Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) (Bradford)
University of BradfordBradford, United Kingdom
Course overview
The University of Bradford Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) is the pinnacle of management education. Designed for experienced senior managers and professionals looking for the next challenge in their career, the DBA provides an unprecedented fast-track to the status of global expert in a particular field. The programme is as academically rigorous as a PhD, but is specifically designed for executives, professionals and senior managers who seek to combine the best of academic knowledge with the best of practitioner knowledge, in order to push forward the boundaries of understanding contemporary and rapidly transforming business and management challenges.
The DBA provides advanced research methods training through a suite of four specifically designed taught modules delivered by leading scholars to equip students to undertake independent empirical research on contemporary business/management challenges and to develop new knowledge and understandings. You will make a significant
Key highlights
- Designed for experienced senior managers, executives and professionals
- Academically as rigorous as a PhD, combining academic and practitioner knowledge
- Four taught modules in advanced research methods from leading scholars
- Independent empirical research on contemporary business and management challenges
- Research aligned with centres in finance, logistics, marketing and entrepreneurship
Entry requirements
- IELTS: 6.5 — 6.5 The programme is taught, supervised and examined in English, so you must be able to prove your fluency in the language if it is not your first language. If we need evidence of your proficiency in English, you will be required to achieve a minimum score of at least 6.5 on the IELTS test (with no sub-
Scholarships
Distance Learning MBA Scholarship
Women will receive a scholarship equivalent to 10% of the overall tuition fee as a tuition fee discount.
Up to 10% of feesExecutive MBA Scholarship
Women will receive a scholarship equivalent to 30%; other students will receive a scholarship equivalent to 20%
Scholarship for MSc Renewable and Sustainable Energy
£7,500 as a tuition fee discount. This means that students will pay: £17,889
Up to £7,500UoB 10% Family Postgraduate Discount
Recipients will receive a 10% discount on their overall tuition fees.
Up to 10% of fees
Careers this course leads to
- Senior executive
- Management consultant
- Business school lecturer
- Chief executive officer
- Business researcher
- 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 University of Bradford, and guide you through interview, offer, CAS and visa — right up to enrolment.
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