Program Overview
Geared toward seasoned executives, the Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) curriculum is the ultimate step in academic achievement for business professionals. The program intricately weaves robust, high-level corporate paradigms with core Christian virtues. Candidates are shaped into principled, innovative leaders, equipped to integrate leading-edge management strategies with uncompromised ethics, thereby spearheading significant organizational transformations on a global scale.
Program Learning Outcomes
Upon graduation, doctoral candidates will be fully proficient to:
Methods of Instruction
Our doctoral pedagogy is deeply rooted in high-level experiential methodology. Moving beyond traditional classroom lectures, the curriculum relies on applied research, sophisticated case studies, and practical executive problem-solving. This pragmatic focus guarantees that our scholars can directly and immediately apply their advanced research findings to their respective corporate environments.
Graduation Requirements
To be awarded the Doctor of Business Administration (DBA), doctoral candidates must seamlessly complete 54 semester credits of rigorous, advanced study. Furthermore, all students must uphold a minimum cumulative Grade Point Average of 3.00 and fulfill the mandates of an approved professional executive internship.
Note: Students may complete 800-series courses in any order. It is highly recommended to complete electives concurrently with doctoral project courses, allowing the project to actively draw critical insights from elective studies.
Course Requirements
| BUS 800 | Strategic Planning and Organizational Effectiveness | 3 Credits |
| BUS 801 | Law, Ethics and Global Society | 3 Credits |
| BUS 802 | Decision Making Models and Organizational Success | 3 Credits |
| BUS 803 | Trends and Issues in the Global Business Context | 3 Credits |
| BUS 804 | Finance and Economics | 3 Credits |
| BUS 805 | Leadership, Culture and Change in the Organization | 3 Credits |
| BUS 806 | Marketing and Entrepreneurship | 3 Credits |
| BUS 807 | Entrepreneurship, Business Intelligence and Technology | 3 Credits |
| BUS 808 | Business Consulting | 3 Credits |
| BUS 809 | Global Leadership | 3 Credits |
| BUS 810 | Human Resource Management | 3 Credits |
| DBA 901 | Scholarly Project | 3 Credits |
| DBA 902 | Scholarly Project II | 3 Credits |
| DBA 903 | Scholarly Project III | 3 Credits |
| CYB 500 | Cybersecurity Foundations | 3 Credits |
| CYB 550 | Cyber Warfare and Applications | 3 Credits |
| CYB 555 | Enterprise Security Infrastructure Design | 3 Credits |
| CYB 560 | Cyber Risk Management | 3 Credits |
| HCA 500 | Healthcare Delivery | 3 Credits |
| HCA 505 | Healthcare Administration Leadership | 3 Credits |
| HCA 510 | Healthcare Finance | 3 Credits |
| HCA 515 | Strategic Management within a Healthcare Organization | 3 Credits |
| LDR 500 | Leadership Styles and Development | 3 Credits |
| LDR 505 | Organizational Development and Change | 3 Credits |
| LDR 510 | Leadership and Innovation | 3 Credits |
| LDR 520 | Leadership Strategy | 3 Credits |
| BUS 530 | Digital Marketing Analytics | 3 Credits |
| BUS 531 | Global Marketing | 3 Credits |
| BUS 532 | Market Research | 3 Credits |
| BUS 533 | Social Media Marketing | 3 Credits |
Units of Credit
Academic milestones are quantified via semester credit hours. One (1) individual semester credit hour is calculated as forty-five (45) total academic units. These units are accumulated through various scholarly endeavors as detailed below:
- 1 clock hour in a formal, instructor-directed setting = 2 units
- 1 clock hour in a monitored, hands-on instructional lab = 1.5 units
- 1 clock hour engaged in an external professional practicum = 1 unit
- 1 clock hour spent on independent research or preparatory coursework = 0.5 units
Note: A single "clock hour" dictates a baseline of fifty (50) minutes of focused academic engagement, accounting for standard instructional breaks.
