Online DBA Program with an UK University

kanada

Hi,

Two years ago I graduated with a Master of Science from University of Wales UK.

I would like to pursue a doctorate degree with an UK university. Since I am in the US, I would prefer to do an online program. Most programs I see is on Doctorate of Business Administration.

I recently came across an online DBA with University of Liverpool, however, I find the program rather expensive (almost US$50,000).

Is there any online DBA Program with UK university that someone can recommend which is less costly?

Any help or guidance would be appreciated. Thanks!

timestar

Why do you want to do a DBA as opposed to say a PhD?

kanada

timestar wrote: »

Why do you want to do a DBA as opposed to say a PhD?

Good question....I don't believe that there is any online PhD program with any UK University. I wasn't able to find one.

Do you know of any that perhaps I may have missed?

Thanks!

timestar

PhDs at a lot of UK universities are not like a traditional taught postgraduate program, although they may require you to study some courses in say research methods or statistics.

celyn90

I am a bit confused by this - you say you wish to do a doctorate but don't really talk the subject you are interested in, just that it has to be online - is it specifically a professional doctorate in business you are looking at?

Fees for business courses are usually expensive (the figure you quote seems about right to me - bear in mind that these things do take years to complete too) - and usually have pretty strict entry requirements; several years experience in business and management is normally required on top of good grades.

If you considering a doctorate in business without a relevant degree (such as an MBA or a Masters in Business or Management), I would contact the centre you wish to apply for and check you would be eligible.

As timestar says, doctorates aren't taught in the traditional sense, so I am not sure what you mean by be requiring it all to be online. Some professional doctorates are more formally structured, but this tends to be that they require reports to be submitted at certain points in time - are you just looking for a program with no contact time? It is possible to be remotely supervised for doctorates in some subjects but it would depend upon your research area and if you could carry out your research independently (for example, through your workplace) - and of course if an academic is willing to take on a student remotely.

Other routes would be PhD by publication, but again this depends upon if you are in an environment where you can generate and support your own research in your chosen field.

kanada

celyn90 wrote: »

I am a bit confused by this - you say you wish to do a doctorate but don't really talk the subject you are interested in, just that it has to be online - is it specifically a professional doctorate in business you are looking at?

Fees for business courses are usually expensive (the figure you quote seems about right to me - bear in mind that these things do take years to complete too) - and usually have pretty strict entry requirements; several years experience in business and management is normally required on top of good grades.

If you considering a doctorate in business without a relevant degree (such as an MBA or a Masters in Business or Management), I would contact the centre you wish to apply for and check you would be eligible.

As timestar says, doctorates aren't taught in the traditional sense, so I am not sure what you mean by be requiring it all to be online. Some professional doctorates are more formally structured, but this tends to be that they require reports to be submitted at certain points in time - are you just looking for a program with no contact time? It is possible to be remotely supervised for doctorates in some subjects but it would depend upon your research area and if you could carry out your research independently (for example, through your workplace) - and of course if an academic is willing to take on a student remotely.

Other routes would be PhD by publication, but again this depends upon if you are in an environment where you can generate and support your own research in your chosen field.

Thank you for your response.

Here is some clarity:

1. Two years ago I graduated with a Master of Science in Business Information Technology from University of Wales.

2. I am currently in the US, therefore, I need to do a doctorate program that doesn't require me to travel to UK, i.e. I need to do a 100% online program.

3. I have applied and have been approved for Doctorate in Business Administration by the University of Liverpool. However, I find that the fees are high for me.

4. I wonder if anyone is aware, perhaps I am not, if there is any other doctorate degree which is UK base and is 100% online.

5. I am open to either DBA or PhD but I need to do it online. I see that there are several here in the US that does 100% online, like Phoenix University, but I am not interested in US degrees.

Any suggestion or guidance would be appreciated.

Thanks!

celyn90

thank you I got a bit lost there!

My advice would be - regardless of whether it is advertised or not - to contact a business school that offers a DBA or PhD in the subject you are interested in and ask them if they would consider a doctoral candidate who is based abroad. You may find - as you'd probably be working on your own research problem anyway, that the supervision could be done remotely. It isn't normal for things like this to be advertised as "online programs" as such - as they aren't really taught and don't tend to have a massive "class sized" intake, but you might find a centre willing to take you on. For some professional doctorates (I don't know about business specifically), the research is done in your own work environment (off site) so your supervision takes the form of meetings with your supervisor and progress reports. Some places may let you do this by phone/skype and email.

Ask about the fee structure specifically though.

I would just rattle off a few enquiry emails to the director of postgraduate studies at a few places you like the look of and see what sort of response you get they will be able to tell you what is possible or not - or find a few business academics working on the sorts of problems you are interested in and write an email.

Best of luck!

Voyager2002

What is wrong with US degrees? I mean, that is where you are, and meetings with your supervisor are very important. Not to mention access to libraries and other facilities.

celyn90

Voyager2002 wrote: »

What is wrong with US degrees? I mean, that is where you are, and meetings with your supervisor are very important. Not to mention access to libraries and other facilities.

Time to complete would probably be longer - we used to have a joint UK/US doctoral program where I last worked and one of the big draws for it was the fact the students could complete faster than they would do in the US.

I would think the cost would be higher too, but I don't know for sure

It's not abnormal for there to be little supervisor-student contact for professional doctorates, a couple of meetings year for example, plus progress reports (I have been looking at this in a different field, but I need to have job security for the whole time first as the research would be done in my work environment - the actual contact was very little as it would be very solitary work).

Library is mainly online, and you'd still be linked to the university so you'd have access. I think I went physically to the library twice during my actual PhD. Mind you, mine was lab based and I wish I'd seen less of my supervisor :rotfl: :rotfl:

agrinnall

I wonder why you think $50,000 isn't a reasonable fee for doctoral study for an international student at a UK university - to me it seems entirely within the normal cost boundaries, and I'm pretty sure would be considerably more expensive if you decided to study at a US university.

Froggitt

Youll probably find the Liverpool course is a rebadged US Online course......theres a thread about it somewhere.