Having equipped them with the basic/core principles of the discipline as well as the practical, current and emerging applications of their specialized fields/areas of concentration, these professionals are made competent, value-driven and ready to innovate, lead and excel in their respective organizations in the industry, business, government or academe.  

PROGRAM OF STUDY

The DBA Program requires, the completion of twenty (20) heavily researched-based course for a total of sixty (60) units beyond the pre-requisite (a relevant master's degree including the 12 units dissertation. The 60-unit program of study is broken down as follows:

Core Courses	15 units
Major Courses	24 units
Electives/Cognates	09 units
Dissertation	12 units
Total	60 units

Curriculum

Core Courses (All required 5 subjects or 15 units)

GS-901 Professional Management: Emerging and Proven Principles, Theories and Systems (3 units)

This course is an introduction to higher-level study and research of the classical, contemporary and emerging principles, theories and systems in management, administration and governance both in the business and public sector settings.

GS-903 Advanced Management Science (3 units)

This course deals with critical analysis and synthesis of concepts, theories, and approaches in management science, organization, and development of business strategies.

GS-904 Philosophy of Business (3 units)

This course deals with the identification and analysis of universal business principles, practices, thoughts and strategies.

GS-906 Advanced Managerial Economics (3 units)

Application of economic concepts and tools of analysis to business situations with emphasis on business forecasting, demand analysis, pricing decision, and policy, capital budgeting process and competition.

GS-907 Advanced Statistical Research (3 units)

This course is a study of statistical analysis that includes the Bayesian approach as well as multivariate and time series analysis. The objective of the course is to sufficiently expose students to these tools to enable them to work on their dissertation research. The school's computer facilities are used extensively in the course.

Major Courses (All required 8 subjects or 24 units)

GS-909 Advanced Statistics and Quantitative Techniques in Management (3 units)

This course is an intensive study of the use of statistics and other quantitative techniques in management decision-making.

GS-910 Advanced Financial Management (3 units)

This course is an intensive study of the management of working capital, capital investment decisions and financial management issues.

GS-911 International Economics (3 units)

This course focuses on international trade theory and policy analysis. International economic institutions, national and regional trade policies and development, trends in foreign markets, international monetary problems, interrelationships between international trade and economic growth, the impact on economic stability.

GS-912 Legal Aspects of Business (3 units)

This course examines relevant laws and government policies affecting labor and industrial relations, capital investment, taxation and other legal issues.

GS-913 Corporate Social Responsibility, Good Governance and Executive Management (3 units)

Decision making function of top-level executives influences on the executives influences on the executive mood of adjustment and environment, "M's" of management.

GS-914 Advanced Strategic Business Issues and Decisions (3 units)

This course tackles contemporary business problems involving economic, sociological, political, technological, and related environmental issues. Review, assessment, and realignment of company's strategies towards survival and growth.

GS-915 Advanced Business Research Methods (3 units)

This course is an intensive study of the different methods of business research.

GS-916 Dissertation Seminar (3 units)

Selection of topics and presentation of outlines before the class. Discussion on the format and content of dissertation. Explanation and justification of the methods of research to be used. Presentation of the probable outcome of the research work. Review of research methods and applications, problems and issues in research work.

Cognates (select 3 subjects or 9 units required)

GS-917 Comparative Banking Systems (3 units)

This course deals with internal banking regulations, regional banking policies and banking models in different countries.

GS-918 Organizational Development (3 units)

This course deals with human behavior and organization dynamics, theory and assumptions, organizational analysis and planning.

GS-919 Money, Capital Markets and Securities (3 units)

This course deals with money and capital markets, and financial institutions operations. Different securities such options and derivatives are thoroughly discussed.

GS-920 Currents Issues and Problems in Business (3 units)

This course deals with various methods and approaches to issues in business using the consultant viewpoint. It tackles the current issues of the day in the context of business administration. Issues such as outsourcing, lean production and right sizing of both operations and services.

GS-922 Planning Program in Budgeting (3 units)

This course deals with a top manager's view of program planning and control in the context of financial translation of both strategic and operational plans. It discusses current approaches to budgeting with the advent of increasing emphasis on services rather than manufacturing.

GS-923 Dissertation Writing (12 units required)