Overview
Choose your own independent research area in business, management and/or leadership which will enable you to strengthen and sustain your organisation and those who work in it, and to enhance engagement with other key stakeholders.
Develop your current knowledge of and skills in critical thinking, strategy-development and problem-solving and become part of a peer community of senior leaders sharing experience, gaining insight, and learning new business ideas, models, strategies and approaches ready to take back and action in the workplace.
On this Business Administration course at the University of Cumbria you will:
- Design and implement a research project that explores a specific management, leadership, and/or collaboration question
- Critically assess, select, and implement applied research methodologies and methods within complex organisational, leadership, collaboration contexts or more specific professional settings
- Synthesise, interpret, and rigorously apply relevant theoretical frameworks and research findings in relation to complex business, management and leadership contexts and issues
- Develop high-level analytical and conceptual skills, facilitating questioning and critical debate about established theoretical orthodoxy and challenges to such orthodoxy
- Engage in and manage a process of high level critical reflective personal and professional development leading to the enhancement of your own professional practice within an organisational context or a specific domain
Programme Structure
Modules include:- Understanding Dynamic Business Contexts
- Critical Thinking for Leadership & Collaboration
- Developing an Applied Research Strategy
- Advanced Research Methods
- DBA Proposal and Plan
- DBA Thesis
Key information
Duration
- Part-time
- 48 months
Start dates & application deadlines
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Academic requirements
English requirements
Other requirements
General requirements
- A 1st or 2:1 honours bachelors degree or equivalent in a relevant discipline from a recognised university in the UK or comparable university overseas. Candidates may also have a masters degree.
- Applicants will typically have a minimum of five years’ experience; however each application will be considered individually.
- A minimum IELTS score of 7.0 or equivalent.
As part of the online application, you will need to submit a 2,000 word pre-interview essay covering:
- Your personal and professional motivations for applying
- Your initial idea(s) for a question or specific professional issue to investigate
- How the programme aligns with your previous qualification(s), and your professional experience (including any relevant wider community engagement work)
- What benefits do you think will be realised by successfully completing the programme
- Why we should offer you a place on the programme
- Your reasons for choosing the DBA
Student insurance
Make sure to cover your health, travel, and stay while studying abroad. Even global coverages can miss important items, so make sure your student insurance ticks all the following:
- Additional medical costs (i.e. dental)
- Repatriation, if something happens to you or your family
- Liability
- Home contents and baggage
- Accidents
- Legal aid
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Tuition Fee
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10550 GBP/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 10550 GBP per year during 48 months. -
National
5400 GBP/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 5400 GBP per year during 48 months.
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