Students choose Edinburgh Business School’s MBA programme at Heriot-Watt University Dubai for its engaging course structure, guided study, and its proven ability to greatly enhance student career prospects.
The School has been offering its MBA programme in Dubai for almost 15 years now. Fully licensed by the Knowledge and Human Development Authority (KHDA), the MBA programme can be completed through a full-time or part-time pathway at Heriot-Watt University’s campus in Dubai.
We area globally recognised institution with an international perspective – and that’s reflected throughout the School. Students will share a classroom with like-minded individuals and join our growing network of global business professionals.
Our seminar structure gives students the opportunity to share their experiences, exchange knowledge and learn from fellow students, creating a rich learning environment – taught with a student’s career in mind, Edinburgh Business School’s MBA programme is led by experts in finance, strategy, marketing and business. Every programme at the School has been created and written by a leading faculty or an external expert. Our faculty teach regularly across campuses in Dubai, Edinburgh and Malaysia.
The programme consists of seven core courses and two electives. For electives, students can choose from an extensive range of self-study courses. Please refer to the course content section below for more details.
Students will be provided with all the relevant study materials, plus access to the student portal.
Tutored interaction for each course will take place over weekends (Fridays and Saturdays), and a large amount of e each student’s time will be spent studying independently, with approximately 200 hours per course.
The 30% Club GCC and Edinburgh Business School are delighted to announce that for a third year, a full tuition scholarship to attend the full or part-time MBA programme at Heriot-Watt University Dubai campus will be offered to an exceptional entrepreneurial woman.
Please note this scholarship is for September 2021 intake only, and the closing date for applications is 31 July 2021.
The scholarship covers the costs of all study materials, teaching sessions and revision seminars for the nine MBA courses required to qualify for the MBA degree, return flights between Dubai and Scotland, accommodation in Scotland whilst on exchange and the graduation fee.
Full-time MBA programme
The full-time MBA programme starts in September and January of each year. The programme runs over one year, and each year is split into three semesters. Each semester you will do a minimum of two core courses.
You will typically attend:
These seminars allow a dynamic combination of students with diverse experiences, backgrounds and cultures to share and exchange knowledge in a rich learning environment.
“The programme rekindled my intellectual curiosity and my sense of ‘giving back’ was reawakened – I now regularly volunteer my time with local charities”
Bernadette Ngwanguong
Part-time MBA programme
You can start your part-time MBA journey in January or September. The programme runs over two years, and each year is split into three semesters. Each semester you will do a minimum of one core course.
You will typically attend:
These seminars allow a dynamic combination of students with diverse experiences, backgrounds and cultures to share and exchange knowledge in a rich learning environment.
“The first thing that attracted me to the Edinburgh Business School was that the programme is very, very flexible. It helps people to develop while concentrating on their business life”
Ahmed Essam
MBA with Specialism encompasses the same seven core courses of the standard MBA, but instead of the two elective courses, you take four specialist courses in your specialist subject. Students have the option to study the seven core courses on our campuses, and complete the specialism by studying the four specialist electives by distance learning.
For further information on our Dubai campus MBA programmes please contact our MBA Programme Advisors at DubaiMBA@hw.ac.uk or +971 (0) 4 571 7005, +971 (0) 4 571 7004.
The Dubai Campus is accredited by the Knowledge and Human Development Authority (KHDA) and fully licensed to teach its degrees in Dubai. All graduates receive a British degree that is accredited by Royal Charter in the UK.
“It is appreciative to see Heriot-Watt’s effort in providing UAE students access to a high quality UK degree in Dubai.”
Ishu Miglani, Master of Business Adminstration
Throughout your MBA studies, you will have unlimited access to all study materials needed, including interactive course websites. To complete the programme, you must pass seven core courses and two electives.
The MBA’s core courses, whether completed part-time or full-time, are:
Delivering Successful Projects equips managers and business professionals with knowledge, understanding and skills to manage projects using integrative concepts, tools and techniques.
The course opens by setting the mind-set for project decision-making and covers the fundamental concepts of the project management discipline and how it assists organisations in materialising their strategic and change objectives.
Topics include:
The course concludes with a closer look at current topics trending the project management profession, such as the project management office function, ethics, sustainability and agile project management.
Explores the nature of a firm’s response to the challenges of internationalisation by examining the strategic basis, method and direction of international strategies. Examines both multi- and micro-nationals and utilises conventional strategic tools to study international strategies.
Read the full Delivering Successful Projects course syllabus and get an overview of the course content.
Economics for Business examines how companies compete by developing and understanding the interactions and relationships between theoretical concepts; examining the individual components of strategic management models; and considering how companies may achieve and sustain competitive advantage.
The course starts by outlining fundamental economic concepts and examining the workings of the market system. Different market structures and their impact on organisations are reviewed and the role of government in the economy is examined.
Relevant aspects of the macro-economy are introduced with a focus on business impact and decision-making. This is followed by an exposition of international economic issues.
Topics include:
The course ends with a research activity that will pull all the strands of the course together, and prepare students fully for the assessment.
Read the full Economics for Business course syllabus and get an overview of the course content.
Financial decision making aims to provide students with a set of accounting and financial tools that enables them to interpret and critique financial information from a variety of sources, and to make informed and effective financial decisions that directly impact company operations.
The course begins with a closer look at the current financial landscape. It then examines the application of financial and management accounting tools relevant to critical financial decisions, including key performance indicators, breakeven analysis, working capital management techniques and the budgeting process.
This is followed by a consideration of financial management and the decisions faced by organisations on investment (what projects), finance (what type of finance) and dividend (pay or retain) and how an organisation analyses takes action on each of those decisions.
Topics include:
The course concludes with an introduction to exchange rate and interest rate risk management.
Read the full Financial Decision Making course syllabus and get an overview of the course content.
The course critically examines the concept of leadership in organisations, explores major theoretical developments in how leadership is understood and provides opportunities for managers to reflect on real-life leadership issues.
The course is divided into eight modules. Having explored what we mean by ‘leadership’ in the first module, the course then considers key developments in leadership theories and how they apply to modern organisations.
Leadership is enacted differently depending on the context, and the course hones in on some example settings for practice, including creative industries and projects, to explore alternative approaches to leading.
The role of leadership in setting and shaping organisational strategy is also explored, and contemporary issues of gender, culture and ethics are discussed.
Topics include:
The course ends by considering how leaders and leadership can be developed and provides insights into current trends and future directions.
Read the full Leadership Theory and Practice course syllabus and get an overview of the course content.
Our People, Work and Organisations course aims for students to develop a detailed appreciation of factors influencing how people behave at work and how these link to performance.
The course focuses on understanding individual differences, how these differences affect group dynamics and how organisational factors affect individual behaviour. At its core, the course aims to equip students with the skills and knowledge to positively impact on individual, team and organisational performance in a variety of dynamic organisational contexts.
Topics include:
The course concludes with a detailed case study that allows students to draw on their knowledge of organisational behaviour and recommend interventions to improve performance. Throughout the course, students are encouraged to think critically about their role as managers and to reflect on their practice in light of relevant theory.
Read the full People, Work and Organisations course syllabus and get an overview about the course content.
Our strategic marketing course aims to provide students with the necessary tools and frameworks to enable them to make proactive marketing decisions. The philosophy underlying this course is that marketing-oriented companies put customers first, are geared for long-term success and that this orientation must be championed by top management and infused throughout the whole organisation.
Strategic marketing requires knowledge, skills and competencies in a range of techniques such as strategic analysis and planning, implementation – via a number of integrated and synergistic marketing functions and activities – and marketing control, aided by an array of marketing metrics and digital developments.
Topics include:
This course aims to provide students with a strong grasp of both the strategic elements of establishing a long-term customer orientation and the operational techniques that are required of marketing managers to implement a strategic marketing orientation successfully.
Read the full Strategic Marketing course syllabus and get an overview of the course content.
Successful business planning needs objectives to be set and strategies to be created, implemented and measured. This course covers the core areas of strategic management and uses the general management setting to integrate ideas across the core disciplines covered in other MBA core courses. Developing and Executing Strategy begins by examining the evolution of management and academic thinking around strategy and strategic management over the past 50 years, reviews the diversity of contemporary strategy theory and practice and examines the role of strategy in the management of different types of organisations.
The course then examines a variety of aspects of strategy, such as strategic intent, analysis, strategic options and implementation. At each stage the links with other management disciplines, such as leadership, organisational behaviour, economics, marketing and finance are considered. Finally an integrative framework for strategic decision-making is presented, which facilitates a holistic approach to complex business and management issues.
Topics include:
The course encourages students to think and operate at the strategic level in a range of dynamic settings through integration of ideas across core business disciplines.
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