BA/BS in Computer Science/MBA (Business Innovation Strategy, Business Intelligence and Analytics, Cybersecurity, IT and Innovation, IT Security for Managers)

The BA/BS in Computer Science/MBA accelerated degree program is a 151 to 168-hour STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) degree designed to equip graduates as outstanding technology practitioners in a vast array of industries and global societies. However, being a gifted technician is only partly what one needs for the most successful professional vocation in technology-related careers. One often finds their life’s journey to be a professional path toward transformational leadership of the few or the many. This leader must also be a generalist with exemplary soft skills, in addition to a strong technician, and one who can lead others to perform decisively based on strong values, analytically with problem-solving/critical thinking skills learned with a competency-based approach to learning and then leading followers strategically with a great vision for an improved future. Transformational leaders within any field must be able to influence others through the sharing of one’s vision with all aligned toward successful performance meeting goals and achieving the overall corporate mission. The MBA curriculum, along with that offered in the undergraduate technical foundation here, is competency development focused and will produce transformational leaders who will set the IT professional way above the competitive rest. This graduate is highly technical; however, this one uniquely will be also a generalist who is able to think/act strategically, critically, innovatively, and lead others with a shared vision. In other words, a graduate who will have gained the best from both perspectives. This graduate will be uniquely gifted and skilled with outstanding technical expertise, the competencies to excel in any data-driven marketplace, while also standing out far from the competition as a leader of vision.

UNDERGRADUATE REQUIREMENTS

courses	credit hours (ba)	credit hours (bS)
Developing A Christian Mind DCM 2301 - Developing a Christian Mind	3	3
English	12	9
(BA) ENGL 1301 - Composition and Rhetoric I ENGL 1302 - Composition and Rhetoric II ENGL 2301 - World Literature I ENGL 2302 - World Literature II (BS) ENGL 1301 - Composition and Rhetoric I ENGL 1302 - Composition and Rhetoric II ENGL 2301 - World Literature I or ENGL 2302 - World Literature II
Fine Art FINE 1306 - Introduction to Fine Arts	3	3
Foreign Language *Six hours at the 2000 level if adequate requisites are met	14*	0
Foundations for Excellence	1	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	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	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	3	3
*Choose one:* MATH 1303 - College Algebra MATH 1307 - Finite Math for Business Analysis MATH 1405 - Calculus and Analytic Geometry
Natural Science (1000 or 2000 level courses only) PHYS 1401 and 1402 (BA) plus 7 hours (BS) selected from Biology, Chemistry, Environmental Science, Geology, or Physical Science.	8	15
Religion	9	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 Science	6	6
ECON 2301 - Principles of Macroeconomics POLS 2301 - American National Government
TOTAL GENERAL STUDIES HOURS	67	57
BA/BS Computer Science Major	40	40
Complete the following courses for 40 credit hours: COSC 1302 - Introduction to Computer Science and Programming COSC 1405 - Foundations of Computer Science I COSC 1408 - Foundations of Computer Science II COSC 2306 - Data Structures and Introduction to Algorithms COSC 2403 - Object-Oriented Analysis and Design COSC 3301 - Database Management Systems COSC 3305 - Computer Organization and Architecture COSC 3306 - Networks and Telecommunication
COSC 4308 - Senior Project in Computer Science (S-L) or Three credit hour COSC upper-level electives not used in a selected concentration.
COSC 4402 - Software Engineering (S-L) Plus the following MATH courses: MATH 2309 - Introduction to Linear Algebra MATH 3302 - Discrete Mathematics
Business Concentration:	12	12
FINA 3301 - Corporate Financial Management MANA 3301 - Principles of Management (S-L) MANA 3305 - Managerial Statistics MRKT 3301 - Principles of Marketing
Designated Electives:	12	12
ACCT 2301 - Principles of Financial Accounting ACCT 2302 - Principles of Managerial Accounting ECON 2302 - Principles of Microeconomics MANA 3308 - Business and Public Law
Shared Undergraduate/Graduate Courses	6	6
ACCT 6321 - Managerial Accounting MANA 6310 - Leadership in Management
Additional Upper-Level Electives Required* Additional Lower or Upper-Level Electives Required*	2 0	2 0
TOTAL UNDERGRADUATE WITH SHARED HOURS REQUIRED	139	129

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 Core Courses	18
FINA 6301 - Corporate Finance MANA 6302 - Quantitative Analysis for Managers MANA 6320 - Business Ethics MANA 6341 - Strategic Management Decisions (S-L) MISM 6314 - Management Information Systems MRKT 6301 - Creative Problem Solving for Marketing Decisions (S-L)
MBA Concentrations	12
Choose a concentration: Business Innovation Strategy Concentration BIS 6301 - Agile Leadership BIS 6302 - Strategic Branding BIS 6303 - Data-Driven Decisions BIS 6304 - Capstone Project Business Intelligence and Analytics Concentration MSITM 6301 - Business Data Warehousing (Requisite MISM 6330) MSITM 6302 - Business Intelligence and Data Mining (Requisites MISM 6330, MANA 6302) MSITM 6303 - Data Visualization (Requisite MISM 6330) MSITM 6304 - Capstone Project (Requisite MSITM 6301, 6302, and 6303) Cybersecurity Concentration CYBS 6301 - Data Protection CYBS 6302 - Digital Forensics CYBS 6303 - Operational Cybersecurity Management CYBS 6304 - Practicum Strategy Cybersecurity IT and Innovation Concentration MISM 6320 - Systems Analysis and Project Management MISM 6353 - IT Security MISM 6350 - Managing Digital Strategy (Capstone) And choose one of the following: MISM 6330 - Business Data Management MISM 6335 - Data Communication IT Security for Managers Concentration MSITM 6311 - Introduction to Information Security Management MSITM 6312 - Information Security Policy and Governance MSITM 6313 - Information Security Program Management and Development MSITM 6314 - Information Security Risk Management
TOTAL ADDITIONAL GRADUATE HOURS REQUIRED	30
TOTAL CREDIT HOURS REQUIRED FOR ACCELERATED DEGREE	169	159

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

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