Doctor in Business Administration

Program Description
The Doctor in Business Administration (DBA) program is intended for graduates and executives who wish to specialize in the advanced level of administrative and management functions of the general business environment.

Vision
The Doctor in Business Administration program envisions itself as the university’s flagship program in the development of globally competitive leaders and professional managers who are generalists in orientation yet strong in functional competencies in business administration.

Mission
The Business Administration program is committed to make a difference in the development of global managers who will be leaders, decision-makers, and innovators in a rapidly changing world. Committed to intellectual expertise, scholarly research and a spirit of community involvement, the business administration program is designed to enhance skills in analytical thinking, good judgment, innovation, and creativity.

Objectives

• To develop high quality leadership and expertise in the field of business management to meet global standards
• To enhance conceptual and analytical research skills in the field of business management through the use of state-of-the-art technologies
• To strengthen research capabilities to meet national, regional, and global growth and development
• To cultivate a culture of scholarship, mentoring, professionalism, ethical and social responsibility, and humanism  

Curriculum

1. Core (15 units)
   • DBA 730 Ethical Foundations of Enterprise Management
   • DBA 731 Statistics Applied to Business Research
   • DBA 732 Economic Theory and Policy
   • DBA 733 Money and Capital Markets in the Global Environment
   • RSH 730 Dissertation Seminar 1
2. Major (24 units)
   • DBA 734 Knowledge Management 
   • DBA 735 Service Industry Management
   • DBA 736 Social Responsibility and Executive Management
   • DBA 737 Risk Management and Insurance
   • DBA 738 Management of Functional Strategies
   • DBA 739 Global Business
   • DBA 740 Leadership and Corporate Governance
   • DBA 741 Seminar in Global Issues and Trends in Business
3. Cognates (9 units)
   • RSH 731 Dissertation Seminar 2
   • DBA 742 Organizational Development
     
     Choose one Course:
     • DEM 734 Seminar in Strategic Planning and Institutional Effectiveness 
     • DEM 735 Ethical Leadership and Human Relations 
     • DEM 736 Systems Analysis in Education
     • DEM 737 Management of Curriculum and Instruction
     • DEM 738 Leadership and Executive Training for Educational Managers
     • DEM 739 Educational Legislations and Policy Analysis
     • DEM 740 Fiscal Management for Educational Institutions
     • DEM 741 Seminar in Governance and Management of Educational Institutions 
     • DPA 724 Seminar in Public Policy and Processes
     • DPA 725 E-Governance for Development
     • DPA 726 Problems and Special Issues in Development Administration
     • DPA 727 National Security Administration and Crisis Management
     • DPA 728 Resource Management for National and Local Development
     • DPA 729 Seminar in Comparative Public Administration
     • DPA 730 Global Civil Service Systems
     • DPA 731 Seminar in Organizational Development and Change
4. Dissertation (12 units)
   • RSH 740 Dissertation