The Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) at Robert Gordon University is a professional doctorate designed for experienced managers seeking to advance their expertise through research-based insights into real-world business issues. You will gain the opportunity to integrate cutting-edge academic thinking with your existing business knowledge and practice, enabling you to make a significant contribution to enhancing professional practice. This DBA is equivalent to a PhD but with a more applied focus, aiming to generate new knowledge that improves modern management policies and practices. You will explore areas such as strategic management, leadership, and technology and innovation.
This programme is studied full-time on campus over three years, beginning with a taught stage where you will consolidate specialist knowledge and research competence, choosing master's modules across the university to advance your research proposal. You will develop interdisciplinary and trans-disciplinary skills alongside a taught foundation in research methods. The second stage involves taking your proposal forward to a full dissertation. You will graduate with advanced research skills and a deep understanding of contemporary management challenges, prepared for leadership roles or to contribute to academic research in your chosen specialism.
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