PhDBusiness
Doctor of Business Administration
University of Notre Dame Australia, Fremantle, WA / Sydney, NSW, Australia
About this program
The Doctor of Business Administration at the University of Notre Dame Australia is a three year (or equivalent part time) Professional Doctorate for experienced professionals who want to build academic and research leadership in their field. The program combines four compulsory research training courses with a research thesis of approximately 80,000 words that bridges the theory practice gap and makes a practical contribution to business administration and professional knowledge. Each candidate has a minimum of two academic supervisors plus a professional mentor from industry, and applicants are normally expected to have at least 3 years of relevant professional practice and the support of an industry or professional mentor.
Fees & duration
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Course structure
- 3 years full time (program code 6100): four compulsory research training courses, RSCH7000 Quantitative Research Methods, RSCH7001 Qualitative Research Methods, RSCH7002 Scholarly Reading and Writing, and RSCH7003 Developing a Research Proposal, taken as a prerequisite to the individual research project, plus RSCH7043 Supervised Research, Business. The coursework builds toward topic refinement, justification of research method and a draft research proposal
- the remainder of candidature is the supervised research thesis, examined by three external reviewers
Career & PR pathway
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Admissions
Admission is determined by the Pro Vice Chancellor, Research, on the advice of the National Head of the School of Law & Business. Applicants must normally hold a research Master's degree by thesis, a Master's degree by coursework completed at a superior standard, a Bachelor's degree with Honours (typically 1st Class or Class 2A or equivalent), or a Master of Philosophy relevant to their professional field; in exceptional circumstances an equivalent academic or professional background may be accepted. Applicants are also normally expected to have a minimum of 3 years of relevant professional practice and the support of an industry or professional mentor, and must be able to satisfy the National Head of School as to their ability to understand and communicate in written and spoken English at a level adequate for doctoral study.
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