Business Administration (Doctorate)

Objectives:
The Objectives of the Doctor of Business Administration Degree are:

• To encourage the learner to think innovatively by providing an opportunity to integrate theory and practice in decision making that can be utilized in complex organizational environments.
• To provide learners with a foundation for scholarship and systematic inquiry in order to advance business theory and practice.
• To enable learners to evaluate the efficacy of recently developed applications in business.
• To encourage learners in the application of theoretical knowledge to contemporary business problems.
• To conduct and interpret appropriate research in the field of business and apply the results of this research.
• To enable learners to integrate behavioral, political, operational, environmental, and global elements to enhance strategy formulation to optimize strategic management for organizational effectiveness. 
• To provide learners with the skills necessary to analyze and evaluate internal and external environmental influences on organizations in order to develop strategic plans for the management of change and development.
• To encourage the development and application of skills in a broad range of investigative methods, including qualitative methods focused in economic and ethnographic disciplines, and quantitative methods focused in statistical and business disciplines.
• To demonstrate ethical behavior in regard to information and information technology.

Admission Requirements:

Admission to the doctoral programs requires a Master Degree or its equivalent in the field of study or related field from an appropriately accredited institution. The DBA requires a total of 60 graduate semester credits beyond the Master Degree If coursework is not in the discipline of the degree being sought or if graduate credits have not been completed prior to enrollment, additional graduate level fundamental courses may be required. To enable the evaluation of prior college work, official transcripts must be provided to the University.