The Executive MBA program offered by The University of Alabama’s Manderson Graduate School of Business announces new features to its curriculum to better accommodate the schedules of busy working professionals.
A new streamlined format for the program – both in its Tuscaloosa and Huntsville-based tracks – offers a blend of in-person, classroom instruction and online learning. As a result, students can now earn their Executive MBA from UA in just 17 months via 34 in-class days.
This is in response to feedback from students that the previous format that required two weekends a month over 17 months was challenging to accommodate with work schedules and family obligations.
Class sessions will now be held on Fridays and Saturdays in one weekend a month with online course instruction and faculty support between in-person sessions.
Furthermore, the immersive international study trip is now optional to allow students to save on their EMBA experience. Previous study trips have gone to South Africa, Peru, Ecuador, and other locations to meet with and learn from local entrepreneurs and business executives and to gain an understanding of business as it applies to international settings.
In Time to Apply
The moves come ahead of the start of the Huntsville track in August 2020, which has July 6 as the last day to apply; the Tuscaloosa track starts in January 2021 with a deadline to apply on October 19, 2020.
About the changes, Donna Blackburn, director of the EMBA program, said, “We are responding to feedback from our students and greater industry trends with how we’ve reworked our curriculum.”
“Now more than ever, The University of Alabama EMBA is the right choice for a mid-career manager or executive looking to not only gain hard skills, but also build professional connections.”
About the Executive MBA at The University of Alabama
The Manderson EMBA brings together a group of highly successful managers, professionals, and executives across a broad spectrum of industries and job positions.
Our alumni call their experience in the EMBA program life-changing, challenging, valuable, and transformative.
The UA EMBA goal is to provide the tools and opportunities to drive more success for our students, alumni, and their companies. We emphasize leadership and improving business skills to further professional and personal aspirations.
Our EMBA faculty are leading experts who pay extraordinary attention to business processes and strategy. What you learn in class can be immediately transferred from classroom to company.
During your time in the program, you will be challenged by faculty to become active participants demonstrating return on investment to your companies through assignments, business cases and a final international NGO consulting project.
Faculty have a wealth of experience in their chosen areas. Among our faculty, you will find a great affinity for EMBA students encouraging professional growth. Drs. Strickland and Robert McLeod have taught in every TEMBA class since our inception. Many of the faculty serve on boards, are distinguished authors, consult with various government and industries as well as chair professional and academic organizations.
We encourage you to attend an open classroom and meet our faculty.