COMBINED BACHELOR/MASTER PROGRAMS

Program Overview

This program offers accelerated pathways for eligible undergraduate students to pursue graduate degrees in Human Resource Development, Public Administration, Software Engineering, Accountancy, and Business Taxation. Students can take graduate courses concurrently with their undergraduate studies, completing both degrees in a shortened time frame. The program provides a seamless transition to graduate-level education, allowing students to advance their careers in various fields.

Program Outline

Degree Overview:

• BIS/MS in Human Resource Development:
Provides a pathway for eligible CPS students in General Studies, Human Resource Management, Leadership or Organizational Development and Management programs to pursue a Master of Science in Human Resource Development (MSHRD) concurrently with their BIS degree in an abbreviated time frame.
• BIS/MPA or BA/MPA in Public Administration:
Offers exceptional students majoring in Public Service Administration, Leadership, Organizational Development & Management or General Studies the opportunity to continue their studies at the graduate level in the Master of Public Administration (MPA) program, earning both degrees in an expedited time frame.
• BIS/MS in Software Engineering:
Enables exemplary students majoring in BIS (Bachelor of Interdisciplinary Studies) in Information Systems to continue their graduate-level studies in the Master of Science (MS) in Software Engineering program concurrently with their BIS degree, completing both degrees in a shortened time frame.
• BIS/Master's of Accountancy:
Provides undergraduate majors in CPS Information Systems and Technology, Organizational Development and Management or Entrepreneurship a pathway to transition into Villanova School of Business' Master of Accounting program under specific conditions.
• BIS/Master's of Business Taxation:
Similar to the Master's of Accountancy program, this option allows undergraduate majors in CPS Information Systems and Technology, Organizational Development and Management or Entrepreneurship to transition into Villanova School of Business' Master of Business Taxation program subject to predefined requirements.

Outline:

• BIS/MS in Human Resource Development:
• Coursework includes three graduate courses in Human Resource Development (HRD) typically taken during the final undergraduate year:
• HRD 8006 HR Analytics
• HRD 8419 Foundations of Strategic HR
• PSY 8425 Organizational Behavior
• PSY 8475 Training & Development
• PSY 8875 Organization Development
• BIS/MPA or BA/MPA in Public Administration:
• Students enroll in three graduate MPA courses, generally during their senior year:
• MPA 8011 Public Administration Theory
• MPA 8021 Leadership Ethics
• MPA 8041 Public Personnel Management
• MPA 8051 Applied Data Analysis
• BIS/MS in Software Engineering:
• Students take two to three graduate Software Engineering courses during their final undergraduate year, subject to departmental approval:
• CSC 8490 Database Management
• CSC 8540 Software Engineering