DBA tracks
Three ways to the doctorate.
Compare three routes to the UBIS Doctorate of Business Administration: traditional, executive and ABD completion. Each route leads to a defended dissertation, but the starting point and study pattern differ.
| Track | Starting point | Study pattern | Next step |
|---|---|---|---|
| Traditional | A master’s degree | Coursework first, followed by dissertation research | Apply for the DBA |
| Executive | A master’s degree and a live business problem | Advisor-guided milestones built around the research project | Apply for the DBA |
| ABD | Completed doctoral coursework with the dissertation remaining | Academic review confirms advanced standing and the work left to complete | Review the ABD pathway |
Which track fits?
If you have not started doctoral study, choose the traditional or executive track. The traditional track follows the coursework-then-dissertation sequence; the executive track adapts the pacing to a research project drawn from your own organisation.
If you have already completed doctoral coursework and only the dissertation remains, the ABD track is the route. It is not a separate degree: it is the same DBA, entered with advanced standing after academic review.
Advanced standing is never automatic. The academic review of your transcripts and dissertation progress determines the credits awarded and what you have left to complete.
Ready to choose a track?
Choose your program inside the form. The requirements and documents adjust to it.
- Degree certificate and transcripts
- Passport or government ID
- CV and a 250-word letter of intent
- English proficiency evidence, if required
What happens next
Admissions checks your records, confirms eligibility and sends your next step.