Doctorate Degree in Business Administration, DBA

Business Administration, DBA

Program Objectives

BSU Doctor of Business Administration degree program enables students to contribute to the business profession and the business educational profession through independent learning, scholarship, and research. At the conclusion of the program, doctoral students will:

• Apply and evaluate effective leadership and decision-making practices at complex, multifaceted, and global organizations
• Formulate and disseminate organizational goals and strategies with data through versatile information systems
• Have the ability to prepare and evaluate ethical informed business decisions using advanced research methods, and communicate effectively at various organizational levels, in a global business environment
• Be educated to enhance their awareness and improve their ability to meet the opportunities and challenges in the global business environment
• Be prepared to contribute to the body of knowledge as part of the research community for application in the global business environment
• Be prepared for careers as university researchers and teachers or for senior positions in business or government
• Demonstrate professional communication skills in writing through organizing, thinking critically, and communicating ideas and information in documents, presentations, and publications.

Courses

Prerequisites for Major Courses:

• Master degree in business administration, management, public or non-profit management, or related field that demonstrates exposure to managerial functions from an accredited institution and (2) two years of full-time managerial or professional experience; or Master degree from an accredited institution and at least (3) three graduate credit hours or (6) six undergraduate credit hours in each of the following: accounting, finance, statistics and economics, and three years and preferably (5) five years of full-time managerial or professional experience.

Note: Courses in the DBA program are eight-weeks in length and students are scheduled for one or two courses concurrently. Dissertation courses are eight-weeks in length.

Program Outline

Students are required to select one of the three specializations. Students take seven core courses for 21 credit hours (common to all specializations), 9 credit hours in research, 18 credit hours in their respective specialization, and 12 hours in the dissertation.

To receive a Doctor of Business Administration degree, students must earn 60 graduate semester credit hours.

Fifty-four of the program hours must be completed through BSU.

Program requirements are as follows: