Doctor of Business Administration (DBA)
Fees For the latest fee information please visit the website wbs.ac.uk/go/dba W
Why the DBA? The DBA degree has been 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 candidates pursue applied research rather than theoretical knowledge.
Our DBA is designed to produce scholar- practitioners who can enhance their organisation’s performance through evidence based practice. It is distinctive in that the goal is the design and creation of an intervention, and rigorous evaluation of the effectiveness of that intervention. Designed to impart critical skills at the highest level, our DBA combines world-leading faculty with organisational leaders and entrepreneurs who have the desire and ability to make change in their organisations.
The goal of the DBA is to design organisational interventions that help address real-world challenges, and then to 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. In this way, the DBA candidates generate new knowledge – the ultimate criterion for the award of a Doctoral degree.
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At a glance: Doctor of Business Administration (DBA)
Start Date: October 2021
Duration: 4 years part-time
Location: The Shard
Format: Nine x 3 day and two x 1.5 day workshops, followed by supervision
Contact: Rhona Macdonald – Executive Programmes Manager
Email: DBAadmissions@wbs.ac.uk
Web: wbs.ac.uk/go/DBA
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