Part-time Study
Executive Master of Business Administration
Program Overview
The executive MBA is an integrated, 15-month, five quarter cohort-based program designed to develop future leaders and general managers in organizations serious about improving customer satisfaction, product quality, and organizational success. The executive MBA option is a general management program for executives with extensive work experience. This program can be completed in alternating weekends in a two-year time frame.
A team of RIT faculty and executives from all sectors of business and industry designed the executive MBA for professionals with substantial career experience. Using practical approaches to improving business results and increasing personal productivity, participants in the program:
* strengthen their leadership and interactive skills by collaborating with teams of professional peers and faculty;
* develop strategic perspectives consistent with the needs of customers, stockholders, employees, the community, and other organizational stakeholders;
* apply cross-functional approaches to enhance their analytical and decision-making capabilities, and
* obtain a solid foundation in the functional areas of business.
Curriculum Review
The Executive MBA program consists of six weekends per quarter, for a total of 30 weekends over the program’s 15 months. Students also must attend two one-week on-campus sessions and a one-week international study trip.
The first two quarters of the curriculum focus on core business concepts, providing fundamental skills, knowledge, and perspectives in accounting, statistics, leadership, finance, and economics. The remaining three quarters of the program extend that foundation and develop cross-functional analysis skills, with an emphasis on strategy, marketing, technology and international business. Interdisciplinary examples, case analyses and an applied orientation are key components of the program.
The Executive MBA program also includes practical experience obtained through capstone consulting projects; ongoing support for career-oriented skills such as career development planning, communications and team building; the application of a cross-functional business simulation model; and a week-long international business trip.
Curriculum
Mid-August
0102-806 Team Building and Business Ethics (one week)
0101-801 Accounting and Organizational Goals
0101-802 Managerial Accounting
0101-810 Leadership
0103-840 Microeconomics
0102-800 Leadership Development Skills I
Quarter Two, Winter
0104-845 Valuation and Capital Budgeting
0104-846 Financial Planning and Analysis
0103-841 Macroeconomics
0106-860 Data Analysis
0102-801 Leadership Development Skills II
Quarter Three, Spring
0102-818 Strategic Thinking I
0102-819 Strategic Thinking II
0105-851 Marketing Strategy
0106-861 Statistics for Decision Making
Late May
0106-875 Business Simulation: Consulting Skills (one week)
Quarter Four, Summer
0105-860 Internet Marketing
0106-864 Systems Support for Operations
0102-889 Capstone Consulting Project I
0102-816 Technology Management
Quarter Five, Fall
0102-820 International Business
0104-850 International Finance
0102-890 Capstone Consulting Project II
0102-802 Leadership Development Skills III
0102-825 International Seminar
0102-860 Executive Leadership
Career Outcomes
Job TitlesSenior Financial Analyst, IS Manager, Project Manager, Quality Supervisor, Senior Accountant, Risk Analyst, Business Analyst
Functions
Financial and budget analysis, auditing, financial planning, investment and securities, market research, information systems management, project planning and technical specialist
Recent Employers
Xerox, Merck & Company Inc., First Empire/M&T Bank, Coopers & Lybrand, Deloitte & Touche, Eastman Kodak Co.
Admission Requirements
Executive MBA students must have a minimum of six years of professional work experience. Courses are conducted all day Friday and Saturday on alternating weekends during the academic year. Participants work in teams, studying a curriculum that focuses on developing general management skills. The executive MBA program is structured in an interactive fashion, with an emphasis on cross-functional integration.
In order to be considered for admission to the executive MBA program, a candidate must:
1. have a minimum of six to eight years of professional work experience;
2. have earned a bachelor's degree;
3. be interviewed by a representative of the executive MBA team; and
4. submit a completed admissions package.
Sponsorship
Employer sponsorship includes several dimensions. The sponsor must agree to permit the candidate to attend scheduled Friday/Saturday classes, the two required summer weeks, and the one-week international study trip. Business owners or individuals may sponsor themselves.
All correspondence regarding executive MBA admission information and the submission of required documents should be sent to:
Executive MBA Program, College of Business, Rochester Institute of Technology, 107 Lomb Memorial Drive, Rochester, NY 14623-5608, (595) 475-7435, (585) 475-6441 (fax), embamail@rit.edu