The Executive MBA is a 48-credit program. The program begins with an In-Residence Week, held at UConn's main campus in Storrs, during which students get acquainted with the program, faculty, group-mates, and prepare for their upcoming projects. After In-Residence Week, classes meet every other weekend from September to June. The International Study Trip takes place in June when students travel to a foreign country, studying foreign business practices, management styles and norms, operations and the culture. The trip lasts one week. During the summer students work on their Executive Management Projects which incorporates their experience from the trip with the knowledge and skills gained from the first half of the program. The normal class schedule resumes in August and the program ends in April with a commencement ceremony.

Executive MBA classes are held at UConn's new downtown Hartford location - 100 Constitution Plaza. Classes meet every other Saturday and one Friday a month, in addition to the program's In-Residence Week and the International Study Trip. On a typical class day, a continental breakfast is served from 8:00 to 8:30. The morning session begins at 8:30 and continues until noon, with a mid-morning break. The afternoon session is from 1:00 to 5:00 and includes an afternoon break.

Program Philosophy

Why UConn's Executive MBA Program? Accrediting agencies and comparative college reviews recognize the quality and value of UConn’s MBA programs worldwide. The program has been fully and continuously accredited since 1958 by AACSB International, the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business. The University of Connecticut is consistently ranked the #1 public institution in New England by U.S. News & World Report, and the UConn School of Business ranks among the “Best B-Schools” in the nation according to Business Week. The School of Business is also recognized as a “Top Business School for 2004” according to The Wall Street Journal and the MBA program ranks among the nation’s top MBA programs for “Return on Investment” according to Forbes.

UConn has designed the Executive MBA Program to reflect the latest trends in management education. It incorporates those areas that business leaders tell us are essential for future managerial success. These include:

• Teamwork - The successful manager must be able to work effectively with others. Teamwork is an integral part of the EMBA curriculum. It is facilitated by small class size, study groups, group projects, and the development and improvement of interpersonal skills.

• Quality - Quality is the concept that underlies all aspects of a successful organization's operation. What quality means and how it can be incorporated into the organization is addressed throughout the curriculum and enhanced by periodic presentations from guest speakers.

• The Global Economy - Every aspect of the curriculum emphasizes that we are now part of a global economy. Special consideration is focused on this concept through the Global Business Issues course which includes an International Trip where participants meet with foreign business, government, and academic leaders. The trip focuses on a comprehensive understanding of international business issues.

• Communication Skills - The successful manager must have strong oral and written communication skills. A special workshop that encompasses these skills is included in the curriculum and is given during the In-Residence Week. In addition, oral and written projects are featured throughout the Program.

• Technology - Program participants learn to put technology to work through the use of laptop computers and state-of-the-art, integrated software that is used for data analysis, word processing and graphic presentations. Communication between participants and faculty is expanded by an electronic mail system through the laptop computers.

• Integration - Because EMBA Program participants bring a wide variety of skills and experience into the Program, students learn to view problems broadly, rather than relating them to a single function or industry. The Executive Management Project requires the application of this broad knowledge and skills to a subject of the participant's choosing.