Doctor of Business Administration (D.B.A.)

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Doctor of Business Administration (D.B.A)

The Doctor of Business Administration (D.B.A.) program serves the needs of mature students, helping them to advance in their careers. The program is designed to graduate scholar practitioners who will set the standard for best practices and contribute to the solution of critical business and management problems through research, teaching, and consulting. The program is designed to serve the needs of both fully employed and full-time students with a background as experienced business professionals who want to translate their industry expertise into leadership positions as consultants or as executives within their organizations. The program creates an opportunity for the student to demonstrate application of the knowledge and skills gained in the course work portion of the program and to demonstrate the critical thinking and analytical skills required to successfully complete the Doctoral Project.

Course Code and Course Title Units Source Course Description Units Credit
ECN 500 Managerial Economics 3.0 CIC ECN 500 Managerial Economics 3.0 To do
FIN 500 Financial Management 3.0 CIC FIN 500 Financial Management 3.0 Transfer Credit
MKT 500 Marketing Management 3.0 PEL 3.0 To do
Course Code and Course Title Units Source Course Description Units Credit
BUS 860 Business Ethics & Social Responsibility 3.0 CIC BUS 860 Business Ethics & Social Responsibility 3.0 Transfer Credit
ECN 800 Economic Theory and Policy 3.0 CIC ECN 800 Economic Theory and Policy 3.0 Transfer Credit
MGT 800 Leadership in Organizations 3.0 CIC MGT 800 Leadership in Organizations 3.0 Transfer Credit
MGT 860 Managerial Decision Making 3.0 CIC MGT 860 Managerial Decision Making 3.0 Transfer Credit
Course Code and Course Title Units Source Course Description Units Credit
Elective I HRM 515 Training & Development 3.0 PEL HRM 515 Training & Development 3.0 To do
Elective II MKT 590 Social Media and Digital Marketing 3.0 CIC MKT 590 Social Media and Digital Marketing 3.0 Transfer Credit
Elective III BUS 540 Business Law for Managers 3.0 IAU BUS 540 Business Law for Managers 3.0 To do
Elective IV HRM 510 Staffing 3.0 IAU HRM 510 Staffing 3.0 To do
Elective V Internship III 1.0 PEL Internship III 1.0 To do
Course Code and Course Title Units Source Course Description Units Credit
RSC 810 Literature Review 3.0 CIC RSC 810 Literature Review 3.0 Transfer Credit
RSC 900 Doctoral Research Methods 3.0 CIC RSC 900 Doctoral Research Methods 3.0 Transfer Credit
Choose 1 (other can be elective)
RSC 905 Quantitative Analysis 3.0 CIC RSC 905 Quantitative Analysis 3.0 Transfer Credit
RSC 910 Qualitative Analysis 3.0 CIC 3.0 N/A
Course Code and Course Title Units Source Course Description Units Credit
DOC 901 Comprehensive Examination 4.5 IAU 4.5 To do
DOC 902 Comprehensive Examination 4.5 IAU 4.5 To do
Course Code and Course Title Units Source Course Description Units Credit
DOC 910 Prospectus 4.5 IAU 4.5 To do
DOC 911 Proposal 4.5 IAU 4.5 To do
DOC 912 Project 4.5 IAU 4.5 To do
DOC 913 Project Defense 1.5 IAU 1.5 To do
Course Code and Course Title Source Course Description Sem. Hrs. Credit
Internship I PEL 1.0 To do
Internship II PEL 1.0 To do