BA/BS in Politics, Philosophy, and Economics/Master of Business Administration
The BA/BS in Politics, Philosophy, and Economics/Master of Business Administration degree program equips students with the knowledge of political theory, economic systems, and philosophical schools in order to engage the complex challenges of the modern business world with a deeper understanding of the factors surrounding them. As the world becomes more connected, knowledge of politics and economics provides a foundation from which to understand government involvement in the business world. Study of philosophy provides an opportunity to think more deeply about difficult questions of ethics that arise in the context of the 21st century. Accelerated MBA students will acquire the practical knowledge required to operate in the worlds of finance, marketing, management, and other facets of business. Graduates will be prepared to lead successfully in the various sectors of for-profit and non-profit operations.
Undergraduate Requirements
courses | credit hours (ba) | credit hours (bS) |
|---|---|---|
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 Arts | 3 | 3 |
Foreign Language | 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: (BA) MATH 1301 - Math for Liberal Arts MATH 1303 - College Algebra MATH 1307 - Finite Math for Business Analysis MATH 1405 - Calculus and Analytic Geometry (BS) 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) | 4 | 15 |
One laboratory science (BA) or 15 semester hours of laboratory science (BS) selected from two or more areas of Biology, Chemistry, Environmental Science, Geology, Physical Science, or Physics | ||
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 (1000 or 2000 level courses only) | 6 | 6 |
POLS 2301 - American National Government and an additional three credit hours may be selected from Economics, Philosophy, Political Science, Psychology, or Sociology. | ||
TOTAL GENERAL STUDIES HOURS | 63 | 57 |
Politics, Philosophy, and Economics Major | ||
Required Courses | 24 | |
ECON 2301 - Principles of Macroeconomics POLS 4302 - Comparative Government POLS 4310 - Fundamentals for International Relations (S-L) | ||
Shared Undergraduate/Graduate Courses | 6 | 6 |
MANA 6310 - Leading Innovation MANA 6320 - Business Ethics | ||
*PLEASE NOTE: In order to pursue the MBA portion of this accelerated degree, required MBA Foundational Course requisites must first be completed. The requirement may be satisfied through taking undergraduate classes which may fulfill the foundational course requirements. Please see the list of MBA Foundational Courses below with the acceptable undergraduate classes listed in bold print and brackets. | ||
Additional Upper-Level Electives Required* *(will require 24 Upper-Level hours if POLS 2303 is chosen in the major) | 21 | 21 |
Additional Lower or Upper-Level Electives Required* | 6 | 12 |
TOTAL UNDERGRADUATE WITH SHARED HOURS REQUIRED | 120 | 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
MBA FOUNDATIONAL REQUIREMENTS | |||
|---|---|---|---|
As the MBA is a generalist master's business program designed to meet the further educational needs of the broadest range of working professionals with potentially non-business-related undergraduate degrees, no foundational courses are required. Nevertheless, three-session self-study requisite courses are included with certain MBA courses and are designed to specifically prepare non-business graduates for the requirements of the MBA level course. The requirement for a student to complete a requisite course is determined by the MBA Program Director. All requisites must be completed by the end of the third semester and before continuation to the balance of the MBA program. The requisite courses carry no credit or tuition fees. The pass to proceed threshold is 85%.
Basic Concept Requisites Policy: The following table indicates the criteria by which decisions are normally made in relation to prerequisite exemptions. | |||
BuSINESS GRADUATE APPLICANTS | nON-BuSINESS GRADUATE APPLICANTS | ||
Business Experience Accounting/Finance | Business Experience Non-Accounting/Finance | Business Experience Accounting/Finance | |
Basic Concepts in Accounting | Exempt | Exempt/Non-Exempt* | Exempt/Non-Exempt* |
Basic Concepts in Finance | Exempt | Exempt/Non-Exempt* | Exempt/Non-Exempt* |
Basic Concepts in Quantitative Analysis | Exempt | Non-Exempt | Non-Exempt |
Basic Concepts in Business Economics | Exempt | Non-Exempt | Non-Exempt |
mba requirements | credit hours (Ma) |
|---|---|
Required Core Courses | 25.5 |
ACCT 6321 - Managerial Accounting (Requisite: see Foundational Requirements. Self-study three-week requisite course passed with a minimum of 85% course grade.) FINA 6301 - Corporate Finance (Requisite: see Foundational Requirements. Self-study three-week requisite course passed with a minimum of 85% course grade.) MANA 51.523 - Critical Thinking, Research, and Writing MANA 6302 - Quantitative Analysis and Modeling for Decision-Making (Requisite: see Foundational Requirements. Self-study three-week requisite course passed with a minimum of 85% course grade.) MANA 6333 - Managing Operations Technologies MANA 6341 - Strategic Management Decisions (S-L) (Must be taken in the last core semester in the program.) MANA 6344 - MBA Program Capstone Course (Requisite: Course may not be started until beginning of next to last semester of the program. Completion of 25.5 credit hours at a minimum mean of 3.0 GPA.) MISM 6314 - Management Information Systems MRKT 6301 - Advanced Marketing Strategies (S-L) | |
Concentration | 12 |
TOTAL ADDITIONAL GRADUATE HOURS REQUIRED | 37.5 |
TOTAL CREDIT HOURS REQUIRED FOR ACCELERATED DEGREE | 157.5 |
Note: After successfully completing 75 semester hours of the BA/BS in Politics, Philosophy, and Economics degree, the student may apply for the BA/BS in Politics, Philosophy, and Economics/Master of Business Administration degree program if the student has a minimum overall GPA of 3.0. Additionally, applicants must: 1) show strong moral character commensurate with the University’s mission of producing servant leaders, 2) demonstrate through their academic record a likelihood of success in the accelerated program; and 3) show a record of service in the community and in positions of leadership
(S-L) = Course(s) with field-based service-learning component.
Refer to course descriptions for course requisites.
Course Descriptions
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