EMU educates students to live in a global context. Our Anabaptist
Christian community challenges students to pursue their life
calling through scholarly inquiry, artistic creation, guided
practice, and life-changing cross-cultural encounter.
Consistently ranked among the top liberal arts schools of the
South, EMU is a warm and friendly community that takes both faith
and academics seriously. In our various programs-undergraduate,
seminary and graduate -- EMU promotes intellectual development,
personal growth, social responsibility and church commitment. We
challenge our students to answer Christ's call to a life of
nonviolence, witness, service and peacebuilding.
Our department emphasizes development of business skills in a
Christian context. We will help you become flexible, marketable,
and ethical in today's business world. We enable our students to
be proactive participants in the marketplace. We place special
emphasis on commitment to excellence, high ethical standards, and
an understanding of the international business viewpoint.
Master of Business Administration
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The graduate program in business administration at Eastern
Mennonite University prepares students for leadership and
management positions in an increasingly diverse and global
marketplace. Through course work and interactions with faculty
and peers, MBA students will develop skills and abilities
preparing them to work and advance in businesses and
not-for-profit organizations.
Designed with the working professional in mind, the EMU MBA
develops a perspective that advances the common good for all
stakeholders in business and promotes high ethical standards,
stewardship, and peace building. The MBA curriculum is designed
to strengthen your abilities to analyze business situations and
solve complex business problems, as well as provide strategic
direction to your firm. The program is targeted toward mid-career
individuals with a minimum of two to five years work experience
and an undergraduate degree who are seeking advancement in their
current career, or a change of careers. Most students will
continue to work part- or full-time during the entire program.
EMU's MBA program assumes that students enter the program with
some experience, skills and expertise. Regardless of the level of
prior experience, students will continue the life-long process of
strengthening the skills, knowledge, attitudes and values
necessary to good business management and administration.
Core Curriculum
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The MBA core program includes courses covering topics in:
- Accounting
- Business Law
- Economics
- Finance
- Human Resources
- Information Systems
- International Business
- Management
- Marketing
- Production and Operations
- Strategy
In addition to studying the traditional business disciplines,
EMU's MBA core program goes "beyond the briefcase" to look at
issues and questions regarding the proper role of business in
society, as well as the role of faith in business. Throughout the
Core, you will have the opportunity to reflect on and further
develop your framework of beliefs, values and ethics to guide
your business decisions.
MBA students join cohorts who take their core classes together
one night a week. Classes are delivered in a variety of formats
including lecture, case study, and group discussion. The program
includes 12 prerequisite hours, a 32-hour core, and a 4-hour
final project. The MBA is normally completed in two and a half
years. Regular semester classes will be offered as one
three-credit-hour subject over eight weeks, or two
three-credit-hour subjects over 16 weeks, alternating subjects on
either a weekly, or bi-weekly basis. Classes meet one night per
week, four hours per night as a full cohort during the semester.
In addition to the weekly cohort meetings, you meet approximately
two hours/week in small study groups.
