Doctor of Business Administration
The Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) is the highest accredited academic business degree at Concordia University and is designed to address current challenges faced in today’s business environment. Faculty are industry experts that blend applied learning with theory development to address everyday challenges. Students will develop scholar-practitioner skills to address practical business challenges and learn how to transform organizations for improved performance through grounded research methods. The course work is designed for students to acquire evidence-based decision-making skills that will prepare them to lead in business, healthcare, non-profit, education, government, and other professional industries. DBA concentrations include:
- Financial and Economic Management,
- Organizational Performance and Change
- Healthcare Administration
- Business Sustainability
Program Learning Outcomes
- Compose ethical business solutions to complex organizational problems.
- Formulate scholar-practitioner knowledge for organizational success.
- Design qualitative and quantitative research projects related to business.
- Evaluate organizational structure and design for productivity.
Curriculum
Code | Title | Hours |
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DBA Core Requirement | 18 | |
DBA Concentration Requirement | 12 | |
Dissertation and Advising | 6 | |
Dissertation Course Requirement | 12 | |
Research Course Requirement | 12 | |
Total Hours | 60 |
Code | Title | Hours |
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DBA 9010 | Introduction to Scholarship | 3 |
EDG 9180 | Organizational Learning, Performance, and Change | 3 |
DBA 9370 | Dissertation Seminar and Advising (take this 1 credit course six times for a total of 6 credits) | 6 |
DBA 9115 | Statistics for Research | 3 |
DBA 9210 | Quantitative Research Design | 3 |
EDG 9020 | Innovative and Entrepreneurial Leadership | 3 |
DBA 9120 | Scholarship Inquiry | 3 |
DBA 9215 | Qualitative Research Design | 3 |
DBA 9100 | Doctoral Research and Writing (Chapter 2) | 3 |
DBA 9200 | Doctoral Research and Writing (Chapter 1) | 3 |
DBA 9220 | Doctoral Research and Writing (Chapter 3) | 3 |
EDG 9030 | Servant and Ethical Leadership | 3 |
DBA 9110 | Business Intelligence and Predictive Analytics | 3 |
DBA 9380 | Dissertation DBA Capstone | 3 |
DBA 9015 | Quantitative Business, Quality Management and Productivity | 3 |
Select 4 courses from one of the following conentrations: | 12 | |
DBA CONCENTRATION: ORGANIZATIONAL PERFORMANCE AND CHANGE | ||
Leading Transformation and Change | ||
Scenario Planning | ||
Contemporary Topics in Organizational Performance and Change | ||
Talent Management and Development | ||
DBA CONCENTRATION: HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION | ||
Managing Human Capital in Healthcare | ||
Legal and Ethical Issues for Healthcare Professionals | ||
Healthcare Financial Management and Economics | ||
The United States Healthcare Delivery System | ||
DBA CONCENTRATION: FINANCIAL AND ECONOMIC MANAGEMENT | ||
Economic Theory and Business Effectiveness | ||
Financial Theory and Decision Making | ||
Applied Economics | ||
Investment Portfolio Analysis | ||
DBA CONCENTRATION: BUSINESS SUSTAINABILITY | ||
Environmental Risks and Sustainable Solutions | ||
Ecological Economics and Sustainable Development | ||
Engaging Science to Promote Innovation | ||
Environmental Stewardship Plan Development | ||
Total Hours | 60 |
Note: Course schedule subject to change
Program Admission
To be admitted into the DBA program, applicants must:
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New Admission Requirement
• Submit an application at cuw.edu/apply.
• Submit official transcripts from all undergraduate and graduate coursework.
• Submit a resume or CV,
• Submit an academic paper or other relevant professional writing samples (can be from a master’s program)
• Participate in a video-conference or phone interview
• No GMAT or GRE required
• Have earned a minimum GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale in all master’s coursework.
• Applicants for whom English is a second language must provide evidence of English proficiency