Overview

Students of the Doctoral Certificate in Business Administration from Westcliff University will consider such critical business factors as strategic planning, financial threat, innovative decision making and motivational leadership to underpin organizational success.

Programme Learning Outcomes

Analyze a business challenge and provide justification for a proposed solution.

Evaluate organizational communication styles and efficacy for success.

Create a culture of open communication and creative solutions to address internal and external opportunities and threats.

Identify key employees for strategic and communication roles.

Design organizational opportunities that invite stakeholder input and creativity.

Analyze the financial risk to the organization and propose fully justified solutions.

Prioritize organizational challenges and identify personnel to address.

Create a human resource plan that identifies the differences in communication and rewards preferences across departments.

Compare the leadership styles of the organization to the leadership preferences of its teams.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Marketing Strategy & Consumer Behavior

Business in a Global Economy

Corporate Social Responsibility

Marketing and Sales

Purchasing and Human Resources

Creativity and Organizational Culture

Key information

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-08-31 00:00:00

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More details

International students are advised to begin the admission process as early as possible.

Language

English

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Credits

21 SCH

Delivered

On Campus, Online

Campus Location

Irvine, United States

Disciplines

Business Administration View 136 other PhDs in Business Administration in United States

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Academic requirements

GPA

2.5

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

A master’s degree with:

A minimum of 2.50 cumulative GPA is required

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

18396 USD / full

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Out-of-State

18396 USD / full

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Domestic

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In-State

18396 USD / full

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Additional Details

Online tuition fees per credit: $800

Living costs

Irvine

United States

1560 - 2585 USD / month

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Programme Learning Outcomes

Programme Structure

Key information

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

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Credits

Delivered

Campus Location

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English requirements

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General requirements

Tuition Fees

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