Key information
- Duration: Part-time, 48 months, Flexible
- Start dates & application deadlines: Starting October 2026. Application deadline not specified.
Overview
Innovative research solutions are now required to tackle the challenging circumstances facing contemporary organisations. Our Doctor of Business Administration participants at the University of Chester positively engage with these challenges as active members of our research community.
The aim is to develop leading practitioner-researchers who inspire strategic change and contribute to wider debates in our areas of expertise. You will join a growing researcher community with student satisfaction above national average (Higher Education Academy Postgraduate Research Experience Survey). Visit the programme website for more information.
Job Prospects
The doctoral graduates typically advance their careers into roles which require high levels of expert knowledge and independent expertise, such as consultancy, organisational development, self-employment, executive coaching, senior roles in academe, and strategic leadership positions in business.
Programme Structure
Curriculum:
- Planning and addressing own personal and professional development priorities as a practitioner researcher seeking to influence practice.
- Developing knowledge at the forefront of a field in order to define and conceptualise practice-based problems suitable for advanced investigation.
- Developing knowledge and skills in designing methodology and method, which contribute to practice and scholarly debate.
Check out the full curriculum
Admission requirements
Academic requirements
GPA: Upper Second Class
English requirements
IELTS: 7
Other requirements
General requirements
Applicants will need to demonstrate the following within their application and interview:
- Employed or self-employed, and in a position to influence organisational, sectoral or national policy.
- Honours degree with a minimum of an upper second class from a recognised university
- Master's degree in a relevant field and with a minimum of a ‘merit’ profile from a recognised university
- A minimum of 5 years’ experience of substantial responsibility and appropriate seniority to specify and implement significant change initiatives within your organisation or sector
- Relevance of your research proposal
- Advanced skills in writing evidenced by a 1,000 word (max.) project proposal outlining the 'what, why and how' of a research project
- A detailed 1,000 word research proposal that meets the criteria provided by the course leader.
Make sure you meet all requirements
Fees and funding
Tuition Fees
Tuition fees are shown in AUD and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.
- International: 18,878 AUD / year (≈ 9,911 GBP / year)
- Domestic: 9,977 AUD / year (≈ 5,238 GBP / year)
Funding
Scholarships
Available Scholarships
You are eligible to apply for these scholarships but a selection process will still be applied by the provider.
- Care Experienced Bursary – University of Chester – 1500 GBP – Deadline: Anytime
- Carer Support Package – University of Chester – 1500 GBP – Deadline: Anytime
- Chevening Scholarship – University of Chester – Various benefits – Deadline: Anytime
- Gypsy, Roma, Traveller, Showman, Boater Bursary – University of Chester – 1500 GBP – Deadline: Anytime
- Estranged Student Bursary – University of Chester – 1500 GBP – Deadline: Anytime
- Fulbright U.S. Student Program – U.S. government – Various benefits – Deadline: 07 Oct 2026
- ServiceScape Scholarship – ServiceScape – 1000 USD – Deadline: 30 Nov 2026
- ACES Scholarships – ACES Education Fund – 3500 USD – Deadline: 15 Nov 2026
- Erasmus+ - Grants for study mobility – OeAD, Austria's Agency for Education and Internationalisation – Various benefits – Deadline: Not specified
- Scholarships for PhD Students – Junhua Li – 19000 GBP – Deadline: Not specified
- Boustany Astronomy PhD Scholarship – Boustany Foundation – Various benefits – Deadline: 28 Feb 2027
- $1,500 Annual Video Contest Scholarship – IvyPanda – 1000 USD – Deadline: 31 Oct 2026
- Voice Talent Online Scholarship – Voice Talent Online – 1000 USD – Deadline: 01 Mar 2027
- Women Scholarship for International Students – educations.com – 5000 USD – Deadline: 28 Aug 2026
- The PhD Prep Fellowship – Admit Lab – 10000 USD – Deadline: 01 Sep 2026
- Dream Chaser Scholarship – Salvado Law – 1000 USD – Deadline: 13 Jan 2027
- Scholarship for students with disabilities – Anonymous Hope Fund – 3000 USD – Deadline: 31 Dec 2026
- Commonwealth Shared Scholarship – University Bids – UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) – 22500 GBP – Deadline: Not specified
- CIAPS Commonwealth Scholarships for Postgraduate Professional Studies – CIAPS – 1000 USD – Deadline: Not specified
- The Annual IELTS from 6 to 9 Scholarship – IELTS from 6 to 9 – 1500 USD – Deadline: Not specified
- Tobacco Harm Reduction Scholarship Programme – The Tobacco Harm Reduction Scholarship Programme – 12000 USD – Deadline: 11 Jan 2027
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