Merchandising

Employees in buying and merchandising positions get the product into the hands of the customer. This process includes forecasting, planning, buying, displaying, selling and providing customer service.

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- Chippewa Valley Technical College
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- Fox Valley Technical College
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  Interior Design AAS
  
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- Gateway Technical College
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  Marketing - Business To Business AAS
  
  Marketing - General Marketing AAS
  
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- Lakeshore Technical College
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  Marketing AAS
- Madison College
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  Fashion Marketing AAS
  
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- Mid-State Technical College
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  Digital Marketing AAS
- Milwaukee Area Technical College
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  Marketing Management AAS
  
  Fashion Marketing/Retail Marketing AAS
  
  Retail Marketing Specialist TD
  
  Sales Specialist TD
  
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  Marketing Specialist TD
- Moraine Park Technical College
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  Digital Marketing AAS
  
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- Northcentral Technical College
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- Northeast Wisconsin Technical College
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  Digital Marketing TD
  
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- Waukesha County Technical College
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  Interior Design AAS
- Western Technical College
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- Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College
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  Automotive Service Technician
University of WI System Campuses
- UW-Eau Claire
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- UW-La Crosse
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- UW-Madison
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- UW-Milwaukee
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- UW-Oshkosh
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- UW-River Falls
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- UW-Stout
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- UW-Whitewater
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Wisconsin Private Colleges & Universities
- Alverno
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- Beloit College
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- Cardinal Stritch University
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  Business/commerce, General B
  
  Commercial And Advertising Art B
  
  Marketing/marketing Management, General B
  
  Photography B
  
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  Business/Commerce, General B
  
  Art/Art Studies, General AAS Lib
- Carroll University
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  Graphic Communications, General B
  
  Photography B
- Carthage College
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- Concordia University Wisconsin
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  Digital Communication And Media/Multimedia B
  
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  Illustration B
  
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  Mass Communication/media Studies B
  
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- Edgewood College
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- Lakeland College
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- Lawrence University
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- Marian University
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  Marketing/marketing Management, General B
- Marquette University
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  Advertising B
  
  Marketing/marketing Management, General B
  
  Public Relations/Image Management B
  
  Real Estate B
- Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design
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- Milwaukee School of Engineering
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  Business/commerce, General B
- Mount Mary College
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  Art/art Studies, General B
  
  Business/commerce, General B
  
  Commercial And Advertising Art B
  
  Fashion Merchandising B
  
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- Northland College
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- Ripon College
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- Silver Lake College
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- St. Norbert College
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- Viterbo University
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- Wisconsin Lutheran College
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English / Language Arts

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Algebra I

Geometry

Science

Earth or Life or Physical Science or Biology

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State History Geography

Career and Technical Courses

Business Essentials

Business Technology Applications

English / Language Arts

English/ Language Arts II

Math

Algebra II

Geometry

Science

Biology or Chemistry

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U.S. History

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Principles of Sales and Promotion

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Principles of Sales Management

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English / Language Arts	English/ Language Arts I	English/ Language Arts II	English/ Language Arts III	English/ Language Arts IV
Math	Algebra I Geometry	Algebra II Geometry	Pre-Calculus or Algebra II	Pre-Calculus or Calculus or Trigonometry or Statistics
Science	Earth or Life or Physical Science or Biology	Biology or Chemistry	Chemistry or Physics	Physics or other science course
Social Studies / Sciences	State History Geography	U.S. History	World History Psychology	Government Economics
Career and Technical Courses	Business Essentials Business Technology Applications	Principles of Sales and Promotion Marketing	Principles of Marketing Research	Principles of Sales Management Principles of Marketing Communications

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English / Language Arts

English Composition English Literature

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Algebra or Calculus

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Lab Science

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Economics Psychology

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Consumer Behavior

Marketing Management

Applications of Buying and Merchandising

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Speech/ Oral Communication Technical Writing

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Science

Social Studies / Sciences

Sociology Public Policy

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Advanced Marketing Management

Sales Promotion

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Science

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English / Language Arts

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Science

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Complete Buying and Merchandising Major (4-year degree program)

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English / Language Arts	English Composition English Literature	Speech/ Oral Communication Technical Writing
Math	Algebra or Calculus
Science	Lab Science
Social Studies / Sciences	Economics Psychology	Sociology Public Policy
Career and Technical Courses	Consumer Behavior Marketing Management Applications of Buying and Merchandising	Advanced Marketing Management Sales Promotion	Complete Buying and Merchandising Major (4-year degree program)

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