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Executive Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) Doctorate
Course options
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Qualification
DBA - Doctor of Business Administration
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Location
University of Bradford
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Study mode
Part time
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Start date
SEP-24
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Duration
4 years
Course summary
Overview
The University of Bradford Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) is the pinnacle of management education.
Designed for experienced senior managers and professionals looking for the next challenge in their career, the DBA provides an unprecedented fast-track to the status of global expert in a particular field.
The programme is as academically rigorous as a PhD, but is specifically designed for executives, professionals and senior managers who seek to combine the best of academic knowledge with the best of practitioner knowledge, in order to push forward the boundaries of understanding contemporary and rapidly transforming business and management challenges.
The DBA provides advanced research methods training through a suite of four specifically designed taught modules delivered by leading scholars to equip students to undertake independent empirical research on contemporary business/management challenges and to develop new knowledge and understandings.
You will make a significant contribution to the advancement of knowledge in your area of expertise while studying part-time and remaining at work, allowing you to practically apply your knowledge directly back to the workplace. You will open up a new realm of personal development and career opportunities including teaching at international business schools, high-level consultancy and board-level roles.
Students will be supervised by leading research-active academics who regularly publish in international journals and present at prestigious conferences.
DBA students will have opportunities to present their research at the Annual Doctoral Conference at the
We also have 3 Peer Review Workshops per year when DBA students present their research to colleagues and academics, and mock vivas in order to fully prepare DBA students for the viva examination.
Your fellow DBA students will be an elite group of about 25 international managers who you will meet, network and share ideas with at several taught sessions in years one and two, and during your research phase via regular peer review workshops in different locations.
Career prospects
The Doctor of Business Administration is specifically designed for MBA (or equivalent) graduates who are looking for the next challenge in their careers.
Given that the DBA programme was first launched in 2001 at the School of Management, our DBA students will be joining our international alumni network of prominent business executives. Current and recent DBA students work for leading multinational companies such as Shell International, Siemens, Coca Cola, Volvo, Bayer, ING Group and Phillips International.
Modules
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Tuition fees shown are for indicative purposes and may vary. Please check with the institution for most up to date details.
University information
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University League Table
105th
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Campus address
University of Bradford, Richmond Road, Bradford, Bradford, BD7 1DP, England
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Subject ranking
75th out of 121 1
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Entry standards
/ Max 214122 55%70th
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Graduate prospects
/ Max 10045.0 45%108th
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Student satisfaction
/ Max 53.98 80%44th
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