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DBA - Specialization in Management

The Doctor in Business Administration with a specialization in Management prepares students for managerial careers in business education, consulting, and business leadership. Students will create new knowledge and skills and design change management solutions and strategies for real world management problems consistent with the Virtuous Business Model. Students will integrate forward-thinking virtuous leadership into global team-based business practices and into their personal and professional lives. The Virtuous Business Model will be used throughout the program.

Graduates of the program will be able to:

  • Integrate forward-thinking virtuous leadership into the global team-based business practice.
  • Create advanced ethical change management solutions and strategies for complex business problems.
  • Synthesize advanced research in business education, consulting, or business leadership into their doctoral practice.
  • Create new knowledge for application in the global workplace.
  • Integrate a virtuous worldview into both their personal and professional lives.
  • Design solutions to real world management problems using new applications of theory or changes in present management practice. 

Admission Requirements

Requirements for admission to the Doctor in Business Administration with a specialization in Management are as follows:

  • A Master's degree in a business discipline from a college or university that is accredited by an accrediting agency recognized by both the U.S. Department of Education (USDoE) and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) verified on original transcripts sent by the institution directly to Indiana Wesleyan University.
  • A graduate grade point average (GPA) of 3.25 or higher from the graduate degree granting institution at which at least a minimum of 24 hours was completed. If an applicant's GPA is below 3.25, the student may be admitted on a probationary basis, as established by the guidelines of the DeVoe School of Business.

Graduation Requirements

  • Complete all credit-hours required in the curriculum sequence with a minimum GPA of 3.25 and a minimum grade of "B" in each course. A grade of "B-" or below will require the course to be repeated. 
  • Successful completion and defense of the doctoral project. 
  • Payment of all tuition and fees is required to receive a diploma.

DBA - Specialization in Management - Program of Study

Career Seminar Courses

Select one of the following:

BADM-781Teaching Practice Seminar

4
BADM-782Leadership Practice Seminar

4
BADM-783Consulting Practice Seminar

4
Total Credit Hours:4

Core Courses

BADM-751Applied Doctoral Project 1: Prospectus

1
BADM-701Residency 1: The DBA Journey

1
BADM-702Foundations of Doctoral Research

4
BADM-752Applied Doctoral Project 2: Human Factor Analysis

1
BADM-703Virtuous Leadership and Global Based Teams

3
BADM-704Economic Analysis for Virtuous Leaders

4
BADM-753Applied Doctoral Project 3: Environmental Analysis

1
BADM-705Virtuous Marketing

3
BADM-754Applied Doctoral Project 4: Problem Scenario

1
BADM-706Residency 2: Success Skills

1
BADM-707Data Analytics and Research

4
BADM-755Applied Doctoral Project 5: Hypothesis Generation

1
BADM-708Virtuous Business in a Global Marketplace

3
BADM-756Applied Doctoral Project 6: Research Plan

1
BADM-709Current Issues for the Virtuous Organization

3
BADM-757Applied Doctoral Project 7: Active Research

1
BADM-710Residency 3: Completing the Doctoral Project

1
BADM-758Applied Doctoral Project 8: Research Analysis and Recommendations

1
BADM-785Comprehensive Exam

1
Total Credit Hours:36

Specialization in Management

 
MGMT-730Negotiation and Conflict Management

4
MGMT-731Organizational Development

4
MGMT-732Innovation and Change Management

4
MGMT-733Vision and Virtue: Keys to Stategic Planning

4
MGMT-790Applied Doctoral Program Evaluation and Assessment - Management

4
Total Credit Hours:20
Total Credit Hours for Degree:   60

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