MKTG 7720 Marketing

This course focuses on the managerial skills, tools, and concepts required to produce a mutually satisfying exchange between consumers and providers of goods, services, and ideas. The material is presented in a three-part sequence. Part one deals with understanding the marketplace. Part two deals with the individual parts of the marketing program such as pricing, promotion, product decisions, and distribution. Part three of the course deals with overall strategy formulation and control of the marketing function. Students in this course will come to understand the critical links between marketing and the other functional areas of management.

Course overview

Department
Marketing
School
CSOM
Credits
2
Level
Graduate
Offered
Every Fall

Course evaluations

Response-weighted averages from Boston College’s official course evaluations (Avalanche/Blue).

Course rating
4.67 / 5 · Excellent
345 responses
Instructor rating
4.78 / 5 · Excellent
345 responses
Terms evaluated
5
Most recent: Fall 2025

Scales: overall ratings run from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent); agreement questions from 1 (strongly disagree) to 5 (strongly agree); weekly effort from 1 (up to 1 hour) to 5 (10 or more hours).

Evaluations by term and instructor
TermInstructorCourse overallInstructor overallWell organizedClear learning objectivesIntellectually challengingHelpful assignmentsApplicable beyond courseAttendance necessaryWeekly effortResponses
Fall 2025 (midterm)Bradford Hudson4.64.64.74.64.64.84.84.74–6 hrs/week47 of 76
Fall 2024Jon Kerbs4.74.84.94.94.74.84.84.84–6 hrs/week92 of 94
Fall 2023 (midterm)Jon Kerbs4.74.74.94.84.64.84.74.84–6 hrs/week81 of 85
Fall 2022 (midterm)Jon Kerbs4.74.84.94.94.74.84.84.84–6 hrs/week71 of 73
Fall 2021 (midterm)Jon Kerbs4.74.84.84.84.74.84.74.84–6 hrs/week54 of 96

Data freshness

Course and evaluation data last updated 2026-10-09. Source details and limitations are documented in Data Sources and Methodology.

Instructors

  • Bradford Hudson
    Fall 2026, Midterm Fall 2025 · Official rating 4.63/5
  • Jon Kerbs
    Midterm Fall 2023, Midterm Fall 2022, Midterm Fall 2021, 2024FALL1 · Official rating 4.80/5

Sections

  • Section 01
    Fall 2026 · Bradford Hudson · Fulton Hall 150 TuTh 01:45PM-03:45PM · Offered
  • Section 02
    Fall 2026 · Bradford Hudson · Fulton Hall 150 TuTh 11:00AM-01:00PM · Offered