The Executive MBA program is a cohort-based 48-credit program designed to meet the needs of experienced professionals who are ready to take their careers to the next level. The program builds on students’ professional experiences by helping them master the fundamentals of business as well as developing functional knowledge in the core business disciplines of marketing, finance, accounting, information systems, and operations management. Building on that foundation, students take advanced and specialized courses in areas such as managerial strategy, international business, leadership, and cyber-security.
Admission Requirements
- At least 5 years of professional/managerial experience. Generally, this experience should be post-undergraduate.
- An undergraduate degree from an accredited university or foreign equivalent.
- Appropriate quantitative skills acquired via academic training or professional experience. These skills may also be demonstrated through a satisfactory score on the GMAT, the GRE or our in-house admissions test.
EMBA Curriculum
The program has a total of 48 credit hours.
Course | Title | Credits | |
Required Foundational/Fundamental Skills (9 courses; 18 credits) | |||
Strategic Business Communication | 3 | ||
Firms in the Global Economy | 1.5 | ||
Introduction to International Business | 1.5 | ||
Overview of Business Law and Ethics | 1.5 | ||
Business and Society Relationships | 1.5 | ||
Managing People and Organizations | 3 | ||
Strategy and Competitive Advantage | 3 | ||
Managerial Statistics | 3 | ||
| Subtotal | 18 | |
Functional Skills (3 courses, 9 credits) Courses will be selected by the Academic Director of the EMBA program in consultation with the EMBA program’s Curriculum Committee. | |||
Financial Reporting | 3 | ||
Information Technology Strategy | 3 | ||
Business Analytics | 3 | ||
Corporate Finance | 3 | ||
Managing Business Operations | 3 | ||
Managing Creativity, Ideation and Innovation in Start-ups and Corporations | 3 | ||
Marketing Management | 3 | ||
| Subtotal | 9 | |
Culminating Experience (3 credits) | |||
Special Topics in International Business: International Study Tour | 3 | ||
| Subtotal | 3 | |
Elective Courses (18 credits) Elective courses will be selected by the Academic Director of the EMBA program in consultation with the EMBA program curriculum committee. These courses may include additional Functional Skills courses not included above among the 3 functional skills courses. | |||
| Subtotal | 18 | |
| Total for Program | 48 | |
The program reserves the right to amend, modify and change the courses offered and/or the sequence of courses.
Degree Requirements
- Students must earn a total of 48 credits for the Executive MBA degree, maintain a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.000, and satisfy all Baruch College, Zicklin School of Business and Executive Programs policies, rules, and regulations.
- A student whose GPA falls below 3.000 after taking 6 or more credits in the program will be on academic probation. He or she must comply with all Baruch College requirements of grade probation status to continue in the program. Please refer to the current Baruch College Graduate Bulletin, discussion of General Academic Regulation for information on these requirements.
- Students taking all of the courses offered in this cohort program will be registered for 9 or more credits each semester. Thus they are considered to be full-time students.
Contact Information
Office of Executive Programs
Zicklin School of Business
Baruch College/CUNY
One Bernard Baruch Way, Box B13-282
New York, NY 10010-5585Phone: (646) 312-3100
Fax: (646) 312-3101
E-mail: Execzicklin@baruch.cuny.edu