Doctor of Business Administration (DBA)

The Business Administration programme at University of Bradford is as academically rigorous as a PhD, but is specifically designed for executives, professionals and senior managers who seek to combine the best of academic knowledge with the best of practitioner knowledge, in order to push forward the boundaries of understanding contemporary and rapidly transforming business and management challenges.

Career prospects

The Doctor of Business Administration is specifically designed for MBA (or equivalent) graduates who are looking for the next challenge in their careers.

Given that the DBA programme was first launched in 2001 at the School of Management, our DBA students will be joining our international alumni network of prominent business executives. Current and recent DBA students work for leading multinational companies such as Shell International, Siemens, Coca Cola, Volvo, Bayer, ING Group and Phillips International.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

• Research Design and Philosophy.
• Qualitative and Quantitative
• Research Methods
• Literature Reviewing for Doctoral Studies
• Iranslating Research into Practice

Admission requirements

Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

• Duolingo English Test: 110
• TOEFL iBT: 80
• PTE Academic: 62
• IELTS: 6

Other requirements

• a Bachelor's degree and a Master's degree from an accredited institution
• a minimum of five years’ relevant managerial work experience
• a research proposal
• two references (one academic, if possible)
• a high level of fluency in English

Tuition Fees

International: 28,692 AUD / year (≈ 15,076 GBP / year)

Domestic: 28,692 AUD / year (≈ 15,076 GBP / year)

Additional Details: Year 1: £15,076 Year 2: £15,076 Year 3: £8,699 Year 4: £8,699 annual continuation fee £5,799 applicable year year four.

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