Professional Doctorate in Business Administration (Research)

A professional doctorate in business at the University of Canberra, four years full-time (up to eight years part-time), worth 96 credit points: 24 of coursework in research fundamentals, literature review and research design in year one, then a 72 credit point thesis. It differs from a PhD by building in work-integrated learning and centring on professional practice, with candidates using their existing workplace expertise to investigate a real business problem. Entry requires about five years of senior professional practice plus a relevant master's or honours qualification at credit level. Research can sit in accounting, management, economics, human resource development or organisational behaviour. Graduates move into executive and senior advisory roles. It suits experienced managers who want a doctorate focused on applied, workplace-relevant research.