Course Schedule - Abu Dhabi School of Management

Spring 2026
Code	Course	Credit Hours
DBA 9101	Research Design and Data Analysis	3
DBA 9102	Emerging Technology, Innovation and Entrepreneurship for Business Leaders	3
DBA 9103	Organizational Behavior and Theory	3
Total Credit Hours		9
Fall 2026
Code	Course	Credit Hours
DBA 9104	Statistical and Quantitative Techniques for Business Research	3
DBA 9105	Applied Qualitative Research for Strategic Decision-Making	3
DBA 9106	Corporate Governance and Financial Risk	3
Total Credit Hours		9
Spring 2027
Code	Course	Credit Hours
DBA 9107	Data Driven Business Research: Design Mixed Research Methods	3
DBA 9108	Global Business Strategy, Sustainability and Ethics	3
DBA 9109	Special Topic in Business and Management	3
Total Credit Hours		9
Fall 2027
Code	Course	Credit Hours
DBA 9201	Dissertation Proposal	9
Total Credit Hours		9
Spring 2028 and Fall 2028
Code	Course	Credit Hours
DBA 9202	Dissertation	21
Total Credit Hours		21
Total Program Credit Hours		57

Spring 2025
Code	Course	Credit Hours
IEP 6210	Innovation and Entrepreneurship	2
RES 6110	Research Methods for Business	2
LOB 6410	Leadership and Organization Behavior	2
MKT 6210	Marketing	2
Total Credit Hours		8
Summer 2025
Code	Course	Credit Hours
MGT 6410	Strategy	2
MGT 6430	Digital Enterprise Management	2
Total Credit Hours		4
Fall 2025
Code	Course	Credit Hours
ECN 6310	Managerial Economics	2
OPS 6310	Operations Management	2
FIN 6311	Financial Management	2
MBA 7401	Digital Transformation Strategy and Leadership	2
Total Credit Hours		8
Winter 2026
Code	Course	Credit Hours
MBA 8918	Research-Based Consultancy Project I	3
MBA 7402	Application of Artificial Intelligence for Business	2
SLE 8110	Signature Learning Experience I	0
Total Credit Hours		5
Spring 2026
Code	Course	Credit Hours
MBA 8919	Research-Based Consultancy Project II	3
MBA 7403	Business Analytics for Decision-Making	2
MBA 7404	Ethics, Governance, and Risk Management in Digital Transformation	2
SLE 8220	Signature Learning Experience II	0
Total Credit Hours		7
Total Program Credit Hours		32

Fall 2025
Code	Course	Credit Hours
IEP 6210	Innovation and Entrepreneurship	2
RES 6110	Research Methods for Business	2
MGT 6411	Strategic Management and Leadership	2
MKT 6211	Marketing Management	2
Total Credit Hours		8
Winter 2026
Code	Course	Credit Hours
ECN 6310	Managerial Economics	2
FIN 6311	Financial Management	2
OPS 6311	Operations and Supply Chain Management	2
MBA 7301	Introduction to Fintech and Blockchain	2
SLE 8110	Signature Learning Experience I	0
Total Credit Hours		8
Spring 2026
Code	Course	Credit Hours
MBA 7103	Growth and Transformation of SMEs	2
MBA 8918	Research-based Consultancy Project I	3
SLE 8220	Signature Learning Experience II	0
Total Credit Hours		5
Summer 2026
Code	Course	Credit Hours
MBA 7204	Global Supply Chain Strategy and Risk Management	2
MBA 7402	Application of Artificial Intelligence for Business	2
Total Credit Hours		4
Fall 2026
Code	Course	Credit Hours
MBA 8919	Research-Based Consultancy Project II	3
MGT 6430	Digital Enterprise Management	2
Total Credit Hours		5
Total Program Credit Hours		30

Fall 2025
Code	Course	Credit Hours
IEP 6210	Innovation and Entrepreneurship	2
RES 6110	Research Methods for Business	2
MGT 6411	Strategic Management and Leadership	2
MKT 6211	Marketing Management	2
Total Credit Hours		8
Winter 2026
Code	Course	Credit Hours
ECN 6310	Managerial Economics	2
FIN 6311	Financial Management	2
OPS 6311	Operations and Supply Chain Management	2
MBA 7401	Digital Transformation Strategy and Leadership	2
SLE 8110	Signature Learning Experience I	0
Total Credit Hours		8
Spring 2026
Code	Course	Credit Hours
MBA 7403	Business Analytics for Decision-Making	2
MBA 8918	Research-based Consultancy Project I	3
SLE 8220	Signature Learning Experience II	0
Total Credit Hours		5
Summer 2026
Code	Course	Credit Hours
MBA 7404	Ethics, Governance, and Risk Management in Digital Transformation	2
MBA 7402	Application of Artificial Intelligence for Business	2
Total Credit Hours		4
Fall 2026
Code	Course	Credit Hours
MBA 8919	Research-Based Consultancy Project II	3
MBA 7442	AI and the Future of Work	2
Total Credit Hours		5
Total Program Credit Hours		30

Fall 2025
Code	Course	Credit Hours
IEP 6210	Innovation and Entrepreneurship	2
RES 6110	Research Methods for Business	2
MGT 6411	Strategic Management and Leadership	2
MKT 6211	Marketing Management	2
Total Credit Hours		8
Winter 2026
Code	Course	Credit Hours
ECN 6310	Managerial Economics	2
FIN 6311	Financial Management	2
OPS 6311	Operations and Supply Chain Management	2
MBA 7301	Introduction to Fintech and Blockchain	2
SLE 8110	Signature Learning Experience I	0
Total Credit Hours		8
Spring 2026
Code	Course	Credit Hours
MBA 7302	Digital Payments and Financial Technologies	2
MBA 8918	Research-based Consultancy Project I	3
SLE 8220	Signature Learning Experience II	0
Total Credit Hours		5
Summer 2026
Code	Course	Credit Hours
MBA 7303	Regulatory and Legal Aspects of FinTech	2
MBA 7304	Digital Currencies	2
Total Credit Hours		4
Fall 2026
Code	Course	Credit Hours
MBA 8919	Research-Based Consultancy Project II	3
MBA 332	Cybersecurity in FinTech	2
Total Credit Hours		5
Total Program Credit Hours		30

Industry Programs

Winter 2025
Code	Course	Credit Hours
BUS 8401	Analytics in Business	3
BUS 8402	Research Methods for Business Analytics	3
Total Credit Hours		6
Spring 2025
Code	Course	Credit Hours
BUS 8403	Maths and Statistics Foundations for Analytics	3
BUS 8404	Optimization and Decision Systems	3
Total Credit Hours		6
Summer 2025
Code	Course	Credit Hours
BUS 8405	Machine Learning	3
AIM 8601	Applied Artificial Intelligence	3
Total Credit Hours		6
Fall 2025
Code	Course	Credit Hours
AIM 8602	AI Business Applications	3
AIM 8603	AI Strategy and Change	3
Total Credit Hours		6
Winter 2026
Code	Course	Credit Hours
AIM 8918	Individual Consultancy Thesis I	3
AIM 8920	Applied Project (for Non-Thesis Pathway)	3
AIM 8607	AI Boardroom Analytics	3
Total Credit Hours		6
Spring 2026
Code	Course	Credit Hours
AIM 8919	Individual Consultancy Thesis II	3
AIM 8604	AI Innovation and Entrepreneurship	3
AIM 8605	AI in Society (for Non-Thesis Pathway)	3
Total Credit Hours		6
Total Program Credit Hours		36