At the Daytona Beach Campus, the Doctor of Aviation Business Administration is a 62-credit-hour program, including two one-credit residencies, that may be completed in as few as three and a half years. The program includes doctoral residencies (2 credit hours), Foundations of Business Administration (12 credit hours), Research Skills in Aviation & Aerospace (12 credit hours) and doctoral seminars and dissertation (36 credit hours). Students who have completed an MBA at an Embry-Riddle campus or qualified graduate coursework at other institutions may be eligible to transfer credits. The program requires completion of two residencies at the Daytona Beach Campus, each approximately one week in duration and scheduled in mid-August. Admissions occur once per year for the fall term, with the first residency in August. Applicants must hold a prior master’s degree and submit a complete application by May 1 for full consideration. Application requirements include academic records as evaluated by the O’Maley College of Business Doctoral Program committee, a master’s degree in business administration or a closely related discipline, GMAT or GRE scores within the past five years (with possible waiver at the discretion of the Doctoral Program Coordinator), English proficiency scores for applicable international applicants (TOEFL, IELTS or Cambridge), two letters of recommendation, a resume, a statement of research interest and a complete application package including official transcripts and required credential evaluations. Finalists participate in an online interview with the doctoral program committee.
Program-Level Student Learning Outcomes
Students will:
Conduct research that applies central themes to connect, synthesize or transform knowledge.
Conduct research that expands disciplinary knowledge.
Conduct research that connects new knowledge to societal or industry needs.
Conduct original research that utilizes higher level research skills.
