Doctorate of Business Administration
Course overview
Choose a professionally-focused alternative to the PhD and develop industry-relevant research around your career. The ideal qualification to enhance your career trajectory, allowing you to combine employment with studying for a flagship degree.
Key highlights
- Professionally focused alternative to a traditional PhD
- Develop industry-relevant research built around your own career
- Designed to combine employment with doctoral study
- Stage 1 module exemptions possible for MBA or research master's holders
Entry requirements
- Degree: 2:1 — to include relevant subject
Scholarships
Chancellor Yunus Scholarship
GCU will cover £7,000 towards your tuition fee for the full-time MSc Social Innovation master's course commencing September 2025.
Up to £7,000GCU Postgraduate Ambassador Scholarship
New to GCU Regional Scholarship
£3,500 scholarship in the form of a tuition fee discount.
Up to £3,500
Careers this course leads to
- Senior manager
- Chief executive officer
- Management consultant
- Business director
- University lecturer in business
- Strategy director
Admission
Applications are made through AHZ at no cost. Share your transcripts, English test scores and personal statement, and your AHZ Counsellor will review your profile, submit your application to Glasgow Caledonian University, and guide you through interview, offer, CAS and visa — right up to enrolment.
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