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Professional Doctorate in Business Administration

Award Attendance Study Duration Start Domestic fees International fees
DBA On-Campus Part-time 4 - 7 years September find out find out
Course fee notes

https://www.port.ac.uk/study/masters-and-postgraduate-taught/fees-and-funding

About Professional Doctorate in Business Administration, DBA - at University of Portsmouth

Overview

Are you a private or public sector management professional looking to advance your career as you work? This Professional Doctorate in Business Administration uses scheduled teaching and independent research to help you do just that. 

In your first year you'll attend the University and study specific topics, before conducting an applied, work-based research project that focuses on topics directly relevant to your organisation in the following years.

You'll develop your professional knowledge and skills as you learn, benefiting both your own career as well as your current employer.

The research on this course addresses real business issues — so you'll help solve organisational problems in your current workplace by providing research outcomes that are directly relevant to your organisation.

When you apply for this course you'll typically be working at a senior or executive level in your organisation, already hold a postgraduate qualification, and be keen to take your management and professional development to new levels.

Course highlights 

  • Provide business solutions in your workplace as a result of your research
  • Contribute to applied management research and understanding
  • Develop your business and research knowledge
  • Showcase your expertise with a prestigious doctoral degree
  • Advance your management career
  • Connect with peers studying and conducting research across different sectors

Accreditation 

AACSB Accredited

The benefits of a DBA

The DBA is aimed at senior professionals with postgraduate qualifications who wish to take their management and professional development to new levels, add to their professional body of knowledge and further develop their own management careers.

The research focus of the DBA addresses real business issues, with the results providing professional outcomes that are of direct relevance to your organisation. Research is both theoretical and practical. The DBA thesis is comparable to a PhD in terms of effort, rigour, and contribution to knowledge, supervision and assessment.


Entry requirements for this course

Contact University of Portsmouth to find course entry requirements.


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