Program Overview

Executive MBA Program

The Executive MBA program at California Lutheran University is designed for successful career-minded individuals striving to achieve their next big goals and perform at peak potential. This hybrid program explores topics relevant to senior leaders, from managing people to managing processes and operations.

Program Highlights

• The program is ACBSP-accredited and designed for professionals with a minimum of 5-7 years of professional experience.
• It focuses on five key areas of leadership and management.
• The program features 16 courses delivered in a hybrid model: 8 on-campus, 7 online, and 1 travel course.
• The on-campus courses are offered in a compressed weekend format to accommodate busy schedules.
• Courses are offered year-round through eight terms that are eight weeks in length each.
• The entire program is designed to be completed in 18 months.

Curriculum

The curriculum includes a range of courses designed to equip students with the knowledge and skills necessary for top leadership positions. These courses cover:

• Leading Operations: Marketing Management for Executives, Finance for Executives, Strategic Decision Making for High Performance, Information Systems for Executives, Global Supply Chain Management.
• Managing Processes: Organizational Design, Project Management.
• Leading People: People Management, Negotiations and Conflict Management, Ethical and Legal Practices.
• Leading Strategy: Strategy Development in a Global Context, Innovation and Organizational Entrepreneurship, Global Economics for Executives.
• Professional Advancement & Integration: Professional and Personal Development Seminar, Executive Business Immersion, Final Project (Travel).

Course Details

• EMBA 506 - Marketing Management for Executives: Insights and strategies for positioning organizations and their products/services in highly competitive markets.
• EMBA 504 - Finance for Executives: Framework, concepts, and tools for analyzing financial decisions based on modern financial thought.
• EMBA 502 - Strategic Decision Making for High Performance: The decision-making process and the role of management science in that process.
• EMBA 509 - Information Systems for Executives: Links between business strategy and information technology, organizational implications of information and IT.
• EMBA 514 - Global Supply Chain Management: Planning and controlling the flow of materials into, through, and out of an organization.
• EMBA 503 - Organizational Design: Formal, guided process for integrating people, information, and technology of an organization.
• EMBA 511 - Project Management: Introduction to the basic fundamentals of project management.
• EMBA 505 - People Management: Knowledge of processes and practical tools for connecting organizational excellence to people management.
• EMBA 508 - Negotiations and Conflict Management: Major concepts and theories of the negotiation process and conflict resolution.
• EMBA 501 - Ethical and Legal Practices: Ethical and legal issues that managers face in the practice of leadership.
• EMBA 500 - Strategy Development in a Global Context: Merging topics of strategy development with advanced issues of managing the geographic scope of the firm.
• EMBA 512 - Innovation and Organizational Entrepreneurship: Corporate entrepreneurship and innovation within established organizations.
• EMBA 510 - Global Economics for Executives: Insight into the complex workings of macroeconomics from a contemporary theoretical perspective and practice.
• EMBA 513 - Professional and Personal Development Seminar: Help students increase self-understanding and improve their ability to set and follow future goals.
• EMBA 520 - Executive Business Immersion: Integration of all foundation courses to provide knowledge, skills, and abilities needed for success in the EMBA program.
• EMBA 599 - Final Project (Travel): Comprehensive business plan for a new venture or a consulting project with a local or global organization.

Travel Course

The travel course is a 10-day global study experience that immerses students in international business practices and professional networking. Recent trips have included visits to Germany, Austria, and Ireland, where students meet with leadership at large corporations and small companies, and engage in discussions with experts on the local economy and developmental agencies.

Admission Process

Candidates for admission should submit a complete application portfolio by the priority deadline for the cohort they wish to enroll in. Admission decisions are based on a review of the following materials:

• A completed application and non-refundable application fee.
• Official transcripts from a regionally accredited college or university verifying the applicant's bachelor's degree or equivalent.
• One professional recommendation.
• Resume demonstrating at least 5 years of progressive managerial or professional experience.
• Interview with the Program Director.

Tuition and Fees

Tuition and fees for the current year are listed as follows:

• Tuition: $1,220 per credit.
• Deposit: $300.
• Technology Fee: $60 per term.
• Wellness Fee: $40 per term.
• Application Fee: $32 online, $65 paper. Additional fees may include an Audit Fee, Late Registration Fee, Late Transaction Fee, Graduate and Professionals Student Council Activity Fee, and Transcript Fee. All fees are subject to change without notice.