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Business

You have a highly active mind and see opportunity everywhere. Now you need life-changing skills and theory from a business management degree to sharpen your approach to business and management, and turn your ideas into action. We'll match your ambition.

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Chelmsford
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Cambridge
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Part-time
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The Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) has been designed to increase your professional capabilities, make a positive contribution to your organisation, and produce publishable-level research. The DBA is a professional doctorate, designed to generate an original contribution to professional practice, through a rigorous engagement with management theory, and a focussed programme of independent research into a specific ‘research problem’ in your professional practice.
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Do you have a question that we haven't answered so far? Talk to our application experts. You can also ask our Student Ambassadors about life at ARU.

We're here Monday-Thursday 9am-5pm (please note we close at 3.30pm on the first and third Thursday of the month for staff training), and Friday 9am-4.30pm.

At the Faculty of Business and Law, we’ve designed our learning experience to help you amplify your talents and the impact you make in the world. Here through our different ways of learning, you’ll learn to think critically, creatively, and entrepreneurially. You can find your voice, grow in confidence and develop the skills you need to be a positive force for change in the world. Innovative and forward thinking, we do things differently to shape students who go on to stand up for justice, tackle inequality, champion sustainability and more.

You can boost your CV with our work experience and placement opportunities, as well as our unique ARU Certificate for Professional Development (ARUCPD).

And you don't have to wait until you graduate to follow your dreams: you could get a head start on your career with business support and mentoring from our start-up hub.

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Career support from day one

Study at a university that’s known for its entrepreneurial spirit and:

  • attend business events, seminars and talks
  • make connections with local employers
  • take an optional placement year in industry
  • benefit from ongoing careers and employability support
  • get business support and mentoring through our start-up hub.
Business student Emma

Emma Scriven

"My placement helped me to gain infinite amounts of confidence and so many other skills, such as problem solving, resilience, thinking on my feet and communication. I feel so much more knowledgeable about the career I want to go into and the skills and experiences I need to get there."

Emma Scriven

BSc (Hons) Business with Human Resource Management student

Emma's story
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