The DBA at Taylor's Business School is built around action research, so you finish holding findings that have already been tested inside a working organisation.
How You Get In
Entry runs through a Level 7 master's, either in Business Administration or in a field outside business supported by relevant working experience, with prerequisite courses required where that experience is absent. If you are a Malaysian applicant without a master's, the APEL route assessed by the Malaysian Qualifications Agency is open to you.
There will also be an internal assessment requiring you to prepare a statement of purpose and subsequently attend an interview, which looks for managerial responsibility, consistent progression, and demonstrated impact on an organisation. Intakes open in April and September, and fees stand at MYR 71,680 locally and USD 23,227 for international full-time candidates.
How the Years Unfold
Year one puts what you already know under scrutiny, setting your accumulated practice against the published evidence covering the same ground. You leave holding positions you can defend in front of examiners, who are unmoved by the seniority that carries an argument in a boardroom.
Year two turns you from a reader of research into a producer of it, closing with a proposal you defend, the gate where a question becomes a design you can execute.
Year three belongs to the Dissertation in Practice. Classes are held in person, mostly at weekends, which is what allows you to stay in the full-time role the research depends on. Once the taught schedule ends, supervision becomes the only contact, and those sessions can be arranged online or on campus. The four-year part-time route spreads the same load rather than reducing it.
