The University's David Ricardo School of Business offers programs at the bachelor's, master's and doctoral levels on campus and also entirely by nonresident distance learning, using flexible non-traditional methods of study and assessment.

Who was David Ricardo?
David Ricardo (1772-1823) was an English political economist and, together with Adam Smith and Thomas Malthus, part of the influential group of classical economists of the Enlightenment era. Ricardo was a highly successful businessman and financier (retiring at the age of 41 due to the wealth he had accumulated).

Ricardo held strong humanitarian beliefs (although born Jewish, he became a Unitarian, which religious movement was a major influence on the origins of the Society for Humanistic Potential, founder of European-American University) and in keeping with these beliefs served his country as a Member of Parliament between 1819 and his death.

Ricardo was an adult learner. While on vacation in 1799, he read a copy of Adam Smith's The Wealth of Nations. He had never read or studied economics previously. He published his first article on economics at the age of 37. In 1817, he produced his masterwork, Principles of Political Economy and Taxation, which is today regarded as a leading authority of its time on the topics of rent, profit and wages. You can read the book in full text online at the Library of Economics and Liberty here.

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Faculty
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Dean
Dr James W. Otter
PhD, MPhil, DMS, BA, FCMA, FCMI, MIV(SA), MIEA(SA)
Fields: Business, Business Ethics, Corporate Governance,  Business Law, Financial Management, Philosophy, History

Dr James Otter has supervised the dissertations of over 100 graduate students at MBA level. His teaching and research experience includes contract positions at the University of Natal, UNISA, Mancosa and Regent College. He has particularly strengths in the fields of applied business ethics and corporate governance, extensive knowledge of corporate, commercial and property law and considerable practical experience in financial management.

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Degrees offered (click on a degree title to learn more)

Master's degrees

Master/Executive Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.)

Master of Arts (M.A.) in Human Resource Management

Master of Arts (M.A.) in Marketing Management

Master of Arts (M.A.) in Project Management

Doctorate degrees

Doctor of Business Administration (D.B.A.)

Postgraduate Certificate and Diploma in Business Administration
These programs are available as modular components of the M.B.A.

Other programs
The University also offers dissertation-based and A.P.E.L. degree programs in related subjects. If a program is not already available, it may be possible to design one tailored to the needs of the student.

Corporate Services
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