DBA - Doctor of Business Administration

Designed for executives
Executive Management Institute is approved learning partner to Edinburgh Business School.

Executives who want to apply detailed understanding of business strategy and research tools to their organisations. Whereas a PhD will develop professional researchers, this DBA will enable you to use research methods to define, implement and evaluate the strategies necessary for your business.

The EBS DBA offers a number of valuable benefits.
The programme:

builds on the internationally successful EBS MBA programme, utilising established distance-learning-based delivery and support systems;
produces applied research professionals – people who are able to analyse complex business issues and develop original and reliable solutions; and
generates understanding of synergies and insights that can only be developed by integrating different disciplines within the context of original research.

To achieve your DBA, you are required to:

demonstrate your knowledge and expertise in the subject discipline(s) required to underpin the subject of your thesis - the Course stage;
acquire the skills needed to define and undertake a thesis, and define an appropriate subject for your thesis - the Mentored stage; and
conduct a literature search, and write and defend your thesis - the Supervised stage.

The EBS courses can be studied by self-managed distance learning, or with an EBS Approved Learning Partner. Some subject courses may also be studied on campus at EBS. Each course normally requires 200 hours of study.

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Admission
To be eligible for direct admission to the DBA programme, you must hold at least one of the following qualifications:

a Heriot-Watt University MBA;
an approved MBA of equivalent standard to that offered by EBS;
a Masters degree such as MSc, MA, MPhil in a relevant field of study; or
a PhD in a relevant area.

Fees
The subject courses and the Introduction to Business Research courses carry the standard EBS fee per course plus the standard EBS examination fee. There are additional DBA fees for:

The Mentored stage: £1200. Payable on allocation of a mentor.
The Supervised stage: £4000 per year. Payable in advance of each 12-month period.
Total DBA fees are therefore the relevant EBS subject course and examination fees, plus the research proposal fee, plus the annual supervision fee(s) for the Supervised stage.