The Executive MBA program is a cohort-based 48-credit program designed to meet the needs of experienced professionals who are ready to take their careers to the next level. The program builds on students’ professional experiences by helping them master the fundamentals of business as well as develop functional knowledge in the core business disciplines of marketing, finance, accounting, information systems, and operations management. Building on that foundation, students take advanced and specialized courses in areas such as managerial strategy, international business, and leadership.
The Executive MBA program leads to a Master of Business Administration degree.
Admission Requirements
- Five or more years of professional/managerial experience. Generally, this experience should be post-undergraduate.
- An undergraduate degree from an accredited university or foreign equivalent.
- Appropriate quantitative skills acquired via academic training or professional experience. These skills may also be demonstrated through a satisfactory score on the Executive Assessment (EA), the GMAT, or the GRE.
EMBA Curriculum
The program has a total of 48 credits, offered over six consecutive trimesters.
Course | Title | Credits |
Required Foundational/Fundamental Skills (21 credits) |
| Strategic Business Communication | 3 |
| Firms in the Global Economy | 1.5 |
| Introduction to International Business | 1.5 |
| Overview of Business Law and Ethics | 1.5 |
| Business and Society Relationships | 1.5 |
| Managing People and Organizations | 3 |
| Strategy and Competitive Advantage | 3 |
| Managerial Statistics | 3 |
| Business Consulting Practicum | 3 |
| Subtotal | 21 |
Functional Skills (9 credits) Three courses will be selected by the Academic Director of the EMBA program in consultation with the program’s Curriculum Committee. |
| Financial Reporting | 3 |
| Information Technology Strategy | 3 |
| Business Analytics | 3 |
| Corporate Finance | 3 |
| Managing Business Operations | 3 |
| Managing Creativity, Ideation and Innovation in Start-ups and Corporations | 3 |
| Marketing Management | 3 |
| Subtotal | 9 |
Topical/Elective Courses (15 credits) These courses are selected by the program Academic Director and Curriculum Committee from the graduate business courses that are offered in the Zicklin School of Business. Shown here are courses that have been offered in recent years. This list may be modified from year to year to reflect developments in the field and topics of current interest. These courses may include additional functional skills courses not included above among the three required functional skills courses. In addition to traditional courses, these include special topics courses that are designed for particular cohorts. Special topics courses may be offered more than once in the same cohort, as long as the topic is different. |
 | Venture Capital and Entrepreneurial Finance | 3 |
| Special Topics in Corporate Finance: Mergers, Acquisitions and Private Equity | 3 |
| Special Topics in Organizational Behavior and Human Resources Management: Leadership Capstone | 1.5 |
| Special Topics in Organizational Behavior and Human Resources Management: Improv for Leadership | 1.5 |
| Entrepreneurial Strategy | 3 |
| Negotiation Strategy | 1.5 |
| Special Topics in Digital Marketing | 1.5 |
| | Subtotal | 15 |
Culminating Experience (3 credits) |
| Special Topics in International Business: International Study Tour | 3 |
| Subtotal | 3 |
Total for Program | 48 |
The program reserves the right to amend, modify and change the courses offered and/or the sequence of courses.
Degree Requirements
Students must earn a total of 48 credits for the MBA degree, maintain a cumulative grade point average (GPA) of at least 3.00, and satisfy all Baruch College, Zicklin School of Business and Executive Programs policies, rules, and regulations.
A student whose GPA falls below 3.00 after taking 9 or more credits in the program will be on academic probation. He or she must comply with all Baruch College requirements of grade probation status to continue in the program. Please refer to the current Baruch College Graduate Bulletin, discussion of General Academic Regulations, for more information on these requirements.
Because this is a cohort program, all students take the same courses together and in the same order. Any student who enters grade probation status may not be able to complete the EMBA program within the period of about 22 months.
Students taking all of the courses offered in this cohort program will be registered for 9 or more credits each semester.
EMBA Program Learning Goals
Executive Leadership and Teamwork | Executive students will develop an analytical and entrepreneurial mindset that prepares them to function effectively in teams and guide their organizations in the face of innovation and disruptive changes in the business and social environments. |
Executive Knowledge & Competencies | Executive students will build on their prior business and organizational experience through carefully-tailored coursework to further develop and integrate their knowledge of the functional areas of business and strengthen their competencies as executive leaders. |
Executive Communication | Executive students will demonstrate the effective, persuasive (1) oral and (2) written communication skills needed to articulate and convey shared meaning that leads to commitment and successful action. |
Global Awareness | Executive students will gain knowledge of differences in perspectives, institutions, and practices from businesses and non-profit organizations around the world and understand how to build international strategies that benefit their organizations. |
Ethical and Social Awareness | Executive students will develop clear understandings of the impact of their behavior; their responsibilities as business leaders to uphold ethical principles in their dealings; and the impact of their business practices on multiple stakeholders, including economic, social and natural environments, as well as inclusion and diversity. |
Contact Information
Office of Executive Programs
Zicklin School of Business
Baruch College/CUNY
One Bernard Baruch Way, Box B13-282
New York, NY 10010-5585
Phone: (646) 312-3100
Fax: (646) 312-310
Email: ExecZicklin@baruch.cuny.edu