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Use the apply button to begin your application.
Ensure to upload copies of your qualifications, a current CV and the DBA Application Support Form where possible, or email these to our course leader, Dr Konstantinos Pitsakis, on k.pitsakis@londonmet.ac.uk.
If you require a Student visa and wish to study a postgraduate course on a part-time basis, please read our how to apply information for international students to ensure you have all the details you need about the application process.
Why study this course?
Make an impactful and sustainable difference to your organisation through work-related research that addresses a complex workplace issue.
This course is designed to help you carve a distinct progression route if you’re an experienced professional who’s passionate about making a positive impact on organisational practice.
Our business and management courses are ranked first for teaching quality in the Guardian University Guide 2023.
Take your career to the next level
This course is designed to help you carve a distinct progression route if you’re an experienced professional who’s passionate about making a positive impact on organisational practice
Ranked first for teaching quality
Our business and management courses are ranked first for teaching quality in the Guardian University Guide 2023
This course is ideal for professionals from all backgrounds
We welcome professionals from all types of organisations, public, private, and not-for-profit, as well as from all sectors, including SMEs and large organisations
Course Modules
This course is open to part-time students, and is organised in three stages.
Stages one and two are the preparatory stage and support you in developing your research project proposal. Stage three involves a pilot study and transfer to the full research phase.
Part-time students are anticipated to complete the course in four to six years (with eight years being the maximum).
Course modules
Stage one
- Planning Your DBA Journey (20 credits)
- Contemporary Issues in Organisations and Management (40 credits)
Stage two
- Developing as a Practitioner Researcher (20 credits)
- Fundamentals of Research Design (40 credits)
Stage three
- Impacting Organisational Practice: Research Pilot Study (60 credits)
- Organisational Research Project (360 credits)
Course details
You will be required to have:
- a master’s degree with merit or an equivalent recognised qualification
- five years’ experience in an appropriate professional role
- satisfactory outline of research interest summarised on the DBA Application Support Form and a successful interview
Please complete the DBA Application Support Form and email this to our course leader, Dr Konstantinos Pitsakis, on k.pitsakis@londonmet.ac.uk.
Accreditation of Prior Learning
Any university-level qualifications or relevant experience you gain prior to starting university could count towards your course at London Met. Find out more about applying for Accreditation of Prior Learning (APL).
English language requirements
To study a degree at London Met, you must be able to demonstrate proficiency in the English language. If you require a Student visa (previously Tier 4) you may need to provide the results of a Secure English Language Test (SELT) such as Academic IELTS. This course requires you to meet our standard requirements.
If you need (or wish) to improve your English before starting your degree, the University offers a Pre-sessional Academic English course to help you build your confidence and reach the level of English you require.
You’ll be assessed through a variety of challenges that have been carefully selected to support your learning and be appropriate for the nature of disciplines covered. This includes coursework assignments, personal presentations and reflective accounts.
During the first part of this course, assessments for the modules are designed to help you focus on your own research interest. The final stage of the DBA involves independent research and the production of a final research project report or portfolio of 50-60,000 words, with an oral examination (viva).
The focus of the programme is on socially responsible, professional practice, and application in business and management. This course is designed to enhance your management practice and improve your career opportunities in your chosen field of business, setting you up to pursue senior management positions within national and international organisations.
The DBA is equivalent to a PhD but with a focus on enhancing professional practice and work-related research. Due to the nature of this course, you could also choose to develop a career in academia.
Examples of areas that previous DBA graduates have been employed in include health care, education, banking, business development, marketing, hospitality, family business, law, finance and corporate governance.
If you've already studied your undergraduate degree with us, as a graduate of London Met, you'll be entitled to a 20% discount on any further study with us.
* exclusions apply
Please note, in addition to the tuition fee there may be additional costs for things like equipment, materials, printing, textbooks, trips or professional body fees. Additionally, there may be other activities that are not formally part of your course and not required to complete your course, but which you may find helpful (for example, optional field trips). The costs of these are additional to your tuition fee and the fees set out above and will be notified when the activity is being arranged.
How to apply
Use the apply button to begin your application.
Ensure to upload copies of your qualifications, a current CV and the DBA Application Support Form where possible, or email these to our course leader, Dr Konstantinos Pitsakis, on k.pitsakis@londonmet.ac.uk.
If you require a Student visa and wish to study a postgraduate course on a part-time basis, please read our how to apply information for international students to ensure you have all the details you need about the application process.
When to apply
September entry
- Application deadline: 1 July (international applicants)
- Application deadline: 1 August (home/EU applicants)
January entry
- Application deadline: 1 November (international applicants)
- Application deadline: 1 December (home/EU applicants)