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-eight 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 and defense of the doctoral research project.
Requirements: 60 credit hours (Minimum)
Doctoral Orientation: 1 credit hour
ORTN 600 Doctoral Orientation
One Credit hour of doctoral orientation, not counted for total credit.
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 Seminar in 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 Doctoral Degree Handbook for further details.)