Doctor of Business Administration

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The degree of Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) is a research-oriented doctorate. The DBA (like the Ph.D.) often requires significant coursework beyond the masters level. However, depending on the scholastic program and the level of preparation at the bachelors and masters level, coursework is not always mandatory. The DBA (like the Ph.D.) normally requires a significant thesis or final comprehensive project including a formal defense and approval by an officially sanctioned and qualified doctoral review committee. The degree is conferred when all coursework, testing, and written research is completed satisfactorily and when it is reviewed and approved by the committee.

The DBA degree may have a specialization such as management science, technology management, organizational behavior, or finance. Many business schools offer both DBA and Ph.D. programs in various fields. Curricula may be offered on a full-time or part-time basis.

The DBA is sometimes virtually identical to the Ph.D. However, the degree curriculum tends to focus on contemporary and practical business issues as opposed to theoretical research. European DBAs are often similar to American Ph.Ds^{[citation needed]}. The U.S. Department of Education and the National Science Foundation recognize numerous reserach-oriented doctoral degrees such as the D.B.A. as "equivalent" to the Ph.D. and do not discriminate between them [1]. See this list of equivalent doctorates).

[edit] Schools Offering DBA Degrees

• Sherbrooke University both DBA and PhD Degree offered. http://www.usherbrooke.ca
• Harvard Business School - Both DBA and PhD Degree Programs offered depending on curriculum.
• H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business and Entrepreneurship (Nova Southeastern University)
• Henley Management College [2] - Both DBA and PhD Degree Programs in UK.
• The Hong Kong Polytechnic University [3] - Both DBA and PhD Degree Programs in Hong Kong.

[edit] External links

• Harvard Business School
• H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business and Entrepreneurship
• Argosy University

Academic degrees
Associate's degrees (U.S.)	AA, AAS, ABA, ABS, AOS, AS
Foundation degrees (U.K.)	FdA, FdEd, FdEng, FdMus, FdBus, FdSc, FdTech
Bachelor's degrees	AB or BA, BAccty, BAdm, BAgrEc, BArch, BBA, BBus, BCom or BComm, BCS, BCL, STB, BD, BDent, B.Ed., BEc, BEng or BE, BFA, BHE, BHK, BJ, BLibStud, BMath, BMus,BSN, BPE, BPharm, BS or BSc, BSocSci, BTech, LLA, LLB, MB ChB or MB BS or BM BS or MB BChir or MB BCh BAO, MA (Cantab.), MA (Dubl.), MA (Hons), MA (Oxon.)
Master's degrees	MA, Lic Arts, MS or MSc, MSt, MALD, MApol, MPhil, MRes, MFA, MTh, MTS, MDiv, MBA, MPA, MPD, MPS, MProfStuds, MJ, MSW, MPAff, MLIS, MLitt, MPH, MPM, MPP, MPT, MRE, MTheol, LLM, MEng, MSci, MBio, MChem, MPhys, MMath, MMus, MESci, MGeol, MTCM, MSSc, BCL (Oxon), BPhil (Oxon), ThM
Licentiate degrees:	LDS, JCL, STL, SSL, LSS
Specialist degrees	EdS, SSP, CAS
Engineer's degrees	AE, ChE, BE, CE, CE, EE, CpE, ECS, EnvE, MSE, MechE, NavE, NuclE, Ocean E, SysE
First-Professional Degrees	AuD, DC, DCM, DDS, DMD, JD, MD (US), ND, OD, DO, PharmD, DP, PodD, DPM, MDiv, MHL, DVM
Doctoral degrees	PhD, EdD, DEng, EngD, DBA, DD, JCD, SSD, JUD, DSc, DLitt, DA, MD, DMA, DMus, DCL, ThD, DrPH, DPT, DPhil, PsyD, DSW, LLD, LHD, JSD, SJD, STD