Doctor of Business Administration Dba

The Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) at Asia Metropolitan University is a professional doctoral programme for experienced managers, executives, and entrepreneurs. It develops advanced analytical, critical thinking, and research skills to address complex business and organisational challenges, with study areas including strategic management, organisational leadership, innovation, and global business environments. Students apply rigorous research methods to real-world business problems and integrate academic theory with professional practice.

Learning includes strategic leadership and high-level executive decision-making, applied research, innovation management and organisational change, global strategy, ethical leadership and corporate governance, and data analytics for informed business decisions. The programme has a course structure across a minimum of 3 years full time or a minimum of 4 years part time, including consultation projects and a dissertation with proposal defence, data analysis, write-up, and a viva voce.

Modules

• Strategic Marketing
• Economic Analysis for Managers
• Advanced Global Business
• Managerial Finance
• Organisational Leadership
• Advanced Human Resource Management
• Seminar in Managerial Accounting
• Advanced Research Methodology
• Advanced Statistic
• Decision Making Analysis
• Advanced Strategic Management
• Consultation Project 1

Master's Degree (Level 7, MQF) in related fields

• A Master's Degree (Level 7, MQF) in related fields as accepted by the University Senate; OR
• Master's Degree (Level 7, MQF) in non-related fields
• A Master’s Degree (Level 7, MQF) in non-related fields as accepted by the University Senate, subject to having relevant working experience and rigorous internal assessment; OR
• A Master’s Degree (Level 7, MQF) in non-related fields as accepted by the University Senate and without relevant working experience, subject to passing pre-requisite courses; OR
• Other qualifications equivalent to a Master’s Degree (Level 7, MQF) recognised by the Malaysian Government

Kindly refer to the Malaysian Qualification Agency (MQA) guidelines at https://www.mqa.gov.my/

Achieve a minimum of Band 4 in MUET OR equivalent to CEFR (Mid B2); OR IELTS: 6.0 TOEFL iBT: 60 Pearson English Test: 59 Cambridge English Qualifications and Test: 169

• Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
• Chief Operating Officer (COO)
• Chief Strategy Officer (CSO)
• Business Strategy Consultant
• Director of Business Development
• Organisational Development Consultant
• University Lecturer or Professor (Business/Management)
• Corporate Trainer or Executive Coach
• Policy Advisor or Government Consultant
• Research Consultant
• Entrepreneur/Business Owner