The Business Administration, DBA is a structured 60-semester credit program where the curriculum blends interdisciplinary theoretical content and research techniques and designs. The program culminates in a research-based dissertation focused on a real problem facing today’s business leaders and managers. Over the course of the program, students develop the capacity to work independently and more in-depth, moving from prescribed content in the first year of the program, to supervised scholarly activities in the second year, to independent research focused on their areas of interest in the third year. Students may choose from multiple areas of business-related specialization for their research and dissertation.