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Executive Doctorate in Business Administration (DBA) at Université Paul-Valéry Montpellier 3

Université Paul-Valéry Montpellier 3, France

Programme overview

The Executive Doctorate in Business Administration (DBA) in management of organisations and institutions is a three-year university diploma for practitioners who want to step back from their managerial practice and conceptualise their professional experience in a doctoral thesis.

Faculty: UFR 4  |  Duration: 3 years  |  Study mode: full-time; taught in French  |  Intake: September  |  Location: Montpellier, Occitanie, France

What you will study

Research thesis process, foundations of management research, thematic paradigms of management research, qualitative and quantitative methodology, writing and data processing, research workshops, research committee and defence.

Career pathways

Deepens research in human resource management, leadership, CSR, management control and audit, and information and decision systems; leads to roles such as consultant or department head.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Master-level degree, EMBA or equivalent. Admission by application file reviewed by the DBA scientific council.

Intake: September

Duration: 3 years

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