Doctor of Business Leadership (DBL) at Midlands State University develops advanced study in communication for management research, philosophy of science and business research methods, and leadership topics across global and multicultural organisations. Students also study corporate governance and ethics, fiscal leadership, strategic marketing and innovation, and business innovation and entrepreneurship. Later modules shift toward advanced strategic management in action and contemporary issues in leadership.
The programme requires ten modules in the first three semesters, including three research-oriented modules and seven discipline-specific modules. Taught modules are studied over 60 contact hours each. Students develop a concept note, receive support through approved supervision, complete a DBL research proposal with an oral presentation, and then proceed with thesis writing. Colloquia occur every semester from the third semester, and the programme includes Doctoral Thesis modules with a final doctoral thesis.
Modules
- DBL931 Communication for Management Research
- DBL932 Philosophy of Science and Business Research Methods I
- DBL933 Advanced Leadership for Excellence in Global and Multicultural Organisations & Organisational Development
- DBL934 Advanced Corporate Governance and Ethics in Business
- DBL935 Philosophy of Science and Business Research Methods II
- DBL936 Fiscal Leadership in the Global Environment
- DBL937 Advanced Strategic Marketing & Innovation in Dynamic Markets
- DBL938 Business Innovation & Entrepreneurship
- DBL939 Advanced Strategic Management in Action
- DBL940 Contemporary Issues in Leadership
- DBL941 Colloquia: Proposal Writing, Data Collection and Data Analysis
- DBL942 Doctoral Thesis 1
