Course Schedule & Tuition

Competing in a global economy is relentless yet replete with opportunities for curious and highly motivated individuals. Increasingly, personal strategies must be developed and implemented to prepare for future career opportunities and challenges. Being successful personally and professionally means you must be able to look beyond the "current situation" and approach your goals with a more strategic perspective. Our tentative three-year schedule looks like this:

Year 1 - three 5-day residencies and seven weekend sessions

Summer

Student Orientation & Business Inquiry Workshop

DBA 9001                Micro Issues in Business

DBA 9003                Macro Issues in Business

Fall

DBA 9102                Quantitative Research Methods I

Marketing and Management Majors – must take two of the three courses

MKTG/MGT 9601       Concentration Area Seminar 1

MKTG/MGT 9602       Concentration Area Seminar 2

MKTG/MGT 9603       Concentration Area Seminar 3

Accounting and Finance Majors – must take both 9601 and 9602

ACCT/FIN 9601         Concentration Area Seminar 1

ACCT/FIN 9602         Concentration Area Seminar 2

Spring

Take appropriate course for your concentration area

ACCT 9901              Research Methods & Dissertation Design I

FIN 9901                 Research Methods & Dissertation Design I

MGT 9901                Research Methods & Dissertation Design I

MKTG 9901              Research Methods & Dissertation Design I

Year 2 - two 5-day residencies and eight weekend sessions

Summer

DBA 9103                Survey Design & Research Methods

Take appropriate course for your concentration area

ACCT 9608              Concentration Doctoral Directed Study

FIN 9608                 Concentration Doctoral Directed Study

MGT 9608                Concentration Doctoral Directed Study

MKTG 9608              Concentration Doctoral Directed Study

Fall

DBA 9104                Quantitative Research Methods II

Take appropriate course for your concentration area

ACCT 9608              Concentration Doctoral Directed Study

FIN 9608                 Concentration Doctoral Directed Study

MGT 9608                Concentration Doctoral Directed Study

MKTG 9608              Concentration Doctoral Directed Study

Spring

Take appropriate course for your concentration area

ACCT 9902              Research Methods & Dissertation Design II

FIN 9902                 Research Methods & Dissertation Design II

MGT 9902                Research Methods & Dissertation Design II

MKTG 9902              Research Methods & Dissertation Design II

Year 3 - two or three 5-day residencies and eight weekend sessions

Summer

DBA 9005                Career Transition Strategies

Take appropriate course for your concentration area

ACCT 9904              Dissertation Research

FIN 9904                 Dissertation Research

MGT 9904                Dissertation Research

MKTG 9904              Dissertation Research

Fall

Take appropriate course for your concentration area

ACCT 9904              Dissertation Research

FIN 9904                 Dissertation Research

MGT 9904                Dissertation Research

MKTG 9904              Dissertation Research

Spring

Take appropriate course for your concentration area

ACCT 9904              Dissertation Research

FIN 9904                 Dissertation Research

MGT 9904                Dissertation Research

MKTG 9904              Dissertation Research

Tuition

The tuition for the Coles DBA is $24,000 per year. All students who have been admitted to the Coles DBA program are required to register each semester in order to remain in good standing. A KSU financial aid representative will meet with you to discuss potential arrangements for payment of the tuition.