Doctor of Business Administration

Program Overview

The Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) is a professional doctorate designed for management professionals to conduct workplace-based research and make significant contributions to their field. The program typically takes three years full-time equivalent and consists of coursework, a supervised research project or portfolio of published papers, and an independent assessment by external examiners. Graduates gain advanced research skills, managerial competencies, and the ability to address management problems strategically and creatively within societal values.

Program Outline

Degree Overview:

Overview:

The Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) is a professional doctorate designed for management professionals to address issues of contemporary professional management practice. It enables participants to pursue higher degree research within their workplace context, receiving academic support and recognition.

Objectives:

• Provide management professionals with opportunities to make significant contributions to knowledge and practice in their professional context.
• Formalize workplace-based research and development.
• Interdisciplinary nature and inter-professional research framework for integrating professional expertise and scholarly inquiry.
• Develop managerial competencies by evaluating conceptual approaches to management issues based on experience and workplace context.
• Provide advanced specialist research training, fostering independent thought, critical analysis, effective communication, and expert knowledge within a broader international context.
• Encourage academic leadership, creativity, innovation in research, and acquisition of transferable skills.
• Enhance graduates' ability to address management problems and opportunities strategically and creatively within societal values.

Program Description:

• Typically takes up to three years full-time equivalent (EFT).
• Consists of coursework components and either:
• A supervised research project and thesis (50-60,000 words).
• A portfolio of published papers and an integrated research overview (50-60,000 words).
• Dissertation or portfolio independently assessed by external examiners.
• Campus of study depends on candidate location, supervisor, and research field.
• Research topic based on candidate interests, workplace, and supervisor expertise.

Careers:

Potential Career Paths:

• Leadership roles in private and public sectors.

Opportunities and Outcomes:

• Enhanced ability to plan and manage in complex and turbulent national and international environments within societal values.

Additional Information:

• Graduates meet Australian Qualification Framework skill requirements for this degree.
• DBA holders meet the University of Tasmania's Generic Attributes.
• Coursework and dissertation deepen knowledge in specific management theory and practice areas, identify problems, and formulate solutions.
• Develops critical research awareness, research evaluation skills, research methodologies, data analysis, and practitioner-researcher expertise.
• Enhanced ability to address high-level management problems creatively, strategically, and within societal values.