Doctor of Business Administration
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The degree of Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) is a professional research doctorate. The DBA (like the Ph.D.) often requires significant coursework beyond the masters level. However, depending on the scholastic program and the level of preparation at the bachelors and masters level, coursework is not always mandatory. The DBA (like the Ph.D.) does normally require a significant thesis or final comprehensive project including a formal defence and approval by an officially sanctioned and qualified doctoral review committee. The degree is conferred when all coursework, testing, and written research is completed satisfactorily then reviewed and approved by the committee.
The DBA degree may have a specialisation such as management science, technology management, organizational behaviour, or finance. Many business schools offer both DBA and Ph.D. programs in various fields. Curricula may be offered on a full-time or part-time basis.
The DBA is sometimes virtually identical to the Ph.D., however, the degree curriculum tends to focus on contemporary and practical business issues as opposed to theoretical research. European DBA's are often similar to American Ph.D's.
Online, for profit access schemes for the DBA have proliferated in recent years from degree mills.
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