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Nov 04, 2024
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2024-2025 Graduate Catalog
Business Administration, DBA
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Requirements: 66 Credit Hours
The Doctor of Business Administration at University of the Cumberlands is designed to be an applied doctorate for working professionals who are driven to lead and innovate. The DBA enables students to develop advanced levels of competency in conducting applied research and in the comprehension of theoretical and applied literature in the discipline.
The program consists of four components: 1) Core courses; 2) Specialization courses; 3) Research courses; and 4) the Dissertation. Through this course structure, the Doctor of Business Administration Program seeks to prepare candidates:
- To synthesize and integrate current research and literature to problems found in the areas of accounting, finance, economics, management, and marketing.
- To construct research-based, strategic, effective, and ethical solutions to optimize organizational performance (both domestic and international).
- To develop advanced communication, collaboration, research, and critical thinking skills.
- To execute rigorous research and present scholarly work that contributes to the professional body of knowledge of business and provides linkages to practical business applications.
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Core Courses - 18 Credit Hours
Professional Research- 24 Credit Hours
Notes:
If the dissertation is not completed at the end of DSRT 931, the candidate repeats DSRT 931 as needed, for three (3) credit hours each term, until the dissertation is completed and successfully defended. Content Specialty Area- 24 Credit Hours
Content Specialty courses may not be populated exclusively by doctoral students. However, doctoral students taking these courses will engage in learning activities beyond those expected of masters-level students. These learning activities are detailed on course syllabi. Other courses, including courses offered for transfer credit, may be certified by the Registrar as doctoral-level Content Specialty courses if documentation of the learning experiences noted above can be offered through the syllabus, a portfolio of student work, or a detailed statement by the course professor.
Content Specialty Area
Twenty-four (24) hours are earned in courses in one of the following business-related disciplines. Classes available include but are not limited to those listed below.
Accounting Emphasis: 24 Credit Hours
Blockchain Emphasis: 24 Credit Hours
Business Analytics Emphasis: 24 Credit Hours
Entrepreneurship Emphasis: 24 Credit Hours
Finance Emphasis: 24 Credit Hours
Healthcare Administration Emphasis: 24 Credit Hours
Marketing Emphasis: 24 Credit Hours
Project Management Emphasis: 24 Credit Hours
Public Administration Emphasis: 24 Credit Hours
Strategic Management Emphasis: 24 Credit Hours
Supply Chain Management: 24 Credit Hours
- SCM 600 - Supply Chain Management Foundations Credit(s): 3 hours
- SCM 605 - Supply Chain Management Reporting Systems Credit(s): 3 hours
- SCM 610 - Supply Chain Management Modeling, Simulation, and Analytics Credit(s): 3 hours
- SCM 620 - Supply Chain Management Logistics, Transportation, and Distribution Systems Credit(s): 3 hours
- SCM 635 - Supply Chain Management Quality Assurance and Control Systems Credit(s): 3 hours
- SCM 640 - Supply Chain Management Sourcing, Procurement, and Contract Administration Credit(s): 3 hours
- SCM 625 - Supply Chain Management Inventory, Warehousing, and Forecasting Credit(s): 3 hours
- SCM 615 - Supply Chain Management Operation and Production Technologies Credit(s): 3 hours
Executive students can substitute SCM 625 (Supply Chain Management Inventory, Warehousing, and Forecasting) and SCM 615 (Supply Chain Management Operation and Production Technologies) with six credit hours of INTR 799 /INTR 899 Applied Learning Practicum.
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