Accelerated Path to DBA

The Global EMBA participants who wish to take the accelerated path to DBA and receive no objection from the College Office must take the following Elective Courses:

• FB6812 EMBA Consulting Project
• FB8001D Methodology for Applied Business Research I
• FB8002D Methodology for Applied Business Research II
• FB8004D Residential Workshop I

Block credit transfer of the above courses (total: 12 credit units) will be arranged for participants upon their admission to DBA programme.

For Global EMBA applicants who wish to take the accelerated path to DBA after graduating from the Global EMBA progamme, they should:

• meet the entrance requirements of the Global EMBA Programme; and
• indicate their intention in pursuing the DBA accelerated path at the time of application and submit a research statement of 600 to 800 words with the Global EMBA application.

For current Global EMBA Year 1 students who plan to take the accelerated path to DBA after graduating from Global EMBA progamme, they should:

indicate their intention to pursue the DBA accelerated path by writing to the Global EMBA Office and submit a research statement of about 600 to 800 words to:

• describe one or more problems that you find interesting and believe may benefit by research; and
• explain why you think that these problems are significant for you to work with

All shortlisted candidates for the accelerated path will be interviewed by Global EMBA and DBA Programme Directors.

Global EMBA participants should have a Graduation GPA (GGPA) of at least 3.0 and attain satisfactory results in the above-mentioned Global EMBA electives before they are allowed to enrol in the DBA programme. Failure to achieve the required GGPA will not be eligible to pursue the accelerated path to DBA after their graduation.