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Overview
PROGRAM SUMMARY
- Credits 120
- Regular Duration 2-3y
- Study Language English
- Thesis Language English
- Study Method eLearning Virtual Distance
- Start Dates eLearning: October, January, March, May, August | Distance: October, January, March, May, August | Virtual: October, January, March, May, August
- Research Required Yes
- Research Words 50,000 ±10%
- Transfer Credits Available
- Study Modules 8
- Awarded Diploma DBA in Sales and Marketing
Due to COVID-19 Situation, the partial Scholarship program (from 10% up to 30% out of the tuition fees) is open for This intake for those students who live in United States, and wish to enrol in a Regular and full Master or Doctoral program! Apply Now! Bachelor student? Please contact us.
The Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) in Sales and Marketing is the highest level of education available to ambitious and practical professionals in the field of getting people interested in the goods and services being sold, as well as the activities that lead to the selling of goods or services, who seek to influence the Business and Management market from the practical aspect.
Institut Avrio de Genève offers international candidates the opportunity to acquire world-class education from the comfort of their home or anywhere else. No more flight expenses, accommodation issues or leave the work. Our Virtual Doctorate in Sales and Marketing has acquired the best minds in the world to create a program for our students to further them within their professional spheres.
The Online Doctorate provides the candidates with a selection of courses within the 1-year taught program based on theory and additional aspects of marketing. Our courses include Sales and Marketing, research methodology, project management, global management, and information analysis.
Avrio Institute, in collaboration with its partner Universities in the Americas and educational Institutions in the UK, offers a combination of coursework and a DBA dissertation that enhances the role of industry-based research that provides managers, professionals, and executives with advanced academic tools to increase the efficiency of their research skills and equip them with the tools to improve their performance in decision-making and planning.
In order for the candidate to benefit from the program as much as possible, the study program has been customized to suit your professional educational background without losing sight of what you aspire to reach. Therefore, in addition to the main regular DBA program, 18 majors are offered under the DBA program. The specialization means that you will have to study Sales and Marketing subjects, in addition to the general subjects, and that your DBA dissertation has to be in the field of Sales and Marketing. Taking into account that specialization does not mean “isolation”, but rather delving into the depth of an aspect of Sales and Marketing, and how it affects and is affected by other aspects of the Businesses.
Our distance education program aims at developing the following abilities within the candidates:
- The knowledge and expertise to publish in peer-reviewed journals
- To be able to develop and practice new theoretical models and frameworks
- To analyze contemporary research methodology and be able to apply it
- To modify policies and improve professional practices within sales and marketing
- To identify, analyze and generate new methods and solutions to existing problems
- To create tactics and strategies to advance effective change within organizations and subsequently in the world
- To be innovative and hone leadership qualities
Our eLearning platform equips candidates with contemporary methods of improving sales and marketing. Promoting products and e-marketing will be seminal courses within the program. From differentiating between online and offline sales and marketing to develop new criteria and solutions to the issues rearing their heads while companies fluidly transition from one to the other.
Through the Dual DBA qualification, candidates not only gain academic information and skills but also gain the competitive advantage by obtaining a European DBA and an American DBA makes them more in demand for work as they are more able to contribute effectively in the world of business and management.
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PROGRAM SUMMARY
- Credits 120
- Regular Duration 2-3y
- Study Language English
- Thesis Language English
- Study Method eLearning Virtual Distance
- Start Dates eLearning: October, January, March, May, August | Distance: October, January, March, May, August | Virtual: October, January, March, May, August
- Research Required Yes
- Research Words 50,000 ±10%
- Transfer Credits Available
- Study Modules 8
- Awarded Diploma DBA in Sales and Marketing
Curriculum
PROGRAM SUMMARY
- Credits 120
- Regular Duration 2-3y
- Study Language English
- Thesis Language English
- Study Method eLearning Virtual Distance
- Start Dates eLearning: October, January, March, May, August | Distance: October, January, March, May, August | Virtual: October, January, March, May, August
- Research Required Yes
- Research Words 50,000 ±10%
- Transfer Credits Available
- Study Modules 8
- Awarded Diploma DBA in Sales and Marketing
FIRST YEAR
What are my competitors doing, how are they doing it, why are they doing it? Reviewing and analysing competitor actions to enhance managerial roles.
Do problems pose a threat or are they an opportunity to improve? Here, learners will figure out how to turn a problem into an advantage.
The Culture and ethics involved in the business world today.
Right first time, right every time. The place of quality in business strategy.
Creating commercial advantage from innovation and research.
Doing the right things in the right way at the right time. Learners will look at the process of making a good decision.
There are many theories concerned with management and the various models developed from these theories. This module looks over these theories with real life examples.
Planning for influences on the business outside your control.
Understanding and using effective electronic messages to market.
Learners will grasp the key elements of successful selling.
Creating an effective and successful market presence. Looking at the development of marketing strategies to create successful marketing campaigns.
"The curriculum is subject to change without prior notice"
More Information
PROGRAM SUMMARY
- Credits 120
- Regular Duration 2-3y
- Study Language English
- Thesis Language English
- Study Method eLearning Virtual Distance
- Start Dates eLearning: October, January, March, May, August | Distance: October, January, March, May, August | Virtual: October, January, March, May, August
- Research Required Yes
- Research Words 50,000 ±10%
- Transfer Credits Available
- Study Modules 8
- Awarded Diploma DBA in Sales and Marketing
At Avrio institute we do provide 2 kinds of Doctorate, which are DBA and D.Phil./PhD.
The D.Phil./PhD program allows the doctoral candidate to apply for the dual award to get graduated with a University Ph.D. degree issued by one of our Partner Universities with no additional fee. The same applies to the DBA program as well. Please go to the admission tab.
Despite the fact that the Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) and a Philosophy Doctorate (D.Phil./PhD) in Business Administration are somehow practically equal, they likewise have a few contrasts in terms of study or the academic point of view. While developing your education, the doctorate qualification sets the measures for higher learning. Procuring your online Doctorate in Business Administration will help you in getting better vocations and careers, occupying a better position, without a doubt, and increasing the gross salary.
Obtaining a DBA or a D.Phil./PhD is somehow the same level, for example, both are well-known and respected, and both require an intensive and demanding course of business administration, with an emphasis on research. With this program, you will be prepared for managerial and consulting positions, as well as researching and instructing possibilities. Moreover, DBA candidates have probably been employed in the field of business for a few years, or more, and they are seeking to advance their careers by obtaining an online doctorate in business administration.
Usually, DBA is required less afford to finish the program which makes most students finish on time whereas many of the D.Phil./PhD students do not finish within the regular and expected duration.
As a fast-track DBA, the applicants may apply for the Executive DBA program which takes them 2 years to finish the program.
The first year is a study year, whereas the second year is for the thesis.
Admission criteria
Please check the Admission tab, For more information, you may visit the Admission criteria page
Study Methods & Admission deadline
We have 4 Methods of study and 5 Intakes per year. For more details, you may check our remote study methods or the Academic Calendar.
Admission & Graduation
PROGRAM SUMMARY
- Credits 120
- Regular Duration 2-3y
- Study Language English
- Thesis Language English
- Study Method eLearning Virtual Distance
- Start Dates eLearning: October, January, March, May, August | Distance: October, January, March, May, August | Virtual: October, January, March, May, August
- Research Required Yes
- Research Words 50,000 ±10%
- Transfer Credits Available
- Study Modules 8
- Awarded Diploma DBA in Sales and Marketing
Admission Criteria
To enroll in a DBA program, the minimum requirements are:
- Previous Study:
- Executive DBA Program – 2-Year Program: Master or equivalent
- Regular DBA – 3-Year Program: Master or equivalent /or/ Four-Year Bachelor with 7+ Years of Experience in the same or related managerial field.
- Dual DBA: Master or equivalent
- Work Experience:
- Master Holders: It is recommended, not required, that you have at least two years of experience since the date of obtaining your master’s degree.
- 4-Year Bachelor holders: At least seven years of managerial experience since the date of obtaining your bachelor’s degree.
- Age: 25 Years or more
- English: IELTS 6.5, or equivalent. However, you do not need such a certificate if you are:
- From English-speaking countries
- You studied the High school, Bachelor or Master at an English-speaking educational institution
- Conditionally, a full-time employee of an English organization for the last 2 years. In this case, we need to prove the duration and Job position and you will be asked to take our English Test.
The Academic Cycle
In the illustrations below, you can find briefly some details about the intakes are taken place. To read more about the intakes and examination dating, please click here.
Selecting intake: Our program has been designed to give a chance to all students to start their studies when they are ready to take this step towards a better tomorrow. Therefore, the applicants need to select the intake they would enroll in.
At Avrio Institute we do have 5 Main intakes per year, and there is a possibility to start individually with convincing reasons. In total we do have 10 intakes per year, they are as below:
- Main Intakes: They take place during the 1st Week of January, March, May, August, or October
- Individual intakes: They take place during the 1st Week of February, April, June, September, or November
- NOTE: In December and July there are no intakes due to the Christmas, New Year, and Summer holidays, as well as issuing the graduation packages.
DBA Top-Up
DBA Transfer Credits:
Candidates who hold a Level 8 Business Diploma or those who have studied/been studying at any other educational institution, can apply for the Top-Up Program to continue their studies at the institute.
Top Up Duration:
The minimum required duration to finish the program after transferring credits, up to 60 credits, will be one year or more.
For the dual award DBA, the required duration to complete the program is one and half years, up to 90 credits, with a possibility to increase the duration based on what the Doctoral candidate has previously done.
The exact duration and credits to transfer can be determined after submitting the application for admission.
Awards and Awarding Bodies1:
On completion of this course, students will graduate with the following certificates:
- Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) with/without the specialization from Institut Avrio de Genève
- For Master’s holders, if no scholarship is applicable2, the students will have to graduate3 with the own University Doctor of Business Administration of Azteca University in Mexico with the respective specialization of the respective Institut Avrio de Geneve. For more details please click here
- Optional:
- If no scholarship is applicable2, the students will have an option to top up their study with an additional fee of 1,500 EUR to graduate3 with the own University Doctor of Business Administration of UCN University in Nicaragua with the respective specialization of the respective Institut Avrio de Geneve diploma. For more details about UCN, please click here
- In addition to the DBA degree from Azteca University, the candidate may apply to obtain the degree issued by UCN upon graduation [Triple Award].
NOTES:
- The given title on the certificate and the duration take the previous study into account (Please see “Previous Study” mentioned in “Admission”).
- An early Payment Scholarship is not considered a scholarship. That means even if you get the early payment scholarship, you will graduate with the dual award.
- Students who enroll with a scholarship will have to pay the fee of the dual award program separately from the Avrio tuition fee, with a possibility to apply for the dual award with Azteca or UCN Universities at any time during their study.
