Our EMBA program is based on more than 115-years of proven success developing and
delivering programs for working professionals, and was designed to leverage the real-world
professional experience and knowledge of the EMBA participants with GGU's renowned
active and practice-based learning methods.
As you complete GGU's 16-month Executive MBA program, you will gain confidence not
only from advancing your knowledge of business and leadership concepts, but also from
mastering and applying what you learn to boost your professional performance.
From day one, you will have the opportunity to connect with a peer group of accomplished,
high-energy professionals, in the heart of San Francisco's thriving business district.
You will join an active alumni community that is 68,000-strong, and you will benefit
from a network of corporate partnerships and entrepreneurs that GGU has forged during
its 115-year history in the center of this world-changing business hub.
As a participant in the EMBA program, you will collaborate with and learn from executive
coaches and instructors who are influential business leaders and who transform GGU
classes into dynamic learning laboratories. More than 80% of our EMBA faculty members
are scholar-practitioners, and they will constantly challenge you to enhance your
business knowledge and hone your leadership skills by solving real, meaningful and
practical business problems.
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
Admission to this cohort program is limited to individuals with managerial and practical
experience from a variety of industries. Applicants are encouraged to submit all application
materials simultaneously to ensure an admissions decision can be made before the start
of the cohort. To be considered for the program, students must complete and submit
the following, in addition to the admission materials for all degree programs:
- A written statement of purpose that explains the applicant’s interests in how the
executive MBA program will benefit his/her career
- A writing sample
- A detailed resume showing at least five years of full-time work experience with three
years at the managerial or professional level
- A letter of recommendation from an officer of the applicant’s employing organization
Candidates will be contacted by the program director to schedule an interview upon
receipt of all applications documents.
PROGRAM FORMATS
GGU's EMBA program is designed for busy professionals who recognize the value of applying
their learning from day one. The program is delivered in a 16-month, accelerated cohort
format, specifically designed to leverage the professional experience of EMBA students.
During the program's four, 16-week trimesters, the cohort meets on GGU's campus every
other Saturday, where students are immersed in GGU's renowned activity-based learning
methodology. In between these on-campus sessions, EMBA students use GGU's innovative
eLearning platform to perform course work, connect and collaborate in teams and engage
in groundbreaking discussions with classmates and faculty members.
Throughout the program, EMBA students also have access to a wide range of on-campus
and online learning events — speakers, panels and workshops — that address current
management and leadership topics, cases and challenges.
LEARNING OUTCOMES
Graduates of the executive MBA program will be able to:
- Work effectively in teams
- Sell their ideas
- Apply theory to understand real practical situations
- Think “outside the box” and develop novel solutions
- Integrate the functional department issues into a coherent strategic whole
- Analyze and synthesize problems
- Manage the development of their own careers
Graduates will be knowledgeable about:
- Current international and global issues
- Ethical and diversity issues
- Current technology and environmental issues
- Leading change in an organization
- Current management trends
