California State University, Sacramento

Executive MBA Program


Degree Requirements

The EMBA program consists of 41 academic units divided into the following components: orientation, eight required courses, four elective courses selected for each cohort, and an individual “culminating experience” project.  A listing of the courses is provided below.

Orientation – 1 unit 

Eight required courses – 24 units 
•  Strategic Analysis (3 units)
•  Managerial Accounting for Executives (3 units)
•  Managerial Finance (3 units)
•  Strategic Marketing Management (3 units)
•  Organizational Design and Management (3 units)
•  Leadership and Change Management (3 units)
•  Quantitative Methods for Decision Making (3 units)
•  Technology Management for Executives (3 units)                                                                    

Four elective courses to be selected by each cohort – 12 units 
•  Competing in the Global Marketplace (3 units)
•  Corporate Performance Metrics (3 units)
•  Project Management (3 units)
•  Executive Decision Making (3 units)
•  Management in the Public Sector (3 units)
•  Legal Issues in Business Environment (3 units)
•  Product and Brand Management (3 units)
•  Managing Creativity and Innovation (3 units)

Individual Project – 4 units