Executive Master  of Business Administration

EMBA 5501 Survey of Business Concepts (3)
    An overview course of the business management field including the functional areas of accounting, economics marketing, finance, human relations and human resource management.  Must be completed as a prerequisite by all students as a condition of entrance in the EMBA program. (Prerequisite course to EMBA program; not for credit in other degree programs) Student must earn a “B” grade or better.
EMBA 6603 Human Resource Management (3)
    An overview of recruitment, selection, training, retention, compensation, and termination of employees and the relationship of an HR strategy to the strategic and operational roles of general managers.
EMBA 6611 Business Strategy (3)
    This course is the capstone course in the EMBA program.  It integrates the skills and knowledge developed in earlier courses and emphasizes case analysis.  Formulation and implementation of strategies are stressed.  The course includes an end-of-course comprehensive examination.  A grade of "B" or better is required to complete this course successfully. The course may not be transferred into the EMBA program.  Prerequisites: Completion of a minimum of 27 semester hours in the EMBA program, with a "B" average or better, including the following courses:  ACT 6691, MBA 6651, MBA 6631, MBA 6661 and MBA 6642; or approval of the department chair.  Students should be in the last term of their program when completing this course.
EMBA 6625 Specialized Study in the Area of EMBA Concentration (3)
    A study of problem or problems using research techniques. Selection of the problem must be approved by the student’s adviser, the instructor under whom the study is to be made, and the appropriate dean or site director. Preparation of an applied research paper is required and may involve an oral defense.
See semester hour limits listed under Course Restrictions in General Regulations section.
EMBA 6631 Managerial Finance (3)
    A comprehensive and advanced study of financial analysis, planning, and control techniques for a business entity with emphasis on corporations.
EMBA 6642 Quantitative Methods for Business (3)
    A blending of topics in business statistics and quantitative modeling applied to business problems. The course is designed to develop students’ ability to apply inferential statistical methods and modeling skills to decision making in business. Topics will include, but not be limited to, probability concepts, hypothesis testing, forecasting, simple and multiple regression, linear programming models, project management, and simulation.
EMBA 6651 Managerial Economics (3)
    A study of the decision-making process of business firms in the resource allocation process. Both the functioning of markets and the decisions of firms in a variety of market structures are considered. Various theories of the firm are used to study the optimal decision-making rules for business firms under conditions of uncertainty.
EMBA 6661 Strategic Marketing Management (3)
    An application of marketing concepts, principles and procedures for planning, development, implementation and control of marketing programs in profit and non-profit organizations. Emphasis is on the matching of organization resources and strengths with global marketing opportunities, and strategies to overcome environmental threats.
EMBA 6671 Organizational Behavior (3)
    A study of contemporary concepts and theories of organization and the behavior of individuals and groups applied to organizations in the global business environment.
EMBA 6673 Operations Management  (3)
    An analysis of the conditions under which production and management of goods and services take place in business organizations with attention to the delineation of roles played by management and labor in carrying out production and application of selected quantitative techniques used in production.
EMBA 6674 Ethics in Business (3)
    The course examines ethical problems and issues faced by managers in the American business and industry with attention to analyzing issues and developing recommended approaches to increase long-term organizational effectiveness.