstone courses
- Consumer Design Strategies & Evaluation
- Retail Financial Analysis
- The Consumer & the Market
- Consumer Analytics
The courses above are required for the Consumer Marketplace Studies BS. In addition to these courses, all students are required to fulfill a minimum set of general education requirements and a minimum of 120 total credits to ensure that every graduate acquires the essential core of an undergraduate education.
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- Learn how this program can fit into your life
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- Get help with your application
- Discuss financial aid options
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