BBS in Management/MA in Management

The Bachelor of Business Studies with a concentration in Management/Master of Arts in Management, an accelerated bachelor’s and master’s degree program jointly sponsored by the College of Business and the Graduate School of Business, is a 150-hour program. The accelerated program is designed to equip and transform students to be servant leaders with the knowledge, skills, and competencies for further growth and development, career advancement, increased marketability, and transition to other careers. The accelerated program is created for individuals who are inspired to continue their educational journey to a master’s degree while pursuing an undergraduate degree. From a financial perspective, the accelerated bachelor’s and master’s degree program is more cost-effective, saving time and money.

UNDERGRADUATE REQUIREMENTS

courses	credit hours (BBs)
Professional Studies Requirement PRST 3301 Lifelong Learning (S-L) (required for all Professional Studies students)	3
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
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	3
*Choose one:* MATH 1301 - Math for Liberal Arts MATH 1303 - College Algebra MATH 1304 - Trigonometry MATH 1307 - Finite Math for Business Analysis MATH 1308 - Calculus for Business Analysis MATH 1405 - Calculus and Analytic Geometry
Natural Science (1000 or 2000 level courses only)	4
One laboratory science from Biology, Chemistry, Environmental Science, Geology, Physical Science, or Physics
Religion	12
RELI 1301 - Old Testament Survey RELI 1302 - New Testament Survey (If hours transferred at time of initial enrollment at DBU do not equal 60 or more hours, additional religion hours will be required.)
Social Sciences (1000 or 2000 level courses only)	6
POLS 2301 American National Government ECON 2301 Principles of Macroeconomics
TOTAL GENERAL STUDIES HOURS	48
BBS in Management
Business Courses	24
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 3302 - Principles of Human Resource Management or MANA 3303 - Principles of Organizational Behavior MANA 3308 - Business and Public Law MRKT 3301 - Principles of Marketing STIM 3301 - Information Systems for Management
Shared Undergraduate/Graduate Hours	6
MANA 6320 - Business Ethics MANA 6358 - Business Negotiation and Conflict Resolution
Additional Upper-Level Electives Required* Additional Lower or Upper-Level Electives Required*	18 24
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 (Ma)
Required Core Courses	12
MANA 6360 - Managerial Strategy and Implementation (S-L) MANA 6370 - Innovative Leadership MANA 6371 - Motivation and Vision-Casting MANA 6372 - Managing Organizations and Teams
*MA in Management Concentration	18
Students choose any MA in Management concentration. See MA in Management* degree plan for information.
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.

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

Refer to course descriptions for course requisites.

COURSE DESCRIPTIONS

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