Executive MBA
The Executive Master of Business Administration (EMBA) with specializations in Leadership Development and in Consumer Goods and Services Marketing is an intensive program specifically designed for rising and mid-career executives, both in context and convenience. Candidates for this program are at a point in their careers where they need to more fully develop themselves professionally in order to reach their maximum potential in the corporate world. The course work combines practical business knowledge with real-world relevance, allowing students the opportunity to apply concepts and skills immediately within their organizations. The program is formatted for full-time study without career interruption. Students are admitted to a cohort class once each year and remain with that class throughout the entire program.
The curriculum is taught in a team-oriented environment where courses are integrated across 19- months (Leadership Development) or 29 months (Consumer Goods and Services Marketing) to emphasize broader strategic management and leadership skills. Students move through the program in a lock-step fashion.
The program uses a variety of instructional techniques and learning experiences to develop the intellect, enrich the character, and shape the individual as a leader. At the beginning of the program, students are assigned study groups, which are changed several times during the course of the program. Through a study group approach, students explore concepts as teams, learn in the classroom, and expand the learning into action in the forms of research, projects, case studies, and consulting responsibilities.
Admission Requirements
Refer to Graduate Program Admission - Executive MBA in the Admission section of this Catalog.
Tuition and Other Costs
Upon acceptance into the program, a nonrefundable $1,500 deposit is required. The deposit is applied toward tuition for the first semester of the program.
Program Completion
The program is designed to be completed in either 19 months (Leadership Development cohort) or 29 months (Consumer Goods and Services Marketing cohort). In the event a student cannot complete the program with his(her) cohort, then they must complete it with a subsequent cohort. EMBA students who maintain the scholastic standards of the Davis College of Business and who satisfy the 46-credit hour curriculum are awarded the degree of Master of Business Administration with a specialization in either Leadership Development or Consumer Goods and Services Marketing at the University’s spring commencement ceremony.
Program Requirements
The program is a 19 month/5 semester program consisting of 46 credit hours for students in the Leadership Development cohort and is a 29 month/8 semester program consisting of 46 credit hours for students in the Consumer Goods and Services Marketing cohort.
All students must complete the EMBA Core and one of the specialization areas as shown below:
EMBA Core
| ACCT 515 | Assessing Financl Performance | 3 |
| ACCT 516 | Managrl Acct for Executives | 2 |
| DSIM 525 | Statistics for Decision Making | 3 |
| DSIM 527 | Building Business Models | 3 |
| ECON 535 | Econ for Executive Decisions | 3 |
| FIN 545 | Optimizing Corporate Finance | 3 |
| INB 556 | Competing in Global Market | 2 |
| INB 557 | Competing in the Global Marketplace | 6 |
| MGT 567 | Leadership for Organizations | 3 |
| MGT 580 | Holstc Ldrshp Sustainable Prf | 1 |
| MGT 584 | Global Corp Strat & Research | 3 |
| MGT 585 | Global Corporate Strat & Pol | 2 |
| MKG 595 | Competitive Marketing Strateg | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 31 |
Leadership Development Specialization:
| DSIM 526 | Competing Thru Info Technology | 2 |
| DSIM 529 | Optimizing Opratn Modern Corp | 3 |
| DSIM 532 | Bus Analytics for Executives | 2 |
| MGT 571 | Executive Communications | 2 |
| MGT 572 | Legal, Regulatory, & Ethical | 2 |
| MGT 578 | Managing Corporate Innovation | 2 |
| MGT 579 | Leading Strategic Change | 2 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 15 |
Or
Consumer Goods and Services Marketing Specialization:
| MKG 525 | Essntl Consumer Goods & Srvcs | 3 |
| MKG 530 | Consumer Behavior Buying Prac | 3 |
| MKG 535 | Consumer Promotional Strategy | 3 |
| MKG 545 | Principles of Supply Chain Ma | 2 |
| MKG 555 | Consumer Strat and Field Rsrc | 2 |
| MKG 580 | Consumer Mkg Strategy Seminar | 2 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 15 |
Total Credit Hours: 46