BBA in Entrepreneurship/MS in Management (Entrepreneurship)

The 150-credit-hour accelerated entrepreneurship degree combining the Bachelor of Business Administration in Entrepreneurship and the Master of Science in Management programs is intended for students who wish to prepare themselves to launch a new business. The program prepares students for effective leadership in dynamic, growth-oriented industries, leading teams to launch and grow businesses that are financially viable, beneficial to society, and advance the Kingdom of God through the marketplace. The program includes a classroom track, as well as a business accelerator track.

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	3
COMA 1302 - Speech and Interpersonal Communication
TOTAL GENERAL STUDIES HOURS	58
BBA in Entrepreneurship
Business Core	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
Entrepreneurship Major	20
ENTR 1101 - Future Entrepreneurial Leaders 101 ENTR 1102 - Future Entrepreneurial Leaders 102 ENTR 3301 - Principles of Entrepreneurship ENTR 3305 - Marketing in the Startup ENTR 4301 - Lean Start-Up (S-L) FINA 4320 - Entrepreneurial Finance Choose *two* ENTR electives from the following: ENTR 3314 - Social Entrepreneurship ENTR 4302 - Internship in Entrepreneurship ENTR 4303 - Special Topics in Entrepreneurship ENTR 4314 - Applied Social Entrepreneurship
Shared Undergraduate/Graduate Courses	6
ENTR 6301 - New Business Creation MANA 6358 - Business Negotiations and Conflict Resolution
Additional Upper-Level Electives Required* Additional Lower or Upper-Level Electives Required*	0 3
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 36 upper-level Undergraduate credit hours required for all bachelor’s degrees.

REMAINING GRADUATE REQUIREMENTS

courses	credit hours (MS)
MS IN MANAGEMENT FOUNDATIONAL COURSES The courses listed below are requisites and may be satisfied through undergraduate credit. Courses listed in brackets are the undergraduate classes that may fulfill the foundational course requirements. These courses do not satisfy the 36-credit-hour requirement of the MS in Management program. MSITM 51.525 - Programming Fundamentals (or equivalent) (FinTech Concentration only) MRKT 51.521 - Marketing Concepts [MRKT 3301 Principles of Marketing] BASIC CONCEPTS COURSES Basic Concepts - Accounting (MBA - McGraw Hill Connect course)* Basic Concepts - Finance (MBA - McGraw Hill Connect course)* Basic Concepts - Quantitative Analysis (MBA - McGraw Hill Connect course)* *Three-session self-study requisite courses included with certain courses and must be passed with a minimum of 85% course grade.
Required MS in Management Core Courses	15
MANA 6302 - Quantitative Analysis and Modeling for Decision-Making (Requisite: self-study three-week requisite course passed with a minimum of 85% course grade.) MANA 6310 - Leading Innovation MISM 6314 - Management Information Systems MSITM 6320 - Humanics: Agile Project Management *Select one from the following:* ACCT 6321 - Managerial Accounting (Requisite: self-study three-week requisite course passed with a minimum of 85% course grade.) COMA 6321 -Strategic Communication for Organizations FINA 6301 - Corporate Finance (Requisite: self-study three-week requisite course passed with a minimum of 85% course grade.) MANA 6314 - Organizational Change and Development MANA 6323 - Human Resource Management MANA 6333 - Managing Operations Technologies MANA 6360 - Managerial Strategy and Implementation MANA 6372 - Managing Organizations and Teams MSITM 6303 - Data Visualization MSITM 6330 - Digital Ethics
Entrepreneurship	15
ENTR 6303 - Marketing and New Product Development ENTR 6304 - Strategy/Management of Growing Businesses *Select 3 courses from the following:* ENTR 6306 - International Entrepreneurship MAGL 5345 - Business as Mission (S-L) MANA 6320 - Business Ethics MISM 6320 - Business Systems Analysis and Project Management MISM 6330 - Business Data Management MRKT 6301 - Advanced Marketing Strategies (S-L) MSITM 5342 - Database Management for Business Analysis SCM 6301 - Managing Operations Technologies SCM 6320 - Logistics 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.

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

Refer to course descriptions for course requisites.

COURSE DESCRIPTIONS

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