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EMBA curriculum & courses
Courses designed to prepare you for future career success.
A top-rated business curriculum
The program includes a series of 12 fully online courses in a lockstep, planned curriculum for a total of 36 units. You start the online EMBA with your cohort at the same time, move through the curriculum together and complete the degree requirements at the same time in two years.
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Explore the curriculum
Start an industry-leading online learning journey with curriculum divided between core and breadth of experience coursework. The 24-month, 36-credit curriculum integrates theory with professional practice, emphasizing general management skill development suited to the needs for both mid-career executives and experienced professionals.
✔ Core courses
21 credits
✔ Breadth courses
15 credits
Core courses (21 credits)
Core courses are the bedrock of the EMBA curriculum, providing you with an advanced understanding of foundational areas of study such as financial management and reporting, market management, operations and productions, economics and more.
Build familiarity with statistical analysis with an applied method learning model, gain experience working with varied data types, database management software, statistical inference, and learn how to use statistical analysis to drive decision making.
Study the problems surrounding manufacturing goods and services, quality control and materials management. Learn how to predict future sales and build revenue models.
Gain an understanding of financial accounting in capital markets, learn how to analyze and use basic financial statements, and build professional knowledge in organizational areas such as liquidity, solvency, and profitability.
Study individual and group behavior in organizations, analyze organizational design and communication strategies, and learn how to recognize the difference between internal and external influences on organizational behavior.
A study of economic analysis, providing students with an understanding of how markets work, how market activities impact operation and profitability, and how competition impacts decision making.
Gain familiarity with capital budgeting and capital structure, dividend policy, risk analysis, money valuation, and insights into the relationship between risk and reward.
Review decision-making procedures in market management, from product development and promotion to distribution and marketing environments.
Breadth courses (15 Credits)
Breadth classes provide you an opportunity to expand your program of study into a range of subject areas, offering a glimpse into disciplines ranging from branding to the global economy, information technology to organizational leadership.
Provides a fundamental understanding of accounting techniques used to operate an organization, and is designed as an introductory managerial accounting course for MBA students.
Legal, ethical, cultural, economic, political and global environment. Approaches to continual monitoring and managing complex interactions between business and its changing environments.
Assessment of cost, benefits and risks of operating in specific countries. Emphasis on recognizing, respecting, and responding to cultural differences.
Overview of strategic value creation through ICT; managing end-user involvement in ICT including requirements specification, change management and process reengineering; systems development process and outsourcing.
Strategy and policy in the business enterprise. Strategic management process and systematic analysis of complex organization-wide issues faced by general management. Case studies, both national and international.
This program takes the cohort’s collective effort to pave the way towards everyone's success. Put as much energy into building relationships as you would class assignments. Your classmates will motivate and push you beyond your capabilities."
