Marketing Area Program Resources

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Learn more about Marketing

Join a community of peers, professors, staff and alumni that comprises the Marketing Academic Area at the Jindal School. The Marketing learning community is close-knit and deeply knowledgeable. Marketing students engage with a wealth of insight and experience that can challenge them and help realize their potential as a professional and as a person.

Marketing Program Resources at the Jindal School

Academic Programs – Primary

The Marketing academic area offers one bachelor’s, one master’s and one PhD program.

Online Degrees

Academic Programs – Additional

The Marketing area also offers accelerated pathways to adding more degrees as well as professional programs and concentrations.

Faculty and Advisory Board

Discover how Marketing area faculty are researching, publishing, speaking and engaging in the business community.

Community Activity

Marketing area students, faculty and staff are engaged in the community through center activities, events and more.

Marketing Resource Articles

Discover how Marketing faculty are researching, publishing, speaking and engaging in the business community. The authors of these articles also include Marketing students, staff and friends

Shannon Cotts, Collegiate Marketer of the Year

Students’ Work Played a Part in a Corporate Acquisition

In May 2019, Shannon Cotts won the DFW AMA Collegiate Marketer of the Year award for her outstanding data analysis provided to startup business Fixd, a Dallas-based home warranty and service repair business.

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What Does a Brand Manager Do?

Marketing Career Focus: Brand Management

A brand manager is responsible for the overall image of a product or person. Key elements of the job are researching the marketplace to determine where the product or client fits in.

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How Our Marketing Students Land Over 150 Internships Every Year

The BS in Marketing program’s required internship is important for acquiring needed experience to land that first job. It’s also a crucial part of our trilogy experience, which includes completion of an internship, 100 hours of community engagement experience and a capstone senior project course.

Julie Haworth and Claudia Kwee

Research Isn’t Just for Science Majors — It’s for Marketing Majors, Too!

While a BS in Marketing program student, Claudia Kwee had a chance to conduct a research project and present it at an educators’ conference in Houston.

Julie Haworth

Capstone Senior Projects Provides Real-World Solutions for an Array of Clients

The Professional Program in Marketing (PPM) is a program that provides supplemental workshops and professional opportunities while also encouraging participation in rigorous courses. This elite program was the brainchild of a past Capstone Senior Project Marketing (MKT 4395) course.

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Now Is a Good Time to Help a Nonprofit Organization

By being part of the UT Dallas community, we know we are blessed with support, resources and connections — but most of all hope.

Tom Henderson, article author

What You Learn From Capstone Senior Projects

Capstone Senior Projects give students a taste of real-world situations. Students gain experience working with corporations in the community, showcasing their expertise and professionalism.

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Marketing Blogs & News

Find advice and resources you need as a current or prospective student in marketing.

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Mentoring Course at Jindal School Now Offers Training Certificate

A Jindal School course that teaches leadership, management and communication skills to aspiring mentors now offers mentor training certification to those students who successfully complete the class.

Dinesh Pandian and Vartika Varshney

Student Group Shows Top Hosting, Competing Skills at State Leadership Conference

All UT Dallas business contest competitors at the Phi Beta Lambda Texas State Leadership Conference qualified to compete at the National Leadership Conference in June. The UTD chapter also hosted the state leadership conference this year.

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JSOM Students Bring Home Collegiate World Cup of Sales

Jindal School sales students scored the most points overall at the annual International Collegiate Sales Competition recently, an achievement that led them to win a new team event and bring home the inaugural Collegiate World Cup of Sales.

Varika Pinnam

Senior Wins Student Entrepreneur and Collegiate Marketer of the Year Awards

A marketing senior recently brought home two major competition awards, one from Dallas Startup Week for her entrepreneurship and one from the DFW chapter of the American Marketing Association, which named her Collegiate Marketer of the Year.

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Jindal School Researcher Joins Theoretical With Practical to Help Businesses

Jindal School Professor Özalp Özer brings theoretical and practical research to his efforts to help businesses solve their problems. This approach often leads to answers — as well as new research avenues to explore.

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Super Bowl Ad Trends to Expect this Year

On Super Bowl Sunday, whether the game’s a good one or a great one, make sure you don’t miss the real game within the game — the commercials. Prof. Biswas gives us a sneak peek of what Super Bowl ad trends to expect this year.

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2019 Scholarship Breakfast: Former Dallas Mayor Emphasizes Need for Education

Former Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings tied education to economic viability in a keynote conversation at the Jindal School’s major annual fundraiser, the Scholarship Breakfast. The event raised enough to provide scholarships for more than 40 students.

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JSOM Faculty Members Honored by Academic Journal for Service

Two faculty members in the Naveen Jindal School of Management have been recognized by Marketing Science, a peer-reviewed academic journal published by the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences and tracked in The UTD Top 100 Business School Research Rankings™. Sanjay Jain Drs. Upender Subramanian and Sanjay Jain are both professors in the […]
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JSOM Sales Students Make Enduring Job Connections with Beck Technology

Many Jindal School sales students see a potential employer in Center for Professional Sales corporate partner Beck Technology. Students realize “that Beck is agile, innovative and a modern selling organization,” says Center Director Howard Dover.

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Professional Sales Concentration Prepares Students with Real-World Scenarios

Jindal School sales students launched the fall with a Speed Sell competition followed by a presentation from renowned sales expert and author Mark Hunter. Events like these reinforce classroom teachings and introduce students to potential employers.

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Sales Students Benefit From Artificial Intelligence Tools

Students in Jindal School of Management sales courses are reaping rewards from artificial intelligence technology that can analyze their sales calls and role-plays.Their efforts are to be featured in a video by the company that makes the technology.

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What Does a Product Manager Do?

Overview of skills needed for product managers and how these map to the courses offered at the MS or Master of Science in Marketing at UT Dallas. The job of the product manager is to discover a product that is valuable, usable and feasible.

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Powering Through JSOM as a Working Student Part I

Whether you are new to being a working student or have been doing it for quite some time now, read the helpful tips on how you can make the most of your time in graduate school.

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Recent Jindal School Graduate Named to Selective Postgraduate Program

A recent Jindal School graduate will pursue his interest in nuclear security and diplomacy in the Schwarzman Scholars, a postgraduate program in Beijing to train global leaders while building relationships between China and the world.

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What Does a Brand Manager Do?

Overview of skills needed by brand managers and how these map to the courses offered at the MS or Master of Science in Marketing at UT Dallas. The advertising and branding track has 4 core courses covering interactive and digital marketing, branding, and more.

Top Sales Student

Top Sales Student Transformed Adversity into Opportunities

One of the top students in the Professional Sales Concentration has had an extreme past but is transforming adversity into opportunity. Rising star, Kathryn McCord, will surprise you with her story.

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Job Analysis for Digital Marketing – Mobile Marketing

Overview of skills needed for mobile marketing managers and how these map to the courses offered at the MS or Master of Science in Marketing at UT Dallas. The mobile marketing professional must understand the web and app ecosystems.

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JSOM Team Finishes Second in Adobe Analytics Challenge

A trio of JSOM graduate marketing students finished second and earned $14k in the Adobe Analytics Challenge, a business case competition. “Their win highlights the quality of our digital courses,” MS in Marketing Program Director Alex Edsel said.

Comets Shine at the Phi Beta Lambda National Leadership Conference

UT Dallas student competitors scored a record number of first-place finishes at the Phi Beta Lambda National Leadership Conference. All 10 UTD contestants placed in the top 10 in every event they entered.

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DFW Retail Innovation Panel Foresees a Future Mix of Tech and Tradition

Marketing, product and technology experts discussed retail innovation in Dallas-Fort Worth at an event presented by the Naveen Jindal School of Management in partnership with the DFW chapter of the American Marketing Association.

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Bachelor’s Degree Program


Build your understanding of marketing fundamentals and learn skills in communication, branding, analytics and more.


BS in Marketing

Master’s Degree Programs


Master the skills that empower you to understand customer needs and the competitive environment.



MS in Marketing

PhD with Marketing Concentration


Develop strong research skills that are especially relevant for students interested in an academic career.



PhD in Marketing