Lead People. Shape Culture. Turn Leadership Experience Into Doctoral Impact.

Strong organisations are built through strong leadership. In today’s complex environment, leaders must do more than manage teams. They must build trust, guide change, strengthen culture, make ethical decisions, align people with strategy, and create systems that help organisations perform and adapt.

The DBA Organisational Leadership offered through UCC eCampus is designed for experienced professionals who want to turn leadership experience into applied doctoral research. This professional doctorate helps learners investigate real leadership and organisational challenges, develop evidence-based solutions, strengthen executive decision-making, and contribute practical knowledge to leadership, culture, governance, transformation, and institutional performance.

Through UCC eCampus, learners can study flexibly while continuing to work, engaging with online learning resources, academic materials, research support, doctoral supervision, scholarly discussions, assignments, and applied research activities through a structured digital learning environment.

1. National ID – Valid Ghana Card (for nationals) and Valid Passport (for international students). (A Refugee Identity Card, residence permit or UN travel document shall be treated as National citizens (based on University’s discretion))
2. Official Degree and Transcripts in English. Applicants with qualifications (Degree/Transcript) not in English are required to give a translated version of their degree(s).
3. All foreign applicants should apply to the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) for the credential evaluation of their degree (This process should be completed by the Applicant)
4. Regarding submission of Proof of English:
   1. Submission of Proof of English as Medium of Learning/Instruction is NOT A MANDATORY requirement for degrees obtained from Countries with English as Official Language and Language of Instruction.
   2. Submission of Proof of English as the Medium of Learning/Instruction is MANDATORY for degrees obtained from countries where English is NOT the Official Language and Language of Instruction.

   *Final Decision for determination of Countries with English as Official Language and Language of Instruction shall be at the discretion of the University

5. Interview/Online Entrance Exam can be an on-demand additional requirement from university where applicable

*The University reserves the right to request additional information, documentation, assessments, or verification procedures as deemed necessary before making a final admission decision.

Leadership experience gives professionals insight into people, systems, performance, culture, and change. A DBA helps turn that experience into research-informed leadership practice that can influence organisations more deeply and sustainably.

The DBA Organisational Leadership at UCC eCampus helps you build that next level of capability. You will learn how to investigate complex leadership problems, apply advanced research methods, evaluate organisational evidence, and translate doctoral research into practical recommendations that improve leadership effectiveness, workplace culture, governance, and institutional performance.

This programme is ideal if you want to move from managing people to shaping leadership systems, from experience-based leadership to evidence-based transformation, and from senior responsibility to doctoral-level authority in organisational leadership practice.