Edinburgh Business School

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 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.

Edinburgh Business School

Motto	Developing tomorrow's business leaders for tomorrow's markets
Type	Public
Established	1990[1] (HWU est. 1821)
Founder	Dr. Keith G. Lumsden
Executive Dean	Professor Heather McGregor, CBE
Location	Edinburgh , Lothians , Scotland 55.909°N 3.321°W / 55.909; -3.321
Campus	Heriot-Watt University campuses: Edinburgh, Dubai and Malaysia.
Website	www.hw.ac.uk/ebs/

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]