The Abertay University, a Scottish public university, offers an online Doctor of Business Administration via Westford University College. The tuition is not published, but students can earn a Master's in Business Management. The program does not seem accredited by AACSB, AMBA, or EQUIS. URL: https://www.mywestford.com/doctor-of-business-administration-abertay/
The school is a post-1992 UK university. That was when a bunch of non-degree-granting institutions were declared universities. (It's a thing in British higher education.) This is one of those degrees conducted by a third party with the degree being awarded by the university. You have to give them your contact info to get financial info. That company operates out of the UAE, BTW. It conducts DBA programs for Abertay, the University of Gloucestershire, and the Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia, Spain.
Très déclassé! That's interesting. I wonder why Westford has more than one validation arrangement. Are they mindful of what happened with the University of Wales and want to avoid having a single point of vulnerability, or is there something else at play here?
It's not a validation agreement. In such an arrangement, the recognized school recognizes the unrecognized school's awards. It's like a stamp of approval. In this case, the company (Westford) is conducting the instruction, but the universities listed award the actual degrees. On another note, the OP stated that DBA students get a master's after their first year. This is reflected in the available information on the site, too. But if one already has such a degree (say, an MBA), is that first year waived? Is the tuition lowered? Because I'm too lazy to find out myself, I'm just going to label those questions "rhetorical" and go take a nap.
Thanks for the information. Is the DBA the new MBA? with so many around, it looks like it is becoming the new MBA.
I don't think so. I'm extremely active in the field of business, and outside of a few boards like these, there is no chatter about it. It looks big from our perspective, but in the context of the English-speaking world, no.
I agree, I don't see any job that requires a DBA. Mostly, I just need an MBA for management or business positions.
Yes, It really depends, I actually do believe... Most people look for a Bachelor as their main degree, for some, the Masters is an educational goal, and a few, the doctorate as the final frontier... For educational, employment, or immigration purposes, the doctorate isn't really required in many fields. Having said that, there are exceptions, such as academia, if you're teaching at a research institution, they'd require a doctorate in order to teach at the Masters or higher level. And there are other positions of authority, they'll require a doctorate, such as being the lead scientist or something of that nature.
