Online Bridge DBA: Management
Online Bridge DBA: Management
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Offered online by the College of Doctoral Studies, Grand Canyon University's online Bridge to Doctor of Business Administration: Management pathway is designed for ambitious learners with a master's degree in a field other than business administration. Bridge courses taken prior to your DBA management program offer the essential prerequisites to your doctoral study.
Online: $665 per credit [More Info]
Up to 12 credits or 1/3 of the total program requirements in transfer (whichever is less)
Credits: Fill out the Lopes Eval to find out what will transfer
Admission Requirements (Master's)
OR 2.5+ Unweighted GPA and
Admission requirements may differ based on degree level, program and modality, or transfer status. Some programs of study may require a higher GPA and/or other qualifying criteria for admission. Please review full admission and program requirements in the University Policy Handbook.
* Degree must be from an accredited college or program that has been approved by GCU.
** Combined verbal/quantitative, after August 2011 (1,000 combined verbal and quantitative, prior to August 2011).
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Through extensive course work, you will be taught the skills of a researcher and how to apply this knowledge to expand business theory or application. Upon successful completion of the DBA bridge pathway, you can move into the Doctor of Business Administration with an Emphasis in Management.
An example of a quantitative management study might include creating, distributing and analyzing the results of a survey to describe customer satisfaction and whether customer satisfaction varies between groups.
Based on the study results, you will have the opportunity to provide commentary on how the results compare with previous studies and offer specific recommendations for future studies that expand on specific knowledge relative to customer satisfaction.
As a student in the online DBA in management bridge pathway, you are immersed in key areas of modern business theory and practice, including:
Consumerism and the global economy
Leveraging intellectual capital
Strategic management theory
Values-driven leadership
Sustainability
In this online DBA in management bridge, you will complete the introductory courses required for doctoral-level business learners at GCU. This includes coursework in accounting, finance, statistics and marketing. The bridge courses provide content in the areas of business management.
