Humanities (B.A.) (Combined B.A./M.B.A Business Administration)

A Combined Degree program enables undergraduate students to enroll in graduate courses in their senior year, which can be counted towards the completion of both their Bachelor's and Master's degree requirements.  The ability to take these "swing courses" allows students to earn both their Bachelor's and Master's degrees in a shortened period of time, typically within five years.  Undergraduate students interested in this option can find more information regarding program requirements on the University's Combined Programs website.

Program Requirements

Students in this combined degree program must complete the requirements for:

Humanities Major (B.A.)

Business Administration (M.B.A.)

Graduate Swing Courses

A combined degree program allows students to complete 6-12 graduate credits ("graduate swing courses") while enrolled as an undergraduate. These courses count for both their bachelor and master’s degrees.  Graduate swing courses will count toward undergraduate free electives, unless noted otherwise.

The Graduate Swing Courses for this program:

M.B.A. Graduate Swing Courses

Recommended Roadmap to Degree(s)

This recommended five-year plan is provided as an outline for students to follow in order to complete their degree requirements within five years.  This plan is a recommendation and students should only use it in consultation with their academic advisor.

Fifth year courses are taken at the graduate level, after matriculation into the graduate portion of this combined degree program.

First Year
FallCreditsSpringCredits
New Student Seminar1SEEDS: Effective Writing II3
SEEDS: Effective Writing I (HUMN 160 recommended)3SEEDS: World Language 2 or Free Elective3
SEEDS: World Language 1 (LATN/GREK recommended)3SEEDS: Interactive Communication3
SEEDS: Political and Civic Life3HUMN 201 (Fulfills SEEDS: Exploration 2 – Analyzing Cultures and Societies)3
SEEDS: Quantitative Reasoning3Free Elective3
HUMN 285 (Fulfills SEEDS: Exploration 1 - Literary and Artistic Analysis)3 
 16 15
Second Year
FallCreditsSpringCredits
HUMN 2023Comparative Literature Elective3
SEEDS: Exploration 3 - Historical Thinking recommended 3Religious Studies Elective3
SEEDS: Exploration 4 - Scientific Reasoning recommended3History Elective3
Art/Music History Elective3Free Elective3
Free Elective3Free Elective3
 15 15
Third Year
FallCreditsSpringCredits
Philosophy Elective3HUMN 4994
Myth Studies Elective3Free Elective3
Free Elective3Free Elective3
Free Elective3Free Elective3
Free Elective3Free Elective2
 15 15
Fourth Year
FallCreditsSpringCredits
Free Elective3Free Elective3
Free Elective3Free Elective3
Free Elective3Free Elective2
Free Elective3MBA Graduate Swing Courses6
Free Elective3 
 15 14
Total Credits 120

Graduate Program Roadmap

Fourth Year
SummerCredits  
First Half  
MBA Core course1.5  
MBA Elective1.5  
Second Half  
MBA Core course1.5  
MBA Core course1.5  
 6  
Fifth Year
 FallCreditsSpringCredits
 First HalfFirst Half
 MBA Core course1.5MBA Core course1.5
 MBA Core course1.5MBA Core Course1.5
 MBA Flexible Core course1.5MBA Flexible Core1.5
 MBA Elective1.5MBA Elective1.5
 Second HalfSecond Half
 MBA Core course1.5MBA Core course1.5
 MBA Core course1.5MBA Core course1.5
 MBA Elective1.5MBA Core course1.5
  10.5 10.5
Total Credits 27