Doctor of Business Administration

Curriculum

Program Format

The three-year Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) program is offered in a hybrid format, with distance learning elements that are carefully designed to complement on-campus residencies where students and faculty meet in person. Cohorts are formed from the outset and the courses are designed to meet the academic goals of students in the program.

In the first year the focus of the program is on research methods, while the second year focuses on current topics of academic interest to the group. During the first year, the executive students are matched with faculty who will help develop their research interests and likely form the basis of a dissertation. Students work on their dissertations in the summers following both the first and second years of courses. The third and final year is devoted to writing and defending the dissertation. Upon completion of the program students will be awarded the DBA degree.

Each course consists of approximately 25 hours of classroom instruction over three on-campus residencies and 20 hours of formal distance learning. Students are required to attend all three four-day residencies per semester.

Our residency starts on Thursday evenings with dinner at 5:00 pm and a class to follow. Classes are then a full day on Friday and Saturday. We have a half day on Sunday for formal class time and offer extra help sessions in the afternoon as needed by the students.


2024-2025 Academic Calendar

Orientation: August 16-17, 2024

Residencies: Fall 2024 Residencies: Spring 2025

September 12 – September 15, 2024

February 6 – February 9, 2025

October 17 – October 20, 2024

March 13 – March 16, 2025

December 5 – December 8, 2024

May 1 – May 4, 2025

 

Program Curriculum

Before Program Begins

Prerequisites:  An earned doctorate requires 60 graduate level credits. 42 credits are included in the program and 18 credits are to be transferred from relevant graduate level courses. To be admitted, a candidate must have an undergraduate degree, and must have a graduate degree (such as an MBA or MS) from an institution of higher learning that is accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB), the Association of MBAs (AMBA), or EQUIS.

Summer: Orientation

Year 1
 
Fall Semester
Credits
Research Design and Methodology 3
Econometric Methods for Business Research I 3
Foundations of Leadership Theory and Competency 3
Spring Semester
 
Qualitative Methods in Business Research 3
Econometric Methods for Business Research II 3
Competition Analysis and Regulation 3
Summer Session
 
Position Paper Research and Qualifying Examination 1
Year 2
 
 Fall and Spring Semesters
Credits
Three of the following courses will be selected for each semester. Each course carries 3 credits. The selection will be made by the program’s Academic Director and Executive Committee and will reflect the research interests of the students.

9 credits in Fall

9 credits in Spring

Understanding the Consumer Journey  
International Corporate Finance and Governance  
Ideation, Technology, and Entrepreneurship  
Management of Innovation  
Human Capital and the Triple Bottom Line  
Understanding the Employee and the Customer as Users of Technology  
Information-Based Strategies  
Technology Driven Organizational Change  
Marketing Communications Strategy  
Special Topics  
Summer Session
 
Position Paper Defense 1
Year 3
 
 Fall Semester
Credits
Dissertation Research: Proposal Defense 2
Spring Semester
 

Dissertation Research: Final Dissertation Defense

2

Please note: The academic calendar, curriculum and course listings are subject to change.


Semester 1
Semester 2
Semesters 3 and 4

Contact Us

ExecZicklin@baruch.cuny.edu
(646) 312-3100