Edinburgh Business School

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Edinburgh Business School
Edinburgh-business-school.png
MottoDeveloping tomorrow's business leaders for tomorrow's markets
TypePublic
Established1990 [1] (HWU est. 1821)
FounderDr. Keith G. Lumsden
Executive DeanProfessor Heather McGregor, CBE
Location
Edinburgh
,
Lothians
,
Scotland

55°54′32″N3°19′16″W / 55.909°N 3.321°W / 55.909; -3.321
CampusHeriot-Watt University campuses: Edinburgh, Dubai and Malaysia.
Website www.hw.ac.uk/ebs/

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 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.

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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. [3] [4]

All 7 core courses are available in English, Chinese and Spanish, with 3 of the elective courses available in English, Spanish and Chinese. Examinations are run in over 400 centres around the world, each April, July-August and December. [5]

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. [6]

References

  1. ↑ "Professor Keith Lumsden's lecture at the Institute of Political Science, Kiev".
  2. ↑ History of Heriot-Watt
  3. ↑ "EBS Exam Structure on EBS website". Archived from the original on 4 August 2014. Retrieved 4 April 2011.
  4. ↑ "Master of Business Administration, MBA". HW. 2016.
  5. ↑ EBS facts and figures from EBS website
  6. ↑ DBA course information on EBS website
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