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Doctor of Business Administration
Rapid changes in technology; enhanced global competition; the development of innovative structures in society, business and government; and an ever more complex workforce all require successful leaders of business to possess sophisticated new perspectives and skills as well as heightened levels of knowledge. As a result, contemporary business and industry executives are turning increasingly to academic institutions for new paradigms to secure success today, to recruit the best possible leadership for the future, and to guide growth and development wisely.
To meet these demands, the University of Northern Virginia's Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) program provides a practical yet academically rigorous learning experience for a diverse population of traditional and non-traditional students. The objectives of the program are three-fold:
to prepare candidates for a career in management or consulting at the senior executive level;
to provide candidates with the knowledge and skills necessary in order to conduct meaningful and original empirical research; and
to develop within each candidate the fundamental expertise and skills required in order to become a college or university faculty member in an area of Business Administration.
This doctoral program may be pursued on either a part-time or full-time basis and completed within three to five years.
Candidates for the DBA degree must complete a minimum of 60 credit hours, with a minimum GPA of 3.0. It is required that all candidates attend the earliest scheduled doctoral orientation class (one credit hour). Program components include:
Forty-five credit hours of course requirements.
One credit hour of doctoral orientation.
A minimum of twelve credit hours devoted to the doctoral research project.
Satisfactory performance in the written Comprehensive Examination (upon completion of formal coursework).
Submission of a doctoral research proposal.
Formal presentation of the doctoral research project.
Requirements: 60 credit hours (Minimum)
Doctoral Orientation: 1 credit hour
ORTN 600
Doctoral Orientation
Research Methodology: 9 Credit Hours
RESE 602
Research Methods and Design
RESE 604
Quantitative Research & Analysis
RESE 606
Explorations in Business Research
Core Courses: 39 credit hours
BMGT 608
Human Resources Development
BMGT 610
Strategic Decision Making
BMGT 612
Business Policy and Practice
BMGT 614
Business, Government and Society
BMGT 616
Seminar in Labor Relations
BMGT 618
Seminar in Human Resources Management
BMGT 620
Seminar on Organizational Development
BMGT 622
Seminar in Strategic Management
BMGT 624
Current Topics: the Professional Seminar
BMGT 658
Theories of Globalization
ECON 626
Economic and Finance
IMSC 628
Technology Systems in Business
MKTG 630
Global Marketing Strategy
Doctoral Project: Min. 12 Credit Hours
PROJ 700
Doctoral Projects
(Please refer to the DBA Program Handbook for further details.)
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Rapid changes in technology; enhanced global competition; the development of innovative structures in society, business and government; and an ever more complex workforce all require successful leaders of business to possess sophisticated new perspectives and skills as well as heightened levels of knowledge. As a result, contemporary business and industry executives are turning increasingly to academic institutions for new paradigms to secure success today, to recruit the best possible leadership for the future, and to guide growth and development wisely.