Course Overview

Develop original solutions to real-world issues, further your professional skills, and create novel, holistic and research-led solutions that bring lasting impact to your organization. This course is for senior professionals, researchers in commercial or public organizations, managers, entrepreneurs, consultants, and anyone else who wants to build their forensic and investigative skills to deal with knowledge-based investigations, organizational innovation, change, and ambiguity. In contrast to a Ph.D. program, the DBA is an action-research-based experience focussing on research that emerges from a field of practice informed by academic knowledge. By taking this Doctor of Business Administration you will gain: The ability to combine practitioner and academic knowledge. Working with our extensive world-class faculty, you will build reflective skills and develop intellectual rigor to tackle organizational challenges and develop innovative insights and change. Access to our diverse areas of research including people, organizations and work, evidence-based law, local governance, marketing/ digital marketing, applied economics, social value, enterprise and innovation, urban research and austerity, finance and banking, corporate social responsibility, and strategy.

General Eligibility

an honors undergraduate degree (2.1); or have membership of a recognized (chartered) professional body; or be able to demonstrate equivalent professional qualification or managerial/directorial experience.

Part Time Work Details

Language Requirement

• If English is not your first language an IELTS score of 6.0 or equivalent when you start the course is essential. English Language tuition, delivered by our British Council accredited Centre for English Language Learning, is available both before and throughout the course if you need it.