OpenDoctoral degreeManagement and Commerce

Doctor of Business Administration

ProviderCurtin University
Course code: SIA-175232UniversityStudy area: Management and CommerceCourse data availableData JSON

Course overview

The Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) has been designed to develop highly skilled, critical thinking and practical managers who can also read, carry out and apply the results of the research initiatives. It enables students with extensive business experience to design and concentrate their research on a practical business situation and to be sensitive to research questions and implications that are inescapable in the conduct of business.

Entry requirements

Postgraduate and higher courses usually use academic prerequisites, degree equivalence and English-language requirements.

Postgraduate entry

Five years professional business or management experience plus a 70 per cent course-weighted average from a Master of Business Administration (MBA) or equivalent master degree.

  • Australian citizens and permanent residents will be required to complete the Graduate Certificate in Business Research which comprises four doctoral level units.

The completion of the Graduate Certificate in Business Research with a 70 per cent course-weighted average may enable articulation into this degree.

  • For visa requirements, international applicants will be allowed direct entry but will be required to maintain a 70 per cent course-weighted average in the first semester to continue the course.
  • Before applying you should obtain authorisation from an appropriate research supervisor.

You will need to submit a written statement and references with your application and attend an interview.

  • Applicants are required to demonstrate a capacity to carry out independent research and have adequate training and ability to pursue the proposed research course.
English requirement
Cambridge C1 Advanced 176, no component below 169IELTS Academic 6.5, no band below 6OET 300, no component below 250PTE Academic 58 (L 50 / R 50 / W 51 / S 54)TOEFL iBT 81 (L 16 / R 16 / W 19 / S 19)

If your current English result is below direct entry, consider the university-recognised English language pathway or ELICOS package; successful completion at the required level can usually satisfy English entry without another English test.

Course curriculum

Course structure, credit points and subject sequence

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