BA/BS in History/MA in Leadership
BA/BS in History/MA in Leadership
The accelerated BA/BS in History/MA in Leadership degree plan is designed to provide students with a solid basis in history alongside leadership studies. This accelerated degree will give students a broad foundation in history alongside an understanding of how leaders play a unique role in history and can impact the world today.
UNDERGRADUATE REQUIREMENTS
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COURSES |
CREDIT HOURS (BA) |
CREDIT HOURS (BS) |
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Developing A Christian Mind |
3 |
3 |
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English |
12 |
9 |
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(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 |
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Fine Arts |
3 |
3 |
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Foreign Language |
14* |
0 |
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Foundations for Excellence |
1 |
1 |
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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.) |
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Kinesiology |
2 |
2 |
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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. |
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Mathematics |
3 |
3 |
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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 |
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Natural Science (1000 or 2000 level courses only) |
4 |
15 |
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One laboratory science (BA) or 15 credit hours of laboratory science (BS) selected from two or more areas of Biology, Chemistry, Environmental Science, Geology, Physical Science, or Physics. |
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Religion |
9 |
9 |
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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 |
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Social Science (1000 or 2000 level courses only) |
6 |
6 |
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POLS 2301 - American National Government and an additional three credit hours may be selected from Economics, Philosophy, Political Science, Psychology, or Sociology. |
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TOTAL GENERAL STUDIES HOURS |
57 |
51 |
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BA/BS in History |
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History Courses |
24 |
24 |
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HIST 1301 - U.S. History to 1865 |
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Shared Undergraduate/Graduate Courses |
6 |
6 |
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MAL 5308 - Great Leaders in History |
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Additional Upper-Level Electives Required* |
24 |
24 |
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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
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COURSES |
CREDIT HOURS (MA) |
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Required Courses |
30 |
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MAL 5301 - Introduction to Leadership MAL 5302 - Vision-Casting and Leading Change MAL 5309 - Leadership Across Boundaries: Travel Study |
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Choose one of the following MAL concentrations:
Business Leadership Choose 6 hours from Graduate School of Business courses or MAL courses with approval of program director.
General Leadership Choose 6 hours from Cook School of Leadership, Graduate School of Business, or Graduate School of Ministry courses with approval of program director.
Global Leadership Choose 6 hours from MAIS or MAGL or MAL courses with approval of program director.
Leadership in Ministry Choose 6 hours from Graduate School of Ministry or MAL courses with approval of program director. |
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TOTAL ADDITIONAL GRADUATE HOURS REQUIRED |
30 |
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TOTAL CREDIT HOURS REQUIRED FOR ACCELERATED DEGREE |
150 |
(S-L) = Course(s) with field-based service-learning component.
Refer to course descriptions for course requisites.
COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
Find course descriptions by category under the Undergraduate Course Descriptions OR Graduate Course Descriptions section in the navigation panel.
