Program Overview
The mission of the DBA program is to develop executives to more effectively understand new trends in business & management research so that they can assume senior management and leadership responsibilities. It aims to:
- Enable experienced executives develop a deeper understanding of management theory and research.
- Develop practitioner-scholars who will conduct and publish the results of rigorous applied management research that advance an area of knowledge and practice, and
- Develop thought leaders/teachers in various fields of business and management thought.
From a learning and skill perspective, the program enables students to:
- Acquire knowledge and expertise required to identify, understand and successfully tackle the interdisciplinary, big-picture issues that characterize business management today
- Exhibit analytical and research skills in formal social inquiry required to define and address complex issues and to disseminate knowledge related to their profession in a variety of professional and public outlets to influence professional activity, management practice and public policy
- Demonstrate expertise in a specific topic area through the design, execution, and completion of a doctoral dissertation that contributes to knowledge and practice of the field.
- Demonstrate ability to disseminate new knowledge through publications in practitioner journals and conferences and where possible academic outlets.
- Develop key skills in the design and delivery of educational courses through understanding of the theory and practice of teaching in business education.
Admission Requirement
Requirement
- Master’s degree in Management, Business (e.g., MBA) with five years of management experience, or
- Professional qualification such as ACCA, and ICA, that demonstrates foundation knowledge of business and management; with five years of management experience, or
- First degree in business and management with a minimum of 10 years of management and leadership experience, or
- Master’s degree in non-business discipline – must complete and pass at credit level the foundation program.
- International applicants may be admitted based on qualifications from their home country universities, for which equivalence shall be determined by the Ghana Tertiary Education Council (GTEC)
- Applicants from non-English speaking countries need to provide evidence of English language proficiency.
Duration & Courses
Core Required Courses for all majors:
Year One
- Business & Management Core courses
- Research Methodology Courses
Year Two
- Research Proposal & Defence
- Academic & Managerial Writing & Publishing
- Teaching Practicum
- Doctoral Thesis Project & Defence
Year Three
- Research Proposal & Defence
- Academic & Managerial Writing & Publishing
- Teaching Practicum
- Doctoral Thesis Project & Defence
