Berlin School of Business and Innovation- Doctorate in Business Administration

Berlin School of Business and Innovation (BSBI) is dedicated to training students to effectively shape the future and become tomorrow’s leaders. In partnership with world-leading universities International Telematic University UNINETTUNO, Concordia University Chicago (CUC) and University for the Creative Arts (UCA), BSBI offers undergraduate, postgraduate and doctorate programmes which are competitively priced to meet the needs of the international market.

We offer a wide range of programmes from marketing, IT and finance, to hospitality, creative arts and much more. BSBI has a well-equipped main campus in the heart of Berlin, along with campuses in Hamburg, Paris and Athens for students to choose from.

This doctorate programme combines taught modules concentrating on advanced management theory and practice, along with training in the necessary methodologies and techniques to carry out doctoral research in business and management.

The main aim of this Doctorate of Business Administration is to provide career professionals with skills enabling them to enhance, contribute and transform how they work. This prestigious course will provide a huge boost to both academic and professional aspirations.

The programme is delivered in blended study mode offering flexibility and the ability to fit it around busy working schedule and family responsibilities.

In order to qualify for the programme, the following criteria need to be met:

- Minimum age of 23

- Academic qualifications:

A bachelor’s degree from a recognised institution in a business related discipline;

A master’s degree or a Level 7 postgraduate qualification, or an MBA from a recognised Institution.

Applicants with degrees in other disciplines and applicants with no bachelor’s or master’s degree, but with other academic qualifications and significant professional experience at executive level are also welcome to apply. Their acceptance might be subject to successfully sitting to an entrance test and an interview.

- Research proposal: applicants will also have to submit a detailed research proposal which will include: research topic rationale, aims and objectives, primary and secondary research questions, methodology, research structure and design, initial literature review.

- English language requirements:

IELTS 6.0 (no less than 5.5 in any component), equivalent Password Test, PTE Academic (both in test centre and online accepted) 50 + score, TOEFL IBT or equivalent (e.g. Test of English for International Communication (TOEIC), Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL), Trinity's Integrated Skills in English (ISE): ISE I (B1) for BAF with *Pass in each component; ISE II (B2) for all Master and BA courses with *Pass in each component; ISE III (C1) for DBA with *Pass in each component.