DBA

Doctor of Business Administration

Program Objective and Expected Learning Outcomes

The Doctor of Business Administration degree encompasses the theoretical concepts and practical applications for business practitioners. The program provides a portal to some of the changes that are in the global environment and implementation of new concepts and technologies. The emphasis it places on the role of senior management in the establishment and administration of policy and strategic plans as well as developing competence in conducting independent research involving business problems.

The expected learning outcomes are as follows:

Students will extend their knowledge base in the foundations of business education to consolidate and integrate basic knowledge, critical problem assessment and creative business applications. The course work is designed to round out the student's general information based upon which new knowledge is built and practice is formulated.

Students will conduct individual research in a direct or related area supporting his/her professional and/or academic expertise. Course work is designed to help students recognize and define a problem, select a feasibility strategy for examining it and to present the findings in a defensible manner. The student's Doctoral Project Committee is responsible for evaluation and feedback to the student at each level of progress.

Admissions Criteria

The applicant for CSU Doctor of Business Administration degree must have a:

Master's degree in business administration or management from a recognized college or university;

Minimum graduate grade point average of "B" (or 3.0 on a 4.0 scale);

A letter of recommendation verifying the applicant has the necessary ability and motivation to complete the program within the allotted time span.

Degree Requirements (85 quarter credit units)
(All courses are five (5) quarter credit units)

Core Courses (55 quarter credit units)

	72501	Cross Cultural Management
	70700	International Managment: Multinational Organizations
	71200	Organizational Development
	71201	Planning and Decision Theory
	72500	Global Commerce
	71202	Enterprise Resource Planning
	71203	Theory of Constraints
	70900	Organizational Culture
	70800	International Marketing
	70400	International Finance
	72502	Business on the Internet

Doctoral Research Courses (15 quarter credit units)

The doctoral research courses are intended to direct the student to a doctoral research project.

73150

Research Methods

73151

Research Design

73152

Form and Style of Research Reporting

Doctoral Project Courses (15 quarter credit units)

The doctoral program is completed with the following doctoral project courses.

73153

Project Problem Statement

73154

Project Research Implementation

73155

Project Completion

Graduation Requirements

To receive a Doctor of Business of Business Administration degree at CSU, students must complete eighty-five (85) quarter credit units beyond the Master's degree. Specific graduation requirements for the Doctor of Business Administration are as follows:

Satisfactory completion of 85 quarter credit units with a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 (on a 4.0 scale) or higher;

Complete all the required courses;

Meet the requirements for earning no fewer than 55 quarter credit units at CSU;

Satisfactory student achievement of the doctoral project;

Fulfill all financial obligations to the University.

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