Program Overview

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Our online Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) course is intended to assist career professionals who wish to enhance, contribute to and transform practice. It is a professional doctorate completed on a part-time (Executive) basis with intakes in February and September. An internationally established highest level qualification, the course enables you to earn the title of Doctor without putting your career on hold.

The course will enhance your professional capabilities, credibility and standing, and you will contribute to practice through action research.

This course is

open

to

International

students.

What's covered in this course?

The DBA is designed to help you apply action research-based thinking to ideas in practice and work, or practice based problems whilst deepening and broadening your understanding of application to professional practice.

You will also develop essential research skills which will enable you to play a leading role in strategic and operational development, policy formation and evaluation in practice.

Our DBA is aimed at enhancing the level of professional capabilities and credibility of practising professionals, and the research undertaken on the

course

is focused on contributing to, and transforming, practice.

The course combines workshops, research based activities and a substantial research enquiry thesis.

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What Our Students Say

“The DBA programme at Birmingham City University was a big step, but definitely one worth taking. As a way of consolidating the learning that anyone who is successful in business has to do, it is unrivalled. Learning to think and act like a researcher whilst maintaining a business perspective adds value in so many aspects of a business career. Achieving the designation of 'Dr' is the icing on the cake that visibly sets you apart from your peers. It is hard work and it takes time, but the return on that investment is life-changing.”

Dr Deb Bannigan

Portfolio Executive - CEO, Chair, NED

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Why Choose Us?

Our Doctor of Business Administration programme, like all of our Executive Education programmes, is designed to help you to accelerate your career, transform your working practice and deepen your expertise.

Our flexible online delivery means that you can study with us from almost anywhere in the world, at a time that suits you. See ‘course in depth’ to find out more.

Our DBA programme will equip you with a framework that allows you to identify solutions to problems/challenges within your organisation or practice, thereby creating value for your organisation and enhancing your career.

You will have the opportunity to work in conjunction with our thought-provoking supervisors and industry experts who will support you as you make relevant, original contributions to your management practice.

Candidate support is at the forefront of our approach, with everything designed to provide you with the skills you need to succeed.

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Studying with us during the Covid-19 pandemic

The University has put in place

measures in response to Covid-19

to allow us to safely deliver our courses. Should the impact of the pandemic continue in future years, any additional or alternative arrangements put in place by the University will be in accordance with the latest government public health advice, health and safety legislation, and the terms and conditions of the

student contract

.