Professional Doctorate in Business Administration (Research)

If you are a business professional looking to extend your expertise and progress your career to the next level, then the Professional Doctorate in Business Administration (Research) will help you embrace your past professional and workplace experience to develop a host of relevant research skills.

This carefully designed program provides opportunities for advanced study and reflection on practice across a range of professional fields including accountancy, business management, economics, human resource development, international management, organisational behaviour, and more.You will explore a research subject of your choosing in the form of a dissertation and can tailor the course content to suit your professional interests through your choice of suitable electives.

As a Higher Degree by Research (HDR), this course is covered under the Australian Government's Research Training Program (RTP) funding model, which provides a fee offset for domestic students for the standard duration of the course.A professional doctorate is, by its very nature, the embodiment of Work Integrated Learning (WIL), and is much more focused on professional practice than a traditional PhD.

Throughout your coursework, and specifically in your dissertation, you will be encouraged to apply your existing professional knowledge and undertake new research to identify and explore a real-world problem in the field of business administration.Before a candidate is admitted to the Professional Doctorate in Business Administration (Research) program, the Faculty must be satisfied that it is able to supervise the candidate's proposed dissertation, and that the candidate satisfies the following admission requirements:There are non-standard English language requirements for this course.

To be eligible you must have an academic IELTS or equivalent of 6.5 with no band score below 6.0.

Students who have undertaken all their education in an English-speaking country (as defined on the UC website) are deemed to have met our English language proficiency requirements.Domestic students who are accepted on this course are provided for under the Australian Government's Research Training Program (RTP) funding model, which provides a fee offset for the standard duration of the course.

Once your RTP entitlement is consumed, you will be charged the annual fee rate that applied at the start of your degree.

Further information on fees for Higher Degree by Research (HDR) students can be found here.

Professional Doctorate in Business Administration (Research) (96 credit points) Required - Must pass 96 credit points as follows

• Research - Must pass 72 credit points as follows 10390 - Research Component (Literature Review) A R - 12 cp, Level R 10391 - Research Component (Methodology and Data Collection) B R - 12 cp, Level R 10392 - Research Component (Research Report) C R (Part A) - 12 cp, Level R 10393 - Research Component (Research Report) C R (Part B) - 12 cp, Level R 10394 - Research Portfolio R - 3 cp, Level R 10428 - Research Component (Research Report) C R (Part C) - 12 cp, Level R 10429 - Research Component (Research Report) C R (Final) - 9 cp, Level R
• Coursework Units - Must pass 24 credit points as follows 8610 - Professional Doctorate Research Proposal B PG - 3 cp, Level P 10386 - Research Fundamentals PG - 6 cp, Level P 10387 - Reading and Critiquing Literature PG - 6 cp, Level P 10388 - Research Design PG - 6 cp, Level P 10389 - Current Research Issues in Business PG - 3 cp, Level P

Admission Requirements

An applicant may apply for entry into the Professional Doctorate Business Administration (Research) program and the Faculty will determine their eligibility based upon evidence provided which includes:a) evidence of knowledge in an area relevant to the proposed doctoral topic; b) five years of professional practice at a senior level in a relevant area of business, government or lawc) evidence of previous study as demonstrated by a coursework Masters or other education an area relevant to the proposed doctoral topic; andd) demonstrated ability to undertake complex thinking and problem solving.Plus all applicants will:e) meet the University's minimum English proficiency requirements for entry into higher degree by research courses;f) satisfy any additional requirements specified for admission of the particular applicant, consistent with University policy.

Additional Admission Requirements

Candidates must comply with all requirements of current University of Canberra HDR policies, including those governing submission and examination of theses. Panels of examiners for the award of the Professional Doctorate (Research) (Business Administration) must always include at least one international examiner from a university, research centre or other knowledge node outside Singapore.

Assumed Knowledge

Sufficient knowledge relevant to the study area to enable identification of a need for a new research contribution to an area of professional practice. This includes advanced knowledge of business and organisational contexts.

Periods Course is Open to New Admissions