The EMBA Experience
- All day Friday/Saturday (two weekends a month)
- Start each January, finish the following August (Calendar pdf)
- Same MBA degree as William & Mary full-time MBA program
- Professors are senior faculty with real-world experience
- Curriculum covers and integrates a general management focus
- Five semesters of approximately four months each (20 months)
- Three domestic residency periods and an international trip
- Domestic residency period themes are Leadership and Ethics
- Same cohort throughout the program
- Emphasis on collaborative learning through study teams
Each day you will hear fresh perspectives on a business issue or learn a new skill that you can apply to your organization. You will find that the days seem to fall into a pattern that allows you to plan your time efficiently.
| 7:30 a.m. |
Enjoy a catered continental breakfast upon your arrival to campus. |
| 8:30 a.m. | Strategic Market Planning class starts off with a discussion of customer segmentation using the Barco Projection Systems case. |
| 10:00 a.m. | Grab another cup of coffee. Check emails. Share an informal follow-up discussion with Professor Ring about the Barco case. |
| 10:30 a.m. | Global Environment of Business class discussion of business cycle models using a recent Wall Street Journal article on current economic growth prospects. |
| Noon | Enjoy a catered lunch. Check in at home. Take a brisk walk with a few other student colleagues. Review notes for afternoon classes. |
| 1:30 p.m. | Financial Management class begins with discussion of dividend policy. Take quiz. |
| 3:00 p.m. | Afternoon break. Take a solo walk and mentally review for the final class. |
| 3:30 p.m. | Financial Accounting mid-term exam is returned. Class continues with a discussion of the first half of the John Deere case. |
| 5:00 p.m. | Classes end for the day. Meet briefly with study team to confirm a meeting later in the week. |
