Boston Executive MBA

Early Admission Benefits

Early application is advisable, since class size is limited and qualified applicants are accepted on a first-come, first-serve basis.

Requirements

The admissions committee selects Executive MBA class members with diverse skills and backgrounds, all of whom:

• Have 10+ years of work experience
• Are experienced managers or senior professionals
• Continue to work full-time
• Represent diverse industries and professional backgrounds

In November 2009, BusinessWeek recognized the Boston University Executive MBA Program as #1 in New England, #18 in the US and #23 internationally, among the top Executive MBA Programs.

Successful managers are able to function in all kinds of teams, including those that are short-term, cross-functional, and long-term product development oriented. They need to know how teams operate, how to be a contributing team player, and how to manage high performance teams in many different situations.

The team learning program at Boston University provides students with an opportunity to apply course concepts in the context of a team-based environment. The team learning course occurs throughout the EMBA program and is integrated across the five modules and four residence weeks, including the capstone business plan.

Highly Relevant, Cross-Functional Curriculum

Our integrated approach strikes a balance between theory and real life through live case studies, experiential activities, and class discussions. You won’t find isolated courses because you won't find isolated functions in business. This approach enables you to analyze the impact of your solutions across all organizational units.

Moreover, you gain these skills in just 18 months: the program begins in December and ends in June of the following year.

World-Class Faculty

Classes are taught by senior faculty who have extensive experience working with corporate executives as managers and consultants. Their consulting practices and scholarly research keep them current on new technologies, trends, and best practices.

Team Learning

If you think of teaming as a “soft” skill, then you’ve never experienced true team learning. Once you’re here, you will be calling team learning a lot of things. But “soft” won’t be one of them.

Quality of Participants

Your peers are high-achieving, remarkable professionals. Diverse in their experiences and perspectives, they are an important source of shared learning, and a dynamic learning environment.

An Exceptional Alumni Network

After graduation, Executive MBA alumni engage in a wide-reaching international network of lasting professional contacts. Graduates organize periodic forums for alumni networking and lifelong learning. The EMBA program plans educational and social events and maintains a current searchable alumni database.

Fusing the Art, Science, and Technology of Business

The Boston University School of Management develops new ideas and insights for scholars and practitioners through its faculty’s research; and by fusing the art, science, and technology of business in our teaching, we impart knowledge of business disciplines with a unique cross-functional perspective to prepare ethical, innovative leaders for the good of society worldwide. Our students acquire advanced teaming skills, appreciate the impact of management systems, and understand the strategic and operating applications of new technologies.

To make your mark in today’s networked enterprise, you need to be able to anticipate change, harness it, and make it work for your organization.

That kind of vision can only come from your ability to see the enterprise as a whole system. And from analytical skills that reveal interconnections and intersections—not just as they are today, but how they could evolve tomorrow. It’s a vision that emerges in leaders who have learned to build teams that work.

At Boston University School of Management, interdependency and long-term impact pervade teaching and learning at all levels: undergraduate, graduate, and executive. Graduates of every program stand out as builders and leaders. They rise rapidly in their careers. And they develop the staying power needed in an era when technological advancement drives innovation and competitive advantage—in every department of every organization, in all sectors.

The School has changed the face of management education by building on our deep and broad strength in information technology. We use that strength and experience to drive and support our curriculum. We create interdependence between what we teach and how we teach it. The result: a pioneering approach to management development.

Here are just two of the many reasons our departments and programs rank among the top, nationally and internationally.

Boston University School of Management is accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB). AACSB International accreditation represents the highest standard of achievement for business schools, worldwide.