Overview

Distance Learning

The Executive Doctor of Business Administration programme from Aston University offers a wide range of facilities in order to ease your transition into the world of research.

A specifically tailored Distance Learning Course, coupled with exemplary customer care and world-class supervision, ensures you have all the necessary knowledge to succeed.

The latest version of the Blackboard™ Virtual Learning Environment is designed to meet the needs of the DBA student specifically:

Podcasts

Vodcasts

Directed reading

Online tasks and quizzes
Video conferencing for live discussions and research supervision

Virtual discussion boards are also used to conduct asynchronous online sessions between students and course tutors.

We understand your time is precious and that undertaking our executive DBA is a huge commitment.

Therefore, we pair you with an academic supervisor who is a leading specialist in the topic you choose. Your supervisor will support you through the entire process as you develop your research idea into your final thesis. If your topic is multidisciplinary, we’ll ensure you have a team that can guide you in every area.

Programme Structure

Four subsequent research methods modules via Aston University’s Blackboard™ Virtual Learning Environment taught consecutively during year 1:

Business and Management Research – understand the process of business and management research and develop the necessary research skills to conduct a literature review.

Applied Research Methods – enable you to think about the links between philosophy, theory, and research methodology, and apply these to business and management research.

Qualitative and Quantitative Research Methods – provide a thorough grounding in the theoretical principles of, and approaches to, quantitative and qualitative research.

Professional Development and Research Impact – develop an appreciation for impact related research to inform the operations and decision making within business and consider your future professional development.

Key information

Duration

Part-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2024-09-01 00:00:00

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Language

English

IELTS

6.5

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TOEFL^® IBT

87

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Delivered

Online

Disciplines

Business Administration International Business Strategic Management View 19 other PhDs in Business Administration in United Kingdom

Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

IELTS

6.5

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TOEFL^® IBT

87

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Other requirements

General requirements

For direct enrolment into the executive DBA you must have

an MBA, MSc or MA degree in business or management (or an equivalent professional qualification)
a minimum of five years experience in a senior role

if English isn’t your first language, either evidence that the master’s degree was taught mainly or entirely in English, a minimum TOEFL score of 87 or a minimum IELTS score of 6.5 overall (with a minimum of 6.0 for each individual IELTS skill), or an equivalent English language qualification recognised by Aston University is needed.

Tuition Fee

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International

9750 GBP/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 9750 GBP per year during 48 months.
National

9750 GBP/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 9750 GBP per year during 48 months.

Funding

Studyportals Student Grant Deadline: 30 June 2020

Apply and be among one of the 20 students to win €1000.

Studyportals Student Grant Deadline: 30 June 2020

Apply and be among one of the 20 students to win €1000.

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