Doctorate of Business Administration

Earn your Doctorate in Business Administration in 3 years through Interactive and flexible online classes. Ideal doctorate programme for working executives around the world.

The Doctorate of Business Administration (DBA) program is structured with both rigour and relevance as it contributes to theory and practice in business and management. It is aimed at building the business acumen of previously undertaken graduate studies and integrating it along with the working professionals experience, to create a synergy by utilizing research tools to solve business problems, in various business management domains.

The GMU philosophy can be encapsulated in our tagline “Beyond Business Education”. It inspires you to develop new perspectives and approach business in a unique and innovative way; it offers you the opportunity to study a real business issue/ problem in-depth, apply the acquired research knowledge to find logical pragmatic solutions to the concerned problems. This program will enable you to apply advanced research tools into key aspects of business problems you are seeking an answer to, underpinned and reinforced through the series of taught modules. The aim of this DBA program is to widen your horizon in the realms of research and business, so as to be able to contribute effectively to the business corporate world. This program will be conducted over a period of 3-years, enabling you to get the coveted title of a Dr. before your name, enhance your leadership skills, as well as help you considerably in your career progression. The program will offer a dual certification of Master of Research (M.Res) in Business Leadership to the students who finish their first-year coursework.

Top Subjects you will learn

  1. Fundamentals of Doctoral research
  2. Qualitative research perspectives
  3. Application of Quantitative research methodology
  4. Innovation and change management
  5. Leadership research in the knowledge economy
  6. Research proposal

Job Opportunities

DBA provides an opportunity to conduct in-depth research, which helps you progress in/to the following professions: Business consultants, Logisticians, Economists, Market research analysts, C-suite executives, Organizational Development Manager, Director of Human Resources, Information Systems Manager, Organization Manager and many other senior management positions.

Who is This Course For?

  1. Working Professionals
  2. Entrepreneurs
  3. Senior Managers

Minimum Eligibility

  1. Candidates must have an MBA or an equivalent Master degree from a recognised University.
  2. Candidates must have at least 5 years of work experience at managerial level.
  3. Candidates must be proficient in written and spoken English. English level: 6.0 IELTS or equivalent.