Doctorate Programs

The Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) program requires completion of 60 credit units of coursework that includes 30 units of Required Courses, 15 units of emphasis Courses and 15 units for a Doctoral Capstone Project or Dissertation Preparation. CalUniversity's online DBA program has four (4) areas of emphasis, with each emphasis having 15 units (5 courses):

Online DBA Programs


  • Doctorate of Business Administration
  • Entrepreneurship and Business Management (EBM)
  • Global Business and Leadership (GBL)
  • Healthcare Management and Leadership (HCML)
  • Information Systems and Enterprise Resource Management (ISERM)

Doctor of Business Administration Course Requirements

1. Required Courses: 30 units/10 courses

  • GRC 600 Performing Online Applied Research through E-Learning
  • FIN 605 Financial Economics
  • ECO 615 Global Economy
  • MGT 616 Organizational Change & Development in Mgt. System
  • MGT 626 Managing Innovation Integrating Technology
  • MGT 635 Merger & Acquisition: Due Diligence Report
  • MKT 640 E-Commerce Models and its Applications
  • MKT 645 Qualitative Research in Consumer Behavior
  • MGT 645 Strategic Management: A Global Approach
  • GRC 605 Business Research Methodology & Quantitative Statistics

Student will take the Comprehensive Competency Assessment 1 (CCA1) upon completion of the above listed Required Courses.

2. Specific Courses For Each Emphasis: 15 units/5 courses

3. Preparation Of Doctorate Capstone Project Or Doctorate Dissertation: 15 Units

To fulfill this academic requirement, student must select either a Doctorate Capstone Project or a Doctorate Dissertation and receives approval by the Student Advisory Faculty (SAF) and the Graduate Review Committee (GRC). Students must successfully complete 15 credit units of coursework in this area.

For the Doctorate Capstone Project, student must complete 15 credit units of coursework ending with a Capstone Project Report:

  • GRC 620 – Project Research Plan; PR: CCA 2
  • GRC 630 – Doctorate Capstone Project; PR: GRC 620

For the Doctorate Dissertation, student must complete 15 credit units of coursework ending with a Dissertation:

  • GRC 625 – Dissertation Proposal; CCA 2
  • GRC 635 – Dissertation, Presentation or Oral Defense; PR: GRC 625