This course is designed to generate new knowledge and understanding which will contribute to enhancing the policies and practices of modern management. You will have the opportunity to undertake research in one or more of the following areas: Corporate Communications, Sales and Marketing; Finance, Accounting and Corporate Governance; Human Resource Management and Organisational Behaviour; Entrepreneurship and the Performance of SMEs; Leadership and Strategic Management; Environmental and Operations Management; Public Policy and Not-for-Profit Studies; Tourism, Hospitality and Retail Management; Technology, Innovation and e-Business. The course has been designed to build on your management experience, skills and past academic achievement as part of a carefully considered plan. In the first taught stage you will consolidate and extend your specialist knowledge and research competence and advance your research proposal by choosing complementary master's modules from across the whole university.

The DBA is a challenging programme demanding a combination of intellectual ability and experience. We welcome applicants from across the world. To qualify for consideration you will need to demonstrate: An MBA or master's degree in a relevant area of business and management A minimum of three years business experience Ability to demonstrate competence in written and oral English All candidates will be interviewed and be required to produce a research outline prior to formal acceptance onto the course