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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
PRST 3301 Lifelong Learning (S-L)

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
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 I

Natural Science (1000 or 2000 level courses only)
One laboratory science from Biology, Chemistry, Environmental Science, Geology, Physical Science, or Physics 

4

Religion  

12

RELI 1301 - Old Testament Survey

RELI 1302 - New Testament Survey

plus 6 additional RELI hours

  • If 30-59 total hours are transferred at the time of initial enrollment at DBU, 3 of the additional RELI hours will be waived.

  • If 60 or more total hours are transferred at the time of initial enrollment at DBU, 6 of the additional RELI hours will be waived. 

Social Science (1000 or 2000 level courses only)

6

POLS 2301 - American National Government
ECON 2301 - Principles of Macroeconomics

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 4342 - Facilities and Logistics for Hospitality Management

HOST 4330 - Convention and Meeting Management (S-L)
or

HOST 4341 - Event and Wedding Management

HOST 4302 - Hospitality Internship (S-L)
or

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

Find course descriptions by category under the Undergraduate Course Descriptions section in the navigation panel.