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    Summer at Babson offers a range of pre-college experiences that bring our hands-on, entrepreneurial approach to high school students. Options include credit-bearing Babson Academy Summer Study, the non-credit Arthur M. Blank School Summer Program, and additional programming in Miami, giving students multiple ways to explore their interests and build practical skills, connections, and confidence before college.

Curriculum

Retail Concentration

Required Courses

MKT3540 Retailing Management*
MOB3573 Supply Chain Management*

Elective Courses

(Choose a minimum of 2 courses from this list)

MKT3510 Marketing Research*
MKT3550 Consumer Behavior
MKT4505 Marketing Management*
MKT4510 Services Marketing
MKT4515 Brand Management*
MKT4560 Global Marketing Management*
MKT3500 Marketing Communications*
MKT3560 Developing and Marketing New Products*
MOB3515 Human Resource Management*
MOB3510 Service Strategy and Innovation
MOB3522 Business and the Environment*
MOB3560 Global Strategic Management*
MOB3580 Negotiations*
QTM3610 Applied Multivariate Statistics
QTM3612 Data Mining and Competing Analytics
QTM3615 Time Series and Forecasting*
QTM3620 Operations Research
EPS3580 Marketing for Entrepreneurs*
EPS3545 Family As Entrepreneur
EPS3501 Entrepreneurship and Opportunity*
MIS3530 Electronic Business*
MIS3525 Enterprise 2.0: Building Social Networks
LAW3560 International Law for Business*

Suggested Courses

(Not for credit in the concentration)

EPS3525 Social Enterprise Management
EPS3515 Key to Success Family Business
MKT3574 Managing the Sales Process*
ANT3671 Material Culture
ECN3660 International Trade Theory and Policy*
ECN3670 Role of Government in Market Economy*

Suggested Career Paths

Retail Management

  • Merchandising/buying
  • Store operations
  • Brand management (selling to retailers)
  • Sales

Courses

MKT3510 Marketing Research*
MKT3550 Consumer Behavior
MKT4510 Services Marketing
MKT4515 Brand Management*
MKT3500 Marketing Communications*
MOB3515 Human Resource Management*
MOB3510 Service Strategy and Innovation
MOB3580 Negotiations*
MIS3525 Enterprise 2.0: Building Social Networks
MKT4505 Marketing Management*
MKT4560 Global Marketing Management*
MKT3560 Developing and Marketing New Products*

Analytical Retail Intellegence

  • Marketing research
  • Analytics—scanner and panel data for retailers or information
  • Consultants for retailers

Courses

MKT3510 Marketing Research*
QTM3612 Applied Data Mining and Competiting Analytics
QTM3615 Time Series and Forecasting*
QTM3620 Operations Research
QTM3610 Applied Multivariate Statistics

Retailing for Entrepreneurs

  • Family businesses or new retail ventures
  • Selling to retailers

Courses

EPS3580 Marketing for Entrepreneurs*
EPS3545 Family As Entrepreneur
EPS3501 Entrepreneurship and Opportunity*
MOB3515 Human Resource Management*
MOB3510 Service Strategy and Innovation
MOB3580 Negotiations*
MKT4560 Global Marketing Management*

Supply Chain Operations

  • Retailing, selling to retailers, consulting
  • Inventory management, procurement, consulting
  • Managing the flow of goods/services, information, and financials from raw materials to end users

Courses

MOB3510 Service Strategy and Innovation
MIS3530 Electronic Business*
MOB3580 Negotiations*
LAW3560 International Law for Business*
QTM3615 Time Series and Forecasting*
QTM3620 Operations Research
QTM3610 Applied Multivariate Statistics*
MOB3522 Business and the Environment*
MOB3560 Global Strategic Management*


*Held Fall 201