Executive MBA (EMBA)

The EMBA program is a 49-credit "Premium" program designed for mid-career managers and executives. This carefully structured, sequential course of study allows students to gain a degree in just 21 months. Classes meet on Thursday nights and Saturday mornings, and team projects are frequently conducted via conference calls and the Internet in order to accommodate the busy professional.

Learning Goals
I. Personalized Education: The program will be responsive to the distinct goals, experiences, and talents of our students.
II. Articulate Expression: EMBA students will be able to present and defend their ideas articulately in a business context.
III. Analytical Decision Making: EMBA students will develop skills to approach business problems analytically.
IV. Entrepreneurial Leadership: EMBA students will have the capacity to lead by responding quickly to changing market opportunities and creating economic value in new and existing firms.
V. Global  Perspective: EMBA students will gain a global perspective of business and an appreciation of how that perspective informs business decisions.

Description & Requirements
The Executive M.B.A. prepares mid-career managers for the challenges of the positions they anticipate holding in the near future and enhances the skill base for those already at the senior level. Participants develop new competencies to add value to their organizations, using the EMBA as a springboard to the next level of their careers.

Chapman University is a truly unique place: a world class institution based on the values of personalized education in a small class setting. Argyros School faculty hold doctorates from renowned institutions, and their research is published in the most selective academic journals. And that’s just the beginning. Faculty combine their experience as consultants and expert witnesses with their industry knowledge to infuse the curriculum with real-life examples of business problems and solutions.

Chapman’s national reputation gives you a competitive advantage in the marketplace as well. U.S. News and World Report ranks Chapman as a top tier western region master’s university; Barron’s Profiles of American Colleges lists Chapman as “very competitive”; Peterson’s Competitive Colleges says Chapman “routinely attracts and admits an above-average share of the nation’s highest achieving students”; the Templeton Guide: Colleges that Encourage Character Development recognizes Chapman as one of only 100 schools nationwide to encourage this type of student growth, and Yahoo named Chapman as a top “wired” campus. Of the more than 2,000 global business schools, the Argyros School is one of only 555 to hold AACSB accreditation.