DBA Program

Creighton DBA PhD

Average Student 40 Typically 25 - 30
Age
Minimum of 5 - 10 years of Minimal to no work experience
Work Experience
professional and/or managerial required
Profile
experience required
Part-time (can continue working in Typically full-time (relocation and
Student Status current position with no relocation) leaving current job are often
necessary)
Estimated time commitment:
20-35 hours/week in fall/spring semesters
5-15 hours/week during summer semester

Hybrid (online with 14 total face-to- Typically all face-to-face

Delivery Format face residencies)
• Interdisciplinary across business • Specialized within a single
fields business discipline
• Quantitative research methods for • Discipline specific research
archival and behavioral research methods
Curriculum
• Teacher training
• Formation (personal and
professional) of whole person
through Jesuit course sequence
Applied research with academic rigor Research application directed at
but useful for corporate managers theory development
Research
and consultants wanting to address
practical research questions
Teacher training rich in contemporary Limited to no teacher training is
Teaching Skills teaching methods are embedded in provided
program requirements
Emphasizes the importance of Varies across programs
Mission of
professional formation for the
Professional
common good of society and one’s
Formation
role within it
Time to Complete Can be completed in 3 years Typically 4-6 years
While positions at all types of While positions at all types of
academic institutions are possible, academic institutions are possible,
Faculty teaching
full-time, tenure track positions at full-time, tenure track positions at
opportunities upon
accredited teaching schools that value accredited research-focused schools
graduation
research productivity are the are the overwhelming target for
overwhelming target for graduates graduates
Terminal degree (eligible for AACSB Terminal degree (eligible for AACSB
Credentials ‘scholarly academic’ classification ‘scholarly academic’ classification
upon graduation) upon graduation)
Revised 06/26/20