The Executive DBA in Psychology is a three-year research-oriented programme offered by Universidad Europea Miguel de Cervantes (UEMC), Spain, in cooperation with CEIBA Business School.
Designed for experienced professionals, the programme explores how psychological processes shape leadership, organisational behaviour, consumer decisions and management practice.
It enables participants to transform questions arising from professional experience into systematic research, connecting psychological theory, empirical evidence and practical organisational challenges.
Understanding organisations requires more than analysing strategies, structures and performance indicators. It also requires understanding how individuals think, make decisions, collaborate, respond to leadership and behave as consumers.
The Executive DBA in Psychology supports research into these behavioural dimensions, encouraging participants to develop theoretically informed and empirically grounded explanations of complex organisational phenomena.
Explore leadership, employee motivation,
wellbeing, engagement and the behavioural
dynamics of organisational change.
Investigate perceptions, attitudes,
emotions and decision-making in
consumer and business contexts.
Examine collaboration, organisational
culture, learning and the psychological
foundations of people development.
These areas illustrate potential research directions. Individual projects remain subject to academic approval and appropriate supervision.
Develop a focused research question, engage
with academic literature, establish a
theoretical framework, and prepare a
rigorous research proposal.
Conduct empirical research under academic
supervision, collect and analyse data,
develop findings, and write the
doctoral thesis.
Finalise the thesis and present the research
contribution through the university’s
assessment and defence process.
Throughout the three-year programme, structured academic milestones and research supervision support candidates as they develop their doctoral research alongside their professional responsibilities.
Academic university partner
UEMC provides the university framework for the Executive DBA and awards the corresponding university continuing-education qualification (título propio), subject to successful completion of the academic requirements.
International program coordinator
CEIBA coordinates the international delivery of the DBA, supports candidates throughout their research journey, and facilitates collaboration between university faculty, participants and local education partners.
Qualification: The EDBA leads to a Titulos Superior de Investigacion awarded by Université d’Angers. It is distinct from the Spanish national doctoral degree (PhD).
CEIBA collaborates with local education partners to facilitate access to the DBA and support participants across international locations.
CHINA · SHANGHAI
Local education partner
Hongding Education works with CEIBA to promote the DBA in China and support local recruitment, coordination and learning activities.
The Executive DBA is intended for professionals with university-level education, substantial managerial experience and a strong interest in research.
CEIBA’s existing programme information identifies a Master’s degree and five years of professional experience as its normal admissions profile. Eligibility and exceptions are assessed through the applicable programme admissions process.
Are you ready to turn your professional experience into an original research contribution?
Contact the CEIBA DBA team to discuss eligibility, program availability, academic requirements and the application process.