UW-Whitewater to provide doctor of business degrees

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The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater will become the only AACSB International-accredited university in Wisconsin to offer a doctor of business administration (DBA) degree, under a plan approved by the UW System Board of Regents.

“The complexity of the global business environment, the increasing demand to collect and evaluate big data, and the focus on data-driven decision-making contribute to the importance of this educational opportunity,” said Christine Clements, dean of the College of Business and Economics at UW-Whitewater.

Fewer than 10 AACSB International-accredited universities offer a DBA, and there are currently none in Wisconsin, Illinois, Michigan or Minnesota. AACSB accredits only 5 percent of business schools worldwide, meaning the program will meet rigorous international quality standards.

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The DBA is geared toward business professionals with at least six years of executive or managerial experience. A master’s degree in business is required to apply.

“Our DBA is an outstanding opportunity for people who either can’t or don’t want to quit working, but want to expand their problem-solving and data analysis skills and gain a doctoral degree to set them apart,” Clements said.

While Ph.D. programs require full-time, daily commitments, the UW-Whitewater DBA is a 60-credit program where students attend intensive classes one weekend per month for two years, followed by a year of dissertation work. Online activities and assignments supplement the classroom experience.

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All faculty members who will teach courses in the program have Ph.D. degrees and have published current, high-quality research.

The Higher Learning Commission is expected to approve the program sometime this academic year, and classes could start as early as September 2014.

For more information, visit www.uww.edu/cobe/dba.

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