Doctor of Business Administration
The Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) at Colorado Technical University is the terminal degree for business professionals. The program integrates practical and theoretical skills to prepare students to think and act strategically. The program enhances students’ abilities to make positive contributions and be a thought-leader in the area of their chosen concentration.
DBA Program prepares the students to:
- Demonstrate fluency with the body of knowledge and demonstrate ability to apply relevant knowledge to core business disciplines
- Utilize analytical, critical thinking proficiencies, and advanced knowledge as a means of synthesizing, evaluating, and integrating concepts and knowledge for making decisions, managing complexities in organizations, and generating solutions
- Apply effective theories, models, skills, and core business knowledge within a multicultural society.
- Contribute to the body of knowledge in business through research, scholarly writing and dissemination of research.
Degree Requirements
Courses- Core
| BADM810 | Financial and Managerial Accounting for Decision Making | 4 |
| BADM820 | Foundations of Economic Theory and Practice | 4 |
| BADM840 | Business Legal and Ethical Environment | 4 |
| BADM850 | Marketing Strategy for the 21st Century | 4 |
| BADM860 | IT for Business Operations Optimization | 4 |
| BADM870 | Organizational Behavior and Management | 4 |
| GL872 | Leadership in Global Organizations | 4 |
| RES804 | Principles of Research Methods and Design | 4 |
| RES812 | Qualitative Research Methods | 4 |
| RES814 | Quantitative Research Methods | 4 |
| RES860 | Doctoral Research I: Principles of Research and Writing | 4 |
| RES861 | Doctoral Research II: Annotated Bibliography | 4 |
| RES862 | Dissertation Research Process | 4 |
| RES863 | Doctoral Research III: Dissertation Literature Review | 4 |
| RES864 | Doctoral Research IV: Dissertation Methods | 4 |
| RES865 | Doctoral Research V: Dissertation Introduction | 4 |
| RES866 | Doctoral Research VI: Dissertation Findings | 4 |
| RES867 | Doctoral Research VII: Dissertation Discussion and Conclusion | 4 |
| RES868 | Doctoral Research VIII: Dissertation Conclusion | 4 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 76 |
Courses- Concentration
| BADM830 | Strategic Management | 4 |
| BADM880 | Human Capital Management | 4 |
| BADM890 | Supply Chain and Logistics Management | 4 |
| ELE | Elective | 4 |
| ELE | Elective | 4 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 20 |
Courses- Elective Choices
| CS857 | Business Intelligence | 4 |
| CS861 | Information Assurance | 4 |
| CS872 | Introduction to Big Data Analytics | 4 |
| CS875 | Futuring and Innovation | 4 |
| GL870 | Culture, Values, and Ethics in a Global Environment | 4 |
| LDR870 | Self-Insight and Personal Development as a Leader | 4 |
| LDR876 | Leadership, Technology and Social Media | 4 |
| MGMT824 | Strategic Thinking and Organizational Alignment | 4 |
| MGMT832 | Organization Innovation and Scenario Thinking | 4 |
| MGMT818 | Leadership Theory and Development | 4 |
| ODC870 | Organizational Strategy & Design | 4 |
| ODC874 | Leading and Managing Large Scale Transformation | 4 |
| ODC876 | System Thinking and Decision Making | 4 |
Total Credit Hours: 96
The Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) at Colorado Technical University is the terminal degree for business professionals. The program integrates practical and theoretical skills to prepare students to think and act strategically. The program enhances students’ abilities to make positive contributions and be a thought-leader in the area of their chosen concentration.
The program thus includes fifteen core instructional courses plus nine doctoral research courses. Each class is conducted online.
In addition, graduation requires the approval of a dissertation which documents the student's research processes and presents the findings and conclusions of that research, and suggests future research. The dissertation is divided into two major segments: the proposal and the full dissertation. The proposal will be developed by the student, and then submitted by the mentor to the University Review Board. The research will then be conducted and written up, resulting in the full dissertation, which is then reviewed by a committee. These processes are conducted under the supervision of CTU's professors.
Graduation Requirements
In addition to the successful completion of the above 96 credit hours with an acceptable GPA, students must also satisfactorily complete and defend their research with a dissertation.
Symposium
Doctoral programs at Colorado Technical University require a residential symposium. Additional information about CTU's doctoral symposium can be located in the
Doctoral Symposium section of this catalog.
Degree Completion
The student must be continuously enrolled until meeting all graduation requirements. A student who has not completed the research requirements by the end of the formal coursework continues by registering for RES893 Dissertation Research Continuation according to CTU’s re-take policy.