MBA (Top-Up)
Apply Now Make An Enquiry On this page At A Glance Course Title Master of Business Administration Course Level Master’s Degree Course Credits 60 Credits
Advance your career and study for the highest qualification available in business and management. The Doctor of Business Administration taught and awarded by University of Central Lancashire is a part-time degree designed for senior managers and consultants who want to study at an advanced level while working full-time. It can be completed over a maximum of seven years although you can choose to complete within four.
The DBA is regarded as being the same status as the more commonly known PhD and permits you to use the title of ‘Dr.’ upon satisfactory completion. Your learning journey will include lectures and guided reading; active group work; case studies, videos, reviews of current events and student presentations. You’ll develop applied research skills as you start to critically evaluate industry related problems.
As a professional doctorate, the DBA consists of two Stages: Stage 1 is a taught programme taken on a part-time basis over a two-year period, followed by Stage 2, a research programme which you should aim to complete in a further two-year period of part-time study although the maximum period of study is seven years.
Research active staff will bring their experience and knowledge into their teaching as well as drawing on current research in their particular field. This doctorate from University of Central Lancashire is offered as a block teaching and research programme. The DBA will run at the Preston Campus of the University. You’ll have full access to the Library and information resources of the University throughout the DBA and in addition may use all social, cultural and sports facilities of the University.
The DBA Taught Programme consists of six taught modules, each being completed through a four-day intensive workshop plus a period of private study both before and after the workshop. During Stage 1 you will develop critical and reflective skills at doctoral level, through the requirement to think conceptually, apply critical thinking, and reasoning skills and to challenge orthodoxy relating to the body of knowledge and research relating to Management and Organisation. Action learning is incorporated within the study sessions and is an important and distinctive feature of our DBA. You will work in sets or small development groups with fellow participants throughout the programme and also develop your skills as a critical and reflective learner.
The DBA Research Programme – as part of the development process of your DBA project, you will have worked with the DBA staff to agree a suitable supervisory team, including a Director of Studies. This team will work with you throughout Stage 2 helping you to design and implement your own particular DBA project. This will normally take two years working on a part-time basis although you may choose to work at a pace that requires more time and you may therefore take up to five years.
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Apply Now Make An Enquiry On this page At A Glance Course Title Master of Business Administration Course Level Master’s Degree Course Credits 60 Credits
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