Management (BBS)
The Management major is intended for those who wish a broad background in business administration. Students majoring in management can focus their studies in the areas of general management, camp and recreation management, healthcare management, hospitality management, human resource management, or technology management.
MISSION STATEMENT
The purpose of the Department of Management is to equip students with an exceptional, Christ-centered education in management through the effective integration of the theoretical and practical aspects of management with the principles of the Christian faith in order to produce students who are able to make significant contributions in their service to others through their chosen careers.
DEGREE REQUIREMENTS
courses | credit hours (bBS) |
|---|---|
Professional Studies | 3 |
English | 9 |
ENGL 1301 - Composition and Rhetoric I ENGL 1302 - Composition and Rhetoric II | |
ENGL 2301 - World Literature I or ENGL 2302 - World Literature II | |
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 I | |
Natural Science (1000 or 2000 level courses only) | 4 |
Religion | 12 |
RELI 1301 - Old Testament Survey RELI 1302 - New Testament Survey | |
plus 6 additional RELI hours
| |
Social Science (1000 or 2000 level courses only) | 6 |
POLS 2301 - American National Government | |
TOTAL GENERAL STUDIES HOURS | 48 |
Management Core | 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 3308 - Business and Public Law MANA 4320 - Strategy and Problems in Management MRKT 3301 - Principles of Marketing STIM 3301 - Information Systems for Management | |
And choose one of the following 12-hour concentrations: | 12 |
Camp and Recreation Management CPRM 3320 - Principles of Camp and Recreation Management CPRM 4309 - Camp and Recreation Organization Practice CPRM 4308 - Internship in Camp/Recreation Management (S-L) or MANA 4342 - Business Ethics CPRM 4342 - Facilities and Logistics for Camp and Recreation | |
General Management Concentration MANA 3303 - Principles of Organizational Behavior MANA 4301 - Operations and Quality Management MANA 4341 - Negotiations in Management MANA 4342 - Business Ethics | |
Healthcare Management Concentration HCMG 3310 - Human Resource Management for Healthcare Organizations HCMG 3320 - Finance for Healthcare Managers HCMG 3330 - Legal Issues in Healthcare Management MANA 4302 - Internship in Management or MANA 4342 - Business Ethics | |
Hospitality Management Concentration HOST 3303 - Introduction to Hospitality Management (S-L) HOST 4330 - Convention and Meeting Management (S-L) HOST 4341 - Event and Wedding Management HOST 4302 - Hospitality Internship (S-L) MANA 4342 - Business Ethics | |
Human Resource Management MANA 3302 - Principles of Human Resource Management MANA 3305 - Managerial Statistics MANA 3312 - Human Resource Analytics MANA 3313 - Compensation and Benefits Management | |
Systems and Technology Management Concentration STIM 3306 - Networks and Data Communications STIM 4300 - IT Cybersecurity STIM 4340 - Current IT Trends and Emerging Technologies STIM 4332 - Internship in Systems Technology and Information Management or MANA 4342 - Business Ethics | |
Electives | |
Upper-Level Lower or Upper-Level | 3 33 |
For Inverted Degree students, all elective hours can be either lower- or upper-level.* | |
TOTAL CREDIT HOURS REQUIRED | 120 |
Minimum of 12 credit hours in major in residence at Dallas Baptist University, 9 credit hours of which must be upper-level.
*Inverted Option: Depending on the number of applicable transferred credit hours, a student may be able to use at least 24 technical/occupational credit hours or 24 credit hours in a specific field of study (e.g., credits earned from military transcripts and/or corporate training, etc.) as elective credits for an Inverted Degree. For accelerated students pursuing the inverted version of a program, 36 upper-level credit hours are not required. Minimum of 12 credit hours in major in residence at Dallas Baptist University, 9 credit hours of which must be upper-level. The final 6 undergraduate-level credit hours are fulfilled by the graduate-level "shared" courses. Students should coordinate with their academic advisor to determine if an inverted degree would be beneficial/applicable after all transcripts have been officially evaluated.
A 120-credit-hour minimum for a bachelor's degree is required, including 36 upper-level credit hours (Exception: Inverted Degree Program).
Minimum GPA Required for Graduation from Dallas Baptist University: DBU requires a minimum institutional cumulative, major, and minor GPA of 2.0.
Students are required to take the Major Field Test (MFT) as part of MANA 4320. Students will prepare for the exam through completion of the coursework of MANA 4320.
Refer to individual course descriptions for course requisites.
(S-L) = Course(s) with field-based service-learning component.
ACCELERATED DEGREES AVAILABLE
DBU also offers Accelerated Bachelor’s and Master’s degree program(s) for this degree available for qualifying undergraduate students. Refer to Accelerated Bachelor's and Master's Degree Program Requirements for additional information.
Refer to individual course descriptions for course requisites.
COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
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