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

  1. Compose ethical business solutions to complex organizational problems. 
  2. Formulate scholar-practitioner knowledge for organizational success.
  3. Design qualitative and quantitative research projects related to business. 
  4. Evaluate organizational structure and design for productivity. 

Curriculum

DBA Core Requirement18
DBA Concentration Requirement12
Dissertation and Advising6
Dissertation Course Requirement12
Research Course Requirement12
Total Hours60
DBA 9010Introduction to Scholarship3
EDG 9180Organizational Learning, Performance, and Change3
DBA 9370Dissertation Seminar and Advising (take this 1 credit course six times for a total of 6 credits)6
DBA 9115Statistics for Research3
DBA 9210Quantitative Research Design3
EDG 9020Innovative and Entrepreneurial Leadership3
DBA 9120Scholarship Inquiry3
DBA 9215Qualitative Research Design3
DBA 9100Doctoral Research and Writing (Chapter 2)3
DBA 9200Doctoral Research and Writing (Chapter 1)3
DBA 9220Doctoral Research and Writing (Chapter 3)3
EDG 9030Servant and Ethical Leadership3
DBA 9110Business Intelligence and Predictive Analytics3
DBA 9380Dissertation DBA Capstone3
DBA 9015Quantitative Business, Quality Management and Productivity3
Select 4 courses from one of the following conentrations:12
DBA CONCENTRATION: ORGANIZATIONAL PERFORMANCE AND CHANGE
DBA 9320
Leading Transformation and Change
DBA 9321
Scenario Planning
DBA 9323
Contemporary Topics in Organizational Performance and Change
DBA 9325
Talent Management and Development
DBA CONCENTRATION: HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION
DBA 9310
Managing Human Capital in Healthcare
DBA 9311
Legal and Ethical Issues for Healthcare Professionals
DBA 9313
Healthcare Financial Management and Economics
DBA 9317
The United States Healthcare Delivery System
DBA CONCENTRATION: FINANCIAL AND ECONOMIC MANAGEMENT
DBA 9330
Economic Theory and Business Effectiveness
DBA 9331
Financial Theory and Decision Making
DBA 9333
Applied Economics
DBA 9337
Investment Portfolio Analysis
DBA CONCENTRATION: BUSINESS SUSTAINABILITY
DBA 9340
Environmental Risks and Sustainable Solutions
DBA 9341
Ecological Economics and Sustainable Development
DBA 9343
Engaging Science to Promote Innovation
DBA 9345
Environmental Stewardship Plan Development
Total Hours60

Note: Course schedule subject to change

Program Admission

To be admitted into the DBA program, applicants must:

  • 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