Doctor of Business Administration (DBA)
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A Doctorate of Business Administration (DBA) is a widely recognized, professional, terminal business-focused degree in Business and Management that not only identifies graduates as an expert in their field, but results in a tangible set of management and decision-making skills that may qualify them for senior-level leadership positions and new career opportunities. It also prepares students with advanced skills that are necessary for conducting real-world quantitative and qualitative research and publishing in research publications (CIP Code: 52.0201).
Major: CIP Code 52.0201
Related Jobs: Business Administration and Management, General
Job Outlook and Salary: Business
Admissions
Armstrong requires an earned bachelor degree and master degree. At least one degree must be in business, management, administration, or related discipline. Degrees must be completed from recognized institutions of higher education.
Transfer Credit
Armstrong will award a maximum of 50% of graduate semester hours earned at another institution as transfer credit. Transfer credits must be from recognized institutions of higher education.
Doctor of Business Administration
| Program Requirements | Semester Hours | |
|---|---|---|
| Core Module | 3 Courses | 9 Semester Hours | BUS 860 Business Ethics and Social Responsibility | 3 |
| MGT 800 Leadership in Organizations | 3 | |
| MGT 860 Managerial Decision Making | 3 | |
| Research Component | 3 Courses | 9 Semester Hours | RSC 810 Literature Review | 3 |
| RSC 900 Doctoral Research Methods | 3 | |
| RSC 905 Quantitative Analysis or RSC 910 Qualitative Analysis | 3 | |
| Elective or Concentration Component | 3 Courses | 9 | |
| Project Component | 6 Courses | 19 Semester Hours | DBA 900 Prospectus | 4.5 |
| DBA 901 Literature Review | 4.5 | |
| DBA 902 Proposal | 4.5 | |
| DBA 903 Project | 4.5 | |
| DBA 904 Project Defense | 0.5 | |
| DBA 905 Publication | 0.5 | |
| Total Semester Hours | 30 | |
| Program Requirements | Semester Hours |
|---|---|
| Core Module | 3 Courses | 9 Semester Hours | |
| BUS 860 Business Ethics and Social Responsibility | 3 |
| MGT 800 Leadership in Organizations | 3 |
| MGT 860 Managerial Decision Making | 3 |
| Research Component | 3 Courses | 9 Semester Hours | |
| RSC 810 Literature Review | 3 |
| RSC 900 Doctoral Research Methods | 3 |
| RSC 905 Quantitative Analysis or RSC 910 Qualitative Analysis | 3 |
| Elective or Concentration Component | 3 Courses | 9 Semester Hours | |
| Project Component | 6 Courses | 19 Semester Hours | |
| DBA 900 Prospectus | 4.5 |
| DBA 901 Literature Review | 4.5 |
| DBA 902 Proposal | 4.5 |
| DBA 903 Project | 4.5 |
| DBA 904 Project Defense | 0.5 |
| DBA 905 Publication | 0.5 |
| Total Semester Hours | 30 |
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