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DBA Degree from UCAM by Westford
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If you mean that DBA is an academic degree at doctoral level that is no the case. If you mean that is a continuing education degree at a recognized university but outside of normal academic education and that does grant you no right to any official degree name is correct. Let me explain the why of this sentence:
Brief explanation:
DBA in Spain is void of value at Academic University level. It is recognized as continuing education or professional education under Spanish law as a university level as far I know or can find. Actually the valid degree levels are Graduado/Graduado universitario (240 ECTS to 360ECTS), Master Oficial(60 to 120 ETCS), Doctorado(120+ECTS). Spain had in the past Diplomado Universitario, ingeniero técnico, arquitecto técnico (at 180 ECTS) and even at the beginning of the Bologna process in some States a Graduado that could be done in 3 years ( now is 4). Now this plan should not accept anybody else and only be for people remaining to finish. Also in the past had Licenciado from 240 to 360 ECTS mostly of the studies being at 300 ETCS). Also this has been discontinued.
In Spain only Academic studies are considered granted a protected university level or denomination (as per the Bologna agreement in Europe). Thus only PhD (which MUST include a dissertation) are academic studies at doctorate level.
It is true that the program you mentioned is nice, well structured follow a two step process, like a doctorate level studies. But when you study is not recognized by the government of the country the university resides I will not call it a doctorate study. The study is what the web of the university say it is: "The Doctorate of Business Administration (DBA) is a blended part-time professional doctoral degree..." A professional oriented education that falls outside the regulated academic education structure of the country the university is in. But it falls in the professional education structure.
For what I can see is a professional degree that teaches how to be better at business. Unlike most "Doctor of" professional Regional Accredited degrees of the US (that usually are officially evaluated as Master degrees or even bachelors in Europe on*) this directly give you no right be the called a "Doctor" in Spain or pretend to. That is a protected name and use of it without the proper rights is a direct violation of the law, as stated under Spanish law.
*In some cases can be accepted as PhD if they followed a PhD structure, requirements and had a dissertation. All PhD are PhD.
Spanish law that regulates what is a doctoral study: https://www.boe.es/buscar/act.php?id=BOE-A-2011-2541
The interesting part is the Disposición final primera. Modificación del Real Decreto 1393/2007, de 29 de octubre, por el que se establece la ordenación de las enseñanzas universitarias. in concrete the modification of article 11 part 2 "La superación de las enseñanzas de doctorado dará derecho a la obtención del título de Doctor o Doctora, con la denominación que figure en el RUCT".
Basically check the RUCT or database of education titles and see which names have each university to their studies. The UCAM or Universidad Catolica de Murcia is described in the RUCT as Universidad Catolica San Antonio. When you check if the degrees that appear are in red... they are extinct and are not being offered anymore.
Web page to check: https://www.educacion.gob.es/ruct/consul...l=estudios
Actualy they have 4 PhD:
Programa de Doctorado en Ciencias de la Salud por la Universidad Católica San Antonio
Programa de Doctorado en Ciencias del Deporte por la Universidad Católica San Antonio
Programa de Doctorado en Ciencias Sociales por la Universidad Católica San Antonio
Programa de Doctorado en Tecnologías de la Computación e Ingeniería Ambiental por la Universidad Católica San Antonio

No DBA there. That is why I think that the sentence you used: "...considering that the DBA is already a doctoral degree..." is a no, that is not correct at academic level based on the laws and regulations of the country of the University that will give you the piece of paper and upon which other countries have to evaluate it. Only degree with official or accredited recognition as academic level are the ones I mention before.
The degree will be official as a professional degree or continuous education degree. Because Spain has a law for that too, an the existence of that law will make it "official" but not the equivalent of a RA degree.
Answering to "suitability for my career goals": Depending what you want to do with it. It show that you know a lot of business. That you spent time studying and improving your knowledge, but in a career or professional oriented base and way, not in a theoretical one(like it will be with an academic degree). Can you sell that?

Given the changes in the last 20 years my guess is that all that will change in the future. Europe will be more free in the degree structure and will finish like the US... but when or even if this will happen is a question only the future knows. At least now the degrees are more oriented to be used in the society for a profession...in the past was more theoretical all.
I do not want to sound unfriendly with all the things before, but just let clear the situation, because is a lot of confusion around the Spanish system. I repeat the "titulos propios" are oriented to work and practical application. If you can make they accepted as a DBA in USA where this type of education exist at University level and is recognize as such great. The structure of the program sounds really good. Does the structure of the program follow what I see in other countries, yes. The quality looks good and better than some for profit out there. The problem is not of the content of the degree but of the bureaucratic structure and legal structure between different countries.
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DBA Degree from UCAM by Westford - by doyouhowdo1 - 08-22-2023, 02:34 AM
RE: DBA Degree from UCAM by Westford - by Kab - 08-22-2023, 05:17 AM
RE: DBA Degree from UCAM by Westford - by Kab - 08-23-2023, 01:17 AM
RE: DBA Degree from UCAM by Westford - by Kab - 08-24-2023, 03:09 PM
RE: DBA Degree from UCAM by Westford - by Kab - 08-24-2023, 04:45 PM
RE: DBA Degree from UCAM by Westford - by openair - 08-25-2023, 04:25 AM
RE: DBA Degree from UCAM by Westford - by MrPanda - 09-03-2023, 03:10 AM

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