Key information
Duration: Part-time
- 54 months
- 9 semesters
Start dates & application deadlines: You can apply for and start this programme anytime.
Liberty University online offers multiple intakes for programmes depending on your chosen time table. For more information please visit the university's page.
Language: English
English requirements
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Credits: 60 SCH
Delivered: Online
Campus Location: Lynchburg, United States
Disciplines: Hospitality Management, Tourism & Leisure
Overview
Throughout the Business Administration - Tourism Management (Online) DBA program from Liberty University Online you can learn about the various methodologies and best practices for the hospitality industry. In addition to courses focused on hospitality, sport, and recreation management, you will explore the broader subjects that apply to the business industry as a whole.
You will examine the role of marketing strategies and how they can be leveraged to enhance a travel and tourism organization’s strategic plans. You will also learn how to analyze and use social media analytics to measure the effectiveness of your programs. Another invaluable skill you can learn is how to communicate with a variety of generational, racial, ethnic, and international cultures. Visit the programme website for more information
Your general DBA courses cover advanced topics in strategy formulation, strategic allocation of financial resources, supply chain management, marketing, and human resources. Liberty’s DBA program culminates in an applied doctoral research project, which is where you will put your studies to the test to solve a current business problem in the area of tourism management.
Career opportunities:
- Consultant for hotels, resorts, or theme parks
- Executive-level public venue manager
- Resort manager
- Senior hotel manager
- Theme park manager
- University professor of tourism management
Programme Structure
Courses include:
- Strategic Allocation of Financial Resources
- Understanding the Organization
- Supply Chain Management
- Marketing for Competitive Advantage
- Managing Human Resources
- Intercultural Communication
- Setting Social & Interactive Goals
Admission requirements
Academic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
Duolingo English Test: The Duolingo English Test is a convenient, fast, and affordable English proficiency test trusted by top universities around the world. Take it online in just one hour—anywhere, any time. Scores are reported out of 160 in 5 point increments. Minimum score: 105.
TOEFL iBT: TOEFL iBT® is accepted by more than 13,000 universities and other institutions in over 160 countries. The test can be taken at a test center or at home. The test measures your English-language abilities in an academic setting. The score refers to the total score of 4 subjects (writing, listening, speaking, and reading), each subject has a range of 0 - 30. Minimum score: 80.
IELTS: The International English Language Test System (IELTS) tests your English-language proficiency on a scale of 1 – 9. The score refers to the combined average score of 4 subjects (writing, listening, speaking, and reading). Minimum score: 6.5.
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Other requirements
General requirements
- Send official college transcripts (mailed as sealed, unopened copies or sent via a direct electronic transcript system). At least 30 semester hours of graduate business credit, as well as a regionally or nationally accredited master’s degree in business or a business-related field with at least a 3.0 GPA is required for admission in good standing.
- Applicants whose native language is other than English must submit official scores for the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or an approved alternative assessment.
Fees and funding
Tuition Fees
Tuition fees are shown in AUD and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.
International: 12,551 AUD / year (≈ 9,000 USD / year)
Out-of-State: 12,551 AUD / year (≈ 9,000 USD / year)
Domestic (In-State): 12,551 AUD / year (≈ 9,000 USD / year)
Scholarships
Below you will find PhD's scholarship opportunities for Business Administration - Tourism Management (Online).
You are eligible to apply for these scholarships but a selection process will still be applied by the provider.
- Belgian American Educational Foundation (BAEF) – Grant: 72000 USD – Deadline: 31 Oct 2026 – Provider: The Belgian American Educational Foundation
- Other Scholarships For Graduate Students – Grant: Various benefits – Deadline: Not specified – Provider: Education USA
- Fulbright U.S. Student Program – Grant: Various benefits – Deadline: 07 Oct 2026 – Provider: U.S. government
- Sir Edward Youde Memorial Fellowships For Overseas Studies – Grant: 300000 HKD – Deadline: 30 Sep 2026 – Provider: Sir Edward Youde Memorial Fund
- Fulbright-Masaryk Award – Grant: Various benefits – Deadline: 01 Nov 2026 – Provider: Education USA
- Study Abroad Graduate Scholarships Of Jeollanam – Grant: 40000 USD – Deadline: 31 Mar 2027 – Provider: Education USA
- Next 100 (Kitas 100) – Grant: 25600 USD – Deadline: Not specified – Provider: Government of the Republic of Lithuania
- Thanks To Scandinavia Grants To Danish Students – Grant: 20000 USD – Deadline: 31 Mar 2027 – Provider: Education USA
- Veterans’ Fund Indigenous Scholarships – Grant: 40000 AUD – Deadline: 30 Sep 2026 – Provider: American Australian Association (AAA) – Merit-based
- The Fulbright Program – Grant: Various benefits – Deadline: Not specified – Provider: Education USA
- International Education Center's Study Abroad Programs – Grant: 30000 USD – Deadline: Not specified – Provider: Education USA
- Baltic American Freedom Foundation Scholarships – Grant: 30000 USD – Deadline: Not specified – Provider: Education USA
- Marshall Scholarships – Grant: 38000 GBP – Deadline: 16 Sep 2026 – Provider: The Association of Commonwealth Universities
- Fulbright Award For Postgraduate Study – Grant: Various benefits – Deadline: 01 Sep 2026 – Provider: Education USA
- Overcoming Homelessness Scholarship – Grant: 1000 USD – Deadline: 09 Sep 2026 – Provider: Law Office of Caroline Norman Frost
- The Marietta Blau Grant – Grant: 1580 EUR – Deadline: Not specified – Provider: OeAD, Austria's Agency for Education and Internationalisation
- Hope For Addiction Scholarship – Grant: 1000 USD – Deadline: 28 Feb 2027 – Provider: Samba Recovery – Merit-based
- Building Bridges Scholarship – Grant: 1000 USD – Deadline: 30 Sep 2026 – Provider: The National Parent Volunteer Association – Merit-based
- ServiceScape Scholarship – Grant: 1000 USD – Deadline: 30 Nov 2026 – Provider: ServiceScape
- OAS Academic Scholarship Program – Grant: 10000 USD – Deadline: 31 Dec 2026 – Provider: The General Secretariat of the Organization of American States – Merit-based
- ACES Scholarships – Grant: 3500 USD – Deadline: 15 Nov 2026 – Provider: ACES Education Fund
- Technology Addiction Awareness Scholarship – Grant: 1000 USD – Deadline: 30 Jan 2027 – Provider: Digital Responsibility
- The Crowder Law Firm Scholarship – Grant: 1000 USD – Deadline: 31 Dec 2026 – Provider: The Crowder Law Firm – Merit-based
- Saving Smiles Scholarship – Grant: 1000 USD – Deadline: 02 Dec 2026 – Provider: Alexandria Dental Art – Merit-based
- Tatra Banka Scholarship – Grant: 5000 EUR – Deadline: 30 Jun 2027 – Provider: Education USA
- Uplifting Communities Scholarship – Grant: 1500 USD – Deadline: 28 Sep 2026 – Provider: The Law Office of Donald L. Bell – Merit-based
- Dedicated Volunteer Scholarship – Grant: 1000 USD – Deadline: 07 Dec 2026 – Provider: Rob Henley of Henley & Henley, Attorneys at Law – Merit-based
- International Peace Scholarship Fund – Grant: 12500 USD – Deadline: 15 Dec 2026 – Provider: The International Peace Scholarship Fund – Need-based
- Don't Text and Drive Scholarship – Grant: 1000 USD – Deadline: 30 Sep 2026 – Provider: Digital Responsibility – Merit-based
- Erasmus+ - Grants for study mobility – Grant: Various benefits – Deadline: Not specified – Provider: OeAD, Austria's Agency for Education and Internationalisation – Merit-based
- Monthly Scholarship Series – Grant: 1000 USD – Deadline: Anytime – Provider: MPOWER Financing
- Fulbright Master's And PhD Grants - Türkiye – Grant: 50000 USD – Deadline: Not specified – Provider: Education USA – Merit-based
- The Higher Foundation Grant – Grant: 500 USD – Deadline: Anytime – Provider: The Higher Foundation – Merit-based
- Community Leaders Scholarship – Grant: 1000 USD – Deadline: 02 Feb 2027 – Provider: Spencer & Associates
- Philadelphia Medical Malpractice Lawyers, P.C. $1,000 Scholarship – Grant: 1000 USD – Deadline: 31 Dec 2026 – Provider: Philadelphia Medical Malpractice Lawyers, P.C. – Merit-based
- The Higher Foundation Scholarship – Grant: 1000 USD – Deadline: Anytime – Provider: The Higher Foundation – Merit-based
- College JumpStart Pay It Forward Scholarship – Grant: 1000 USD – Deadline: 30 Sep 2026 – Provider: College JumpStart Scholarship – Merit-based
- Young Scholar's Award – Grant: 400 USD – Deadline: 15 Oct 2026 – Provider: SETC
- Distinguished Design/Tech Award – Grant: 1000 USD – Deadline: 15 Sep 2026 – Provider: SETC
- The Fulbright U.S. Student Program – Grant: Various benefits – Deadline: Not specified – Provider: U.S. government – Merit-based
- Ruth Abernathy Presidential Scholarship – Grant: 1250 USD – Deadline: 15 Oct 2026 – Provider: SHAPE America – Merit-based
- Farmer & Morris Law, PLLC Volunteer Service Scholarship – Grant: 2500 USD – Deadline: 15 Dec 2026 – Provider: Farmer & Morris Law, PLLC – Merit-based
- InclusiveSkies Foundation Bessie Coleman Scholarship – Grant: 2500 USD – Deadline: 15 Jan 2027 – Provider: Aero Law Center – Merit-based
- Scott Parker Award – Grant: 500 USD – Deadline: 15 Sep 2026 – Provider: SETC
- P.E.O. International Peace Scholarship (IPS) – Grant: 12500 USD – Deadline: 15 Dec 2026 – Provider: The International Peace Scholarship Fund
- From Conflict to Growth Scholarship – Grant: 2500 USD – Deadline: 30 Nov 2026 – Provider: Happy Even After – Merit-based
- General Named Endowed Scholarships – Grant: Various benefits – Deadline: Not specified – Provider: United Methodist Church – Merit-based
- Getchell New Play Award – Grant: 1000 USD – Deadline: 15 Sep 2026 – Provider: SETC
- Providing Support to Young Entrepreneurs Scholarship – Grant: 2500 USD – Deadline: 30 Nov 2026 – Provider: NextLaw PLLC – Merit-based
- Design Competition Awards – Grant: 125 USD – Deadline: 28 Feb 2027 – Provider: SETC
- Distinguished Career Award – Grant: 1500 USD – Deadline: 15 Sep 2026 – Provider: SETC
- Financial Education PSA Scholarship – Grant: 1500 USD – Deadline: 15 Sep 2026 – Provider: High Rise Financial – Merit-based
- George Garrett Award – Grant: 2000 USD – Deadline: 31 Oct 2026 – Provider: Association of Writers & Writing Programs – Merit-based
- Anidjar & Levine Community Service Scholarship – Grant: 2500 USD – Deadline: 01 Oct 2026 – Provider: Law Offices of Anidjar & Levine – Merit-based
- The Haque Law Wings of Expression Scholarship – Grant: 3000 USD – Deadline: 01 Apr 2027 – Provider: Haque Law – Merit-based
- Tom Behm Award – Grant: 1000 USD – Deadline: 15 Sep 2026 – Provider: SETC
- Military Family Background – “Life Opportunities & Hardships” Scholarship – Grant: 2500 USD – Deadline: 01 Oct 2026 – Provider: Puget Law Group – Merit-based
- STEM Supplemental Award – Grant: 1000 USD – Deadline: Not specified – Provider: U.S. government – Merit-based
- Lehigh Valley Medical Malpractice Lawyers, P.C. Essay Competition – $500 Scholarship – Grant: 500 USD – Deadline: 31 Dec 2026 – Provider: Lehigh Valley Medical Malpractice Lawyers, P.C. – Merit-based
- Supporting Prisoners’ Families Scholarship – Grant: 1000 USD – Deadline: 09 Sep 2026 – Provider: Pullan & Young – Merit-based
- Aaliyah Lee Scholarship – Grant: 1000 USD – Deadline: 30 Nov 2026 – Provider: The National Parent Volunteer Association – Merit-based
- Centro Legal Hispano de Las Vegas Drive Smart, Live Safe Scholarship – Grant: 2500 USD – Deadline: 01 Apr 2027 – Provider: Centro Legal Hispano de Las Vegas – Merit-based
- Keynote Emerging Artists of Promise (KEAP) Awards – Grant: 1000 USD – Deadline: 15 Oct 2026 – Provider: SETC
- Gordon Hay Scholarship Fund – Grant: 10000 USD – Deadline: 19 Mar 2027 – Provider: Blumenthal Performing Arts
- Staten Island Accident 2026 $1,000 Scholarship Essay Competition – Grant: 1000 USD – Deadline: 31 Dec 2026 – Provider: Staten Island Injury Lawyers – Merit-based
- $1,500 Annual Video Contest Scholarship – Grant: 1000 USD – Deadline: 31 Oct 2026 – Provider: IvyPanda – Merit-based
- Voice Talent Online Scholarship – Grant: 1000 USD – Deadline: 01 Mar 2027 – Provider: Voice Talent Online
- The PhD Prep Fellowship – Grant: 10000 USD – Deadline: 01 Sep 2026 – Provider: Admit Lab – Merit-based
- Dream Chaser Scholarship – Grant: 1000 USD – Deadline: 13 Jan 2027 – Provider: Salvado Law – Merit-based
- Becas Fulbright - Ampliación De Estudios – Grant: 40000 USD – Deadline: Not specified – Provider: Education USA
- Scholarship for students with disabilities – Grant: 3000 USD – Deadline: 31 Dec 2026 – Provider: Anonymous Hope Fund – Need-based
- Sara Spencer Child Drama Award – Grant: Various benefits – Deadline: 15 Sep 2026 – Provider: SETC
- CouponBirds "Help to Save" Scholarship – Grant: 3000 USD – Deadline: 10 Oct 2026 – Provider: CouponBirds – Need-based
- The Annual IELTS from 6 to 9 Scholarship – Grant: 1500 USD – Deadline: Not specified – Provider: IELTS from 6 to 9
- Tobacco Harm Reduction Scholarship Programme – Grant: 12000 USD – Deadline: 11 Jan 2027 – Provider: The Tobacco Harm Reduction Scholarship Programme
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