24 Facts About Executive MBA

1.

The core courses in an Executive MBA program cover various areas of business administration such as accounting, applied statistics, human resources, business communication, business ethics, business law, strategic management, business strategy, finance, managerial economics, management, entrepreneurship, marketing, supply-chain management, and operations management in a manner most relevant to management analysis and strategy.

FactSnippet No. 2,301,227
2.

Accreditation bodies specifically for Executive MBA programs ensure consistency and quality of education.

FactSnippet No. 2,301,228
3.

An "Executive MBA", or EMBA, is a degree program similar to an MBA program that is specifically structured for and targeted towards corporate executives and senior managers who are already in the workforce.

FactSnippet No. 2,301,229
4.

Executive MBA degree has been adopted by universities worldwide in both developed and developing countries.

FactSnippet No. 2,301,230
5.

Modular Executive MBA programs are similar to part-time programs, although typically employing a lock-step curriculum with classes packaged together in blocks lasting from one to three weeks.

FactSnippet No. 2,301,231
6.

Full-time executive MBA programs are a new category of full-time one year MBA programs aimed at professionals with approximately five years or more.

FactSnippet No. 2,301,232
7.

Mini-Executive MBA is a term used by many non-profit and for-profit institutions to describe a training regimen focused on the fundamentals of business.

FactSnippet No. 2,301,233
8.

In rare cases, some Executive MBA degrees do not require students to have an undergraduate degree and will accept significant management experience in lieu of an undergraduate degree.

FactSnippet No. 2,301,234
9.

Executive MBA admissions consulting services exist to counsel Executive MBA applicants to improve their chances of getting admission to their desired Business Schools.

FactSnippet No. 2,301,235
10.

In general, Executive MBA programs are structured around core courses — an essentially standard curriculum — and elective courses that allow for a subject specialty or concentration.

FactSnippet No. 2,301,236
11.

The MFT-Executive MBA aims to assess skills, knowledge, and reasoning ability within the domain of standard Executive MBA curriculum.

FactSnippet No. 2,301,237
12.

In 1972, Swiss business school IMEDE began offering a full-time Executive MBA program, followed by IE Business School in 1973, and AGH University of Science and Technology in Cracow, Poland in 1974.

FactSnippet No. 2,301,238
13.

All of the founding members of the association to have their Executive MBA programs accredited by partner institutions in the United Kingdom or the United States of America.

FactSnippet No. 2,301,239
14.

Portuguese Executive MBA programs are increasingly internationally oriented, being taught in English.

FactSnippet No. 2,301,240
15.

Recently Executive MBA programs appeared in Ukraine where there are now about twenty schools of business offering a variety of Executive MBA programs.

FactSnippet No. 2,301,241
16.

Ukrainian Executive MBA programs are concentrated mainly on particulars of business and management in Ukraine.

FactSnippet No. 2,301,242
17.

AExecutive MBA offers the only professional membership association for Executive MBA students and graduates.

FactSnippet No. 2,301,243
18.

Executive MBA programs are offered in many public and private universities.

FactSnippet No. 2,301,244
19.

For example, while a foreign Executive MBA is still preferred in the Philippines, many students are now studying at one of many "Global Executive MBA" English language programs being offered.

FactSnippet No. 2,301,245
20.

English-only Executive MBA programs are offered in Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, and Thailand.

FactSnippet No. 2,301,246
21.

The concept of an Executive MBA is still not considered mainstream as traditional companies still perceive that knowledge and learning with respect to business and management can only be effectively gained through experience and not within a classroom.

FactSnippet No. 2,301,247
22.

The Otago Executive MBA is the longer established of the two, offering a 240 points program while AUT Executive MBA is a 180-point program.

FactSnippet No. 2,301,248
23.

The first Executive MBA program was offered in 1963 by Korea University Business School.

FactSnippet No. 2,301,249
24.

Deans at top business schools have acknowledged that media and public perception of the Executive MBA degree shifted as a result of the financial crisis.

FactSnippet No. 2,301,250