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The Doctor of Business Administration (DBA)

California International Business University

520 West Ash Street, Third Floor San Diego, California 92101

Phone (619)702-9400 Fax (619)702-9476 cibu@cibu.edu

www.cibu.edu

Program Overview

This terminal degree in the eld of Business Administration

is for individuals wishing to pursue a career in areas such

as teaching, research, consulting and upper-level businessand/or university administration. CIBU is one of the few

ACICS approved universities for the DBA program in the

United States. Only a small percentage of qualied students

ever achieve this signicant level of success.

The Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) offers one of

the most distinctive doctoral degree programs in America.

Oriented to current and aspiring leaders in business or other

sectors, it includes an international focus, small classes

and one-on-one interaction with highly qualied professors,

the capacity to accommodate the needs of working adults,

and a practical, applied orientation that makes it useful for

students current or expected career paths. Moreover, the

degree is affordable and can be obtained in approximately

three years of residential full-time post-bachelors degree

graduate study. For those students who seek a doctoral

degree that will truly enhance their careers and their livesthrough a meaningful, challenging experience, CIBUs DBA

is an extraordinary opportunity.

Program Highlights

Professional, talented, caring professors who

have attended some of the best universities

in the world, including Harvard, Stanford,

Northwestern, Cornell, the US Naval Academy,and the Naval Postgraduate School.

Sensitivity to the needs of working adults

who may have jobs, families, and/or other

responsibilities, including exible scheduling,

openness to an integration of study with students

work or community involvement, and affordable

tuition.

Highly interactive education, with students

learning through contact with colleagues,

professors, and local leaders, and with the useof innovative teaching/learning strategies.

The opportunity to explore passions and

interests that can lead to enhanced career

paths or to new careers, as well as to personal

enlightenment and development.

The integration of theory and practice, the

conceptual and the applied.

Thorough study and use of knowledge within

the areas of accounting/nance, organizationalbehavior, business law, marketing, management

and strategy, research methods, and the

development of an original dissertation.

A rigorous but enjoyable doctoral experience

wherein students are treated with dignity and

respect.

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Degree Requirements DBA

CourseNumber

DBA Core Courses:20 Quarter Units required

QuarterUnits

CIBU 720 Introduction to Statistical Methods 5

CIBU 722 Advanced Quantitative Methods 5

CIBU 725 Survey Research 5

CIBU 730 Dissertation Methodology 5

Course

NumberDissertation Sequence:

15 Quarter Units required

Quarter

Units

CIBU 790 Dissertation Design and Implementation 5

CIBU 791 Dissertation in Progress 5

CIBU 792 Dissertation Completion & Defense 5

Additional DBA Courses (*Core Capstone Required)Concentration

Areas

Course

Name

Quarter

Units

Accounting, Finance, CIBU 627: Corporate Finance 5

& Economics CIBU 628: Money and Banking 5

CIBU 631: Managerial Accounting 5CIBU 633: Economic Analysis 5

CIBU 781: International Managerial Finance * 5

Organizational Behavior CIBU 610: Organizational Development and Culture 5

CIBU 626: Human Resource Management 5

CIBU 641: Cross Cultural Management 5

CIBU 783: Executive Leadership * 5

Business Law CIBU 620: Business Law and Ethics 5

CIBU 632: Law for Managers 5

CIBU 635: International Business Law 5

CIBU 788: International Negotiations * 5

Marketing CIBU 629: Marketing 5

CIBU 639: Marketing Research 5

CIBU 646 International Marketing 5

CIBU 663: International Advertising & Communications 5

CIBU 786 Strategic Global Marketing * 5

Management and CIBU 622: Management Information Systems 5

Strategy CIBU 624: Strategic Management 5

CIBU 625: Entrepreneurship 5

CIBU 642: International Management 5

CIBU 644: Global Business Strategy 5

CIBU 785: International Management Consulting* 5

All other residential Doctoral coursework must be completed before starting the following Dissertation Sequence

of courses.

A minimum of 135 graduate level quarter-units (27 courses) after the Bachelors degree plus submission of a

dissertation must be completed for graduation. Students who have completed the CIBU MBA (13 courses) will

take a total of 14 more courses plus the Dissertation.