DBA Program Delivery Format

Drexel LeBow’s DBA Program offers an innovative and flexible part-time delivery format designed to keep students supported, energized and on-track in their pursuit of a doctoral degree.

Each ten-week academic term integrates two core courses and delivers them in a blended learning journey. The format may vary between online and in-person course delivery, but typically will offer two live face-to-face residencies Thursday through Saturday at the beginning and second half of the term, with a series of virtual modules connecting them.

Each term kicks off with a weekend of in-person events and course sessions on campus. During these three days, students will meet and work with their academic community face-to-face, rubbing shoulders with fellow executive doctoral graduate student candidates as well as interdisciplinary faculty and guests from executive business ranks.

DBA Cohort Program

Following the in-person sessions, students will stay connected and learn remotely with their cohort in virtual modules designed to drive their experiences, reflection and insights further.

DBA Residency Program

Students attend three residencies in the winter and in the spring semesters, and two in the summer. The residencies are typically three intensive days long consisting of morning and afternoon cohort sessions. In the intermediary weeks between the residencies students are assigned into smaller study groups where they asynchronously review the previous residency and prepare for the next through team and individual projects.