Doctor of Business Administration (China)

Consolidating its over two decades commitment in China, ISCTE Business School offers in Chengdu and Guangzhou two different Doctor of Management programs structured according to the legislation that regulates the Bologna process and focusing on two main areas: Business Administration, in cooperation with the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China (Chengdu); and Healthcare Management in cooperation with the Southern Medical University (Guangzhou).

The Doctor of Management effectively applies state of the art knowledge to specific issues in management and healthcare administration, enhancing the quality of decision-making.

This research-based, topic-driven qualification prepares managers and top executives for professional excellence by significantly furthering professional skills through the most suitable conceptual frameworks.

The Doctor of Management is appropriate for business and healthcare graduates with appropriate experience who wish to pursue a doctoral degree while still actively engaged in their professions.

Since its foundation IBS has been excelling in post-graduate education with close links to the world of organizations and highly regarded Master studies in both business and healthcare management.

 

Curriculum

UESTC University of Electronic Science and Technology of China (Chengdu)

The Doctor in Business Administration is an official, fully recognized degree conferred by ISCTE Lisbon University Institute, a state owned university established in 1972.

Program Structure

The program is structured by two portions, coursework and research.

Coursework

Completing 12 courses required for Doctoral program.

Required Courses for Doctoral Degree

Block	Nº	Title of Course	Hours
Block I Research Methodology	1	Management Research: theory and methodology	24
	2	Empirical Research Ⅰ: Business statistics	24
	3	Empirical ResearchⅡ: Methodology of dissertation writing	24
Block II Advanced Management Topics Ⅰ	4	Entrepreneurship and Venture Creation	24
	5	Advanced Economics theory	24
	6	Technology Management	24
	7	Corporate Governance	24
Block III Advanced Management Topics Ⅱ	8	Strategic marketing	24
	9	Organizational change and development	24
	10	Corporate finance	24
	11	Strategic management and global management	24
	12	Leadership and group dynamics	24

Research

Developing and concluding the Thesis.
The research areas for Thesis include:

• Business strategy
• Organization and human resources
• Marketing
• Finance
• Operation management

Curriculum

First year:

• Coursework
• Second year and following: 
• Developing and concluding the Thesis. (The dissertation should be written in English);

• 1 or 2 weeks studying and visiting in Portugal, including lecture, company visits, Thesis oral defense and graduation ceremony.

Thesis supervision and oral defense

• Thesis will be jointly tutored by two supervisors, one from ISCTE and one form UESTC.
• Supervisors are assigned after the first year.
• Thesis oral defense will be held at ISCTE. The Committee of Thesis Oral Defense includes 3 ISCTE members and 2 UESTC members. 
• The Committee President will be a professor from ISCTE.

For more information please consult Chengdu website

Curriculum

Southern Medical University (Guangzhou)

The Doctor in Healthcare Management is an official, fully recognized degree conferred by ISCTE Lisbon University Institute, a state owned university established in 1972.Curriculum (Guangzhou)

Program Structure

The program is structured in two parts: coursework and research.

Coursework

• The completion of 16 courses is required for this Doctoral program;

• Courses are organized in THREE blocks;
• Block ONE has four courses, 2 with 12 hours and 2 with 24 hours each; Block TWO has six courses with 24 hours each course; Block THREE has six courses with 12 hours each course;
• Teaching language is English-Chinese, bilingual
• Field work (technical visits, case discussion, professor guidance)

 

Required Courses for Doctoral Degree

Block	Title of Course	Hours
Block One Research Methodologies (4 courses)	Philosophy of Science	12
	Empirical Research Ⅰ: Business statistics	24
	Empirical researchⅡ: Qualitative Methods	24
	Management Research: Theory and Methodology of Dissertation Writing	12
Block II  Advanced Management Topics Ⅰ	Cluster II.1 (Advanced Managerial Theory; 3 courses)
	Institutional Evolvement and Organizational Development	24
	Strategic Management and Public Private Partnerships	24
	Technology Development and Information Management	24
	Cluster II.2 (Modern Culture and Managerial Philosophy; 3 courses)
	Multi-culture and Global Strategy	24
	Traditional Chinese Culture and Western Philosophies	24
	Culture Renewal and Society Evolvement	24
Block Three Advanced Healthcare Management (6 courses)	Globalization and Healthcare Administration	12
	Public Health and Environment Protection	12
	Medical and Social Insurance	12
	New Drugs Development and Social Responsibilities	12
	Hospital Development and Managerial Financing	12
	Modern Media and Risk Management	12

Research

Developing and concluding the thesis. The Thesis has a central role in the Doctor of Healthcare Management program. It should be characterized by high scientific and methodological rigor; its theme and scope should rather focus the institution or the organization and its environment and should offer a contribution to knowledge for the advancement of the quality of management and organizational performance.  

The research areas for Thesis include:

• Health management

• Healthcare strategic development

• Healthcare organization and human resources

• Healthcare information system management

• Healthcare marketing

• Healthcare finance

• Healthcare operation management

• Public Health Policies Research

• Healthcare Risks Management

Curriculum

First year:

• Coursework
  
  

Second year and following:

• Developing and concluding the dissertation (the Thesis should be written in English);

• Two weeks studying and visiting in Portugal, include lectures; visiting hospitals, healthcare institutions, healthcare administrative departments, pharmaceutical companies and pharmacies; dissertation oral defense and graduation ceremony

Thesis supervision and oral defense

Thesis will be jointly tutored by two supervisors, one from ISCTE and one from SMUC.
Supervisors are assigned after the first year.

Thesis oral defense will be held at ISCTE. The Committee of Dissertation Oral Defense includes 3 ISCTE members and 2 SMUC members.

The Committee President will be a professor from ISCTE.

For more information please consult Southern Medical University website.