Not to be confused with University of Edinburgh Business School.

Edinburgh Business School (EBS) is the Graduate School of Business of Heriot-Watt University (est. 1821), Edinburgh, Scotland. Heriot-Watt University awards degrees by royal charter.[2] Heriot-Watt University was ranked as the 3rd best British university to study economics by Business Insider in 2017,[3] and featured in the Academic Ranking of World Universities Top 200 to study Finance and in the QS World University Rankings Top 200 to study Statistics & Operational Research. There are currently over 11,850 active students studying Edinburgh Business School programmes and more than 19,200 graduates across 165 countries worldwide.

Programmes

The School offers a range of postgraduate programmes including a Master of Business Administration (MBA) programme, one of the largest international programmes of its kind in the world. The MBA is offered on-campus in Edinburgh, Dubai and Malaysia, through a network of 23 Approved Learning Partners across the world, by independent distance learning or through a combination of these routes. Each subject is assessed by a 3-hour written examination where all questions are compulsory.[4][5]

All 7 core courses are available in English, Chinese and Spanish, with 3 of the elective courses available in Spanish and Chinese. Examinations are run in over 400 centres around the world, each June and December.[6]

A Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) programme was introduced in 2003 and currently has 70 students pursuing their DBA research with guidance from a mentor or supervisor. Various Master of Science (MSc) degrees in a number of specialisms are also available at the School.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Professor Keith Lumsden's lecture at the Institute of Political Science, Kiev".
  2. ^ History of Heriot-Watt
  3. ^ Will Martin (20 May 2017). "The 13 best universities in Britain to study economics". Business Insider. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
  4. ^ "EBS Exam Structure on EBS website". Archived from the original on 4 August 2014. Retrieved 4 April 2011.
  5. ^ "Master of Business Administration, MBA". HW. 2016.
  6. ^ EBS facts and figures from EBS website
  7. ^ DBA course information on EBS website

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