Dr. Deborah J. C. Brosdahl serves as the graduate director.
Degree Requirements
The Master of Retailing curriculum consists of 36 semester hours of
graduate credit in approved courses. Twenty-one semester hours of
credit are in core courses required for all Master of Retailing
majors. Required courses help students acquire decision-making tools
to solve real-world problems. Additionally, the faculty members use
the case method and group projects, which build competency in oral
and written analysis of complex business situations.
General requirements--academic or professional option:
Thesis Option
A graduate student electing the thesis option must first pass a
comprehensive written examination upon completion of course work,
enroll in 6 hours of thesis preparation (RETL 799), and prepare and
successfully defend an acceptable thesis.
Courses for Thesis Option (36 hours*)
STAT 515 Statistical Methods I
RETL 695 Retailing Literature & Thought
RETL 725 Shoppers in the Retail Environment
RETL 745 International Retailing
RETL 747 Competitive Strategies in Retailing
HRSM 788 Applied Research in Hospitality, Retail, and Sport Management
RETL 799 Thesis Preparation (6)
RETL Electives — 6 additional hours selected from graduate courses with a RETL prefix
General Electives — 6 hours at the 500 level or above
Non-Thesis Option
A graduate student electing the non-thesis option must first pass a
comprehensive written examination upon completion of course work,
enroll in HRSM 795 (Field Project), and prepare and successfully
defend a master's project.
Courses for Non-Thesis Option (36 hours*)
STAT 515 Statistical Methods I
RETL 695 Retailing Literature & Thought
RETL 725 Shoppers in the Retail Environment
RETL 745 International Retailing
RETL 747 Competitive Strategies in Retailing
HRSM 788 Applied Research in Hospitality, Retail, and Sport Management
HRSM 795 Field Project in Hospitality, Retail, and Sport Management (6)
RETL Electives — 6 additional hours selected from graduate courses with a RETL prefix
General Electives — 6 hours at the 500 level or above
*According to the Graduate Bulletin, at least half of the credit hours on the Program of Study, exclusive of thesis preparation (799), must be earned in courses numbered 700 and above.
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