Entrepreneurship (BBA)
The Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Entrepreneurship (BBA Entrepreneurship) equips and prepares students to succeed in their business and entrepreneurial careers. The BBA Entrepreneurship degree gives students the option to focus on business startup, corporate innovation, or business as mission. Students will develop an entrepreneurial mindset aimed at problem-solving, innovation, and value creation. More specifically, students are taught to identify where business opportunities exist, how to develop new ideas, create new value within their industries, and build out business plans to support their ventures. DBU offers many events for networking, both in the general business world and the entrepreneurship community. Those who graduate from DBU with a BBA Entrepreneurship degree have the freedom and flexibility of working for themselves or an employer in almost any industry, including small business franchising, major corporations, nonprofit management, ministry related ventures, and new venture development.
DEGREE REQUIREMENTS
COURSES | CREDIT HOURS (BBA) |
|---|---|
DBUE 1301 - Foundations for the DBU Experience | 3 |
Developing A Christian Mind DBUE 2301 - Developing a Christian Mind | 3 |
English | 9-10 |
ENGL 1301/1401 - Composition and Rhetoric I ENGL 1302 - Composition and Rhetoric II and ENGL 2301 - World Literature I or ENGL 2302 - World Literature I | |
Fine Arts | 3 |
History HIST Lower Level (LL) | 3 |
Choose one 3-hour course from HIST LL Course List | |
Kinesiology | 1 |
KNES 1101 - Fitness for Living | |
Mathematics (3-4 hour LL course) | 3 |
MATH 1307 - Finite Math for Business Analysis | |
Natural Science (3-4 hour LL course) | 3-4 |
Choose one 3-4 hour course from Nat. Lab Science LL Course List | |
Religion | 9 |
RELI 1301 - Old Testament Survey RELI 1302 - New Testament Survey and one additional RELI course from RELI Course List. | |
Social Sciences | 3 |
POLS 2301 - American National Government | |
Total Core Experience | 40-42 |
Additional Program General Education Hours | 12 |
BUAD 1301 - The World of Business ECON 2301 - Principles of Macroeconomics ECON 2302 - Principles of Microeconomics MATH 2301 - Introduction to Statistics | |
Business Core | 37 |
ACCT 2301 - Principles of Financial Accounting ACCT 3303 - Accounting for Decision-Makers BUAD 1111 - Excel Certification BUAD 3301 - Communication and Professionalism in Business BUAD 3308 - Business Law and Ethics BUAD 3311 - Technology in Business BUAD 4009 - Assessment for Graduation BUAD 4303 - Applied Business Analytics ENTR 3301 - Principles of Innovation and Entrepreneurship FINA 2302 - Biblical Financial Stewardship FINA 3301 - Principles of Finance MANA 3301 - Principles of Management (S-L) MANA 4389 - Global Strategy and Operations MRKT 3301 - Principles of Marketing | |
Major Core | 24 |
ENTR 3304 - Market Problems and Solutions ENTR 3306 - Innovative Technologies: Past, Present, and Future ENTR 3315 - Systems and Design Thinking (S-L) ENTR 4302 - Internship in Entrepreneurship* *If eligible. If not, choose a second course from the choices below. | |
Select ONE course from: (3 hours) ENTR 3314 – Social Entrepreneurship ENTR 4303 – Special Topics in Entrepreneurship ENTR 4345 – Business as Mission | |
Innovation Track (9 hours) ENTR 4306 – Leading Innovation ENTR 4331– New Product Development and Marketing (AGP-eligible) ENTR 4325– Project Management Foundations (AGP-eligible) OR Business Startup Track (9 hours) ENTR 3305 – Marketing in the Startup ENTR 4320 – Entrepreneurial Finance ENTR 4330 – New Venture Creation | |
Electives | |
Upper-Level | 0 |
TOTAL CREDIT HOURS REQUIRED | 120 |
A 120-credit-hour minimum for a bachelor's degree is required, including 36 upper-level credit hours.
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.
At least 12 credit hours in the major program must be completed at Dallas Baptist University, including nine upper-level course hours.
Minimum GPA Required for Graduation from Dallas Baptist University: DBU requires a minimum institutional cumulative, major, and minor GPA of 2.0.
(S-L)=Course(s) with field-based service-learning component.
MINOR IN ENTREPRENEURSHIP
See information about the Entrepreneurship minor here.
Refer to individual course descriptions for course requisites.
COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
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