Overview

This Doctor of Business Administration programme from London Metropolitan University is designed to help you carve a distinct progression route if you’re an experienced professional who’s passionate about making a positive impact on organisational practice.

Career opportunities

The focus of the programme is on socially responsible, professional practice, and application in business and management. This course is designed to enhance your management practice and improve your career opportunities in your chosen field of business, setting you up to pursue senior management positions within national and international organisations.

The DBA is equivalent to a PhD but with a focus on enhancing professional practice and work-related research. Due to the nature of this course, you could also choose to develop a career in academia.

Examples of areas that previous DBA graduates have been employed in include health care, education, banking, business development, marketing, hospitality, family business, law, finance and corporate governance.

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Programme Structure

Courses included:

Planning Your DBA Journey

Contemporary Issues in Organisations and Management

Developing as a Practitioner Researcher

Impacting Organisational Practice: Research Pilot Study

Organisational Research Project

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Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months
Part-time
- 72 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-28 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-08-01 00:00:00 , International
- Apply before 2026-08-15 00:00:00 , EEA/EU
- Apply before 2026-08-15 00:00:00 , National

Language

English

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TOEFL^® IBT

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72

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4

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PTE Academic

59

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IELTS

6

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Credits

540 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

London, United Kingdom

Disciplines

Business Administration View 89 other PhDs in Business Administration in United Kingdom

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Academic requirements

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

English requirements

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105

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72

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4

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PTE Academic

59

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IELTS

6

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Other requirements

General requirements

You will be required to have:

a master’s degree with merit or an equivalent recognised qualification

five years’ experience in an appropriate professional role, evidenced by an employer reference

satisfactory outline of research interest summarised on the DBA Application Support Form and a successful interview

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Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

17500 GBP / year

≈ 17500 GBP / year

Additional Details

Int Full time: £17,500 for year 1, £10,000 for year 2, £5,000 for year 3 and onwards

Part-time

UK: £5,250 for years 1 and 2, £4,375 for year 3, £2,500 for year 4 and onwards

Int: £8,750 for years 1 and 2, £10,000 for year 3, £5,000 for year 4 and onwards

Living costs

London

United Kingdom

1137 - 2157 GBP / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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