Doctor Of Business Administration (DBA)
The Doctorate is the terminal qualification offered within the university education system. Upon successful completion, you are afforded the salutation of Dr. within your prefix. While also signalling that you are now part of an elite group of individuals that are the most upstanding members of society.
Our programme seeks to encourage DBA students to use existing organisational models and theories and analyse and evaluate them to influence practices within their respective fields. You will imbibe ideas from expert teachers and researchers- enabling you to create your unique piece of research to add to the educational ecosystem.
We welcome you onto our course to experience world-class teaching to help facilitate your learning and help equip you to become the best researcher and professional within your peer group.
The Doctor of Business Administration is an integrated coursework and research program that may be completed in a minimum of two and a half years.
Phase 1
The coursework component consists of the first year. Courses are conducted in the classroom in an intensive workshop model with face-to-face contact. All modules are assessed by written assignments. The transition between the coursework phase and the research phase is by the candidate satisfactorily completing the set of assessed Research Proposals (one for each research project).
Phase 2:
On satisfactory completion of the coursework units that are scheduled over the first year, candidates enter the research phase where they undertake individual, supervised research projects. The output of each research project is a research paper of publishable style and quality. The portfolio of research papers is submitted for external examination.
COURSE DETAILS
Phase 1
| MGT 601 | Management Research Perspectives |
| BUS 601 | Information Technologies for Business Research |
| GLO 601 | Global Environments and Management Trends |
| CRI 601 | Crticial Analysis of Research |
| MGT 653 | Contemporary Management |
| REM 651 | Research Methods in Business & Management |
| MGT 652 | Management Research Design & Methodologies |
| DBA 770 | Advanced Statistics |
| PRE 651 | Preparation and Presentation of a Research Proposal |
| DBA 778 | Comprehensive Examination |
Phase 2
| LIT734 | Dissertation: Critical Literature Review |
| RES820 | Dissertation: Empirical Research |
| RES839 | Dissertation: Case Study |
| DEF709 | Dissertation: External Examination |
| DEF717 | Dissertation: Oral Presentation and Defense |
September 2023 Intake
- Filled out application form
- 1000 word outline of proposed research topic/idea
- Complete CV indicating professional experiences and description of responsibilities
- Copy of MBA degree (or related Master degree e.g. economics, business) * Copy of MBA/Master transcripts
- Proof of English Skills (TOEFL, IELTS, Cambridge, other) unless previous education was conducted in English
- Application fee
Notes
No Admissions Exam for eligible DBA applicants!
Students must provide an English certificate such as IELTS – Minimum 6.0, TOEFL – Minimum 90 or Cambridge advanced certificate.