Doctor of Business Administration DBA at University of Northampton

Programme overview

The Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) is a professional doctorate with the same status as a PhD. The Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) is a prestigious professional doctorate that is equivalent in academic standing to a PhD.

Faculty: Faculty of Business and Law | Department: Business Management | Duration: Full Time: 4 years maximum; Part Time: 6 Years maximum | Study mode: full-time, part-time | Intake: September, January | Location: Northampton, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

The DBA provides the opportunity for you to cultivate the skills needed to find better solutions for intractable problems and develop new paradigms for the increasingly complex, turbulent and interconnected business environment by: honing your critical thinking and analytical skills to identify the core or real-world business issues delivering the opportunity to be a reflective practitioner and develop as a responsible leader providing you with contemporary research skills to deliver impact-oriented research refining your capability to evaluate evidence on which to base decisions developing your ability to produce robust and impactful research to contribute to professional practice strategising dissemination plans and creating potential opportunities to influence policy/area of practice Modules include Thesis Module, Leading Change for Impact, Evidence-Based Decision Making, Contemporary Research Methodology for Business, Research for Impact: Reflective Proposal Development.

Career pathways

DBA facilitates the expertise in your respective area of research and permits you to be established as a credible individual in your organization. The program prepares you to enhance your career opportunities in your existing career or allows you to transition to academia as well.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Applicants must generally meet the following criteria: 1. Academic Qualifications: Applicants must be able to Accredit Prior Certified Learning (APCL) of 180 credits at Level 7, typically a Master’s degree in a relevant subject completed within the last 10 years prior to enrolment. 2. Professional Experience: Significant leadership experience and potential currency in recent roles. 3. Employment Role: Experience in a leadership or managerial position that can support achieving the course learning outcomes. English language: Minimum standard – IELTS 7.0 with no less than 6.5 in categories (or equivalent) for study at postgraduate level.

Domestic applicants: GBP 8,450 a year (2026/27). Full-time Source

International applicants: GBP 11,535 a year (2026/27). Full-time Source

Intake: September, January

Duration: Full Time: 4 years maximum; Part Time: 6 Years maximum

Apply through the official page: https://www.northampton.ac.uk/postgraduate/how-to-apply/research-degrees/

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