The Business and Marketing Education major is offered through the Secondary Education Program. Positions in business and marketing education, unlike other teaching positions, involve contact and establishment of working relationships with many different publics, both in the schools and business communities. Individuals who desire to provide similar services in the private sector environment or non-profit organizations are generally employed in training and development departments of organizations. The focus in this area is in the field of human resource development. Keep in mind, however, that some fields will require graduate study or further schooling of some kind.
Many more occupations exist and are worth investigating.
The internet is a fantastic source of information. A broad range of resources on career fields, internships, and job search information is also available in the Academic Advising and Career Development Resource Center in 303 Wilson Hall. Business and Marketing Education prepares individuals interested in becoming vocational teachers and adult trainers to provide leadership and training for secondary level students and lifetime learners of the 21th century. Programs in this field are based on the assumption that accelerating technological changes occurring now and in the future will dramatically increase the number and complexity of career opportunities and require continuous, specialized technical retraining throughout one's career. Business and marketing educators teach classes in marketing, fashion merchandising, consumer education, computer applications, business management, business math and business law.