The LMU DBA program is intended for upwardly mobile professionals and recent MBA graduates with exceptional academic backgrounds. Foundation classes are the four main components of the LMU MBA core and are waived if the DBA candidate has completed an MBA degree. The DBA core is made up of four classes that will provide the basis for understanding business theory and application in today’s market. The Management Concentration and Marketing Concentration are made up of four courses each. The students have 12 hours of dissertation credit to earn working with their dissertation committee.