Doctor of Business Administration (DBA/Dr.)

The Doctor of Business Administration (DBA/Dr.) is the highest academic degree in Anglo-Saxon university management education. The Doctor of Business Administration was originally developed at Harvard University in the US and is now recognized beyond the borders of the US and Great Britain. It is considered the practice-oriented counterpart to the Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.).

In many sectors, excellent career opportunities open up with a completed doctoral degree. A DBA/Dr. degree creates ideal conditions for scientifically researching strategic issues from corporate practice. Many students focus on problems from their own company, which are dealt with and solved in a practical way. In this way, they make a significant contribution to the future success of the company. The company often rewards these efforts with promotions or the transfer of new areas of responsibility. Last but not least, the social reputation also increases with the doctorate.

Choice with or without mentoring package (DBA+)

In the doctoral program, doctoral students are supervised by advisors (doctoral supervisor/doctoral supervisor) and the KMU Akademie is on hand to provide organizational support for all matters. Knowledge and skills in the areas of scientific work and research are required. If you see a need to catch up in these areas, you can decide for yourself whether you want to complete the doctoral program with an additional mentoring package (DBA+) offered by the KMU Akademie or not. This mentoring package includes in-depth support and additional training on all aspects of scientific work and research. The curriculum and requirements in the doctoral program are unaffected by the mentoring package. Further information on the doctoral program with or without a mentoring package can be found below.

quality



This accredited course is assigned to level 8 of the European Qualifications Framework (EQF).

Part-time Doctor of Business Administration

Study part-time

Due to the additional requirements that a part-time DBA/Dr. distance learning course entails alongside a demanding management job, flexibility is important. All study materials are available to students on our online platform KMUnity and can be called up there at any time. You decide when and where you want to learn – independent of time and place.

The part-time, German-language distance learning course Doctor of Business Administration (DBA/Dr.) is carried out in cooperation with the respected Middlesex University. The KMU Akademie is responsible for the entire organizational process and the supervision of the studies. Here, experienced advisors support you throughout your extra-occupational distance learning course and in achieving your academic goals, up to the internationally recognized doctorate degree (DBA/Dr.). This is awarded by Middlesex University.

recognition

The Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) has been accredited by the Agency for Quality Assurance through Course Accreditation (AQAS).

"Doctor of Business Administration, DBA" is an internationally recognized degree after at least three years of doctoral studies at the 3rd level of the Bologna classification.

Your advantages

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• Language of instruction German
• Matriculated at the highly acclaimed Middlesex University
• Internationally recognized academic degree
• Independent of time or location
• Part-time
• Scripts/lectures in the virtual seminar room
• 180 full ECTS
• Entry possible at any time
• Accredited by the Agency for Quality Assurance through Accreditation of Study Programs (AQAS​​​​​​​)

Optional mentoring package (DBA+)

In-depth care and support

During the doctorate it is necessary to expand your knowledge of scientific work from master's level (level 7) to doctoral level (level 8). In the doctorate, you will complete a module on scientific work and research, which will provide you with good support in making the leap from a master's to a doctorate. For this it is necessary that you have the knowledge of scientific work at Master's level.

For some doctoral students it is unclear what is required because they come from different disciplines or have different research experiences. Maybe scientific work was done a little ago or was only partially dealt with in your previous studies. In order to provide you with the best possible support, KMU Akademie & Management AG also offers a mentoring package (DBA+) to accompany doctoral studies in cooperation with Middlesex University.

For whom can the mentoring package be helpful?

​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Any person who:

• Have a need for support within the framework of the requirements for scientific work.
• have hitherto taken a practically oriented path.
• have done little scientific work up to now.
• Have attended seminars on scientific work a long time ago.
• have only learned and applied one scientific method as part of their master's thesis.
• had little contact with scientific work at their university.
• do not immediately know the difference between qualitative and quantitative research.

The final decision whether you want to claim a mentoring package or not is of course yours. There is also the possibility of a subsequent booking, subject to availability of the offer.