DBA - Course Curriculum

The program is designed to advance the professional development of senior practicing managers and professionals in the business arena by extending their management knowledge and equipping them with broad research and process management skills, enabling them to make a key leadership contribution to their chosen fields. Graduates of the program will have: extended knowledge of emerging business and management ideas and deeper understanding of their relevance to applied business settings;

• conceptual frameworks of practice knowledge and innovative approaches for business and management application;  
• extensive familiarity with the literature of selective specialist applied areas within the business and management field;  
• ability to link and integrate applied research to learning as a precursor to the formulation of vision, strategy and process leadership for corporate and business enterprise;  
• skills in applied research methodologies including literature searches, field research design, data analysis and the communication of research findings.

The DBA is offered in face-to-face delivery. Candidates are required to attend 7 courses and 4 research seminars, resulting in 11 intensive sessions over 2.5 years. The sessions are offered over the weekend (Friday, Saturday, Sunday from 09:00 - 18:00) to accommodate working professionals.

First Year

Semester 1

Semester 2

Second Year

Semester 1

Semester 2

Third Year

Semester 1