The Executive MBA program is designed for managers who work in a highly competitive and constantly evolving professional environment. The purpose is to help individuals update their skills and knowledge of modern business techniques with an overview of current social, political and economic forces that affect managerial decisions. The objective is to help the manager become an even more valuable asset to his or her organization while furthering personal career goals. Students meet one full day per week for classes, on alternating Friday nights and Saturdays. The curriculum emphasizes integrative managerial skills courses, with additional focus on international business issues.
Heavy emphasis is placed on collaborative group study.
To facilitate group work, each student receives access to Embanet, a powerful group conferencing software package designed especially for MBA students. In order to accommodate the schedules of busy professionals, the EMBA staff takes care of all administrative functions, including dissemination of textbooks and other course materials, and all scheduling and registration activities. The EMBA class is made up of no more than 35 students, each carefully selected to ensure a wide variety of management and professional backgrounds and experience. Ideally, KSU's EMBA would like to have all application materials completed one month prior to the beginning of classes. The EMBA program begins once a year and all students move through the program together, taking all classes in the same sequence.