{"id":8935,"date":"2012-02-16T00:32:36","date_gmt":"2012-02-16T00:32:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/?p=8935"},"modified":"2026-10-06T15:15:06","modified_gmt":"2026-10-06T22:15:06","slug":"retail","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/business\/undergraduate\/bachelor-of-business-administration\/retail","title":{"rendered":"Retail Management Concentration"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why study Retailing?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Retail Management Concentration provides a solid foundation of theory important to the retail management discipline. Specifically, students will acquire an interdisciplinary knowledge of merchandise acquisition, strategic retail promotion, retail operations and supply chain management. They will also gain an understanding of cutting edge uses of technology in retail management and gain the mindset necessary to find and apply new applications for technologies in the retail context as these new technologies emerge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Requirements to declare the concentration<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Students must have completed BBUS 300 \u2013 Organizational Behavior, Ethics and Inclusivity (DIV), and BBUS 320 \u2013 Marketing Management to declare the Retail Management concentration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Curriculum for this Concentration<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Students in the Retail Management concentration must complete the following courses for graduation. Prerequisite courses are in parentheses. A minimum grade of 1.7 is required for the prerequisite courses. UW Bothell courses listed; however, equivalencies may apply. See advisor for a complete list.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-not-stacked-on-mobile is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-h-6-font-size is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:20%\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-h-6-font-size\">Course Type<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-h-6-font-size is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:40%\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-h-6-font-size\">Concentration Courses<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-not-stacked-on-mobile is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-h-6-font-size is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:20%\">\n<p><strong>Required 100- \/ 200-Level Courses<\/strong><br><em>(prerequisites in parentheses)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-h-6-font-size is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:80%\">\n<p>B WRIT 135 &#8211; Advanced Composition<br>B BUS 210 &#8211; Financial Accounting<br>B BUS 211 &#8211; Managerial Accounting<br>B BUS 215\/BIS 215 &#8211; Business Statistics<br>B BUS 220\/B BIS 200 &#8211; Microeconomics<br>B BUS 221\/BIS 221 &#8211; Macroeconomics<br>B BUS 230 &#8211; Business Law<br>STMATH 124 or MATH 124 or STMATH 114 or B MATH 144 or MATH 112 &#8211; Calculus 1<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-thin\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\" \/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-not-stacked-on-mobile is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-h-6-font-size is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:20%\">\n<p><strong>Core Courses<\/strong><br><em>(prerequisites in parentheses)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-h-6-font-size is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:80%\">\n<p>B BUS 300 \u2013 Organizational Behavior, Ethics and Inclusivity, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/advising\/degree-requirements\/diversity\">Diversity Designated Course<\/a> <em>(B WRIT 135)<\/em><br>B BUS 307 \u2013 Business Writing, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/advising\/degree-requirements\/additional-writing\">Writing Designated Course<\/a> <em>(B WRIT 135)<\/em><br>B BUS 310 \u2013 Managerial Economics <em>(B BUS 220\/BIS 200, Calculus)<\/em><br>B BUS 320 \u2013 Marketing Management <em>(B MATH 123 or MATH 120 or score of 400 on MTHDSP or score of 154-163 on MPT-AS)<\/em><br>B BUS 340 \u2013 Operations &amp; Project Management <em>(B BUS 220\/BIS 200, B BUS 215)<\/em><br>B BUS 350 \u2013 Business Finance <em>(B BUS 220\/BIS 200, B BUS 215, B BUS 210)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-thin\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\" \/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-not-stacked-on-mobile is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-h-6-font-size is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:20%\">\n<p><strong>Required Courses<\/strong> <em>(prerequisites in parentheses)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-h-6-font-size is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:80%\">\n<p>B BUS 445 \u2013 Merchandise Acquisition <em>(B BUS 320)<\/em><br>B BUS 446 \u2013 Strategic Retail Promotion <em>(B BUS 320)<\/em><br>B BUS 447 \u2013 Retail Operations and Supply Chain Management <br>B BUS 448 \u2013 Retail Technology and Leadership <em>(B BUS 445, B BUS 446)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-thin\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\" \/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-not-stacked-on-mobile is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-h-6-font-size is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:20%\">\n<p><strong>General Electives<\/strong><br><em>(any 300\/400 level UW courses)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-h-6-font-size is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:80%\">\n<p>20 credits<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-thin\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\" \/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-not-stacked-on-mobile is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-h-6-font-size is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:20%\">\n<p><strong>Capstone Courses<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-h-6-font-size is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:80%\">\n<p><strong>Before you can register for the capstone courses, you must complete all core courses and meet with your advisor to file a graduation application<\/strong>.<br><br>B BUS 470 \u2013 Business Policy &amp; 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