BUSGEN-MBA - MBA - General Business

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Business Administration, M.B.A. (Executive)
The E.M.B.A. program is designed for business professionals with a minimum of eight years of work experience and is designed to allow successful practicing managers to enrich and enhance their organizational effectiveness through theoretical founding in core business functions. Developed especially for upwardly mobile managers, the E.M.B.A. program capitalizes on existing career and life experience. The program adds career value by exposing students to cross-functional business knowledge, improved professional networks and heightened confidence that comes with a life-changing experience.

E.M.B.A. classes are scheduled Friday afternoon and all-day Saturday every other week, 1:00 - 5:00 p.m. Fridays, and 8:00 -11:45 a.m. and 12:45 - 4:30 p.m. Saturdays. The E.M.B.A. program takes 21 months to complete. Students must participate in one required international trip in the third term. Participants go through the program as an integrated group, benefiting from close working relationships and enriched by the diversity of backgrounds and experiences.

Business Administration, M.B.A. (Full-Time One Year)
The Full-Time One Year M.B.A. program is designed for individuals who want to advance their career rapidly. The program is a superior educational experience that provides knowledge and skills in key business disciplines so that students can become successful in their careers. The program is a rigorous 12-month program with classes offered during the day and evening hours. The core and elective courses meet once per week, Monday through Thursday, with limited offerings Saturday mornings. Students must take the required core courses as scheduled each term because of prerequisite sequencing.

Each 14-week term is divided into two seven-week modules, A and B, with each module course earning two credit hours.

Business Administration, M.B.A. (Full-Time Two Year)
The Full-Time Two Year M.B.A. program is an intensive two-year program with classes offered during the days and evenings. This program is designed for individuals who have been working and now want to focus exclusively on their graduate management education before re-entering the business world. During the first year, the emphasis of the program is on building team skills and creating a common body of knowledge. Students will leverage this knowledge to provide a solid foundation for elective courses taken during the second year.

Each 14-week term is divided into two seven-week modules, A and B, with four courses in each module earning two credit hours per course. Exceptions to the curriculum schedule must be approved in advance by the Graduate Student Enrollment and Engagement Office. Having courses offered in the module format allows students to take more courses with the goal of gaining depth of knowledge in specific areas. As a result, students can develop expertise in an academic concentration. To provide students with a greater variety of elective courses, elective classes are scheduled in the morning, afternoon and evening.

Business Administration, M.B.A. (M.B.A. Direct)
The MBA Direct is a cohort-based, face-to-face program and focuses on three pillars of excellence: Leadership, Analytics, & Experiential Learning.

The curriculum format is 100% online, with a strong emphasis on experiential learning. The learning environment is interactive and students will get an in-person MBA, face-to-face with faculty and classmates, simply administered in a virtual classroom.

Classes are orchestrated with both synchronous and asynchronous components. Whether completing independent deliverables, or participating in live breakout sessions, students in the SMU Cox MBA Direct will benefit from the best of both – the flexibility they need, without sacrificing the high level of in-person engagement they want. Designed to accommodate the needs of a working professional, the synchronous portions of class will meet for about 90 minutes each week, in the evenings.

Business Administration, M.B.A. (Online)
The Online MBA, is a cohort-based, face-to-face program ideal for individuals who want to build or transition their career in the fields of Marketing, Entrepreneurship, Finance or Information Technology, among other business disciplines. The SMU Cox Online MBA will focus on three pillars of excellence: Leadership, Analytics, & Experiential Learning.

The curriculum format is 100% online, with a strong emphasis on experiential learning. The learning environment is interactive and students will get an in-person MBA, face-to-face with faculty and classmates, simply administered in a virtual classroom.

Classes are orchestrated with both synchronous and asynchronous components. Whether completing independent deliverables, or participating in live breakout sessions, students in the SMU Cox Online MBA will benefit from the best of both – the flexibility they need, without sacrificing the high level of in-person engagement they want. Designed to accommodate the needs of a working professional, the synchronous portions of class will meet for about 90 minutes each week, in the evenings.

Business Administration, M.B.A. (Professional)
The P.M.B.A. program is designed for those individuals who want to enhance their current career progression without leaving the workforce. The program is six consecutive terms during 24 months, with evening and Saturday morning classes. During the first three terms, required core courses help develop a strong foundation in fundamental business principles. To build on this foundation, students may choose electives to gain expertise in a specific area or choose a more broad-based selection of electives. Each 14-week term is divided into two seven-week modules, A and B, with each module course earning two credit hours.

Students must remain with their entering class and cohort section for all required core courses. The elective courses meet once a week, Monday through Thursday evenings, with limited offerings Saturday mornings. Students must take the required core courses as scheduled each term because of the prerequisite sequencing. One elective course during the P.M.B.A. program is required to be an international business course.