Overview

The DBA program requires the satisfactory completion of 60 semester credit hours distributed as follows: research foundation requirements, 15 credit hours; core course requirements, 18 credit hours; concentration requirements, 12 credit hours; elective requirements, 3 credit hours; and dissertation requirements, 12 credit hours.

Research Foundation Course Requirements
Students in the DBA program are required to take 15 credit hours of research foundation courses.
-Research Foundation Requirements — Students Are Required to Take the Following
W7000 Advanced Academic Study and Writing (3)
R7001 Introduction to Research Methods (3)
R7031 Methods and Analysis of Quantitative
Research (3)
R7035 Methods and Analysis of Qualitative Research (3)
-Students Choose One of the Following
R7034 Advanced Statistical Methods (3)
R7037 Survey Techniques (3)
R7040 Advanced Qualitative Analysis (3)
Research Foundation Course Requirements — 15 Credit Hours Core Course Requirements

Students in the DBA program are required to take 18 credit hours of core courses
-Core Course Requirements — Students Choose Take the Following Courses
B7223 Strategic Planning and Implementation (3)
B7432 Corporate Social Responsibility (3)
B7521 Global Challenges (3)
B7628 Leading Innovation and Change (3)
B7777 Solutions Leadership (3)
B7783 Solutions-Oriented Decision Models (3)
-Core Course Requirements — 18 Credit Hours

Concentration Requirements
Students are required to take four courses (12 credit hours) in one of the designated concentration areas or receive permission to develop a customized concentration. Many DBA students will seek full-time or part-time teaching opportunities in a variety of college-level organizations. The depth and breadth of graduate course work required by such institutions vary. Consequently, depending on the career interests of the student and the specific educational background, those DBA students should consider using elective credits in the academic discipline in which they hope to teach.

Accounting Concentration Requirements — Students
Choose Four of the Following
B7630 Contemporary Accounting Theory (3)
B7640 Accounting in a Global Financial Community (3)
B7650 Accounting Control Systems (3)
B7660 The Evolution of Accounting Theory and Practice (3)
B7670 Financial Reporting Theory (3)
B7680 Accounting and Corporate Governance (3)
Accounting Concentration Requirements — 12 Credit Hours

Global Business Sustainability Concentration Requirements — Students Choose Four of the Following
B7409 Holistic Management for Sustainability (3)
B7420 Overview of Global Business Sustainability (3)
B7421 Sustainable Systems: The Science of Industrial Psychology (3)
B7422 Developing Sustainable Products and Services (3)
B7423 Designing Sustainable Environments (3)
B7424 Field Study or Research in Global and Business Sustainability (3)
Global Business Sustainability Concentration Requirements — 12 Credit Hours

Information Systems Concentration Requirements — Students Choose Four of the Following
B7701 Data Management Strategies and Technologies (3)
B7702 Management Information and Decision Support Systems (3)
B7704 Managing Information Systems Resources (3)
B7705 Global Enterprise Networking and Telecommunications (3)
B7706 Systems Design and Evaluation (3)
B7707 Themes in Information Systems (3)
Information Systems Concentration Requirements — 12 Credit Hours

International Business Concentration Requirements — Students Choose Four of the Following
B7252 International Accounting and Taxation (3)
B7315 Global and Multinational Marketing (3)
B7602 Global Management Models (3)
B7607 Comparative Economic Systems (3)
B7609 International Project I (3)
B7610 Leadership in Global Multicultural Organizations (3)
B7616 International Business Law and Practice (3)
International Business Concentration Requirements — 12 Credit Hours

Management Concentration Requirements —Students
Choose Four of the Following
B7401 Organizational Behavior (3)
B7403 Management Science (3)
B7406 Ethics in Business and Management (3)
B7408 Organizational Development and Change Management (3)
B7413 Organizational Systems Theory (3)
B7610 Leadership in Global and Multicultural Organizations (3)
Management Concentration Requirements—12 Credit Hours

Marketing Concentration Requirements — Students Choose
Four of the Following
B7312 Culturally Responsive Marketing (3)
B7315 Global and Multinational Marketing (3)
B7320 Marketing and Innovation (3)
B7325 Marketing Organization and Control (3)
B7330 Marketing Research and Design (3)
B7335 Theory and Research in Consumer Branding (3)
Marketing Concentration Requirements — 12 Credit Hours

Customized Professional Concentration Requirements
Students selecting this concentration work with a faculty advisor and the program chair to develop a learning contract tailored to individual needs. Students are required to take four courses (12 credit hours) focused on a particular theme and pre-approved by the program chair to complete the Customized Professional Concentration. A maximum of two courses (6 credit hours) may be taken as directed independent study courses.

Elective Requirements
In addition, students in the DBA program take 3 credit hours of electives. Students choose courses listed in any of the concentration courses, or from another Argosy University college, at the doctoral-level with permission of the program chair. Electives should be discussed with either the program chair or other faculty to provide the greatest opportunity for the student to meet their personal career goals.

Dissertation Requirements
Upon successful completion of required coursework and comprehensive examinations, students enroll in dissertation courses. To progress through each dissertation course, students must complete specified course objectives. If progress is made and all objectives met, students enroll in the next dissertation block. If progress is made and objectives are substantively but not fully met by the end of each course (as determined by the dissertation chair in discussion with the dissertation committee) students must enroll in a zero credit extension course (tuition based on a credit hour equivalent as defined in the Tuition and Fees Schedule in Appendix IV). If it is determined that no progress has been made, students will be required to retake the block in which no progress was made. Students are required to enroll in a Dissertation course or Dissertation Extension course every session from the beginning of the dissertation until passing the final defense earning 12 semester credit hours for dissertation. Published course objectives for each dissertation course apply unless the student and dissertation committee/chair agree to and confirm in writing alternative specified objectives more appropriate for a particular dissertation topic.

Dissertation Requirements—Student Are Required to Choose One of the Following Tracks*
Track One
D9001 Dissertation (3)
D9002 Dissertation (3)
D9003 Dissertation (3)
D9004 Dissertation (3)
Track Two
D9501 Dissertation (1.5)
D9502 Dissertation (3)
D9503 Dissertation (3)
D9504 Dissertation (3)
D9505 Dissertation (1.5)
Dissertation Requirements—12 Credit Hours
* Unless otherwise advised, students who begin dissertation Session I will follow Track One. Students who begin dissertation Session II will follow Track Two.

This degree program is also offered at other Argosy University Locations