Frequently Asked Questions

What Kind of Program Is It?

Walden University's online Doctor of Business Administration (D.B.A.) program with a specialization in Accounting is designed to provide you with ethical and research-based approaches that you can implement to optimize your organization. You'll also have the chance to examine strategies for maintaining your business's competitiveness within an international market. Courses are designed to explore concepts in economics, budgeting, financial management, data analysis, and information systems management. Within the specialization area, you'll have the chance to study accounting as it relates to global financial issues, employee performance evaluations, corporate governance, and managerial decision making. Concepts designed to be integrated into the program include financial forecasting, analysis, performance evaluation, allocation, and valuation related to revenue, cost, price, return rates, and margins. To close the series, you'll be required to contribute an original and workable business prospectus.

What are the Prerequisites?

You may find it helpful to have taken courses in applied statistics, finance, accounting, organizational behavior, or human resource management. In addition, professional written and oral communication skills, as well as the ability to work well with diverse groups of people, should prove beneficial. A master's degree is required, as well as three years of professional experience. Applicants may need to complete additional requirements for some programs.

What Are the Program Requirements?

In order to earn this Walden University D.B.A., you must complete 60 semester hours. This includes foundation, research, core business, and specialization courses; students eight days of residency are also required. Degree program curriculum and credits are subject to change. Contact Walden University for the most current information before enrolling in a program.

Accounting Course Requirements

• Seminar in Managerial Accounting
• Seminar in Accounting-Based Performance Evaluation Systems
• Seminar in International Aspects of Managerial Accounting

Business Course Requirements

• Foundations for Doctoral Business Administration
• Business Operations: Systems Perspectives in Global Organizations
• Information Systems: Global Management Strategies and Technologies
• Marketing: Strategic Innovation in Globally Diverse Markets
• Finance: Fiscal Leadership in a Global Environment--Creating Competitive Responses and Building Corporate Opportunities
• Leadership: Building Sustainable Organizations
• Business Strategy and Innovation

Research Methods Course Requirements

• Applied Research Methods--Qualitative and Quantitative
• Qualitative and Case Study Research for Business Analysis
• Quantitative Decision Making for Business Analysis

Doctoral Studies Course Requirements

• Doctoral Study Mentoring
• Doctoral Study Completion (four credits taken each term for five terms)

What Could I Do After I Graduate?

Career Opportunities

After earning a D.B.A. with a specialization in Accounting, you could seek a career domestically or internationally. Opportunities could be sought with corporations, business consulting agencies, financial service companies, government departments, nonprofit organizations, or colleges. Business professionals with this type of training could undertake tasks in high-level decision making, negotiations, organizational strategizing, resource management, or personnel administration.

A D.B.A. with a specialization in Accounting from Walden University could allow you to pursue employment as a(n):

• Business analyst
• General manager
• Executive
• Management consultant
• Business faculty member

Career options may require additional experience, training, or other factors beyond the successful completion of this degree program.

Find information on costs, occupation types, completion rates, and median loan debt for this program at http://waldendisclosures.com.

Walden University's B.S. in Business Administration, Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Doctor of Business Administration (D.B.A.), and Ph.D. in Management programs are accredited by the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP). ACBSP is a leading specialized accreditation association that identifies and supports excellence in business education.

This accreditation reaffirms the quality of Walden's programs and support services, as well as our commitment to continuous assessment and improvement. Earning an ACBSP-accredited degree can better prepare you to compete and succeed in the global marketplace. Employers recognize the value of graduates of a program with educational standards modeled on the Baldrige Performance Excellence Program, used by businesses, government, and other organizations as a measure of quality.

Walden University is accredited by The Higher Learning Commission and a member of the North Central Association, www.ncahlc.org.