Associate Dean and Director of the Executive MBA Program: William E. Lindsey

Contact Information

Office Location: Conrad N. Hilton Center for Business; Center for Executive Learning

Telephone: 877.LMU.8585 (877.568.8585)

Fax: 310.338.1890

E-mail: emba@lmu.edu

Website: http://emba.lmu.edu

Introduction

The Executive MBA (EMBA) program is a 20-month program for experienced mid-level executives with a bachelor’s degree and at least 6 years of professional, managerial, or entrepreneurial experience. Classes meet all day Saturday.

Executive MBA students bring a deep understanding of the workplace and managerial experience into the classroom. Their diverse knowledge base becomes an important shared-learning tool for fellow students, creating a broad range of perspectives on wide-ranging business issues and contributing to a challenging and enriching learning environment. You will enter and graduate as a group having experienced a high level of collaborative learning and exposure to real-world business situations taught from an executive management level perspective.

The current program begins August 2012 and ends in May 2014.

Application Process

The Executive MBA program requires a Bachelor’s degree with an acceptable level of scholarship from an accredited institution of higher learning and six or more years of increasing responsibility in professional, management, or entrepreneurial positions.

Admission to the Executive MBA program is individualized and based on a candidate’s potential to pursue graduate study. Each candidate is evaluated on the cumulative evidence received including, but not limited to, work and management experience, career accomplishments, potential for advancement, letters of recommendation, personal interview, information provided in the application form, undergraduate and graduate (if any) record, and GMAT (if required). Selection is based on academic potential without regard to race, creed, color, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, or disability.

How to Apply

Application deadline is July 1. Applications received after the deadline will be considered if spaces are available.

• Schedule your personal interview
  Candidates for the Executive MBA must have an interview with a member of the admissions committee. If you are considering candidacy, you are encouraged to interview early in the admissions process to assess the fit between the program and your experience, expectations, and personal development needs, and to determine if you are required to take the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT).
• Complete the application for admission
  Please type or print clearly. Give your full legal name.
• Include a $100 application fee
  This is non-refundable. Your check should be made out to Loyola Marymount University. If a check is written for you by someone else, please make sure your name appears on its face.
• Send for official transcripts from all colleges and universities attended
  Official records must be sent directly from the registrar of the issuing institution to EMBA Admissions. Transcripts submitted will not be returned, nor will copies be forwarded by LMU to other institutions.
• Request two letters of recommendation
  You should request these from persons with whom you have closely worked and who can evaluate your abilities, accomplishments, and potential. Where applicable, at least one letter should come from your supervisor. Recommenders should use one of the postage paid envelopes provided by EMBA Admissions to send their letters directly to EMBA Admissions.
• Obtain your company’s sponsorship
  You must have a support statement from your employer acknowledging that you will be given the necessary time off from work to attend classes and other official program functions. Please have your employer complete the proper form and send it to EMBA Admissions using the postage paid envelope provided.
• Provide the official score of your Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT), if required
  The Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) is required only if your prior academic work and professional experience does not show clear evidence of strong quantitative and analytical reasoning skills. A determination that the GMAT is required will be made after your personal interview and application screening. If the GMAT is required, your results should be sent to EMBA Admissions (ETS code 4403).
  The GMAT is a computer-adaptive test (CAT) that is available yearround at test centers throughout the world. Visit the MBA Explorer ® website at http://www.mbaexplorer.com for quick answers to most of your questions and the latest GMAT information. If you have additional questions, contact an Educational Testing Service customer service representative at 609.921.9000. Telephone lines are open Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., EST.
• Review and Notification
  A formal notice will be sent to each candidate after the application and complete records are received, the interview conducted, and the admission committee has made its recommendation. If you are admitted, you will be expected to confirm your commitment with a non-refundable payment of $1,000. This pre-payment will be applied to tuition charges and will reserve one of the LMU EMBA positions for you.

Summary-The Application Essentials

SCHEDULE INTERVIEW: Early interview suggested
SEND: Application with $100 fee
HAVE SENT: Transcripts
	2 Letters of Recommendation Company Sponsorship Letter GMAT Score, if required
SEND TO: EMBA Admissions
	Center for Executive Learning Loyola Marymount University 1 LMU Drive, MS 8386 Los Angeles, CA 90045-2659

The Executive MBA Curriculum

The Executive MBA curriculum employs a modular structure with the focus shifting from analysis and evaluation in the first half of the program to strategic application and execution in the second half of the program. The 20-month, 52-credit-hour program is presented in four modules. The learning process is accomplished through three levels of integration.

Knowledge Content: To enhance relevance of core business concepts to the workplace, knowledge content (finance, accounting, economics, statistics, marketing, leadership, performance management, and strategy) is presented by instructors with significant real-world experience in theme-based modules that closely approximate their application in realworld situations.

Managerial Competencies: Core managerial competencies (problem solving and decision making, communicating and interpersonal relations) are used to integrate and enhance the application of knowledge, experience, and learned concepts into the workplace.

Integrated Learning Environment: Relevance and enhanced retention are enabled through action-based assignments, illustrative real-world cases studies, integrated skill application projects, and on-scene domestic and international field trips.

The major components of the program are the Classroom Experience, Skills Application Projects, and off-campus Learning Experiences.

Classroom Experience

Classroom sessions are comprised of presentations by highly-qualified faculty and business leaders. Learning is facilitated through interaction between participants and faculty, exercises approximating real management issues, case studies, and exploring management concepts found in readings and text materials. Individual skill development is stressed, with the aim of equipping executives with strategies they can use to improve their own decision-making and leadership capabilities.

Skill Application Projects

Skill application projects provide important experiential learning by “forcing” the use of business concepts learned in the classroom to solve real business problems. Each module or major curriculum focus uses a team project to facilitate the transference of knowledge into practical application. Projects are real business issues faced every day, such as a merger or acquisition, ethical decisions, opening new markets, major reorganization, or a functional business problem. Web-based group interaction and e-mail are used to facilitate completion of group assignments.

Learning Experiences

Learning experiences provide unique educational opportunities that augment classroom instruction. These are fully integrated into the curriculum and also provide experiential learning in the actual practice of management.

• Executive Leadership Retreat
  You begin the Executive MBA program with a four-day residential retreat where we help you set learning goals, form study teams, and engage in a variety of workshops and team-building exercises. We also include a workshop for our students and their spouses/significant others addressing the importance of achieving balance between family, work, and school.
• Business Research Skills and Field Research Project
  Midway through the program, you will learn business research skills and conduct an in-depth study of an actual business’s sectors and specific companies within it. You will learn how to apply concepts learned in the classroom to actual business situations, and your recommendations and solutions will carry real consequences.
• Industry/Government Sector Practicum
  We visit a domestic government and/or business center for one week where you gain first-hand exposure to the forces and personalities that shape policies and decisions. You will learn how businesses are currently adapting their operations to successfully compete in today’s marketplace. Recent visits have included Sacramento, CA, and the Silicon Valley.
• International Trip
  Toward the end of the program, you will take a ten-day journey to one or more major, non- U.S. business centers that will broaden your understanding of what it takes to manage in today’s global business environment. In recent years, we have traveled to South America, China, India, Southeast Asia, and Europe. Our students regularly cite the visit as a highlight of the program.

Expectations for Executive MBA Students

The Executive MBA is a cohort program where students proceed through a fixed curriculum as a group. Learning is facilitated through collaborative assignments where students work closely with each other, with faculty, and within study teams. A significant and critical part of the learning is achieved through open and honest dialog with fellow students and faculty.

Success in the program depends heavily on attitude and how students interact with and work with other classmates. Students are expected to develop an awareness of self that requires a willingness to engage in self discovery, to look at oneself objectively and honestly, and to respect the opinions and perspectives of fellow classmates, faculty, and administrators. Students agree to and accept the following guidelines:

• Fully engage and participate in class discussion
• Actively participate in regular team meetings and activities
• Fulfill commitments made to the team including homework and team projects
• Support other team members
• Actively work to create a high performance team
• Be open to feedback from faculty, team members, and class members
• Provide feedback to team members and class members
• Treat fellow students, faculty, and administrators with dignity, decency, and mutual respect

Failure to adhere to these guidelines may result in dismissal from the program.