Interdisciplinary Studies (BAS)
This Professional Studies Degree is designed to meet the special demands of adult learners.
DEGREE REQUIREMENTS
courses | credit hours (bAS) |
|---|---|
DBUE 1301 - Foundations for the DBU Experience | 3 |
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 II | |
Fine Arts | 3 |
History Lower Level (LL) | 3 |
HIST 1301 - U.S. History to 1865 | |
Kinesiology | 1 |
KNES 1101 - Fitness for Living | |
Mathematics (3-hour LL course) | 3 |
Choose one: MATH 1301 - Math for Liberal Arts (Requisite: scores or completion of MATH 1300) MATH 1303 - College Algebra (Requisite: scores or completion of MATH 1300) MATH 1307 - Finite Math for Business Analysis (Requisite: scores or completion of MATH 1300) | |
Natural Science (4-hour LL course) | 4 |
Choose one 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 Science | 3 |
POLS 2301 - American National Government | |
Total Core Experience | 41 |
Additional Program General Education Hours | 9 |
HIST 1302 - U.S. History Since 1865 Choose one 3 hour course from RELI Course List. Choose one 3-4 hour course from STEM LL Course List. | |
Interdisciplinary Studies Major | 30 |
Two options are available to students majoring in Interdisciplinary Studies: Option 1 - Interdisciplinary Studies: The student completes two 15/16 credit hour concentrations at DBU. (Twelve (12) hours of each concentration must be upper-level.)* The 15/16-credit hours must be unique to each concentration. Students should coordinate with their academic adviser and dean to ensure course substitutions are available when two concentrations share the same course requirements. Minimum of 12 credit hours in major in residence at Dallas Baptist University, 9 credit hours of which must be upper-level. Concentration options include but are not limited to those listed below.(i.e., Students may select a concentration from any other degree major offered within the same published catalog year; in which case, the dean of the corresponding college will provide specific course requirements to be reflected on the official degree audit).
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. 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. Inverted Degree Program students also have the option of using transferred technical/occupational credit hours for one of their two concentrations. In that case, the 12-hour upper-level requirement is waived for the concentration for which the technical/occupational hours are used. The "Technical/Occupational" concentration will then be fulfilled with 15 credit hours specifically pulled from the student’s transferred courses in the Tech/Occ Inverted degree block. The student then finishes the major by completing a minimum of 15 credit hours (at least 12 upper-level) in the classroom at DBU in the second concentration. Minimum of 12 credit hours in major in residence at Dallas Baptist University, 9 credit hours of which must be upper-level. Concentration options include but are not limited to those listed below.(i.e., Students may select a concentration from any other degree major offered within the same published catalog year; in which case, the dean of the corresponding college will provide specific course requirements to be reflected on the official degree audit). *EDUC 4315 Introduction to Designing Instruction is required for any student selecting a concentration in Education (AGP-eligible). | |
Accounting | 18 hours |
ACCT 2301 - Principles of Financial Accounting ACCT 2302 - Principles of Managerial Accounting ACCT - 3 Hours UL ACCT - 3 Hours UL ACCT - 3 Hours UL ACCT - 3 Hours UL | |
Art | 15 hours |
ART 3319 - Visual Communication ART 4380 - The Arts and the Creative Process ART - 3 Hours LL/UL ART - 3 Hours UL ART - 3 Hours UL | |
Biology | 16 hours |
BIOL - 4 Hours UL BIOL - 4 Hours UL BIOL - 4 Hours UL 4 Hours from the following: BIOL 1405 - Modern Concepts in Biology I BIOL 1406 - Modern Concepts in Biology II | |
Business Administration | 15 hours |
ACCT 2301 - Principles of Financial Accounting FINA 3301 - Corporate Financial Management MANA 3301 - Principles of Management (S-L) MANA 3308 - Business and Public Law MRKT 3301 - Principles of Marketing | |
Christian Ministries | 15 hours |
CHST 3309 - Spiritual Formation Christian Ministries RELI 3304 - Christian Doctrine RELI 3305 - Principles of Biblical Interpretation CHST, INCS, RELI - 3 Hours UL CHST, INCS, RELI - 3 Hours UL | |
Communication | 15 hours |
COMA - 3 Hours LL/UL COMA - 3 Hours UL COMA - 3 Hours UL COMA - 3 Hours UL COMA - 3 Hours UL | |
Criminal Justice | 15 hours |
CRJS 1302 - Introduction to Criminal Justice (S-L) CRJS 4307 - Criminology CRJS - 3 Hours UL CRJS - 3 Hours UL CRJS - 3 Hours UL | |
Education - EC-6 | 15 hours |
EDUC 4315 - Introduction to Designing Instruction (AGP-eligible) 12 Hours from the following: - EDUC 4303 - Developmental Stages of Early Childhood through Adolescence (AGP-eligible) EDUC 4316 - Studies in Classroom Management (AGP-eligible) EDUC 4318 - Pedagogy of Math (AGP-eligible) GSCI 4320 - Pedagogy of Science (AGP-eligible) MATH 3303* - Math Content I READ 4302 - Scaffolding Literacy Instruction READ 4335 - Pedagogy of Reading I (AGP-eligible) READ 4336 - Pedagogy of Reading II (AGP-eligible) READ 4338 - Pedagogy of Language Arts (AGP-eligible) SOST 4340 - Pedagogy of Social Studies (AGP-eligible) *Requires MATH 1303 requisite | |
Education - 4-8 Language Arts | 15 hours |
EDUC 4315 - Introduction to Designing Instruction (AGP-eligible) 12 hours from the following: EDUC 4303 - Developmental Stages of Early Childhood through Adolescence (AGP-eligible) EDUC 4316 - Studies in Classroom Management, Instruction, and Assessment (AGP-eligible) READ 4302 - Scaffolding Literacy Instruction READ 4335 - Pedagogy of Reading I (Phonics) (AGP-eligible) READ 4336 - Pedagogy of Reading II (Comprehension) (AGP-eligible) READ 4338 - Pedagogy of Language Arts (AGP-eligible) | |
Education - 4-8 Math | 15 hours |
EDUC 4315 - Introduction to Designing Instruction (AGP-eligible) EDUC 4316 - Studies in Classroom Management, Instruction, and Assessment (AGP-eligible) EDUC 4318 - Pedagogy of Math (AGP-eligible) MATH 3303* - Content Math I READ 4331 - Reading in the Content Area (AGP-eligible) *Requires MATH 1303 requisite | |
Education - 4-8 Science | 15 hours |
EDUC 4303 - Developmental Stages of Early Childhood through Adolescence (AGP-eligible) EDUC 4315 - Introduction to Designing Instruction (AGP-eligible) EDUC 4316 - Studies in Classroom Management, Instruction, and Assessment (AGP-eligible) GSCI 4320 - Pedagogy of Science (AGP-eligible) READ 4331 - Reading in the Content Area (AGP-eligible) | |
Education - 7-12 English | 16 hours |
EDUC 4303 - Developmental Stages of Early Childhood through Adolescence (AGP-eligible) EDUC 4315 - Introduction to Designing Instruction (AGP-eligible) EDUC 4316 - Studies in Classroom Management, Instruction, and Assessment (AGP-eligible) EDUC 4436/L6 - Secondary Pedagogy of English Language Arts and Reading with Lab (AGP-eligible) READ 4338 - Pedagogy of Language Arts | |
Education - 7-12 History | 16 hours |
EDUC 4303 - Developmental Stages of Early Childhood through Adolescence (AGP-eligible) EDUC 4315 - Introduction to Designing Instruction (AGP-eligible) EDUC 4316 - Studies in Classroom Management, Instruction, and Assessment (AGP-eligible) EDUC 4438/L8 - Secondary Pedagogy of History with Lab (AGP-eligible) READ 4331 - Reading in the Content Area (AGP-eligible) | |
Education - 7-12 Life Science | 16 hours |
EDUC 4303 - Developmental Stages of Early Childhood through Adolescence (AGP-eligible) EDUC 4315 - Introduction to Designing Instruction (AGP-eligible) EDUC 4316 - Studies in Classroom Management, Instruction, and Assessment (AGP-eligible) EDUC 4439/L9 - Secondary Pedagogy of Biology with Lab (AGP-eligible) READ 4331 - Reading in the Content Area (AGP-eligible) | |
Education - 7-12 Math | 16 hours |
EDUC 4303 - Developmental Stages of Early Childhood through Adolescence (AGP-eligible) EDUC 4315 - Introduction to Designing Instruction (AGP-eligible) EDUC 4316 - Studies in Classroom Management, Instruction, and Assessment (AGP-eligible) EDUC 4435/L5 - Secondary Pedagogy of Mathematics with Lab (AGP-eligible) READ 4331 - Reading in the Content Area (AGP-eligible) | |
Education - 7-12 Science | 16 hours |
EDUC 4303 - Developmental Stages of Early Childhood through Adolescence (AGP-eligible) EDUC 4315 - Introduction to Designing Instruction (AGP-eligible) EDUC 4316 - Studies in Classroom Management, Instruction, and Assessment (AGP-eligible) EDUC 4437/L7 - Secondary Pedagogy of Natural Science with Lab (AGP-eligible) READ 4331 - Reading in the Content Area (AGP-eligible) | |
Education - 7-12 Speech Communication | 15 hours |
COMA 4324 - Pedagogy of Speech Communication EDUC 4303 - Developmental Stages of Early Childhood through Adolescence (AGP-eligible) EDUC 4315 - Introduction to Designing Instruction (AGP-eligible) EDUC 4316 - Studies in Classroom Management, Instruction, and Assessment (AGP-eligible) READ 4331 - Reading in the Content Area (AGP-eligible) | |
Education - Kinesiology | 15 hours |
EDUC 4315 - Introduction to Designing Instruction (AGP-eligible) 12 hours from the following: EDUC 3345 - Pedagogy of Kinesiology and Health EDUC 4316 - Studies in Classroom Management, Instruction, and Assessment (AGP-eligible) KNES 3303 - Anatomical Kinesiology and Orthopedic Injury KNES 3326 - Motor Learning and Skill Development KNES 4301 - Exercise Physiology (AGP-eligible) READ 4331 - Reading in the Content Area (AGP-eligible) | |
Education - Music | 15 hours |
EDUC 4315 - Introduction to Designing Instruction (AGP-eligible) MUSI 3311 - Elements of Music I MUSI 3312 - Elements of Music II MUSI 4301 - Instrumental Methods 3 hours from the following: EDUC 4316 - Studies in Classroom Management, Instruction, and Assessment (AGP-eligible) READ 4331 - Reading in the Content Area (AGP-eligible) | |
English | 15 hours |
ENGL 3301 - American Literature I or ENGL 3302 - American Literature II | |
ENGL 3305 - Advanced Written Communication (S-L) | |
ENGL 3313 - British Literature I or ENGL 3314 - British Literature II | |
ENGL 4301 - Introduction to Linguistics or ENGL 4319 - Literary Theory | |
ENGL - 3 Hours LL/UL | |
Entrepreneurship | 15 hours |
ENTR 3301 - Principles of Entrepreneurship ENTR - 3 Hrs. LL/UL ENTR - 3 Hrs. UL ENTR - 3 Hrs. UL ENTR - 3 Hrs. UL | |
Finance | 15 hours |
FINA 3301 - Corporate Financial Management FINA - 3 Hrs. LL/UL FINA - 3 Hrs. UL FINA - 3 Hrs. UL FINA - 3 Hrs. UL | |
Healthcare Management | 15 hours |
HCMG - 3 Hrs. LL/UL HCMG - 3 Hrs. UL HCMG - 3 Hrs. UL HCMG - 3 Hrs. UL MANA 3301 - Principles of Management (S-L) | |
History | 15 hours |
HIST - 3 Hrs. LL/UL HIST - 3 Hrs. UL HIST - 3 Hrs. UL HIST - 3 Hrs. UL HIST - 3 Hrs. UL | |
Hospitality Management | 15 hours |
HOST 3301 - Managing in the Service Environment (S-L) HOST 3303 - Introduction to Hospitality Management (S-L) HOST 4320 - Hospital Industry Sales/Marketing HOST 4340 - Strategies in Hospitality Management (S-L) MANA 3301 - Principles of Management (S-L) | |
Kinesiology | 15 hours |
BIOL 2405 - Anatomy and Physiology I BIOL 2406 - Anatomy and Physiology II KNES - 3 Hrs. UL KNES - 3 Hrs. UL KNES - 3 Hrs. UL | |
Management | 15 hours |
MANA 3301 - Principles of Management (S-L) MANA - 3 Hrs. LL/UL MANA - 3 Hrs. UL MANA - 3 Hrs. UL MANA - 3 Hrs. UL | |
Marketing | 15 hours |
MRKT 3301 - Principles of Marketing MRKT - 3 Hrs. LL/UL MRKT - 3 Hrs. UL MRKT - 3 Hrs. UL MRKT - 3 Hrs. UL | |
Political Science | 15 hours |
POLS - 3 Hrs. LL/UL POLS - 3 Hrs. UL POLS - 3 Hrs. UL POLS - 3 Hrs. UL POLS - 3 Hrs. UL | |
Politics, Philosophy, and Economics | 15 hours |
LED 4301 - Introduction to Leadership PHIL 2301 - Introduction to Philosophy PHIL, POLS - 3 Hrs. UL PHIL, POLS - 3 Hrs. UL PHIL, POLS - 3 Hrs. UL | |
Psychology | 15 hours |
PSYC 1301 - General Psychology PSYC 4305 - Psychology of Abnormal Behavior PSYC 4314 - Counseling Theories and Techniques (Bridge-eligible) or PSYC 4315 - Psychology of Personality PSYC 4316 - Human Growth and Development (Bridge-eligible) PSYC - 3 Hours UL | |
Sociology | 15 hours |
SOCI 1301 - Introduction to Sociology SOCI 4303 - Social Psychology SOCI - 3 Hrs. UL SOCI - 3 Hrs. UL SOCI - 3 Hrs. UL | |
Systems Technology and Information Management | 15 hours |
FINA 3301 - Corporate Financial Management STIM 3301 - Information Systems for Management STIM - 3 Hrs. UL STIM - 3 Hrs. UL STIM - 3 Hrs. UL | |
Technical-Occupational | 15 hours |
Transfer Course - 3 Hrs. LL/UL (Transfer) Transfer Course - 3 Hrs. LL/UL (Transfer) Transfer Course - 3 Hrs. LL/UL (Transfer) Transfer Course - 3 Hrs. LL/UL (Transfer) Transfer Course - 3 Hrs. LL/UL (Transfer) | |
Electives* Courses transferred, ACE-approved military and/or corporate training, etc. | |
Upper-Level Lower or Upper-Level | 12 30 |
TOTAL CREDIT HOURS REQUIRED | 120 |
*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. Minimum of 12 credit hours in major in residence at Dallas Baptist University, 9 credit hours of which must be upper-level. 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.
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.
Refer to individual course descriptions for course requisites.
COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
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