Doctor of Business Administration

doctorate in business administration

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Covering a range of subjects such as business theories, practices and issues, our online Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) program is designed to provide students with opportunities to explore and master business administration. 

The online DBA program offers two options consisting of 61 semester hours including:

Option 1: Dissertation

  • 45 hours of required DBA courses
  • 12 hours of dissertation courses
  • 3 hours of comprehensive exam and dissertation defense
  • 1 hour student orientation course

Option 2: Research Project

  • 48 hours of required DBA courses
  • 9 hours of project courses
  • 3 hours of comprehensive exam and research project defense
  • 1 hour student orientation course

All program requirements must be completed through CSU within 10 years of your initial course enrollment.

Estimated time of completion of this program is 6 years.

Graduates will successfully complete 61 semester hours as outlined below.
Required Courses  
Semester Hours
DBA 7000 - Student Orientation 1
DBA 7035 - Business, Government and Society 3
DBA 7180 - Managerial Economics and Business Theory 3
DBA 7240 - Doctoral Writing and Inquiry into Research 3
DBA 7310 - Statistics for Business Decisions and Research 3
DBA 7420 - Organizational Behavior and Comparative Management 3
DBA 7553 - Human Resource Management 3
DBA 7632 - Business Ethics and Corporate Responsibility 3
DBA 8149 - Business Research Methods 3
DBA 8230 - Marketing Research and Competitive Strategy 3
DBA 8341 - Corporate Finance 3
DBA 8475 - Operations and Supply Chain Management 3
DBA 8552 - Management Accounting and Control Systems 3
DBA 8671 - Technology and Innovation Management 3
DBA 8710 - International Business and Global Strategy 3
DBA 8758 - Negotiations and Business Strategy 3
Option 1: Dissertation Required Courses
Semester Hours
DBA 9101 - Comprehensive Exams 2
DBA 9306 A - Dissertation - Concept Paper 3
DBA 9306 B - Dissertation - Methodology / Ethics 3
DBA 9306 C - Dissertation - Proposal 3
DBA 9306 D - Dissertation - Manuscript 3
DBA 9410 - Dissertation - Defense 1
Option 2: Research Project Required Courses
Semester Hours
DBA 8800 - Organizational Psychology 3
DBA 9201 - Comprehensive Review 2
DBA 9406 A - Project - Concept Paper 3
DBA 9406 B - Project - Methodology / Ethics 3
DBA 9406 D - Project - Report 3
DBA 9510 - Project - Defense 1
Total 61 Semester Hours