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South Mountain University

Doctor of Business Administration

Doctor of Business Administration


Program Description

The Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) degree program offered by University of Phoenix provides learners who hold a professional master's degree a means of exploring their personal readiness to become leaders in management professions. Learners gain a mastery of business administration literature and demonstrate their competence by applying this knowledge to current business environments.
 

Course # 

Course Title Credits 

Prerequisite(s) 

Length

COM 705 

Communication Strategies 

1

3 weeks 

LDR 711 

Transformational Leadership and Innovation 

3

8 weeks 

SEM 700R 

Doctoral Program Orientation Seminar 

0

3 days 

PHL 700R 

Creative and Critical Thinking 

3

5 days 

RES 711 

Fundamental Principles of Sound Research 

 

8 weeks 

FIN 711 

Financial Measures of Value Added 

 

3 8 weeks 

ORG 711 

21st Century Issues in Organizational Behavior 

3 8 weeks 

MGT 711 

Strategic Opportunities in an Internet-based Global Economy 

 

3 8 weeks 

MKT 711 

Marketing and Managing the Customer Relationship 

 

3 8 weeks 

DOC 721R 

Doctoral Seminar

 I 

2 3 days 

RES 721 

Research Methods

II 

3 8 weeks 

DOC 722 

Doctoral Seminar 

II 

3 8 weeks 

LDR 721 

Ethical Leadership and the Legal Landscape 

 

3 8 weeks 

BUS 721 

Issues in Optimizing Operations 

 

3 8 weeks 

MGT 721 

Managing the Risks in a Global Environment 

 

3 8 weeks 

ORG 721 

21st Century Issues in Organizational Behavior 

II 

3 8 weeks 

DOC 731R 

Collaborative Case Study 

 

3 5 days 

DOC 732R 

Doctoral Seminar 

III 

2 3 days 

LDR 731 

Contemporary Issues in Leadership 

 

3 8 weeks 

BUS 731 

Transforming the Business 

3 8 weeks 

BUS 732 

Transforming the Business 

II 

3 8 weeks 

DOC 733 

Doctoral Project 

3 8 weeks 

DOC 734 

Doctoral Project

II 

3 8 weeks 

DOC 740R 

Annual Renewal Residency 

 

0 3 days 

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