Duration
4 years years
Format
hybrid
Total Cost
USD66,000
Accreditation
AACSB+AMBA+EQUIS
The Alliance Manchester DBA is a part-time doctoral programme designed for senior professionals who wish to undertake rigorous and relevant research into real-world business and management challenges. Triple Crown accredited (AACSB, EQUIS, AMBA), it combines academic excellence with practical application through a blended format of intensive residential workshops in Manchester and online tuition. The programme uses a cohort model where 30-40 students from approximately 35 countries enter together each September.
Original Thinking Applied — developing research that addresses new and important problems, with rigorous theoretical frameworks and emphasis on application and impact to guide present and future management practice.
Research should be original (addressing new and important problems), rigorous (meeting the highest scholarly standards through strong theoretical frameworks), and applied (emphasising impact on management practice).
Minimum 6 years full-time management experience with substantive decision-making responsibility; typical applicant has 15-20 years; average age at entry is 42
Bachelor's degree (First Class or 2:1) AND master's or MBA (minimum 60%/B/GPA 3.0)
Senior executives — MD, CEO, President, VP or equivalent with strategic-level responsibility
Intellectual curiosity about business phenomena; desire to move beyond intuition-based to evidence-based decision-making
