Northumbria University, DBA, Business Administration

A Master's qualification in a business and management related area (or exceptionally an equivalent qualification with substantial work experience in a business and management discipline) which includes a substantive study of the field, personal and professional development and research training resulting in a research dissertation; the research training and research element must equate to a minimum of 60 credits; plus a minimum of 2 years’ experience of business and management practice in line with the University Professional Doctorate Framework and/or evidence of appropriate continuous professional development; submission of a research proposal at an appropriate level for doctoral study and which can be supervised by Newcastle Business School staff; where English is not the applicant's 1st language, an IELTS score of 7.0 is the minimum requirement for consideration; candidates are assessed on these criteria and utilising the University’s APEL, APL and AWBL policy for entry, 150 credits of advanced standing are awarded against their existing Master's qualification; exemption from the 30 credit bridging element is only permissible if applicants can demonstrate that they have 5 years’ verifiable relevant practice experience at a senior level involving high level methodological research practice.