The Doctor of Business Administration program is designed to be the highest qualification in business education. This program will build on your previous experience with critical topics such as research methods, qualitative analysis. Our online DBA degree offers several areas of study to tailor your program to your career goals.
Mode & Duration:
2 YEAR
Language:
ENGLISH
Credits:
180 ECTS
Fees:
€ 5,900/year
Awarding Body:
EduQua
In this global world, knowledge is being attained and exchanged at an exponential rate.
Business and management theories are rapidly changing and uprating. Entrepreneurs and Managers everywhere are increasingly confronted by new situations and challenges as well as opportunities.
What is a DBA?
EduQua Swiss quality label for further education institutions ( EduQua), is the Swiss national quality assurance body. EduQua is an accreditation body recognized and supported by the Swiss Confederate Government; it's the first quality certification for public and private educational institutions in Switzerland. EduQua is the premier quality assurance body accreditation scheme for continuing education.
The Doctorate in Business Administration (DBA) is a research intensive program that the highest professional degree available for experienced business specialists.
The structure of the DBA is practical and very much linked to business and industry which is designed for mid-career management and entrepreneurs who have already completed the MBA (or equivalent qualification) and are looking to further enhance their practical and theoretical knowledge in the field.
The DBA is awarded upon successful completion of the research modules and a thesis that adds a significant contribution to current research. (CLICK HERE FOR THE DBA GUIDE)
What Value Will the DBA Add to Your Career?
The Doctor of Business Administration program is designed to be the highest qualification in business education. This program will build on your previous experience with critical topics such as research methods, qualitative and quantitative analysis. Our online DBA degree offers several areas of study to tailor your program to your career goals.
Graduates can expect a large increase in their earnings.
On average, a DBA graduate can expect a 70-100% increase in salary.
What is the structure of the DBA?
The DBA program is in partnership with a top Swiss Business School takes place primarily ONLINE.
There is an intensive weekend of seminars and research tracking sessions which take place in London, Geneva and Barcelona.
We guide our DBA students from commencement of the research through the oral presentation and defence of the completed research work (DBA viva).
Because this is a fast track doctorate program, students can complete the whole program within 2 academic years thus giving them a highly regarded, Swiss quality professional doctorate degree of the highest order.
The DBA programme is a practical and research-based doctoral program in business and industry which is designed for mid-career executives who have already completed the MBA (or equivalent qualification) and are looking to further enhance their Strategic Management knowledge in the field.
Total duration for completing the double degree DBA program is 2-3 academic years or less which depends on student’s motivation to deliver the thesis.
DBA in Strategic Management will provide you with a deep and profound understanding of professional management competences such as:
Business modelling
Strategies of business development
Business growth on fluctuating markets)
Data Analytics for Decision Making
Strategic Management. Company Strategy. Strategic Goal Setting. Strategy Formulation
Lean Production and Quick Response Manufacturing
Project Management
Tax Management
Financial Management
Business Presentation Skills
The main teaching and learning methods at ASPIRE includes virtual classroom lectures, webinars and tutorials, practical learning, projects, and learning through research.
YEAR 1
Research Methodology I
Research Methodology II
Publish or Perish – Preparing for the Journal Review Process
Paper Clinic in General Management
Taxonomies and Typologies in Research
YEAR 2
Publishing in Management
Technology and Innovation
Final Thesis of your program. The DBA dissertation consists of the following sections; (1) title page; (2) abstract; (4) dedication page (optional); (5) acknowledgments page (optional); (6) table of contents, including List of Tables and List of Figures pages; (7) dissertation body; (8) reference list, and; (9) appendices (optional). Word count: 40,000-50,000 words EXCLUDING appendices.
Application fee : Non-refundable, paid with application : 300 EUROS
Fees :
€ 5,900 Per Year
Doctorate Program Duration: = Two Academic Year
A 10% discount may be applied if the student chooses to pay the full amount at the time of program acceptance.
*Payment installment plans are available. Please contact EU’s Administration Department for further details.
Why study DBA with Aspire?
Flexible academic program
Access to Aspire E-resources
Highly qualified and experienced professors
Assistance with publishing in international journals
MBA (or equivalent qualification) from a recognized higher education institution.
or
A Master’s degree in management (or associated discipline) with a minimum of 2 years professional work experience.
or
A Master’s degree in a field other than management (or related discipline) but with a minimum of 5 years professional work experience.
