Doctor in Business Administration

Start
October (for dates please contact us)

Length
3 years part-time (6 semester)

Location
Cheltenham (UK) und Zürich

Price
per Semester: CHF 5200.00 (excl. travel expenses)

The DBA offers a structured route to doctoral level achievement:

The initial modular element (18 months)

• emphasizes management philosophy and critique, methodology and methods, action and participation issues in research; at its conclusion, you present your research plan, supported by a literature view
• is supported by staff working with you directly on the modules, and also by a research support panel (three or four members of staff and small number of fellow participants, to help you develop your research ideas and assist in the creation of your research plan)

The research phase (18 months minimum period)

• once your research plan is approved, you begin the research phase
• this requires you to complete an extended research program
• your research focuses on a topic of importance to both you and your organization
• during this period you may work with two supervisors or continue to be supervised by your research support panel
• at the conclusion you submit your thesis and present and defend it in a viva voce

The doctoral seminars

• Research Methodology and Methods
• Action and Case Research
• Systematic Literature Review
• Reflective Professional Development

DBA aims

DBA students achieve the standards demanded for all doctoral-level work.

• Enhancing the participant's ability to create, interpret and apply knowledge through original research or other advanced scholarships within the field of management of a quality to satisfy peer review, extend the forefront of the discipline and merit publication;
• Enhance the participant's ability to acquire and demonstrate understanding of a substantial body of knowledge at the forefront of current management theory and practice;
• Develop the participant's ability to conceptualize, design and implement substantial research project to generate new knowledge, application or understandig at the forefront of management and to adjust the research design in the light of unforeseen problems;
• Develop the participant's understanding of, and insight into, suitable techniques for research inside organizations and of advanced academic enquiry.

Awarding Institution
University of Gloucestershire Business School (UGBS), The Park, Cheltenham, GL50 2RH, UK

The business school is a member of the Association of Business Schools (ABS), the authoritative voice for all the leading business schools of UK universities, and of the European Foundation for Management Development. It started workplace education in 1834 and post-graduate awards in 1947. The Business School occupies a 25-acre (10-hectare) campus - one of the most beautiful college sites in the country - on the edge of Cheltenham's centre. Further information on lecturers, campus, ect.: www.glos.ac.uk/business.
Cheltenham is situated about 95 miles (150km) northwest of London and 50 miles (80km) south of Birmingham. It is a short walk to shops, clubs, restaurants and other facilities, a town of 100'000 inhabitants. It is a thriving commercial hub and major cultural centre. Called the 'world capital of festivals' by The Times newspaper, it is a lively, active place as well as the gateway to the Cotswolds. www.visitcheltenham.com

Bachelor degree plus an Executive Master of Business Administration (EMBA) or Consecutive Master degree in Business Administration (MBA) from an accredited university or university of applied sciences. Alternatively: EMBA, MA or MSc in an allied business subject area (Economics, Accounting, etc.). / At least 3-4 years professional practice on middle management level, or ability to demonstrate professional competence of a high standard in the relevant research area. / English Certificate on CEFR level C1 (if English is not first language) + adequate working experience in English. / Interview with a representative from Kalaidos University. /  Quality/level of Master Thesis and Research Proposal

Doctor in Business Administration, issued by the University of Gloucestershire Business School, UK.

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