Doctor of Business Administration Regulations
Made by the Research Graduate School Committee
Version incorporating amendments as at 3 November 2011
1.
Interpretation
1.1
In these regulations, unless the contrary intention appears 'DBA committee' means the Doctor of Business Administration Joint Operational
Committee of the Faculty of Business and Economics and the Faculty of
Information Technology;
'degree' means the degree of Doctor of Business Administration.
1.2
2.
The Doctorate regulations apply to and in relation to the DBA committee and the
chair of the committee as if the DBA committee were a faculty board and the
chair a dean.
Admission to candidature
2.1
An applicant for admission to candidature must 2.1.1
have qualified in the university, in a field of business administration, for 2.1.1.1.
a masters degree by research;
2.1.1.2
a masters degree by coursework with honours I or honours II
division A; or
2.1.1.3
a bachelors degree with honours I or honours II division A;
2.1.2 in the university or in another educational institution have satisfactorily
completed at least one unit in statistics or research methods; and
2.1.3 have had at least two years professional experience in a field of business
administration or have other qualifications, or qualifications and experience, which the DBA
committee is satisfied are equivalent or a satisfactory substitute.
3.
Study program
3.1
A study program must consist of 3.1.1
units (20%); and
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3.1.2
3.2
4.
a research component (80%)
The research component of the degree constitutes a thesis for the purposes of the
Doctorate regulations and those regulations apply to and in relation to the
research component as if it were a thesis.
Credit
Where the DBA committee is satisfied that a candidate has completed work equivalent
to particular units in the candidate's study program, the committee may, the Doctorate
regulations, grant credit to the candidate in respect of those units.
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