DBA (Doctor of Business Administration): Attendance and timetables

The Kingston DBA comprises two stages and takes a minimum of four years to complete.

Formal attendance sessions take place on the Kingston Hill campus at weekends, normally between 9.00am and 4.00pm on Saturdays and Sundays. For more information see below or download the course structure (PDF).

Stage one

Stage one comprises 15 weekends, which are spread over the first two years of the programme. The first year commences with the Induction programme in October – thereafter attendance takes place one weekend per month until July.

Attendance in the second year is one weekend each in September, November, January, March and May. During this stage of the programme, you will complete the MSc in Management and Business Studies Research component of the DBA and attend additional sessions for Professional Development, Research in Business Practice and Business Research Workshops.

On completion of Stage one, you will have submitted your DBA Research Proposal and the Professional Development Log, and be in a position to commence research for your DBA.

Stage two

Stage two comprises three weekends per year, normally in September, January and May, in addition to regular meetings with your director of studies and/or supervisory team. The weekend sessions will cover Professional Development, Research in Business Practice, Business Research Workshops and the Research Colloquium.

Stage two will continue until you submit the DBA thesis and Professional Development Portfolio.