Study obligations of the Doctor of Business Administration program

The study obligations of the DBA program include the completion of:

• Courses
• Department and Faculty Colloquia
• Preliminary Dissertation Defense
• Final Dissertation Defense

Students shall in the first year of their studies complete all the required courses (in total four courses*); 

*Note: Students may take a fifth, additional course; It should be from the group of courses “Field Specific Course I. or II.”

The study obligation of the student is to complete the following compulsory course within the DBA studies:

• 3DB901 Methodology of scientific research for DBA – Note: To be taken in the first semester of DBA studies!
  

Based on the supervisor’s recommendation, the student also chooses the following courses:

• At least one of the two compulsory elective courses (Field Specific Course I.):
  • 3DB902 Statistical methods for quantitative research for DBA (Note: Offered only in summer semesters; To be taken after the course 3DB901 Methodology for scientific research for DBA) or
  • 3DB903 Qualitative research for DBA (Note: Offered only in winter semesters)
    
    
• At least one of the two compulsory elective courses (Field Specific Course II.):
  • 3DB904 Management for DBA (Note: Offered only in winter semesters) or
  • 3DB905 Economics of the firm and industry for DBA (Note: Offered only in summer semesters)
    
    
• One of the nine department-guaranteed courses (Department course):
  • 3DB906 Entrepreneurship Research for DBA,
  • 3DB907 Strategy Research for DBA,
  • 3DB908 Marketing Research for DBA,
  • 3DB909 Management and Managerial Decision Research for DBA,
  • 3DB910 Art Management Research for DBA,
  • 3DB911 HR Management Research for DBA,
  • 3DB912 Research in supply chain management, logistics and transport for DBA
  • 3DB913 Research in Managerial Psychology and Sociology for the DBA,
  • 3DB914 Research in Managerial Economics for the DBA.

Another study obligation is the successful completion of the Department and the Faculty colloquia, at the end of the first and the second year. You can learn more about the colloquia here.

The student also has to defend his/her DBA Thesis – see here for the Preliminary (Small) Defense and here for the Final (Big) Defense.