BBA in Management/MBA in Management

The Bachelor of Business Administration in Management and Master of Business Administration in Management Accelerated Bachelor’s and Master’s degree is a 150-hour program. Graduates will receive a Bachelor of Business Administration and a Master of Business Administration, both with an emphasis in Management. The program is designed to equip and transform students to be servant leaders with the knowledge and skills to increase job security, to position themselves for advancement within their own organizations, and to prepare students for future employment and leadership opportunities within both the profit and nonprofit sectors of business. The cost-effective accelerated program is for individuals who may be inspired to continue their educational journey to a master’s degree while pursuing an undergraduate degree because it will give them a competitive advantage in the workplace.

UNDERGRADUATE REQUIREMENTS

courses	credit hours (BBA)
Developing A Christian Mind DCM 2301 - Developing a Christian Mind	3
Economics	6
ECON 2301 – Principles of Macroeconomics ECON 2302 – Principles of Microeconomics
English	9
ENGL 1301 - Composition and Rhetoric I ENGL 1302 - Composition and Rhetoric II
*and* ENGL 2301 - World Literature I or ENGL 2302 - World Literature II
Fine Arts FINE 1306 - Introduction to Fine Arts	3
Foundations for Excellence	1
FOUN 1101 - Foundations for Excellence is required of all first-year and transfer students with fewer than 15 credit hours. (AP, CLEP, IB, or dual/concurrent credit earned while in high school does not count toward these 15 credit hours.)
History	6
*Choose two:* HIST 1301 - U.S. History to 1865 HIST 1302 - U.S. History Since 1865 HIST 2301 - World Civilization I HIST 2302 - World Civilization II
Kinesiology	2
KNES 1101 - Fitness for Living and one additional activity course (KNES 1102-1122); for veterans or those 25 years of age or older prior to enrollment at DBU, KNES courses are waived.
Mathematics	6
MATH 1307 - Finite Math for Business Analysis MATH 1308 - Calculus for Business Analysis
Natural Science (1000 or 2000 level courses only)	4
One laboratory science from Biology, Chemistry, Environmental Science, Geology, Physical Science, or Physics
Religion	9
RELI 1301 - Old Testament Survey RELI 1302 - New Testament Survey and three additional credit hours depending on credit hours transferred at time of initial enrollment
Social Sciences (1000 or 2000 level courses only)	6
POLS 2301 - American National Government and an additional three credit hours may be selected from Psychology or Sociology
Speech COMA 1302 - Speech and Interpersonal Communication	3
TOTAL GENERAL STUDIES HOURS	58
BBA in Management
Business Courses	33
ACCT 2301 - Principles of Financial Accounting ACCT 2302 - Principles of Managerial Accounting FINA 3301 - Corporate Financial Management MANA 3301 - Principles of Management (S-L) MANA 3305 - Managerial Statistics MANA 3306 - Management Communication MANA 3308 - Business and Public Law MANA 4301 - Operations and Quality Management MANA 4320 - Strategy and Problems in Management MRKT 3301 - Principles of Marketing STIM 3301 - Information Systems for Management
General Management Concentration	21
ENTR 3301 - Principles of Entrepreneurship (S-L) MANA 3303 - Principles of Organizational Behavior MANA 4341 - Negotiations in Management Four upper-level business electives (12 credit hours) from ACCT, ENTR, FINA, HOST, MANA, MRKT, or STIM excluding MANA 3302 and MANA 4342.
Shared Undergraduate/Graduate Hours	6
MANA 6320 - Business Ethics MANA 6323 - Human Resource Strategy (S-L)
Additional Upper-Level Electives Required* Additional Lower or Upper-Level Electives Required*	0 2
TOTAL UNDERGRADUATE WITH SHARED HOURS REQUIRED	120

A 120-credit-hour minimum for a bachelor's degree is required. Students must complete all Undergraduate hours and shared undergraduate/graduate hours prior to enrolling for remaining Graduate hours.

*Elective Requirements

In order to satisfy the “Undergraduate only” portion of an accelerated degree plan, sufficient lower-level and upper-level elective hours must be taken to complete the minimum number of Undergraduate credit hours required for each specific accelerated degree.
As part of this accelerated degree plan, 6 shared Graduate hours will be counted toward a minimum of 42 upper-level Undergraduate credit hours required for all bachelor’s degrees.

REMAINING GRADUATE REQUIREMENTS

courses	credit hours (Mba)
Required Courses	21
ACCT 6321 - Managerial Accounting FINA 6301 - Corporate Finance MANA 6302 - Quantitative Analysis for Managers MANA 6310 - Leadership in Management MANA 6341 - Strategic Management Decisions (S-L) (Capstone course) MISM 6314 - Management Information Systems MRKT 6301 - Creative Problem Solving for Marketing Decisions (S-L)
General Management Concentration Requirements	9
MANA 6311 - Global Initiatives in Management MANA 6314 - Organizational Change and Development MANA 6333 - Operations and Quality Management
TOTAL ADDITIONAL GRADUATE HOURS REQUIRED	30
TOTAL CREDIT HOURS REQUIRED FOR ACCELERATED DEGREE	150

Students are required to take the Major Field Test (MFT) as part of MANA 4320 Strategy and Problems in Management. Students will prepare for the exam through completion of the coursework of MANA 4320.

Students who enter DBU as transfer students may complete 51-58 hours of general studies requirements. Appropriate lower-level and/or upper-level electives may be required to ensure the minimum undergraduate degree requirement is met.

(S-L) = Course(s) with field-based service-learning component.

Refer to course descriptions for course requisite.

COURSE DESCRIPTIONS

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