COURSE CODE: 8111

Marketing Exploration

SCED Code: 12160
Virginia Extended Description: 18
Suggested Grade Level: 9, 10, 11
Duration: 18 Weeks
Hours: 70
Credits: 0.5
Prerequisite: None
OSHA Compliance Required?: No
CTSO: DECA

Explore the world of marketing to understand its importance in today’s society. Students will develop skills related to interpersonal communication, self-presentation, economics, marketing, sales, employability, career discovery, promotion, and ethical decision-making—all essential skills in any career. Contextual instruction and student participation in co-curricular career and technical student organization (CTSO) activities will develop leadership, interpersonal, and career skills. High-quality work-based learning (HQWBL) will provide experiential learning opportunities related to students' career goals and/or interests, integrated with instruction, and performed in partnership with local businesses and organizations.

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Course Sequences

A combination of this course and those below, equivalent to two 36-week courses, is a concentration sequence. Students wishing to complete a specialization may take additional courses based on their career pathways. A program completer is a student who has met the requirements for a CTE concentration sequence and all other requirements for high school graduation or an approved alternative education program.

Virginia’s High Demand Occupations and Apprenticeable Occupations

Section § 2.2-2472 of the Code of Virginia requires the Virginia Board of Workforce Development (VBWD) to publish a list of jobs, trades, and professions for which a high demand for qualified workers exists or is projected.  The Virginia Office of Education Economics (VOEE) collaborated with the VBWD and related stakeholders to develop the high demand occupations list. VOEE’s mission is to leverage data to inform educational programming, policy, and workforce partnerships across the Commonwealth.  See also the Virginia 2024 High Demand Occupations Dashboard

Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) Code, Occupation Description, and Active Apprenticeable Occupation status (Yes/No per the Virginia Department of Labor and Industry). 

SOC Code Occupation Description Apprenticeable Occupation
396012 Concierges No
119081 Lodging Managers No
112021 Marketing Managers No
271011 Art Directors No
112032 Public Relations Managers No
112022 Sales Managers No
111021 General and Operations Managers No
119141 Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers No
151242 Database Administrators No
131161 Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists No
434051 Customer Service Representatives No
271026 Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers No
419022 Real Estate Sales Agents No
414011 Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products No

Career Clusters

Pathway Occupation
Lodging
  • Concierges
  • Lodging Managers
  • Marketing Managers

Pathway Occupation
Marketing Communications
  • Advertising and Promotions Managers
  • Art Directors
  • Marketing Managers
  • Public Relations Managers
  • Sales Managers
Marketing Management
  • Advertising and Promotions Managers
  • Chief Executives
  • General and Operations Managers
  • Marketing Managers
  • Retail Salespersons
  • Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers
Marketing Research
  • Database Administrators
  • Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists
Merchandising
  • Customer Service Representatives
  • Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers
  • Retail Salespersons
Professional Sales
  • Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers
  • Real Estate Sales Agents
  • Sales Managers
  • Telemarketers
  • Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products

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