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Executive MBA

Gain the tools you need to become a more decisive and dynamic leader while cultivating the analytical thinking for which Simon is known. Our Executive MBA program features career resources, professional development opportunities, and global immersion projects to create a truly transformative leadership experience. The program’s high-flex format allows you to complete the program online or with a combination of online and in-class learning—making going back to school more manageable.

Information about faculty and research can be found on the Executive MBA website.

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Application Requirements

  • Online application form
  • Current resume
  • Two required essays (250–500 words)
  • College transcripts
  • Two professional references
  • Optional: GMAT or GRE test results
  • Optional: Video essay

Preferred Candidate Profile

Managers preparing for the next phase of their career, promoting change in their organization, increasing their business performance, or redefining their personal goals. Ten to fifteen years of experience preferred. Simon’s Executive MBA is a non-visa-sponsoring program.

If you have less work experience or prefer in-person study, explore Simon’s Professional MBA program.

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The Simon Executive MBA has been specifically designed to help you, the working professional, no matter what your career objectives may be. The unique lockstep curriculum sequence moves you through the initial foundational tools and functional knowledge before culminating in strategic application. There are 15 required courses, three electives, plus two complementary courses available to customize your study. Executive MBA students meet each Wednesday and two Saturdays per month.

Graduate Course TitlesLink to section

STEM classes are designated with a single asterisk (*).

EMBA Core Courses

  • ACC 401: Corporate Financial Accounting
  • ACC 410: Managerial Accounting and Performance Measurement*
  • CIS 401: Information Systems for Management*
  • EXP 420: Managerial Decision Analysis
  • EXP 422: Managerial Data Analysis
  • EXP 485: New Venture Development
  • FIN 402: Capital Budgeting and Corporate Objectives*
  • FIN 413: Corporate Finance and Capital Budgeting*
  • MKT 402: Marketing Management
  • OMG 402: Operations Management*
  • STR 401: Managerial Economics
  • STR 403: Organization and Strategy
  • STR 421: Competitive Strategy
  • STR 422: Game Theory for Managers*

Other MBA Courses

  • ACC 411: Applied Financial Statement Analysis with Data Analytics*
  • ACC 417: Auditing*
  • ACC 418: Taxes and Business Strategy*
  • ACC 423: Financial Reporting I
  • ACC 424: Financial Reporting II
  • ACC 436: Research into Professional Accounting Standards
  • ACC 437: Basic Federal Income Tax Accounting
  • ACC 438: Auditing II – Auditing and Information Systems*
  • ACC 439: Accounting Analytics for Forensics*
  • ACC 440: Basic Income Tax – Business Entities and Gift/Estate Taxes
  • ACC 441: Gov/Nonprofit, Sustainable and Responsible Accounting
  • ACC 447: Reporting Analytics in Financial Markets*
  • BPP 426: Macroeconomic Policy: Choices and Outcomes*
  • BPP 433: Business Law and Policy
  • CIS 413: Managing Digital Products and Platforms*
  • CIS 415: Business Process Analysis and Design*
  • CIS 417: Introduction to Business Analytics*
  • CIS 418: Advanced Business Modeling and Analysis Using Spreadsheets*
  • CIS 431: Big Data*
  • CIS 432: Machine Learning for Business Analytics*
  • CIS 433: AI and Deep Learning*
  • CIS 434: Social Media and Text Analytics*
  • CIS 461: Strategy and Business Systems Consulting Practicum
  • ENT 442C: Practicum in Urban Entrepreneurship
  • ENT 442X: International Business Practicum/Israel Immersion
  • FIN 411: Investments*
  • FIN 418: Quantitative Investing*
  • FIN 421: Asset Management
  • FIN 424: Financial Options and Strategic Flexibility*
  • FIN 430: Advanced Capital Budgeting and Strategic Financial Management
  • FIN 434: Investments and Trading Strategy*
  • FIN 438: Mergers and Acquisitions*
  • FIN 439: Corporate Restructuring*
  • FIN 442X: International Finance – Swiss Immersion
  • FIN 443: Special Topics in Finance: Private Equity*
  • FIN 444: Entrepreneurial Finance*
  • FIN 446: Financial Technology*
  • FIN 447: ESG and Sustainable Investing*
  • FIN 448: Fixed Income Securities*
  • FIN 449: Special Topics in Finance: Real Estate*
  • FIN 450: Finance Project
  • GBA 419: Leading Teams
  • GBA 435: Negotiation Theory and Practice: Bargaining for Value
  • GBA 436R: Predictive and Causal Analytics*
  • GBA 439: Elements of Leadership
  • GBA 441: Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility
  • GBA 442X: Doing Business in South Africa
  • HSM 420: Business Economics of the Health Care Industry*
  • HSM 430: Health Sciences Management and Strategy
  • HSM 437: Managing Health Care Operations
  • HSM 440: Evolving Medical Markets
  • HSM 452: Health Care Accounting and Finance
  • HSM 454: Leading Health Care Organizations
  • HSM 464: Health IT and Analytics
  • MKT 412: Marketing Research*
  • MKT 413: Applied Product Management
  • MKT 414/STR 423: Pricing Policies*
  • MKT 421: Advanced Marketing Strategy*
  • MKT 431: Consumer Behavior
  • MKT 432: New Product Strategy
  • MKT 433: Advertising Strategy
  • MKT 437: Digital Marketing Strategy*
  • MKT 438: B2B Pricing
  • MKT 439/STR 439: Advanced Pricing*
  • MKT 440: Pricing Analytics*
  • MKT 441: Brand Management Workshop*
  • MKT 448: Brand Strategy Workshop
  • MKT 449: Global Marketing Strategy
  • MKT 450: Product Management Workshop
  • MKT 451: Consumer and Brand Research*
  • MSM 491: Math for Management
  • OMG 411: Supply Chain Analytics*
  • OMG 415: Process Improvement*
  • OMG 416: Project Management*
  • STR 424: Human Resource Strategy
  • STR 425: Innovation Strategy
  • STR 427: Organizational Behavior
  • STR 428: Strategy Beyond Markets
  • STR 437: Leading a Culture of Innovation