SBS Swiss Business School - DBA

SBS Swiss Business School

At SBS Swiss Business School we prepare our students for the challenging economic environment. From the unique introductory course in the undergraduate programme to an advanced course in the Doctor of Business Administration programme, SBS is the right choice for you. We offer part-time and online courses which will allow you to study and work at the same time.

SBS students enrol in an international experience that will connect them with the best in business practice.  Participants learn management theory and acquire new ways of thinking, which can improve their development and organisation. We are a unique institution for several reasons:

• Convenient, affordable learning
• International to the core
• An internationally double-accredited institution you can trust
• Corporate connections
• Located in Zurich
• The International Graduate Forum and CEO Magazine classify SBS MBA programmes among the Top Tier in Europe

SBS Swiss Business School defines education from its beginning as the experience of thinking internationally. To do this it maintains a multi-cultural student body on its home campus along with its international centres. More than half of our students come from Europe, Asia and Latin America.

Programme Profile

The DBA is an integrated work and research programme for management practitioners and professionals who are oriented towards making a significant contribution to practice and policy. DBA students will have a diverse range of interests. Consequently, there will be scope for requisite specialised within a general organisational and management framework. Graduates from the programme are expected to make a key contribution to practice, so programme-work will relate to leadership, change and process management, as well as research methodologies.

The world of business and management is undergoing rapid and profound changes. Theories, practices and strategies which, seemingly, worked yesterday are failing today. Institutional leaders, policy makers and managers everywhere are increasingly confronted by novel situations without historical precedent, precipitating the need for new knowledge.

SBS’ DBA programme takes place on Saturdays and Sundays. The DBA is comprised of 108 units and can be completed in a minimum of three years, part-time, while working. The programme is taught in a classroom format, based on the use of intensive workshops, and includes the following two components:

Coursework Phase: Doctoral programme seminars and workshops – 50 per cent.

Research Phase: Supervision workshops – 50 per cent.

Duration

The SBS DBA programme can be completed in as little as three years. However, for those students that require greater flexibility, the programme can be completed in six years. For more information on study options, contact info@sbs.edu. 

Entry Requirements

• An MBA degree, or equivalent, from an approved university, or equivalent. Where other Master’s degree level qualifications are held, applicants may be asked to complete a prescribed bridging programme (normally designated courses from an MBA programme).
• Substantial (not less than five years) experience at an executive/management level.
• All DBA candidates must be able to demonstrate from their education and/or professional performance their potential to undertake research at a doctoral level. They should also be able to show success in their career to date and document how the DBA programme fits into their personal or professional plans for the future.
• All DBA candidates must have a sound command of the English language, spoken and written, meeting the criteria as prescribed below.
• Applicants are required to have completed their previous Master’s Degree in English, or submit proof of having achieved an IELTS test score of seven or higher.
• Successful completion of a personal interview with our Admissions Officer, either in person or by phone.

Delivery Format

SBS’ DBA programme takes place on Saturdays and Sundays. It is mandatory to attend all weekend classes in person in the first year. Remote learning is offered in the second and third year of the programme.

Programme Cost

• First instalment: CHF 10,000.00
• Second instalment: CHF 10,000.00
• Third instalment: CHF 10,000.00
• Fourth instalment: CHF 5,000.00
• Fifth instalment: CHF 5,000.00

N.B. Installments to be paid prior to the start of each semester.

Accreditation/Memberships

SBS Swiss Business School was incorporated in the Canton of Zurich, Switzerland. The institution is nationally certified and its programmes are double-accredited internationally by the following professional accreditation bodies:

• ACBSP is a leading specialised accreditation association for business education, supporting, celebrating, and rewarding teaching excellence.
• IACBE is a specialised accrediting body for business and business-related degree programmes at the Baccalaureate and graduate degree levels in colleges and universities.
• SBS is also certified by eduQua, the Swiss Quality Assurance certification for Higher Education. eduQua takes into consideration several criteria to ensure the quality of the institution, and this is reviewed on a three-year basis.

Application Deadlines and Start Dates

Application Deadlines:  

• June 30 - international applicants
• July 31 - EU citizens

Start date: Every September

For more information on application deadlines or start dates, contact info@sbs.edu. 

Language

English

Student Profile

Most participants are in the 30-65 year age bracket and have more than 10 years of work experience of which at least five are at a managerial level. They come from a wide variety of organisations and have very diverse educational backgrounds.

Faculty Profile

Our teaching staff is composed of practitioners and holders of graduate degrees with a passion for sharing their field experience with the next generation of managers, as well as promoting out-of-the-box thinking on real-life issues faced by today’s managers.

Contact Details

SBS Swiss Business School, Balz-Zimmermannstr. 34-38 8302 Kloten-Zurich, Switzerland.  

• Phone: +41 44 880 00 88
• E-Mail: info@sbs.edu
• Web: www.sbs.edu