Executive MBA Curriculum

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Through Scheller Executive MBA courses, capstone projects, international travel, and more, you’ll cultivate the business acumen, tech savvy, and analytical skills to lead with impact. The Executive MBA program allows you to tailor your experience by focusing on one of two specializations — Global Business (Leadership) or Management of Technology (Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Intrapreneurship).

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Education at the Executive Level

The Executive MBA programs begins in late August with an immersive week of learning and networking. Through the next 17 months, classes are held twice a month on select Friday evenings from 5:30 - 9:30 p.m. and Saturdays from 8:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. Coursework may include additional virtual class sessions.

In your first two semesters of the program, you will strengthen your business acumen with core Executive MBA classes. You will then move on to courses specific to your specialization in Global Business or Management of Technology. The program ends in December, with you ready to leverage your knowledge and experience for career impact.

Core Courses

Build a strong foundation in business through the following core coursework.

Implications of domestic and foreign legal environments for managerial decision-making.

Understanding current environmental challenges' effect on business and strategies of eco-efficiency, product stewardship, green marketing, and sustainable development.

Business and leadership skills, including teamwork, communications, conflict resolution, and negotiations.

Tools, concepts, and statistical methods to analyze corporate and economic data.

Focuses on understanding and applying ethical decision-making practices in business.

Measuring and reporting the financial performance of the firm, and concepts in cost and managerial accounting.

An introduction to finance. Topics include the time value of money, capital budgeting, risk and return, capital structure, dividend policy, and working capital management.

Basic economic concepts and the ability to apply these concepts to business decision-making and public policy analysis.

Tools and techniques to manage the information technology infrastructure that supports a global organization.

Examines the complex nature of international negotiations in business and how relationships with domestic and foreign governments impact the decision-making process.

Leadership and behavioral concepts to enhance the individual, team, and organizational performance.

Marketing of products and services in international and technological environments.

Conceptual and analytical skills to manage manufacturing, supply chain, and service operations.

Integrating knowledge of the functional areas of a business to understand how firms gain and sustain a competitive advantage in a globally competitive environment.

Global Business Courses

In addition to the Executive MBA core courses, Global Business (Leadership) students must complete the following courses:

Explores global business issues and strategies through an international residency.

Examines the position of the U.S. in world markets, various types of international business transactions, and the impact of global economic, political, legal, and cultural forces.

The Global Strategy Project will be your capstone experience, where you and your capstone team will work with a corporate sponsor to address a current issue on a global scale. You'll identify opportunities and make recommendations for implementing strategies internationally, from product and pricing to procurement, logistics, and management.

Past Global Strategy Project Sponsors:

Ally Bank
Chick-fil-A
The Coca-Cola Company
The Clorox Company
CNN
Delta Airlines
Equifax
GE Power & Water
Gulfstream
The Home Depot
JLL
Panasonic
Samsung
Southern Company
ThyssenKrupp
Turner Construction

Focuses on the process and technology infrastructure necessary to support international logistics, procurement, and delivery, as well as reaching new customers through electronic channels.

Focuses on foreign exchange transactions, management of exposure, international bond, and equity markets, and international banking.

Examines managing a global workforce through effective employee recruitment, compensation, performance appraisals, and HR processes and systems.

Management of Technology Courses

In addition to the Executive MBA core courses, Management of Technology (Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Intrapreneurship) students must complete the following courses:

Examines key emerging technologies in B2B environments, their development patterns, and the associated impact on industries, industrial competitiveness, and society.

Explores global business issues and strategies through an international residency.

As a member of a select team, you'll choose an emerging technology and complete a full business plan that demonstrates the process of taking a technology-driven product or service to market. This comprehensive and integrative experience concludes with a business plan competition.

Addresses the processes involved in technological innovation, focusing on models, sources, flows, and the protection of innovation and intellectual property.

This course introduces methods to adapt, evolve, or create change in the way organizations structure themselves to increase effectiveness in responding to competitive demands.

Teaches various methods for raising capital to fund the development and launch of new technology products and services.

Electives

In addition to the core curriculum and track-specific coursework, Executive MBA students can take two elective courses to further customize their academic experience.

Students will take one elective during the summer semester and one during the second fall semester of the program. Examples of electives may include Cybersecurity and Privacy for Executives, Fintech and Global Currencies, Global Product and Brand Management, Mergers and Acquisitions, New Product Strategies, Analysis of Emerging Technologies, and Technology Strategy.

Executive MBA Curriculum

Embark on Your Future

Download 17-Month Executive MBA Calendar

Explore the full Executive MBA curriculum calendar and schedule, including class sessions, residencies, and more.

Education at the Executive Level

Core Courses

Business Regulations

Business Strategies for Sustainability

Cross-Cultural Communications

Data Analysis for Business

Ethical Decision Making

Financial and Managerial Accounting

Financial Management

Global Economics

Information Systems

International Business Negotiations

Leadership and Organizational Behavior

Managing Marketing

Manufacturing and Service Management

Strategy

Global Business Courses

Analysis of Global Environments (International Residency)

Competing Globally

Global Strategy Project I and II (Capstone)

Global Supply Chain and E-Commerce

International Finance

Managing the Global Workforce

Management of Technology Courses

AI & Machine Learning for Business

Analysis of Global Environments (International Residency)

Management of Technology Project I and II: New Product and Service Launch (Capstone)

Processes of Technological Innovation

Strategy Execution

Venture Financing

Electives

Sample Electives

Specializations

Global Business (Leadership) Specialization

Management of Technology (Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Intrapreneurship) Specialization