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Doctor of Business Administration
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- About this course
- Careers
- Course details
- Course structure
- Units and electives
- Admission information
- Special admission information
- Course objectives
- How to apply
About this course
Delivered by the Victoria Graduate School of Business (VGSB), this degree represents a milestone in business education. It is one of the first degrees in Australia to combine coursework and research doctoral programs in business.
Graduates will be able to apply appropriate business disciplines and techniques to help solve the problems of business and government in an innovative and resourceful manner. Graduates will be equipped to participate in the interactive process of research.
Postgraduate research at VU
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Careers
This course further equips you for a career in senior and executive management.
Learn more about your career options on the Australian government's Career Information and Resources website.
Course details
- Course location
- City Flinders
- Faculty
- Faculty of Business and Law
- School
- School of Management and Information Systems
- Duration
- 3 years
- Study options
- Full Time or Part Time
- Study mode
- On campus
- Course code
- BPPB
Course Structure
The course will normally require full-time study over three years or the part-time equivalent. Progression to the Research Component of the degree is subject to successful completion of all required coursework, normally with an average greater than 70 per cent across the Required Coursework units.
Units and electives
Core Units of Study
- International Business [BGP8016]
- Strategy and Innovation [BGP8017]
- Contemporary Business Research [BGP8018]
- Research Proposal Preparation and Writing [BGP8019]
- Performance Management [BGP8020]
- Corporate Governance and Social Responsibility [BGP8022]
Thesis Option: Choose ONE Discipline
- Dissertation (Thesis) (DBA) (Full-Time) [BAO8000]
- Dissertation (Thesis) (DBA) (Full-Time) [BEO8000]
- Dissertation (Thesis) (DBA) (Full-Time) [BCO8000]
- Dissertation (Thesis) (DBA) (Full-Time) [BGP8000]
- Dissertation (Thesis) (DBA) (Full-Time) [BHO8000]
- Dissertation (Thesis) (DBA) (Full-Time) [BLO8000]
- Dissertation (Thesis) (DBA) (Full-Time) [BMO8000]
OR
- Dissertation (Thesis) (DBA) (Part-Time) [BAO8001]
- Dissertation (Thesis) (DBA) (Part-Time) [BEO8001]
- Dissertation (Thesis) (DBA) (Part-Time) [BCO8001]
- Dissertation (Thesis) (DBA) (Part-Time) [BGP8001]
- Dissertation (Thesis) (DBA) (Part-Time) [BHO8001]
- Dissertation (Thesis) (DBA) (Part-Time) [BLO8001]
- Dissertation (Thesis) (DBA) (Part-Time) [BMO8001]
Research Project Option
OR
Research Paper Option
OR
Admission information
- Year 12:
Applicants for the Doctor of Business Administration degree are required to hold a Master of Business degree or its equivalent with average grades of at least H2A/Distinction (70%) and to have completed at least two years appropriate work experience. In addition to the requirements listed above, applicants must have demonstrated competency in English sufficient to work at doctoral level, through meeting one or more of the following criteria:
- Successful completion of the masters degree stipulated above with English as the language of instruction and assessment and undertaken in a predominantly English speaking context; or
- Been taught for two of the past five years at a tertiary institution where English was the primary language of instruction; or
- Achieved an overall band score of not less than 6.5 in an International English Language Testing Service (IELTS) test with no individual bandscore below 6.0; or
- A score of not less than 92 and no section score less than 22 in the internet-based Teaching of English Foreign Language (TOEFL) test; or
- Documented evidence of English proficiency equivalent to the above.
- Other:
There are no additional special admission requirements for this course.
Special admission requirements
There are no additional special admission requirements for this course.
Course objectives
The Doctor of Business Administration aims to produce graduates who can apply appropriate business management techniques and interactive research processes to help solve the problems of business and government in an innovative and resourceful manner.
How to apply for this course
We are currently accepting applications for this course.
You can apply direct to VU. Applications close on 10 February 2012.
When you're ready to apply:
- Read the Advice to applicants (contains details about how to apply for your course, extra requirements, what happens when you submit your application and other important information).
- Complete the Higher education direct entry application form.
- As part of the application you may need to complete extra requirements such as:
- submit supplementary forms
- attend an interview, audition, information session or workshop
- submit a folio
- sit a test
Details about extra requirements are available in the:
You need to complete all extra requirements by the given dates, otherwise your application may not be considered.
Transferring between VU courses
Want to transfer into this course from another VU course? Complete the Victoria University internal course application form and check whether you need to complete any extra requirements, listed above.
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- Ring us on +61 3 9919 6100
- Find answers and ask questions at GOTOVU
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