Doctor of Business Administration - DBA at University of South Wales

Programme overview

A professional doctorate for senior managers who want to use empirical research to inform corporate strategy, offered part-time at Pontypridd. It has a Level 7 stage and a Level 8 doctoral thesis stage. Taught modules run as six-day blocks (Monday to Saturday) with recall sessions before assignment deadlines.

Duration: 5 years part-time | Intake: February 2027; September 2027 | Location: Pontypridd, Wales, United Kingdom

What you will study

Level 7 comprises 120 taught credits and a 60-credit independent research report, which allows transfer to the doctoral thesis stage. The thesis is a research document of around 100,000 words examined by viva voce.

Career pathways

Consultant, academic, higher-level management, director or board member, researcher; graduates have progressed to senior positions in the public sector, private sector and academia.

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Application information

Entry requirements

UK Master's degree or 2:1 honours degree (or equivalent), plus experience of relevant professional practice and access to a suitable professional context (normally the employing organisation) for research. Two references on headed paper, at least one commenting on academic or professional ability (none from relatives). A detailed doctoral research proposal is required before acceptance and is considered by the University's Research Applications Panel, followed by a formal interview which may be a panel interview.

Intake: February 2027; September 2027

Duration: 5 years part-time

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