European Programmes
Postgraduate School
Dean of European Programmes UCN
Austria
ph: +43 664 34 29 717
MBA & DBA Dual Degree
Executive MBA + DBA inter-university dual-degree online programme
Take advantage of enrolling in a unique combined Master and Doctor programme
Awarding universities:
Executive MBA Master of Business Administration awarded by Universidad Azteca as intermediate degree.
DBA Doctor of Business Administration awarded by Universidad Central de Nicaragua UCN as terminal degree.
Modality and Objectives:
Online programme suitable for busy professionals anywhere. The programme is not synchronous and can be started at any time of the year.
The Executive DBA curriculum consists of 120 ECTS credits of postgraduate study, offered as modular fashion. DBA-candidates in the short programme complete 10 required modules/courses (60 ECTS credits), plus a final Thesis/Dissertation (60 ECTS credits) focused on a specific field or industry of management.
The modular Doctor of Business Administration programme in Executive Management has as a general aim of provision of an academically rigorous education designed to develop skills, expertise, knowledge and vision to enable students, whatever their chosen route, to be critical, analytical and creative. The programme aims to provide opportunity for self-development in relation to career enhancement and as life-long learners.
The programme offers students the opportunity to develop their own capabilities, skills and competencies within a supported environment.
Admission requirements:
Bachelors degree or graduate degree (4 years), Bachelors degree (3 years) plus a Masters degree (1 year minimum), Bachelors degree plus a Postgraduate qualification at level 7 of the European Qualifications Framework or Mexican Qualifications framework reflecting a minimum of 240 ECTS credits or 300 Mexican créditos. Despite no TOEFL or EFL score is required, English proficiency is required for the programme. Students need to be able of conducting independent research and scientific writing and presentation of the doctoral thesis.
Duration of the programme:
2 years fulltime.
Degree requirements: 120 ECTS credits
Students need to earn 60 ECTS credits (1 study year) for the award of the Executive MBA.
Candidates need to pass research courses and submit and defend (online) a thesis in the extent of 60 ECTS credits (2nd study year).
Credits transfer:
Students can apply for credits transfer from any second study year of a Master programme in Business Administration, Management or related concentrations, applicable to the study plan, to the MBA curriculum. No credits can be transferred to the DBA or thesis. Thesis by scientific publications can be approved individually. (See PhD Programmes)
Study language: English (optionally German)
Tuitions:
High income countries (e.g. USA, Can, EU, Jap, Aus, NZ, UAE, SA, Sing): 6,500 EUR
Tuitions are for the complete online dual-degree programme regardless of duration.
Tuitions are due in full for active enrolment with both universities.
Fees:
We reserve the right to charge an admission evaluation fee of 100 EUR.
Apostille or Legalisation fees are not included and charged individually to students. We cannot predict the development of these external service fees at the time of enrolment, and will have to charge the applicable fees at a given time.
Current Average cost for Apostille in Nicaragua of the Spanish language original diplomas are approx. 100 EUR. Expenses for Embassy Legalisations vary and cost more
