DBU’s forerunner, Decatur Baptist College, was founded in 1898 as the first junior college in Texas. For years, the school called the small town of Decatur home, producing outstanding young men and women who filled churches, classrooms, hospitals, and businesses around the nation.
In 1965, the school relocated to the scenic foothills of southwest Dallas, becoming a four-year institution and eventually being renamed Dallas Baptist University when it began offering graduate-level degrees.
Today, DBU has a variety of degrees on the undergraduate, master’s, and doctoral levels. Well into our second century, DBU continues to press forward in our mission to produce servant leaders who will transform the world.
What majors are in DBU?
Bachelor’s Degree Programs
Dallas Baptist University offers undergraduate programs leading to the Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Bachelor of Arts and Sciences (B.A.S.), Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.), Bachelor of Business Studies (B.B.S.), Bachelor of Music (B.M.), Bachelor of Musical Arts (B.M.A.), Bachelor of Music Education (B.M.E.), and Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degrees. The University, through its seven colleges and one school, offers 85 undergraduate majors leading to the bachelor’s degree.
Accelerated Bachelor’s and Master’s Degree Programs
Dallas Baptist University offers several accelerated bachelor’s and master’s degree programs which combine compatible bachelor’s and master’s degrees, allowing motivated students the opportunity to complete both an undergraduate and graduate degree in a single accelerated process. In most cases, students can complete both degrees with only one additional year of study and earn two diplomas upon graduation.
College of Business
Bachelor of Business Administration
- Accounting
- Entrepreneurship
- Finance
- Hotel and Hospitality Management
- Management
- Management Information Systems
- Marketing
- Music Business
College of Christian Faith
Bachelor of Arts
- Biblical Studies
Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Science
- Christian Studies
- Intercultural Studies (Missions)
- Philosophy
College of Education
Bachelor of Arts / Bachelor of science
- Core Subjects Early Childhood through Grade 6 Teacher Certification (Interdisciplinary Academic Major)
- English Language Arts and Reading Grades 4-8 Teacher Certification (Interdisciplinary Academic Major)
- Mathematics Grades 4-8 Teacher Certification (Interdisciplinary Academic Major)
- Science Grades 4-8 Teacher Certification (Interdisciplinary Academic Major)
- English Language Arts and Reading Grades 7-12 Teacher Certification (English Major)
- History Grades 7-12 Teacher Certification (History Major)
- Life Science Grades 7-12 Teacher Certification (Biology Major)
- Mathematics Grades 7-12 Teacher Certification (Mathematics Major)
- Science Grades 7-12 Teacher Certification (Natural Sciences Major)
- Speech Grades 7-12 Teacher Certification (Communication Studies Major)
- Computer Science Grades 8-12 Teacher Certification (Computer Science Major)
- Early Childhood through Grade 12 Physical Education Teacher Certification (Kinesiology Major)
- Kinesiology
- BA/BS Sport Management
Bachelor of Music Education
- Early Childhood through Grade 12 Music Teacher Certification (Choral)
College of Fine Arts
Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Science
- Art: Commercial Art
- Art: Digital Photography
- Art: Graphic Design
- Art: Studio Art
- Communication: Broadcast/Digital Media
- Communication: Communication Theory
- Communication: Graphic Design
- Music
- Music Business
Bachelor of Music
- Piano Performance
- Theory
- Vocal Performance
Bachelor of Musical Arts
- Interdisciplinary Studies (Worship Studies emphasis)
Bachelor of Music Education
- Early Childhood through Grade 12 Music Education Teacher Certification (Choral)
College of Humanities & Social Sciences
Bachelor of Arts
- English
- Spanish
Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Science
- Criminal Justice
- History
- Interdisciplinary Studies
- Political Science
- Psychology
- Sociology
College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics
Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Science
- Biology
- Cell Biology
- Computer Information Science
- Computer Science
- Macrobiology
- Mathematics
- Natural Sciences
Bachelor of Science
- Cybersecurity
- Environmental Science
College of Professional Studies
Bachelor of Arts and Sciences
- Art
- Biology
- Christian Ministries
- Communication
- Computer Information Science
- Criminal Justice
- English
- Health Care Management
- History
- Interdisciplinary Studies
- Kinesiology
- Political Science
- Politics, Philosophy, and Economics
- Psychology
- Sociology
Bachelor of Business Studies
- Accounting
- Business Administration
- Entrepreneurship
- Finance
- Hotel/Hospitality Management
- Management
- Management Information Systems
- Marketing
Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Science
- Interdisciplinary Studies (BA)
- Interdisciplinary Studies (BS)
Cook School of Leadership
Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Science
- Camp/Sport Leadership
- Politics, Philosophy, and Economics
