Doctor of Business Administration

The Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) is designed for candidates who, having already completed a Master's 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.

NEW! Stackable DBA

Earn your Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) and receive two stackable Doctoral Certificates—at no additional time or cost. Our streamlined pathway gives working professionals the flexibility to earn valuable, career-focused credentials along the way, including sought-after STEM concentrations.

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.