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100% Online Doctoral Programs
- Affordable - $32,675 Total Program Cost, which includes all books, tools, and resources. International student scholarships available.
- Support - 24/ 7 Live Support throughout your program, from faculty, advisors, and your personal career coach. Regardless of your timezone, we will be available to support you.
- Accredited - Accreditation matters, which is why CIU is nationally accredited by the Distance Education Accrediting Commission (DEAC).
- Completion Time - 60 credits, under 4 years with an accelerated option. Have your transcripts evaluated today and transfer in credits.
DBA Program Options
Click a degree option to learn more:
1. Business Core Courses: 30 Credits/10 Courses
A. Economics
- ECO 615 Global Economy
B. Finance
- FIN 605 Global Business Finance
C. Graduate Level Research
- GRC 600 Doctoral Academic Study and Writing
- GRC 605 Business Research Methodology and Quantitative Statistics
D. Management
- MGT 616 Organizational Change and Development in Management System
- MGT 626 Managing Innovation Integrating Technology
- MGT 635 Merger and Acquisition: Due Diligence Report
- MGT 645 Strategic Management: A Global Approach
E. Marketing
- MKT 640 E-Commerce Models and Applications
- MGT 645 Marketing Research in Consumer Behavior
2. Specialization Courses: 15 Credits/5 Courses
- Specialization Electives
- Specialization Electives
- Specialization Electives
- Specialization Electives
- Specialization Electives
3. Comprehensive Competency Assessment: 0 Credits/1 Course
- Comprehensive Competency Assessment
4. Doctorate Dissertation Courses: 15 Credits/5 Courses
A. Graduate Level Research
- GRC 641 Chapter 1 Dissertation Introduction
- GRC 642 Chapter 2 Dissertation Literature Review
- GRC 643 Chapter 3 Dissertation Methodology
- GRC 644 Chapter 4 Dissertation Results and Findings
- GRC 645 Chapter 5 Dissertation Conclusions and
Recommendations/Dissertation Presentation and Oral Defense
SPECIALIZATION ELECTIVE COURSES – (SELECT 5 COURSES FROM THE LIST BELOW)
| Strategies for Healthcare Leadership |
| Economic Evaluation in Healthcare: Merging Theory with |
| Managing Disaster: Perspectives for Healthcare Leaders |
| Healthcare Marketing: Tools and Techniques |
| Quality Management in Healthcare: A Systems Approach |
| Information Technology in Organizations |
| Managing IT Projects |
| Knowledge Management: Concepts and Practices |
| Enterprise Resource Planning and Management |
| Effective Security Management |
| Mastering Leadership: Theories and Concepts |
| International Business |
| Risk Management |
| Business Logistics: Theory and Practice |
| Project Management |
| Financing Entrepreneurial Ventures |
| Case Studies in Global Entrepreneurship |
| Strategic Entrepreneurship |
| Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management |
| Exploring Entrepreneurship and Economics |
1. Business Core Courses: 30 Credits/10 Courses
A. Economics
- ECO 615 Global Economy
B. Finance
- FIN 605 Global Business Finance
C. Graduate Level Research
- GRC 600 Doctoral Academic Study and Writing
- GRC 605 Business Research Methodology and Quantitative Statistics
D. Management
- MGT 616 Organizational Change and Development in Management System
- MGT 626 Managing Innovation Integrating Technology
- MGT 635 Merger and Acquisition: Due Diligence Report
- MGT 645 Strategic Management: A Global Approach
E. Marketing
- MKT 640 E-Commerce Models and Applications
- MGT 645 Marketing Research in Consumer Behavior
2. Global Business and Leadership Specialization Courses: 15 Credits/5 Courses
- MGT 610 Mastering Leadership: Theories and Concepts
- MGT 618 International Business
- MGT 620 Risk Management
- MGT 630 Business Logistics
- MGT 650 Project Management
3. Comprehensive Competency Assessment: 0 Credits/1 Course
- Comprehensive Competency Assessment
4. Doctorate Dissertation Courses: 15 Credits/5 Courses
A. Graduate Level Research
- GRC 641 Chapter 1 Dissertation Introduction
- GRC 642 Chapter 2 Dissertation Literature Review
- GRC 643 Chapter 3 Dissertation Methodology
- GRC 644 Chapter 4 Dissertation Results and Findings
- GRC 645 Chapter 5 Dissertation Conclusions and
Recommendations/Dissertation Presentation and Oral Defense
1. Business Core Courses: 30 Credits/10 Courses
A. Economics
- ECO 615 Global Economy
B. Finance
- FIN 605 Global Business Finance
C. Graduate Level Research
- GRC 600 Doctoral Academic Study and Writing
- GRC 605 Business Research Methodology and Quantitative Statistics
D. Management
- MGT 616 Organizational Change and Development in Management System
- MGT 626 Managing Innovation Integrating Technology
- MGT 635 Merger and Acquisition: Due Diligence Report
- MGT 645 Strategic Management: A Global Approach
E. Marketing
- MKT 640 E-Commerce Models and Applications
- MGT 645 Marketing Research in Consumer Behavior
2. Entrepreneurship and Business Management Specialization Courses: 15 Credits/5 Courses
- MGT 655 Financial Entrepreneurial Ventures
- MGT 657 Case Studies in Global Entrepreneurship
- MGT 660 Strategic Entrepreneurship
- MGT 662 Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management
- MGT 665 Exploring Entrepreneurship and Economics
3. Comprehensive Competency Assessment: 0 Credits/1 Course
- Comprehensive Competency Assessment
4. Doctorate Dissertation Courses: 15 Credits/5 Courses
A. Graduate Level Research
- GRC 641 Chapter 1 Dissertation Introduction
- GRC 642 Chapter 2 Dissertation Literature Review
- GRC 643 Chapter 3 Dissertation Methodology
- GRC 644 Chapter 4 Dissertation Results and Findings
- GRC 645 Chapter 5 Dissertation Conclusions and
Recommendations/Dissertation Presentation and Oral Defense
1. Business Core Courses: 30 Credits/10 Courses
A. Economics
- ECO 615 Global Economy
B. Finance
- FIN 605 Global Business Finance
C. Graduate Level Research
- GRC 600 Doctoral Academic Study and Writing
- GRC 605 Business Research Methodology and Quantitative Statistics
D. Management
- MGT 616 Organizational Change and Development in Management System
- MGT 626 Managing Innovation Integrating Technology
- MGT 635 Merger and Acquisition: Due Diligence Report
- MGT 645 Strategic Management: A Global Approach
E. Marketing
- MKT 640 E-Commerce Models and Applications
- MGT 645 Marketing Research in Consumer Behavior
2. Healthcare Management and Leadership Specialization Courses: 15 Credits/5 Courses
- HCM 603 Strategies for Healthcare Leadership
- HCM 612 Economic Evaluation and Healthcare: Merging Theory with
Practice - HCM 620 Managing Disaster: Perspective for Healthcare Leaders
- HCM 625 Healthcare Marketing: Tools and Techniques
- HCM 630 Quality Management in Healthcare: A Systems Approach
3. Comprehensive Competency Assessment: 0 Credits/1 Course
- Comprehensive Competency Assessment
4. Doctorate Dissertation Courses: 15 Credits/5 Courses
A. Graduate Level Research
- GRC 641 Chapter 1 Dissertation Introduction
- GRC 642 Chapter 2 Dissertation Literature Review
- GRC 643 Chapter 3 Dissertation Methodology
- GRC 644 Chapter 4 Dissertation Results and Findings
- GRC 645 Chapter 5 Dissertation Conclusions and
Recommendations/Dissertation Presentation and Oral Defense
1. Business Core Courses: 30 Credits/10 Courses
A. Economics
- ECO 615 Global Economy
B. Finance
- FIN 605 Global Business Finance
C. Graduate Level Research
- GRC 600 Doctoral Academic Study and Writing
- GRC 605 Business Research Methodology and Quantitative Statistics
D. Management
- MGT 616 Organizational Change and Development in Management System
- MGT 626 Managing Innovation Integrating Technology
- MGT 635 Merger and Acquisition: Due Diligence Report
- MGT 645 Strategic Management: A Global Approach
E. Marketing
- MKT 640 E-Commerce Models and Applications
- MGT 645 Marketing Research in Consumer Behavior
2. Information Systems and Enterprise Resource Management Specialization
Courses: 15 Credits/5 Courses
- IST 630 Information Technology in Organizations
- IST 635 Managing IT Projects
- IST 638 Knowledge Management: Concepts and Practices
- IST 639 Enterprise Resource Planning and Management
- IST 655 Effective Security Management
3. Comprehensive Competency Assessment: 0 Credits/1 Course
- Comprehensive Competency Assessment
4. Doctorate Dissertation Courses: 15 Credits/5 Courses
A. Graduate Level Research
- GRC 641 Chapter 1 Dissertation Introduction
- GRC 642 Chapter 2 Dissertation Literature Review
- GRC 643 Chapter 3 Dissertation Methodology
- GRC 644 Chapter 4 Dissertation Results and Findings
- GRC 645 Chapter 5 Dissertation Conclusions and
Recommendations/Dissertation Presentation and Oral Defense
Career Outcomes:
Possible career avenues with a Doctorate of Business Administration from CIU.
C-Level
Executive
Management
Consultant
College
Professor
Financial
Manager
Health Services
Manager
Who is CIU’s online Doctorate of Business Administration (DBA) program for?
Upon graduating from CIU with a DBA, individuals may be qualified to pursue executive positions and to manage large teams in the workplace, to pursue entrepreneurial opportunities to create their own businesses, or to work in an academic capacity as professors.
The program encourages executives, college or university professors, and consultants to use their professional backgrounds to explore, design, and manage large systems in the complex organizations of increasingly multifaceted and multi-sectored economy.
THE CIU EXPERIENCE
Strategic Networking
A Strategic Networking experience designed to create valuable connections. Relationships don't just happen; they develop through dedicated effort and ongoing promotion. At CIU, we create opportunities to foster meaningful connections that advance your career goals.
Executive Career Coaching
You will be assigned to an executive career coach with a background aligned with your career aspirations. An executive career coach will help you get the most out of what you learn in the classroom and help build your professional portfolio.
Global Immersion
A real understanding of how a global economy works can only be gained by experiencing it, and that’s why at CIU, you will have the opportunity to travel to a foreign country and learn of new perspectives and ideas. CIU is committed to developing global citizens, are you ready for the journey?
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Frequently Asked Questions
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When can I start?
CIU has 8 Term starts in a year, which means that you can begin class as soon as your schedule permits.
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Will my credits transfer?
CIU does accept credits from other accredited colleges. Your previous coursework will be officially reviewed for transfer upon admission.
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Who will support me?
You’ll benefit from the help of your instructors, student advisors, career coaches, 24/7 tutoring services, library services, and more.
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