• Introduction
• Recognition
• Curriculum
• Course Delivery Format
• Admission
• Graduation Requirement

Introduction

The Executive Masters in Business Administration (EMBA) is a general management program. The EMBA program prepares experienced managers from a variety of backgrounds and professions for senior leadership roles in their organizations.

Upon successful completion, graduates will have demonstrated, in an interdisciplinary and integrative fashion, the ability to:

• Compete successfully in a global business environment;

• Use business information systems appropriately;

• Think critically, solve problems and be creative;

• Communicate effectively in the business environment; and

• Use interpersonal skills in a business environment.

Recognition

The Executive Masters in Business Administration (EMBA) program is approved by the UAE Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research. As Zayed University is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education, the program is internationally recognized for further education and employment in private and public sector organizations.

Furthermore, the College of Business Sciences is a candidate for:

• AACSB International (The US-based Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business); and
• AMBA (The Association of MBAs, based in the UK).

Curriculum

At the beginning of the program, students take an intensive one-day orientation. The orientation offers a number of workshops to introduce students to the program, during which students are introduced to Blackboard (virtual classroom software), case study and analysis, library resources, and the writing of reports and reference citations.

The curriculum is firmly grounded in the functional areas of the business enterprise. Additional courses are designed to introduce managers to developments significantly impacting business, including technological advances, globalization and the internet economy.

The EMBA curriculum consists of 12 six and one-half week courses for a total of 36 credits for the Executive Masters degree.

Year One

• BUS 663 Organizational Behavior and Leadership
• BUS 610 Accounting
• BUS 666 Managerial Economics
• BUS 640 Human Resource Management
• BUS 680 Marketing Management
• BUS 630 Corporate Finance

Year Two

• BUS 660 Entrepreneurship
• BUS 667 Operations Management
• BUS 668 International Law and Business Ethics
• BUS 650 Enterprise Systems Management
• BUS 631 International Finance and Banking
• BUS 620 Capstone Seminar in Global Business Strategy

Course Delivery Format

The format for delivering the EMBA program is designed to minimize time away from work and family while maximizing interaction with fellow students and faculty.

Faculty members utilize a mix of in-classroom and distance learning instruction that demonstrate the flexibility needed to accommodate experienced working graduate students. The in-classroom instruction for each course is conducted every six and one-half weeks on Thursday, Friday and Saturday in full day sessions. Additional off-site lectures are provided on CDs. Blackboard customized courseware, with e-mail and course management features, is used to deliver the offsite e-learning component of the curriculum. Portions of some courses involve videoconferencing. Students and faculty interact frequently to exchange e-mail, transfer files, submit papers, and access course materials in the form of PowerPoint slides during courses.

The EMBA program is delivered over a period of 24 months at Zayed University located in Abu Dhabi and/or Dubai.

For more information on admission deadline please visit the Key Dates section of our website.

Admission

• Admission is open to males and females of all nationalities.
• Program expectations are high and require participants to balance the demands of a career, family and a graduate academic program. 
• The ideal candidate will be a motivated individual with three to five years of managerial experience who has shown outstanding promise within their organization.
• Applicants must have earned a four-year baccalaureate degree with a GPA of 2.5 or higher from an accredited university.
• In addition, applicants must have at least three years of mid- to upper-level management experience.
• Applicants must demonstrate sufficient English proficiency to manage a challenging, fast-paced program.
• Applicants are required to have a basic knowledge of accounting, finance, economics and statistics prior to gaining entry into the main masters program. Applicants may therefore be required to successfully complete appropriate pre-program courses at the discretion of the Admissions Committee. Students who have completed the equivalent courses at other institutions will be exempted from this requirement.

For more information on the admission requirements, application procedure and program cost, please visit the Admissions and Fees section of our website.

Graduation Requirement

Graduate students must maintain a minimum grade point average (GPA) of 3.0 in course work taken in fulfillment of the requirements of a masters degree.