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John Brown University
2000 W. University St., Siloam Springs, AR 72761479-524-9500
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Major in Marketing
Become a marketer • Learn strategies • Impact the lives of consumers
Learn how to create value.
In the marketing major, you'll have multiple client projects in your portfolio by the time you graduate. That real-world experience combined with your study of contemporary marketing and retailing theory and practice will equip you to create value in the field. Marketing is where creativity meets critical thinking.
Start your applicationGain real experience
Gain incredible insight into the consumer packaged goods industry and explore marketing best practices through summer internships at one of several Fortune 500 companies located right in JBU's backyard.
Get certified
At JBU, you'll have the opportunity to earn marketing certifications from organizations like Google, Hubspot, and Facebook as part of your coursework.
Develop collaborative skills
Employers look for graduates who not only have technical knowledge but have learned to collaborate with others, communicate effectively and discover innovative solutions for problems.
What to expect as a marketing student
Stretch your skillset
Develop your creative and analytical skills through a unique blend of communications, marketing, graphic design, and data analytics courses. This combination of skills is in high demand in the agency world.
Build your resume
By the time you leave JBU, you will have a portfolio of projects that include a customer journey map, buyer persona, and an integrated campaign plan, all supported by strong insights drawn from databases, focus groups, and survey research.
Pursue your master's degree
Through our 4+1 program, you can graduate with a bachelor's and a master’s in just five years.
Featured faculty
Dr. Eva Fast earned both her B.S.B.A. and M.B.A. from JBU. She completed her D.B.A. at George Fox University where she successfully defended her dissertation, “A new model of opportunity recognition: Linking individual agency, entrepreneurial action, the innovation process”. She teaches courses in marketing, entrepreneurship and innovation. Prior to teaching, she worked in the marketing department at Simmons Foods where she gained valuable experience performing market research, conducting demand planning and participating in national trade shows.
She often incorporates client projects in her classes, ranging from small local businesses to Fortune 100 companies, where students gain hands-on experience. Dr. Fast has led several student teams to compete annually in the Governor’s Cup Business Plan Competition. Those teams have brought home over $400,000 in cash prizes. She likes to see students develop their gifts and surprise themselves in the process. She also values hard work and strives to build confidence in her students through her walk with God.
Dr. Eva Fast
Assistant Professor of Entrepreneurship and Marketing
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John Brown University
2000 W. University St., Siloam Springs, AR 72761
479-524-9500 jbuinfo@jbu.edu
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John Brown University is a leading private Christian university, training students to honor God and serve others since 1919. Arkansas’ top-ranked university (The Wall Street Journal) and top-ranked regional university (U.S. News), JBU enrolls more than 2,200 students from 37 states and 42 countries in its traditional undergraduate, graduate, online and concurrent education programs. JBU offers more than 50 undergraduate majors, with top programs including nursing, psychology, construction management, graphic design, family and human services, and engineering. Eighteen graduate degrees are available in business, counseling, cybersecurity, and education.
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