The innovative approach of The University of Liverpool’s Doctor of Business Administration programme
advocates learning by engagement and action. You will be able to create
professional actionable knowledge, both through classroom learning, and by
applied research through Critical Action Learning and Action Research,
utilising appropriate quantitative and qualitative methods.
The core curriculum of the DBA programme consists of contemporary management
topics such as change and crisis management; innovative approaches to
leadership; managerial decision making; as well as ethics, sustainability and
social impact.
In addition to rigorous classroom scholarship, you will create a Doctoral Development Plan (DDP) which
will allow you to chronicle your development as a doctoral practitioner and
researcher.
The DDP will also assist you in understanding your transformation process
and reflections on becoming a scholar/practitioner, creating doctoral-level
professional knowledge, as well as the development of critical thinking skills
such as leading in the midst of ambiguity.
You will complete your qualification with an original thesis that’s based
upon a critical project that you undertake in your organisation. Unlike
doctoral business programmes that are more theoretical in nature, the thesis
for our DBA is designed to produce new, actionable knowledge that you will
immediately use.
The University of Liverpool understands that most senior managers will
change positions and organisations throughout their career. Therefore, due to
our DBA programme’s focus on building critical reflection, critical thinking,
and doctoral-level skills, you should graduate with the knowledge and expertise
necessary to apply what you’ve learned in a variety of organisational and
managerial settings.
