Rushford Business School | Doctor Of Business Management

Course Detail

Programme Overview:

The Rushford Doctor of Business Management (DBM) is an intensive 180 ECTS credits doctoral programme meticulously crafted to empower business students, managers, practitioners, and leaders with advanced knowledge, research acumen, and analytical skills tailored for the resolution of intricate business challenges. This DBM initiative is designed to instil a profound transformative learning experience, cultivating enhanced research skills and a distinct perspective on business situations. The overarching goal is to enable participants to apply sophisticated research methods, facilitating solutions that drive organizational efficiency, growth, and long-term sustainability.

This flexible yet rigorous programme is accessible entirely online, allowing students to determine their own pace of completion. While most participants are anticipated to achieve the qualification within three years, the research pathway may expedite the process, leading to qualification in less than three years.

The Rushford DBM hones in on applied research, facilitating real-time application of acquired knowledge by executives, managers, and practitioners within their respective organizations. Emphasizing expertise development across all facets of international business, the curriculum places a strong focus on enhancing research, writing, presentation, critical thinking, and change management skills.

Learning Outcomes:

Upon successful completion of the programme, participants will be adept at:

• Applying research methodologies to analyze business situations and tackle associated challenges.
• Conducting primary and secondary research to comprehend intricate business challenges.
• Applying a profound understanding of international business fundamentals and practices to forecast outcomes.
• Mastering business communications at a high level.
• Expressing complex ideas, strategies, plans, and tactics in a clear and effective manner.
• Demonstrating proficiency in creating meaningful reports that utilize data collection, cleaning, interpretation, and engaging reporting through data visualization.
• Engaging in academic and professional research activities that may culminate in publications in peer-reviewed journals.
• Attaining high-level proficiency in applying robust research methodologies, study design, and study conduct to produce a thesis, a prerequisite for the conferring of the doctorate qualification at the culmination of the programme.