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Degree Requirements

L-EMBA - 
Leadership Executive Master of Business Administration

Marilyn E Gist, PhD, Program Director

Graduate Degree Requirements

from Seattle University's Bulletin of Information 2006-2007


Leadership Executive Master of Business Administration

Minimum credits* required for degree: 60

Tuition and Fees

Course Work - all courses are required and taken in a cohort fashion.

The L-EMBA is a 20-month cohort program encompassing 60 credits over 6 quarters. This program complements executive schedules with courses offered in compact, 3-day modules.

I. Executive Leadership, First and Second Quarters

Twenty credits, including:

Credits
EXLR 509 Building Vision for a Global Commons 2
EXLR 510 Creating High Impact Teams 4
EXLR 511 Leading Organizations 3
EXLR 512 Ethical Leadership 3
EXLR 515 Leadership for a Just and Humane World 3
EXLR 513 Leadership Synthesis, Reflection, and Development 4
EXLR 514 Leadership Assessment and Coaching 1

II. Instruments for Organizational Effectiveness, Third Quarter

Ten credits, including:

Credits

EMBA 504

Accounting for Strategic Decision Making

4

EMBA 506 Microeconomic Concepts: Strategic Decision-making Tools and Frameworks

2

EMBA 513 Law and Corporate Social Responsibility

2

EMBA 566

Quantitative Analysis for Business Leaders

2

III. Strategic Positioning for Global Success, Fourth Quarter

Ten credits, including:

Credits

EMBA 505

Strategic Analysis of Domestic and International Economic Environments

2

EMBA 507

Global Financial Management, Part I

2

EMBA 517

Strategic Marketing

3

EMBA 519

Global Strategy Formation

3

IV. Enhancing Business Unit Performance, Fifth Quarter

Ten credits, including:

Credits

EMBA 515

Global Financial Management, Part II

2

EMBA 560

Corporate Information Strategy and Management

2

EMBA 561

Strategy Implementation: Putting It All Together

6

V. Capstone: Leading for Impact and Legacy, Sixth Quarter

Ten credits, including:

Credits

EMBA 583 Emerging Topics in Business 1
EMBA 585 Integrating Leadership and Business Practices 4
EMBA 588 The Art of Influence and Negotiation 2
EMBA 589 Planning for Significant Legacy 3

VI. Electives

EMBLA 596 Independent Study Course 0-4

This course allows flexibility to adapt the curriculum for special and unforeseen needs.  Examples may include:  an optional global study tour, bringing prior ELP alums who return for the EMBA degree to the current credit hour standard (20 hours vs. 17), and/or potentially exempting a student from a course if she/he has advanced training in that area (e.g., a CPA might merit exemption from the Accounting course at the determination of that area’s professor). 


Degree and Certificate Offered

Executive Leadership Master of Business Administration (L-EMBA)

Executive Leadership Certificate Program

Objectives

The Albers School of Business and Economics has established a two-year, 60-credit hour, Leadership – Executive Masters in Business Administration (L-EMBA). Participants in the program are seasoned professionals who are employed as mid- to senior-level managers in organizations. This program operates on a concentrated schedule in which classes are offered typically every 3 to 4 weeks, for 3 full, consecutive days (e.g., Thursday through Saturday). The program will be taught in a cohort fashion with all students progressing through the program at the same time and rate.

The L-EMBA provides a balanced emphasis on leadership formation and the core knowledge/skills which are required for business management. This program builds on a demonstrated competence in the Albers School of Business and Economics supporting leadership formation among executives.

Planned objectives for participants in the program are as follows:

Become strong and capable leaders in upper management

Have an affinity for maximizing performance through effective execution

Focus on the big picture/strategic management

Become more self aware of personal power and impact

Develop strategic positioning, business/financial analysis and integration abilities

Comprehend and plan for the impact of ongoing globalization

 



The Albers School is AACSB accredited

 

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