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| Location: | London / United Kingdom / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴ | ||
| Duration: | 60 months | Start Date: | September |
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Location of Kingston University
The Kingston DBA is one of the first of three DBA programmes globally to receive accreditation from the Association of MBAs. It offers those at senior management level the opportunity to build upon their MBA or business-related masters qualification and develop professional excellence through a programme of study that is both academically challenging and professionally relevant.
The Kingston DBA offers those at a senior level, whether in business, academia or the public sector, the opportunity to develop professional excellence through an academically challenging and professionally relevant programme of study.
The programme is designed to extend your knowledge of leading-edge business management issues and enable you to develop a high level of skill in areas such as business research, as well as gaining a multi disciplinary perspective on complex management issues.
The programme also focuses on personal and professional development skills, increasing your powers of critical self-reflection and enhancing your competence. The Kingston DBA offers the unique opportunity to obtain an MSc in Management and Business Studies Research as part of your progression through the programme.
Contents
Our aim is to provide you with a supportive educational environment within which you can obtain a doctorate-level qualification that is directly relevant to your chosen profession.
Year 1 modules: MSc stage
* Research Design and Data Collection
* Foundations of Data Analysis and Reporting
* Advanced Quantitative Research Methods
* Advanced Qualitative Research Methods
Year 1 modules: DBA
* Professional Development
* Research in Business Practice
Year 2 modules
* Research Colloquium
* The DBA Proposal
* Professional Development
* Research in Business Practice
* Business Research Workshops
Year 3 modules
* Research Colloquium
* Professional Development
* Research in Business Practice
* Business Research Workshops
* Professional Development Portfolio
Year 4 modules
* Research Colloquium
* Professional Development
* Research in Business Practice
* Business Research Workshops
* Professional Development Portfolio
You are normally required to take an English Proficiency Test if you come from a non-English speaking country.
Most European Universities recognise the IELTS test.
More informationRequirements
Entry to the Kingston DBA is normally conditional on possession of all of the following:
- a Master's level degree, either an MBA or a specialist MA or MSc in a business related area (e.g. MA in Marketing)
- evidence of substantial senior management or professional work experience, including within the academic profession, at a significant level or responsibility
- one academic and one professional reference, both of which must be received before the selection procedure can take place.
In exceptional cases, if you do not meet all of the above selection criteria you may still be considered provided you can demonstrate outstanding qualities in terms of:
- your managerial or professional experience
- the intellectual capacity to deal with the demands of the programme
- the personal benefits that you could gain from your participation in, and contribution to, the programme.
Suitable applicants are invited to attend a selection conference, which also provides a good opportunity to find out more about the Kingston DBA programme and meet other potential candidates.
The selection conference comprises:
- a presentation about the programme by the DBA Director or a member of the programme team
- an open forum in which to get your questions about the programme answered
- a short written exercise, answering a question paper that you will receive in advance of the day
- a personal interview at which you will make a presentation which should map out the way that the DBA relates to and will help your professional development, and demonstrate knowledge and appreciation of current thinking in one or more areas of management.
Holders of non-UK degree qualifications will be subject to the University´s normal entry procedures with regard to the assessment of the equivalence of the qualifications.
Accreditation
Many of the courses that we run are accredited and recognised by relevant professional bodies within their respective fields. As part of our commitment to providing quality, relevant courses we seek accreditation and recognition wherever possible. In fact the Higher Education Funding Council of England awarded us a quality rating for 'Excellence in teaching'.
Kingston Business School is also one of an elite number of UK business schools with Association of MBA accreditation of our MBA courses. Plus we have received EPAS accreditation from the European Foundation for Management Development for several of our postgraduate and undergraduate business programmes; only the second UK business school to receive this accreditation.
To view a full list of our accreditations, please visit our website.
Ask a Question
You can contact The Doctoral Programmes Co-ordinator to ask a question about DBA (Doctor of Business Administration) at Kingston University.
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