Marshall School of Business, University of Southern California

Marshall Executive MBA (EMBA)

We are excited to announce that the USC Marshall School of Business has expanded our highly ranked EMBA Program to San Diego County. Professionals now have the opportunity to choose from the Los Angeles EMBA Program or the San Diego EMBA Program. Classes meets bi-weekly on Fridays and Saturdays and are taught exclusively by USC Marshall's world-class faculty.

EMBA Curriculum

Unlike traditional programs that present material through discrete courses and expect students to remember and integrate these materials themselves, the Marshall Executive MBA Program will continuously expose you to different aspects of the functional areas of business, always within the context of a broader, timeless theme that is pertinent to any company or industry.

The curriculum focuses on ten integrated themes that parallel managerial situations facing executives on a daily basis. Within a given theme, we carefully sequence class sessions to integrate the different functional areas that are relevant to the overall theme topic. Just like executives, who are judged on how the company fares overall under their direction, students receive a single grade for each theme.

The Marshall EMBA curriculum structure is one that also gives us greater flexibility to remain current with today's business environment. Because we're not locked into conventional courses, we're able to introduce new content as new developments emerge. By the end of the program, you will have covered all the material -- and more -- of a traditional program, but its relevance and application will be heightened substantially by how we present it (and how you learn it).

Year One - Operations Focus

• Theme I: Top Management Perspective
• Theme II: Evaluating Market Performance
• Theme III: The General Manager as Integrator
• Theme IV: Operations and Information Systems Management
• Theme V: Operations Project

Year Two - Strategic Focus

• Theme VI: Environmental Analysis: Establishing Competitive Advantage
• Theme VII: Dynamics of Global Competition
• Theme VIII: Strategic Planning for Growth and Profitability
• Theme IX: Managing Strategic Change and Implementation
• Theme X: Executive of the Future