Executive MBA

The Drexel Executive MBA Program is one of the area's most prominent programs. By delivering a comprehensive MBA curriculum that focuses on developing the region's future business leaders, we are on a trajectory of growth and quality, leading to our placement among the top Executive MBA programs worldwide. Here are just a few of the most recent developments that will continue to drive our success:

• To meet the needs of busy professionals like you, our weekend format requires a commitment of only one Friday and two Saturdays per month.
• In a 2005 survey of executive MBA programs by the international business newspaper Financial Times, the Drexel Executive MBA at LeBow College of Business placed 20th in the nation and 42nd in the world, marking the program’s third consecutive year of growth, advancing 10 positions in the nation and 14 in the world since 2003.
• In partnership with Dale Carnegie Training, we deliver exclusive individual and group communications coaching.
• The “Executive MBA Brown Bag Lunch Speaker Series” imparts the latest business trends from leaders of region’s top companies.
• Class lectures and discussions are supplemented by comprehensive online lectures and discussion groups.
• Our Executive MBA students have accrued, on average, 16 years worth of work experience, bringing in an diversified mix of managerial perspectives in a rich learning environment.
• The new strategy focused curriculum is infused with courses such as: Mergers and Acquisitions and Strategic Corporate Governance, both taught by one of the nation’s leading faculty.
• The Industry Perspectives Speaker series complements the program well and helps to bring “real-world” knowledge into the classroom almost daily. The series, organized by our Executives-in-Residence and faculty, illustrates the convergence of theory and practice.
• Our international retreat provides a unique capstone experience that breaks new ground for the fusion of higher education and leadership development.
• Executive MBA students learn best-of-breed content from Our Global Knowledge Network—comprised of leading researchers and sought after business consultants from Drexel University and select top tier institutions across the world who are exceptional in terms of quality, curriculum scope and degree of specialization.

In addition, our nationally renowned faculty members provide students with a solid theoretical understanding of current business practices. At the same time, we recognize that Executive MBA participants bring real-world challenges and experiences to class. Our professors facilitate classroom discussions that offer students the opportunity to share those experiences and discover real-world answers.

The Drexel Executive MBA is rigorous, challenging and intense. We recognize the unique demands our students face -- academically, professionally and personally. But everyone involved in the program is committed to helping students return to the academic world, while growing in their careers and personal lives.

I invite you to learn more about the Drexel Executive MBA program. It could be the start of the most rewarding phase of your career.

A major strength of the Drexel Executive MBA program is our focus on leadership development. At the core of this instruction is our team-based learning approach. Designed to help enhance the transfer of experiences, each student will progress through the program in diverse teams of three to five members, working on as many as 20 different assignments throughout the program. The orientation session involves team building exercises in which students work together to achieve common goals.

The Executive MBA is closely aligned with the needs of students and the business community and centers around five relevant and comprehensive modules. Starting with Enterprise Management, the program follows a sequential plan of study, building upon material learned from each of the previous modules. The fifth and final module, Strategic Leadership, is designed to assist students in discovering and focusing their individual talents to increase leadership ability.

Enterprise Management

Designed to develop skills and an understanding of social, political, economic and legal foundations and trends essential to organizations. Specific courses include:

• Measuring and Maximizing Financial Performance
• Foundations of Business and Performance
• Principles of Macro and Micro Economics
• The External Environment of Business

Functional Core

Designed to build a solid core of advanced business learning, this module will expose students to the latest academic trends from our internationally recognized research faculty. Specific courses include:

• Managerial Accounting
• Corporate Finance
• Business Statistics
• Marketing Strategy and Planning
• Operations Management
• Mergers and Acquisitions
• International Business Management
• Managerial Economics
• Business Communications Seminar

Technology Management

Designed to develop planning skills and an understanding of constantly emerging technological trends. Specific courses include:

• Managing Technological Innovations
• Strategic Information Technology Management
• Business Communications Seminar

Industry Perspectives

Pragmatic and essential, this module is integrated throughout the program with relevant coursework and case studies. Designed to bridge the gap between theory and the practical world, this module features an eight-week period devoted solely to tackling real-world issues facing today's industries.

• Incorporated throughout all modules
• Industry leaders participate as guest speakers -- industries include health care (pharmaceuticals and hospital administration), manufacturing, investment banking and financial services, consulting, telecommunications/technology, insurance, and transportation and logistics.

Strategic Leadership

Learn to inspire change and cultivate innovation within your organization. This module is designed to help professionals increase their leadership ability by exposing them to the latest self-assessment tools, industry best practices and strategies. Specific courses include:

• Leading High Performance Organizations
• Business Communications Seminar
• Business Ethics and Leadership
• Strategic Management
• Leadership Retreat

Business Communications Coaching with Dale Carnegie Training

Throughout the program, guest lecturers will speak to students on various topics, including effective presentations, effective written communications, negotiating skills, career management, and effective team building including exclusive personalized coaching with Dale Carnegie.