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Doctor of Business Administration

@ Westcliff University

The Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) is designed for candidates who, having already completed a Masters program, are looking to further develop their practical and theoretical knowledge of the principles that govern global business. Our DBA program emphasizes advanced decision-making and leadership skills as well as in-depth knowledge of theory and applied research.

Degree Course Requirements - 60 credit hours

Program Core Courses - 48 Credits

BUS 700 Leadership and Creative Solutions Implementation 3 credit hours
BUS 705 Management Strategy, Planning, and Implementation 3 credit hours
BUS 710 Financial Decision Making and Risk Management 3 credit hours
BUS 720 Marketing Strategy & Consumer Behavior 3 credit hours
RES 711 Research Methods I 4.5 credit hours
RES 721 Doctoral Prospectus** 3 credit hours 96
BUS 731 Global Economics & Business Initiatives 3 credit hours
BUS 732 Corporate Social Responsibility in Organizational Development 3 credit hours
RES 741 Research Methods II 4.5 credit hours
RES 751 Doctoral Literature Review 3 credit hours
BUS 900 Doctoral Dissertation Course I 3 credit hours
BUS 901 Doctoral Dissertation Course II 4.5 credit hours
BUS 902 Doctoral Dissertation Course III 3 credit hours
BUS 903 Doctoral Dissertation Course IV 4.5 credit hours

In order to graduate with a concentration, students must take three (3) courses, totaling 9 credit hours in the area of their chosen concentration

Business Intelligence and Data Analytics (STEM)
BUS 800 Foundations in Analytics for Executives - 3 credit hours
BUS 801 BI, Analytics, & Decision Support - 3 credit hours
BUS 802 Time Series & Predictive Analysis for Business - 3 credit hours
BUS 803 Artificial Intelligence & Prescriptive Analytics* - 3 credit hours

Strategic Leadership in the 21st Century
BUS 810 Building Positive Relationships in a Multigenerational Workforce - 3 credit hours
BUS 811 Emotional Intelligence in Transformational Leadership - 3 credit hours
BUS 812 Emerging Technology for Effective Leadership - 3 credit hours
BUS 814 Global Leadership - 3 credit hours

Information Technology Management (STEM)
BUS 820 Business Intelligence & Information Systems - 3 credit hours
BUS 821 Management Information Systems & Advanced IT - 3 credit hours
BUS 822 Information Technology Project & Portfolio Management - 3 credit hours
BUS 823 Governance of Enterprise IT Initiatives - 3 credit hours

Applied Computer Science (STEM)
BUS 801 BI, Analytics, & Decision Support - 3 credit hours
BUS 830 Software Engineering Concepts - 3 credit hours
BUS 831 Security in Software Design & Development - 3 credit hours
BUS 832 Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) Design - 3 credit hours

Concentration in Web Development & Applications Management Concentration
WEB 840 Front End Web Development - 4 credit hours
WEB 841 Back End Web Development - 4 credit hours
WEB 842 Advanced Full Stack Web Development - 4 credit hours

For a complete description of the above requirements, please go to the Course Catalog.

Westcliff University

Location:

  • Irvine, CA / Santa Monica, CA
    San Francisco, CA
    Miami, FL / Orlando, FL

Tuition:

  • From $907 / credit hour
  • From $19,047/ year
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