The Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) focusses on researching in a practical context with a minimum duration of three years full-time and four years part-time.All doctoral students are required to undertake the 60 credit Postgraduate Certificate in Research Methodology (30 ECTS):

  • Research Methods – offered at Strathclyde in fall/winter
  • Research Philosophy – offered at Strathclyde in fall/winter
  • ISM PhD Colloquium (3 Modules: Theory, Empiricism, Key Topic Work) – offered at ISM Dortmund in winter