Program Description
Pursuing a DBA program will bring various positive aspects to your career. The overall
objective of the DBA program is to become an expert in a certain area of a management field
as a wider discipline and to strengthen your leadership skills by exploring a specific research
field.
Be different compared to a typical MBA graduate.
You will acquire advanced skills, methods and techniques.
A DBA will open multiple career paths.
High Salary and Prestige.
Professional Challenge and Growth.
Be different compared to a typical MBA graduate.
You will acquire advanced skills, methods and techniques.
A DBA will open multiple career paths.
High Salary and Prestige.
Professional Challenge and Growth.
Program Objectives
Doctoral program objectives include:
To provide students with the opportunity to learn the latest academic theories,
concepts, techniques and applications with emphasis on teaching, research, practice,
Innovation, and consulting.
To extend the knowledge, expertise and skill of students through the application of
research to business problems and issues by including internships, teaching
experiences, and special study projects as a part of the curriculum.
To develop the student’s ability to carry out independent research at an advanced
level, and enhance their ability to deliver their ideas, research methodology and
findings by means of formal presentations with critiques of their analytical, written, oral and media presentation skills in business, professional, and educational
environments.
To provide students with the opportunity to learn the latest academic theories,
concepts, techniques and applications with emphasis on teaching, research, practice,
Innovation, and consulting.
To extend the knowledge, expertise and skill of students through the application of
research to business problems and issues by including internships, teaching
experiences, and special study projects as a part of the curriculum.
To develop the student’s ability to carry out independent research at an advanced
level, and enhance their ability to deliver their ideas, research methodology and
findings by means of formal presentations with critiques of their analytical, written, oral and media presentation skills in business, professional, and educational
environments.
Program Highlights
Degree Awarded
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Doctor of Business Administration
Commencement of Session
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January 2023 (then 4 times a year; Oct, Jan, Apr or Jul)
Study Model
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E-learning
Approval
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To be approved by the Ministry of Education and Research, Estonia.
Duration
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36 Months
Credits
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180 ECTS/EAP ( European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System)
Program Learning Outcomes
Have broad-based knowledge and a systematic overview of his research field, as well as deep
and up-to-date knowledge in a narrower part of the research field.
Be able to understand the meaning and scope of existing and cross-disciplinary knowledge
and research methods in order to expand, re-evaluate and reformulate them when necessary.
Master the research methodologies of their research field.
Be able to independently and critically analyze, synthesize and evaluate new and complex
subject-specific ideas and creatively and scientifically identify and formulate research
questions.
Be able to initiate, plan, implement and critically evaluate research and development works
that lead to new knowledge and procedural solutions.
Be able to analyze social norms and relationships, respond to them and, if necessary, act to
change them.
Program Curriculum
This course is designed for those who are seeking to extend their own professional
development and contribute to management theory and practice in their own workplace and
beyond. As participants are likely to be in the middle of busy careers, the mode of study for
the course is part time and is designed to be completed within a minimum of two years and
a maximum of four years. You will complete this course in two stages, completing the
equivalent of 60 credits / EAP during the first stage (Year One) and 120 credits / EAP in the
second stage (Year Two & Three). Year One consists of five taught modules worth 60 ECTS
Credits / EAP. Successful students will be awarded a Diploma in Business Research and will
progress to Year Two where they will undertake the final Practice Based Thesis which will be
completed in minimum two years from the beginning of the research. The maximum duration
allowed for the research is four years and the minimum is two years.
The overall purpose of the first two modules you will study (Year One (a)) is to provide
a theoretical and practical foundation in research methodology for advanced empirical
research within the management field. The aim of the next three modules you will
study (Year One (b)) is to apply your knowledge and understanding of research
methodology to an actual pilot study and overall thesis proposal, and to reflect on your
own performance as a researcher
The purpose of Years Two onwards is to conduct, under supervision, a detailed and
research project, meeting the expectations of research at doctoral level, and to write
it up in the form of a thesis.
Mandatory Core Courses
DBAM0001 - Research
Methodology and
Methods
DBAM0002 - Business Administration
DBAM0003 - Interim Research
Project (Pilot
Study) 1
DBAM0004 - Interim Research
Project (Pilot
Study) 2
DBAM0005 - Designing a
Research Project
(Thesis Proposal)
DBAM0006 - Developing as a
Researcher
(Individual
Reflection)
Thesis project
DBAM0007 - Practice Based
Thesis
Program Structure
| Semester 1 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S. N. | Course | Course Name | EAP | Hours/Week |
| 1 | DBAM0001 | Research Methodology and Methods | 10 | 10 |
| 2 | DBAM0002 | Business Administration | 10 | 10 |
| 3 | DBAM0003 | Interim Research Project (Pilot Study) 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Total For The Semester | 30 | 30 | ||
| Semester 2 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S. N. | Course | Course Name | EAP | Hours/Week |
| 1 | DBAM0004 | Interim Research Project (Pilot Study) 2 | 10 | 10 |
| 2 | DBAM0005 | Designing a Research Project (Thesis Proposal) | 10 | 10 |
| 3 | DBAM0006 | Developing as a Researcher (Individual Reflection) | 10 | 10 |
| Total For The Semester | 30 | 30 | ||
| Semester 3 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S. N. | Course | Course Name | EAP | Hours/Week |
| 1 | DBAM0007 | Practice Based Thesis on the selected Topic | 30 | 30 |
| Total For The Semester | 30 | 30 | ||
| Semester 4 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S. N. | Course | Course Name | EAP | Hours/Week |
| 1 | DBAM0007 | Practice Based Thesis on the selected Topic | 30 | 30 |
| Total For The Semester | 30 | 30 | ||
| Semester 5 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S. N. | Course | Course Name | EAP | Hours/Week |
| 1 | DBAM0007 | Practice Based Thesis on the selected Topic | 30 | 30 |
| Total For The Semester | 30 | 30 | ||
| Semester 6 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S. N. | Course | Course Name | EAP | Hours/Week |
| 1 | DBAM0007 | Practice Based Thesis on the selected Topic | 30 | 30 |
| Total For The Semester | 30 | 30 | ||