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Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) – Westcliff University
A professional Doctor of Business Administration from Westcliff University — an American degree.
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Westcliff University is an American university with institutional accreditation from WSCUC, and its BBA, MBA and DBA business programmes hold specialised accreditation from ACBSP. The university appears in international sustainability rankings and in some rankings of American programmes — official accreditation and general academic ranking are different things.
- Programme
- Doctor of Business Administration
- Type
- Doctorate
- Level
- Postgraduate
- Study mode
- Distance learning and research
- Start dates
- January / May / September
- Duration
- 2 years
- Awarding and delivering body
- Westcliff University (USA)
Courses
The professional Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) develops leadership, management and research skills:
- Strategic leadership and creative problem-solving.
- Corporate strategy and organisational management.
- Strategic management in the global business environment.
- Marketing strategy and consumer behaviour.
- Entrepreneurial finance and financial decision-making.
- Corporate sustainability and social responsibility.
- Quantitative and qualitative research methods.
- The dissertation or applied research project, on the approved track.
English language requirements
An IELTS or TOEFL certificate is not required in every case: the university accepts other ways of showing English proficiency, under its admission rules.
Study mode
The DBA is flexible: Westcliff University delivers it online (Online Learning), to suit working professionals and executives, on the approved study track.
- Applicants must hold an accredited master's degree in management or a related subject.
- The QUALIFI Level 8 Diploma.
- The doctorate itself: 15 to 18 months.
Westcliff University holds institutional accreditation from WSCUC, and its business programmes hold specialised accreditation from ACBSP. Below are a sample degree and transcript, and the documents recognising them in Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Egypt.
Every student should check with the authorities in their own country about recognition or equivalency requirements, and any special conditions, before enrolling.
Sample Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) degree Sample DBA transcript Listed among the universities classified by Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Education (Safeer) DBA recognised by the UAE Ministry of Education Attested by Egypt's cultural counsellor in Washington
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