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Consumer Sciences and Retailing
Matthews Hall
812 W. State Street
West Lafayette, Indiana 47907-2060

Phone: (765) 494-8292
Fax: (765) 494-0869
E-mail: csr@purdue.edu

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Professional selling is one of the fastest growing segments in business, creating a strong demand for technically sophisticated and professional sales experts. You'll develop strong skills in communication, consumer behavior, customer relations, sales management, business, and marketing.

Career Options

  • Account manager
  • Customer relationship manager
  • Marketing director or manager
  • Sales director or manager

In many corporations, selling is the first step up the ladder to middle- and upper-level management.

Coursework

  • Accounting
  • Business
  • Communication
  • Consumer behavior
  • Customer relations
  • Leadership strategies
  • Marketing
  • Professional selling
  • Sales management

Complete list of CSR courses and descriptions

Experiential Learning

  • Complete a required sales internship.
  • Shadow a salesperson for a day.
  • Role-play sales presentations in class.
  • Become active in professional selling activities on a national level by joining Purdue's chapter of Phi Sigma Epsilon, a national fraternity for sales and marketing management.