MGMT234

CONSUMER BEHAVIOR

Department
Management
Terms offered
8
Data refreshed
Jun 30, 2026

Description

Section information text: Consumer Behavior is a course focused on the concepts that create consumer demand for products and services and define consumers choices for particular brands. Within the course, students will discuss selected articles and videos that go beyond the textbook to demonstrate current trends in consumer buying behaviors in key market segments. Students will also work as teams during the semester on a project to identify marketing strategies to position brands for target consumer segments.

Syllabi

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Offering history & forecast 2011–2021

1995
2021
Sections offered by academic year and season, with estimated offering chances for future years above the divider
YearFallSpringSummerIntersession
2030 2030 Fall: 7% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 9 fall terms since 2018. 2030 Spring: 21% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 4 of 9 spring terms since 2018. Department course count rising about 4% per year. Department faculty is about 35% below its recent average. 2030 Summer: 7% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 9 summer terms since 2018. 2030 Intersession: 8% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 6 intersession terms since 2020.
2029 2029 Fall: 6% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 10 fall terms since 2017. 2029 Spring: 19% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 5 of 10 spring terms since 2017. Department course count falling about 2% per year. 2029 Summer: 6% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 10 summer terms since 2017. 2029 Intersession: 7% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 7 intersession terms since 2017.
2028 2028 Fall: 5% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 11 fall terms since 2016. 2028 Spring: 18% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 5 of 10 spring terms since 2017. Department course count falling about 5% per year. 2028 Summer: 5% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 11 summer terms since 2016. 2028 Intersession: 7% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 7 intersession terms since 2017.
2027 2027 Fall: 5% chance, high confidence. Offered in 0 of 12 fall terms since 2015. 2027 Spring: 19% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 5 of 10 spring terms since 2017. Department course count falling about 6% per year. 2027 Summer: 5% chance, high confidence. Offered in 0 of 12 summer terms since 2015. 2027 Intersession: 6% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 7 intersession terms since 2017.
2021 Not offered 1 section Not offered Not offered
2020 Not offered 1 section Not offered Not offered
2019 Not offered 1 section Not offered No data for this term
2018 Not offered 1 section Not offered No data for this term
2017 Not offered 1 section Not offered Not offered
2016 Not offered Not offered Not offered No data for this term
2015 Not offered Not offered Not offered No data for this term
2014 Not offered Not offered Not offered No data for this term
2013 Not offered Not offered Not offered No data for this term
2012 Not offered Not offered Not offered No data for this term
2011 Not offered Not offered Not offered No data for this term
Forecast Under 15% 15–39% 40–69% 70–89% 90%+ Not enough history
Fall Spring Summer Intersession Darker means more sections Not offered No data for term

Future estimates combine recent offering frequency with detected multi-year cycles. Hover a cell for confidence and evidence; low-confidence estimates are marked with ~.

Meeting times

Most recent first
  • Tue, Thu, 10:25 AM–11:40 AM ONLINE 2021
  • Tue, Thu, 10:25 AM–11:40 AM Carlson Hall CH120 2020
  • Mon, Thu, 1:25 PM–2:40 PM Carlson Hall CH128 20192018
  • Mon, Wed, 12:00 PM–1:15 PM Carlson Hall CH120 2017
  • Tue, Thu, 2:40 PM–3:55 PM JC104 199719961995
Credit-bearing sections of MGMT234
TermProfessorTypeCreditsEnrollmentCRN
Spring 2021Thomas J. MurphyOnline1 57 of 30 enrolled35820
Spring 2020Thomas J. MurphyLecture1 36 of 30 enrolled35820
Spring 2019Thomas J. MurphyLecture1 40 of 30 enrolled35820
Spring 2018Thomas J. MurphyLecture1 32 of 30 enrolled35820
Spring 2017Thomas J. MurphyLecture1 37 of 30 enrolled35820
Fall 1997John H. FriarLecture1 6 of 35 enrolled20708
Fall 1996John H. FriarLecture1 16 of 35 enrolled20708
Fall 1995John H. FriarLecture1 19 of 35 enrolled20708