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Masters of Business Administration (MBA) Doctorate of Business Administration (DBA)
Full-time Part-time
s & Law
Our MBA programme is designed to give you The Doctorate of Business Administration (DBA)
one of the most challenging and innovative is a research degree with similar outcomes
learning experiences you will ever have. We to a PhD, including level of award and title. It
help you to develop a thorough understanding provides continuing professional development
of critical management theories and the key for practising managers and other professionals
challenges facing organisations today. We recruit in high level and demanding roles.
experienced practitioners who wish to accelerate
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their career opportunities and directly apply
The DBA will help you to develop your capacity
their learning to enhance their own and their
to think creatively and innovatively about your
organisations’ performance.
organisational and managerial problems. It
will encourage your skills in making informed
The Leeds Business School MBA is now the only judgement on complex issues and to act
MBA in the world to have gained professional autonomously.
doctoral recognition by the Chartered
Management Institute. This means that students
The programme will have a personal focus
who undertake the MBA programme have the
relevant to your organisational or managerial
option to gain accreditation at Certificate level 8
practice. You will identify a topic for your
in Strategic Leadership & Direction.
research and produce a research proposal
and plan for assessment. You will carry out
Core modules include: operational decision a literature review of this topic and develop a
making, enabling organisational excellence, conceptual framework that will shape your DBA
strategic leadership, sustainable business, project. The conceptual framework forms part
global strategy, knowledge and technology of a critical literature review which is submitted
& information, personal and organisational for assessment. This is followed by a small piece
priorities, planning and critical thinking of research which can also be regarded as an
for personal development, techniques for ‘apprenticeship’ task.
undertaking management research and applying
theoretical knowledge to business issues.
You will then undertake a major piece of
research on your core theme. This culminates in
Option modules include: strategic marketing a thesis which is submitted for assessment.
management, financial decision analysis, doing
business in europe, business development
Entry requirements
options and public sector management options.
You should hold an M.Phil, MBA or other
Masters level award in the field of business
Visits to major employers deepen your and management or organisational studies;
knowledge of global business issues, and hold, or have held, a post which includes
entrepreneurship and innovation. managerial responsibilities or have been in
a position to be able to observe managerial
Entry requirements
and organisational practice; and be in, or
You should have an honours degree or equivalent
be able to place yourself in, circumstances
plus three years’ appropriate postgraduate work
that will allow you to conduct the necessary
experience. If you have relevant work experience
research. Candidates not meeting one or more
alone, you will be considered. Applicants should
of these criteria can apply through a process
be at least 25 years old. Students seeking
of Accreditation of Prior Learning or Prior
admission to the MBA are expected to be able to
Experiential Learning.
communicate effectively in the English Language
(IELTS 6.5 or equivalent). Key facts
Course code: DBABP
Key facts
Place of study: Headingley Carnegie Stadium
Course code: MBADM
Start date: October
Place of study: Civic Quarter
Length of study: 3 years.
Start date: September
Length of study: Full-time 1 year.
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