Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) PROGRAM OUTLINE

Timeline COURSE TITLE

(weeks)
Each class is 8 weeks.

0 DDBA 8006: Contemporary Challenges in Business

8 DDBA 8151: Organizational Leadership: Residency

Doctoral Theory and Practice 1

16 DDBA 8120: Information Systems: Global Management

Strategies and Technologies

DDBA 8130: Marketing: Strategic Innovation in Globally Develop Expand core

24 research and business
Diverse Markets writing skills knowledge

32 DDBA 8140: Finance: Fiscal Leadership in a Global Environment

Creating Competitive Responses and Building Corporate Opportunities

40 DDBA 8110: Business Operations: Systems Perspectives in

Global Organizations
Develop business-
48 DDBA 8161: Business Strategy and Innovation for related doctoral
Competitive Advantage study topic and
research plan

56 DDBA 8300: Qualitative and Quantitative Methodology for

Applied Business Research

64 DDBA 8303: Qualitative and Case Study Methodology for

Business Analysis Research

72 DDBA 8307: Quantitative Business Data Analysis DDBA 8101:

Using SPSS Doctoral Study Mentoring

80 Residency
DDBA Specialization Courses I, II, and III 2
Build expertise

104
DDBA 9001: Doctoral Study Completion
Select committee chair
Write proposal
Defend proposal
Collect data
Write findings
Defend doctoral study
23 years*

Final approval
Publish

*Time to completion may vary by student, depending on individual progress and credits transferred, if applicable.
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