Doctor of Business Administration

The Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) is a professional doctoral degree program designed to advance a candidate's knowledge of business administration through applied research. Candidates will generate practical solutions to the complex and dynamic challenges facing leaders, executive decision-makers, and managers of both people and processes in today's environment of global change.

Designed with working professionals in mind, the DBA offers a part-time program at a pace that matches their needs. The DBA is offered through a combination of online coursework and Zoom enabled remote delivery, with on-campus engagement opportunities for local students to allow faculty and students to interact and form connections in real time. DBA graduates may seek careers as business leaders, consultants, or business educators.

DBA Course Listing

Core Courses
COURSES
ACC 732	Accounting and Financial Reporting in the Global Economy
COM 765	Leadership and Strategic Communication
ECON 724	The Consequences of Economic Development for Business
FIN 748	Financial and Economic Model Analysis
MGT 700	Doctoral Studies Seminar
MGT 707	Management and Human Behavior in Organizations
MGT 709	Sustainability and Ethical Business Practices
MGT 718	Leadership Theory and Human Behavior in Complex Organizational Systems
MGT 722	Managing Organizational Development and Change
MGT 739	Innovation Management and Agile Organizational Systems
MKT 743	Marketing Strategy, Structures and Systems
Research and Methods Courses
RES 711	Research Methods – Introduction and Scope
RES 712	Qualitative and Exploratory Research Methods
RES 713	Quantitative Research Methods I - Data Management and Non-Experimental
RES 714	Quantitative Research Methods II - Experimental and Statistical
Dissertation Courses
DIS 796	Dissertation I - Chapter 1
DIS 797	Dissertation II - Chapter 2
DIS 798	Dissertation III - Chapter 3
DIS 799	Dissertation IV - Chapter 4
DIS 800	Dissertation V - Chapter 5

Program Requirement: 20 courses/60 semester credit hours. All courses are three semester credit hours.

Admission Requirements

Walsh DBA Admission Requirements:

Admission to the DBA program is competitive and the attainment of a specific set of minimum qualifications does not assure admission.

In general, an applicant must:

Possess a master's degree with a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.000 or higher from a regional accrediting organization recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) and U.S. Department of Education (USDE) (chea.org).
Applicants who do not possess either a bachelor’s or master’s degree in business will be required to complete MGT 502, Foundations for Business Success, in their first semester with a grade of B or higher.
Have a recommended minimum of two years professional work experience.
Provide three professional letters of recommendation.
Provide a professional resume of CV.
Provide a written Letter of Intent (approximately 1,500 words, with suitable references as needed) indicating the applicant's personal strengths and limitations, reasons for selecting the DBA program and for choosing Walsh College, and the applicant's chief academic, research, and career interests.
Complete an interview with the Doctoral Program Director and/or Doctoral Program Committee.

International Student Applicant Additional Admissions Requirements:

Meet English proficiency requirements by having a TOEFL score of 550 (written); or an Internet-based TOEFL score of 79; or MELAB score of 80; or MTELP score of 80 or IELTS score of 6.5. (www.ielts.org).
Provide international transcripts evaluated by World Education Services (WES) (www.wes.org) or Education Credential Evaluators (ECE) (www.ece.org).
Provide official statements of financial support.
Provide evidence of health insurance.

Candidate Evaluation

The purpose of the candidate evaluation is to determine a student's ability to pursue and successfully complete the DBA program. The review process will evaluate the entire candidate portfolio holistically rather than place specific limits or requirements on individual elements.

After completion of the candidate evaluation, the Doctoral Program Committee will make the determination whether a candidate is accepted into the Program. The decision will be recorded and communicated to the applicant in writing.

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