Business Administration DBA
Entry requirements
2:i undergraduate degree (or equivalent) plus a good MBA or other Master’s degree. A minimum of 7 years’ senior management experience.
Please note these are minimum entry requirements and, as there are a limited number of places available on the programme, we will select the candidates with the best academic and professional credentials and whose research interests are aligned with the available expertise in WBS.
Months of entry
October
Course content
Do you have a desire to change the way your business functions, and impact the world of business with new ideas and big picture thinking? Make your mark on the world of business research and practice with a Doctorate in Business Administration.
The Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) is designed to provide business leaders, executives and professionals an opportunity to pursue the next step beyond their MBA or equivalent qualification.
It is equivalent in stature to a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree, but distinct in that you will pursue applied research rather than theoretical knowledge. The goal of the DBA is to design organisational interventions which help address real-world challenges in your business, and then to rigorously evaluate, assess and test the effectiveness of those interventions, and to communicate the findings so that both the world of practice and the world of research can benefit from your work. In this way, DBA candidates generate new knowledge – the ultimate criterion for the award of a Doctoral degree.
Information for international students
You can find out more about our English language requirements. This course requires the following:
- Band B
- IELTS overall score of 7.0 with maximum of two components at 6.0+
Qualification, course duration and attendance options
- DBA
- part time48 - 84 months
- Campus-based learningis available for this qualification
Course contact details
- Name
- Masters Recruitment Team
- masters@wbs.ac.uk
- Phone
- +44 (0)24 7615 0333