Doctor of Business Administration Leeds Beckett University

Overview

Delivered part-time, the  Doctor of Business Administration  programme allows you to combine the managerial demands of your career with your drive to gain a professional doctorate, the highest level of professional qualification available in business and management.

The Doctor of Business Administration degree at Leeds Beckett University gives you the opportunity to join like-minded individuals and be part of an ever-developing relationship between academia and business, creating a valued learning experience whilst developing novel solutions to key challenges and making a real contribution to your chosen field.

The DBA will enable you to:

• Make an original contribution to the enhancement of professional practice

• Apply original thought to managerial-level practice

• Conceptualise current research literature to identify gaps in knowledge

• Demonstrate sound understanding of techniques to undertake research

• Develop key skills in constructing research instruments (quantitative or qualitative)

• Demonstrate advanced research analysis skills (for both quantitative and qualitative data)

• Develop ability in judgement, foresight and problem analysis when assessing original research material derived from empirical research

• Develop academic writing skills to enable you to submit researched work for publication, ensuring it satisfies peer review and merits a contribution to knowledge by extending the boundaries of professional practice

• Clearly articulate your thesis to meet the academic standards of a doctoral award