Marketing and Sales Option

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Promote, sell and deliver

Market and sell agriculture products. Learn how to distribute these products and provide excellent service for your customers.

Why take the marketing and sales option?

Build your sales acumen with courses in advertising, retail, marketing and management.
Your core agriculture courses help you navigate the food, fiber and natural resources industry.
Learn how to gauge market changes, along with customer habits and needs.

Track requirements

The marketing and sales option requires 15 hours for specialization. Visit the program requirements page or download the Four Year Program (.pdf) for a complete listing of all required courses and track options.

Degree options

Careers and outcomes

As an agricultural business major, you will be prepared for a variety of careers with public, private, nonprofit and governmental agencies. Specifically, the marketing and sales option will provide you with the necessary skills for the following careers:

Agricultural marketing
Customer relations
Logistics
Representative for trade associations
Retail sales
Sales with local, regional, national and international firms

Missouri State Career Center

To help you prepare and search for jobs, the Missouri State Career Center provides a database of current openings, tips for preparing your résumé and on-campus interview opportunities. The Career Center also compiles information about what you can do with an agricultural business major.