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 (OPC)
- 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 |
|---|---|---|
| DBA Core Requirement | 21 | |
| DBA Concentration Requirement | 9 | |
| Dissertation and Advising | 6 | |
| Dissertation Course Requirement | 12 | |
| Research Course Requirement | 12 | |
| Total Hours | 60 | |
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| BUS 9420 | Introduction to Scholarship | 3 |
| BUS 9423 | Scholarship Inquiry | 3 |
| BUS 9101 | Christian Faith, Business, and Values | 3 |
| BUS 9400 | Dissertation Advising | 1 |
| BUS 9300 | Doctoral Research and Writing (Chapter 2) | 3 |
| BUS 9328 | HRD in Action: Driving Change and Performance | 3 |
| BUS 9400 | Dissertation Advising | 1 |
| BUS 9421 | Statistics for Research | 3 |
| BUS 9422 | Quantitative Research Design | 3 |
| BUS 9424 | Qualitative Research Design | 3 |
| BUS 9400 | Dissertation Advising | 1 |
| BUS 9301 | Doctoral Research and Writing (Chapter 1) | 3 |
| BUS 9131 | Quality Management and Productivity | 3 |
| BUS 9400 | Dissertation Advising | 1 |
| BUS 9302 | Doctoral Research and Writing (Chapter 3) | 3 |
| BUS 9400 | Dissertation Advising | 1 |
| BUS 9329 | Building an Innovative Organizational Culture | 3 |
| BUS 9102 | Business Intelligence and Predictive Analytics | 3 |
| BUS 9338 | Financial Analysis for Organizational Performance | 3 |
| BUS 9400 | Dissertation Advising | 1 |
| BUS 9499 | Doctoral Capstone | 3 |
| Select 3 courses from one of the following concentrations: | 9 | |
| DBA CONCENTRATION: ORGANIZATIONAL PERFORMANCE AND CHANGE | ||
| Leading Transformation and Change | ||
| Contemporary Topics in Organizational Performance and Change | ||
| Talent Management and Development | ||
| DBA CONCENTRATION: HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION | ||
| Managing Human Capital in Healthcare | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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
Plan
| Semester 1 | Hours | |
|---|---|---|
| BUS 9420 | Introduction to Scholarship | 3 |
| Hours | 3 | |
| Semester 2 | ||
| BUS 9423 | Scholarship Inquiry | 3 |
| BUS 9101 | Christian Faith, Business, and Values | 3 |
| BUS 9400 | Dissertation Advising | 1 |
| Hours | 7 | |
| Semester 3 | ||
| BUS 9300 | Doctoral Research and Writing (Chapter 2) | 3 |
| BUS 9400 | Dissertation Advising | 1 |
| BUS 9328 | HRD in Action: Driving Change and Performance | 3 |
| Hours | 7 | |
| Semester 4 | ||
| BUS 9421 | Statistics for Research | 3 |
| BUS 9422 | Quantitative Research Design | 3 |
| Hours | 6 | |
| Semester 5 | ||
| BUS 9424 | Qualitative Research Design | 3 |
| BUS Concentration Course | 3 | |
| BUS 9400 | Dissertation Advising | 1 |
| Hours | 7 | |
| Semester 6 | ||
| BUS 9301 | Doctoral Research and Writing (Chapter 1) | 3 |
| BUS 9131 | Quality Management and Productivity | 3 |
| BUS 9400 | Dissertation Advising | 1 |
| Hours | 7 | |
| Semester 7 | ||
| BUS Concentration Course | 3 | |
| BUS 9302 | Doctoral Research and Writing (Chapter 3) | 3 |
| Hours | 6 | |
| Semester 8 | ||
| BUS 9338 | Financial Analysis for Organizational Performance | 3 |
| BUS Concentration Course | 3 | |
| BUS 9400 | Dissertation Advising | 1 |
| Hours | 7 | |
| Semester 9 | ||
| BUS 9329 | Building an Innovative Organizational Culture | 3 |
| BUS 9102 | Business Intelligence and Predictive Analytics | 3 |
| BUS 9400 | Dissertation Advising | 1 |
| Hours | 7 | |
| Semester 10 | ||
| BUS 9499 | Doctoral Capstone | 3 |
| Hours | 3 | |
| Total Hours | 60 | |
Course options and schedule are subject to change.