Programme Overview
The Doctorate in Business Administration (DBA) programme offers senior executives a professional doctorate equivalent to a Doctor of Philosophy degree. It differs in the level of business experience required for entry, the emphasis on applied versus pure research, and the greater focus on impact and contribution to management practice than on the theoretical advancement of a discipline.
Our DBA curriculum is designed to deepen students’ theoretical knowledge, strengthen their research competencies, and enhance their critical understanding of contemporary organizational or practical issues. We encourage peer-to-peer interactions and learning within cohorts who come into our programme with significant industry experience.
The graduates of the DBA programme emerge with enhanced critical and leading-edge thinking as well as decision making capabilities that make them strong leaders, who are well equipped to attain the highest levels of professional excellence.
Programme Structure
Start Date: One biennial intake in January
Duration: 4 – 6 years
Research training will consist of a two-year period of taught courses at MSBM, delivered by leading faculty of The UWI and international scholars.
Year 1: Five taught courses
Year 2: Four taught courses and a Comprehensive Examination
Year 3: Directed Reading and Proposal Defence
Year 4 – 5: Supervision of Dissertation
The training offered by the DBA Programme will give access to leading-edge academic knowledge and the methodological tools to develop solutions to the challenges faced in your organization and industry.
Supervision: Supervisory teams are made up of world-leading experts from every field of business and management. More than a third of our supervisors are at universities located outside of the Caribbean. All are research-active and the majority have extensive experience supervising students pursuing doctoral degrees.
Assessment: Candidates are required to complete the following for the award of the Doctorate in Business Administration:-
- Core Courses
- Directed Readings and Seminar
- Comprehensive Examinations - Written and Oral sections
- Proposal Defence
- Dissertation 40,000 to 50,000 words