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DBA - Doctor of Business Administration
The Park, Main Campus
Full Time
Sep 2026
4 Year
You’ll develop skills in business through an in-depth research project on a topic of your choice and the development of advanced academic skills. You’ll cover a wide range of research topics, from consumer behaviour to management accounting, or leadership to production control. The key is that you are able to develop doctoral work that has relevance to theory and practice. Based in our new, purpose-built Business School at our Oxstalls Campus, Gloucester, you’ll develop professionally, build connections and enhance your knowledge and skills on our range of flexible courses, many of which are accredited by industry bodies. Our lecturers are current and active business professionals, experts and researchers who apply real-world industry experience to their teaching. CareersOur postgraduate research students cultivate a diverse set of skills that are highly valued in the UK and internationally, preparing them for successful careers within academia and beyond.As a postgraduate research student at UoG, you’ll develop and refine a range of skills across research, academic practice, project management and critical analysis to equip you for your future. Whether it’s contributing to ground-breaking academic research or applying problem-solving skills in the workplace, we’ll ensure you’re ready to take on your next challenge.This versatility opens doors to opportunities across various sectors, from education and research institutions to commercial organisations and NGOs, where you’ll have the confidence to apply your researcher skills and develop innovative solutions to meet your ambitions.
The methodological fundamentals presented in this module will enable participants to develop their ability as researchers grounded in the fundamental principles of research. This module is based on the principle that an understanding of philosophical positions will enable participants to reveal the philosophical underpinnings of their research which is essential to doctoral level research. Making participants? conscious of competing and complementary paradigms will enhance their ability to critically judge the appropriateness of their decisions about their own research and to effectively conduct their research.
This module develops practices of deep ongoing reflection on the student's business experience, research topic, and broader contexts. The reflective practice developed in this module will be a continuous stream throughout the life of the participant's research programme.
This module builds on the philosophical foundations discussed in the module Methodological Fundamentals. Initially it explores principal styles of research such as case study, survey, ethnography. The module subsequently considers a variety of methods for obtaining data such as questionnaires, interviews, and observation. It will also examine the implications of interventionist versus non-interventionist approaches. Finally it considers ways of analysing and synthesising the findings.
This module introduces participants to the theoretical frameworks and the many approaches to literature review. It also seeks to develop an understanding of doctoral authoring and addresses techniques to support this. Through encouraging a systematic engagement with a substantive body of relevant literature, this module aims to critically analyse and evaluate the previous research work contributing to the research area. This often informs and develops further research question(s) with reference to relevant ideas in the discipline. It also enables participants to synthesise ideas at a high level of understanding and begin to create new knowledge through the development of a conceptual framework relevant to the problem under consideration.
Accommodation: 158 per week to 253 per week (self-contained studio).
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