Doctor of Business Administration
Effective February 2019, this program is no longer available for future enrollments.
The Doctor of Business Administration is a 100-credit-hour terminal degree in business administration offered online. The program includes 40 credit hours of core business courses, 12 credit hours of management courses, 8 credit hours for electives, 4 credit hours of symposium-related courses, and 36 credit hours of doctoral research. The research element will culminate in a dissertation.
This program is a terminal degree for students who are interested in a doctoral business administration program that focuses on applying theory to application. The program integrates practical and theoretical skills to help students prepare to think and act strategically. The program is designed to enhance students’ abilities to make positive contributions and be a thought-leader in their chosen field.
This program does not lead to additional licensure or certification. As such, CTU has made no determination regarding prerequisites for licensure or certification in any state or jurisdiction.
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 |
| SYMP801 | Doctoral Symposium I | 2 |
| SYMP802 | Doctoral Symposium II | 2 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 80 |
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: 100
Graduation Requirements
In addition to the successful completion of 100 credit hours with an acceptable GPA, students must also satisfactorily complete their research proposal and final dissertation. The research proposal must be approved by the student’s Research Supervisor and University Reviewer. The dissertation, which must be approved by the student’s dissertation committee, is an extensive document that includes the research study. In addition, graduation requires presentation of the final 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.