They help business leaders build a framework for analyzing the most difficult business problems. These executive students learn to go beyond the usual analysis and seek out the larger set of opportunities each business challenge may offer. The ASU MBA for Executives is delivered in a format that minimizes the impact on full-time managers and executives. Class sessions held on alternating Fridays and Saturdays ease the impact on families and work. Courses offered in the summer allow students to complete the degree in 22 months.
Students typically spend two to three hours of outside study for each hour of class time.
There are eight hours of class time each week, so an additional 16 to 24 hours of preparation is not unusual for the program. However, executive students have opportunities to integrate their full-time work projects into class assignments. Work projects for class can be incorporated into homework, team assignments, research, class papers and presentations. This course work offers real value for sponsoring corporate organizations. Executive student interaction contributes to the program's educational value.