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DBA – PhD in Financial Management

The MSBM DBA in Financial Management is an intensive 180 ECTS credits doctoral program that equips business students, managers, practitioners, and leaders with advanced knowledge, research, and analytical skills to tackle the most intricate business problems. Unlike master’s programs, the DBA program prioritizes the practical application of theories to real-world business challenges. Through a transformative learning process, students are expected to enhance their research skills to approach business situations from a new perspective, emphasizing research methods to find solutions that enhance organizational efficiency, growth, and long-term sustainability.

The program offered by MSBM for a DBA in Financial Management is designed to be both flexible and rigorous and is entirely online. The students themselves determine the pace of study, and the length of the program varies depending on whether they choose the coursework or research pathway. Although most students complete the program within three years, those who opt for the research pathway may finish sooner.

The MSBM DBA in Financial Management program emphasizes applied research, allowing executives, managers, and practitioners to apply their learning to their respective organizations immediately. The program aims to develop students’ expertise in all financial management aspects while enhancing their research, writing, presentation, critical thinking, analytical thinking, and change management skills through coursework.

Upon successful completion of the program, students will have the ability to:

• Utilize research methodologies to analyze business situations and address challenges.
• Conduct primary and secondary research to comprehend business challenges.
• Apply a comprehensive understanding of relevant business and financial theories and practices to make predictions.
• Master effective business communication skills. Clearly and effectively articulate complex ideas, strategies, plans, and tactics.
• Demonstrate expertise in creating insightful reports through data collection, cleaning, interpretation, and engaging data visualization.
• Participate in academic and professional research activities, potentially leading to publication in peer-reviewed journals.
• Develop advanced proficiency in robust research methodologies, study design, and execution to produce a thesis as part of the doctorate qualification requirement.