Doctor of Business Administration (DBA)

After successfully completing the Doctor of Business Administration program, you will be able to:

• Integrate financial, operational and cultural data analysis in organizational strategic planning and management.
• Analyze the global competitive environment to plan for sustainable organizational growth.
• Employ interpersonal, instructional and consulting skills to communicate effectively in key industry-, education- and market-related formats.
• Demonstrate ethical behavior in organizational governance, leadership and engagement.
• Synthesize theory, research, technologies and experiential data in making evidenced-based decisions.
• Evidence commitment to and support of diversity, multiculturalism, equity and social justice.

You'll take 16 courses as part of your studies for the DBA, each consisting of three credit hours.

Courses include:

• The Global Business Context: Trends, Issues and Markets
• Seminar in Organizational Dynamics: Leadership, Culture and Change
• Teaching Adults: Archetypes, Tools and Tactics - Andragogy Lab

Depending on your chosen area of study, you will take executive-level courses such as:

• Seminar in Leadership and Culture: Organizational and National Perspectives
• Seminar in Global Human Resource Management
• Seminar in Leading Change for Innovation, Sustainability, and Competitive Advantage
• Seminar in Human Resource Leadership
• Seminar in Scholar-Practitioner Research

To see all the courses you will take with the DBA program at TESU, view our course catalog.

At the end of your studies, your knowledge culminates into a mentor-guided field project of your choice. This project applies what you've learned throughout your courses toward your chosen industry or field, and results in your work being published or presented at a conference.

When you choose a DBA at TESU, you'll receive benefits that further add to the exceptional value of your degree.

Low-cost Educational Resources

TESU provides a portfolio of academic and applied course resources organized using a high-quality cost-effective blend of e-books, articles and Open Educational Resources.

Unique Curriculum Design

Our scholar-practitioner and interdisciplinary curriculum is comprised of five unique content domains:

• Critical Thought and Action
• Integrated Topics in Business and Management
• Teaching and Consultative Professional Practice
• Scholar-Practitioner Field Project
• Your chosen area of study

Personalized Instructional Delivery

While our adult-centered and seminar-oriented cohort design is a distance learning environment, you will have access to one-on-one mentorship from our university leadership.

Support Every Step of the Way

We partner with you throughout your doctoral experience, delivering highly responsive and focused attention, service and guidance to help you find your path toward success.

New Cohort Orientation: On-site and Virtual

Our new cohort orientation provides an engaging and informative session addressing key components of doctoral study. Key mentors provide a framework of best practices on the approach to DBA course content that includes vital doctoral expectations, time-management skills, critical thinking, academic writing and research.

Early Access to the First DBA Course

As a DBA student, you'll have a preliminary view and early navigation of Moodle, TESU's learning management system, to get a head start in inspecting the DBA course structure. You'll have access to examine syllabi, modules, grading rubrics, discussion forums, mentor office hours and course resources — all in one place.

NJ State Library Cards for DBA Cohort

Our cohorts receive complimentary library cards for access to exclusive library collections and electronic resources.

Access to DBA Scholar-Practitioner Community of Practice Platform

Exclusive to DBA students, the Scholar-Practitioner Community of Practice platform provides academic and professional learning opportunities for you. The DBA repository provides access to innumerable resources and tools to deliver quality business education that is industry-relevant and career-enabling.

Academic Writing and Qualitative Research Series

Watch live and recorded seminars on transitioning from technical business writing to academic writing, applicable and useful for your Scholar-Practitioner field project. Qualitative Research seminars cover the use of case-study methodology approaches to the core strategy of qualitative inquiry.