Overview

The Doctorate of Business Administration at Coventry University is designed for practising managers with the experience and roles to facilitate impactful change within their organisations as a result of their research.

Whilst the programme contains some taught elements designed to enhance your research skills and capabilities, the final award of the Doctorate is based on a portfolio of original research, presented in a thesis.

Is the DBA right for me?

If you are a practicing manager the DBA could well be the ideal programme for you, as it will allow you to combine your professional experience with your studies. Working at a pace that suits you, the DBA can support you in facilitating research-led impactful change inside your organisation. Your final award is based on a portfolio of work, presented in a doctoral thesis.

We will support you through taught elements and from the outset you will have a supervision team. The DBA is located within the Centre for Business in Society, one of the University’s dedicated research centres and you will become a part of our community of doctoral/postgraduate researchers.

Programme Structure

Your DBA journey will go through three important phases, each designed to add an additional layer to your final submission:

Phase one: Creating the foundation for the DBA: establishing the research question, context, literature review and methodology.
Phase two: Conducting the research: one or several practical focused projects.
Phase three: Assembling the thesis: critical reflection on research findings, implementation and observation of 'change'.

Key information

Duration

Part-time
- 36 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-15 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-05-27 00:00:00 , International
- Apply before 2026-08-31 00:00:00 , National
Starting 2027-01-19 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-10-25 00:00:00 , International
- Apply before 2026-12-10 00:00:00 , National
Starting 2027-05-18 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-01-15 00:00:00 , International
- Apply before 2027-03-31 00:00:00 , National

Language

English

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Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Coventry, United Kingdom

Disciplines

Business Administration View 89 other PhDs in Business Administration in United Kingdom

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Academic requirements

GPA

Upper Second Class

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Candidates must have:

a postgraduate Master’s degree with Merit or above, or with a minimum overall average mark of 60% or above, in a relevant discipline/subject area and a minimum mark of 60% in the project element or equivalent; OR
a First or Upper Second Class Honours Degree in a relevant discipline/subject area, or an approved equivalent award, with a minimum mark of 60% in the project element or equivalent; OR
appropriate research or professional experience at postgraduate level, which has resulted in published work, written reports or other appropriate evidence of achievement.

Additional requirements are that candidates:

have a minimum of five years’ practitioner experience in a relevant field;
are undertaking a role within an appropriate setting that will allow the implementation of innovation and change necessary to meet the requirements of the programme;
have an identified mentor who is an experienced practitioner in a relevant field.

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International Applies to you

Applies to you

Non-residents

15780 GBP / year

≈ 15780 GBP / year
Domestic Applies to you

Applies to you

Citizens or residents

5005 GBP / year

≈ 5005 GBP / year

Living costs

Coventry

United Kingdom

656 - 1057 GBP / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

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