Immediate skills and tools necessary to propel you to the next level in leadership
A world-renowned faculty instructing you on how to tackle business challenges head-on through the core curriculum
Ways to customize your MBA experience with electives
A variety of ways to take classes and learn
Access to the same campus resources, faculty, electives and support — regardless of which scheduling option is chosen
Flexible schedules
“UCLA Anderson EMBA has developed a program and schedule offering that makes it possible for me to have an enriching MBA experience and balance my demanding career. The monthly schedule empowers me to stay connected with my classmates and the Anderson community. I love that I’m being challenged with the same academic rigor as any other Anderson MBA student; the educational experience has not been eroded by an abbreviated on-campus schedule.”
Therese Banks (’19)
Vice President and General Manager of US Small Merchant Client Management, American Express
Standard Program of Study
Learn More About Our Flexible Schedules | Learn More About Electives
There are many options for fulfilling your 16 units of elective units.
*EMBA Electives offered
** Elective class is embedded into your typical class weekend
| Fall | Winter | Spring | Summer |
|---|---|---|---|
| September–December | January–March | April–June | June–September |
| Leadership Foundations I - Data Analysis & Management Decisions - Organizational Behavior |
Financial Accounting - Economic Analysis for Managers - Leadership Foundations II (begins) - Optional Electives* |
Financial Policy for Managers - |
International Business Residential |
Course Descriptions
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Economic Analysis for Managers |
Focuses on analyzing the functioning of markets, the economic behavior of firms and other economic agents and their economic/managerial implications through a selected set of topics that are motivated by real-world observations of business operations. Topics to be covered include fundamental market forces, consumer and firm behavior under various market structures, sophisticated pricing strategies with market power, decision-makings under uncertainty/risk/information asymmetry, strategic interactions in game-theoretic situations and a variety of behavioral insights. |
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Marketing Management |
To encourage strategic thinking about marketing, this module integrates theory and practice from the core disciplines of Marketing Strategy, Cross‐Cultural Consumer Behavior, Brand Management, Digital and Social Media Marketing and Analytics and Business Sustainability and Corporate Social Responsibility. |
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Organizational Behavior |
Introduction to organizational behavior for executives, including but not limited to optimal decision making, fostering motivation, and other topics on psychology of leadership. Lecture, discussion and experiential applications of course concepts. |
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Financial Accounting |
Familiarizes the manager with functions of accounting by focusing on the use of external financial reports for evaluating corporate performance and use of accounting information for internal planning and control. |
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Data Analysis & Management Decisions |
Studies statistical model building with emphasis on managerial interpretation of statistical summary data. The course also covers classic statistics through multiple regression analysis to support subsequent courses in finance and marketing. |
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Leadership Foundations |
Designed to enhance student knowledge of, and competency in, leadership. Thus, the course has both conceptual and skill development objectives. The conceptual framework for the course is grounded in principles of individual, group, and organizational behavior. |
| Fall | Winter | Spring |
|---|---|---|
| September–December | January–March | April–June |
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Operations & Technology Management - Competitive Strategy & Business Policy |
Strategic Management Research (SMR) - Leadership Communication** |
Strategic Management Research (SMR) |
Course Descriptions
| Leadership Communication (Elective) | The purpose of this course is to help improve your management communication skills, primarily in the areas of presenting and communicative persuasion. |
| Competitive Strategy & Business Policy | Study of general management task of forging a corporate competitive strategy. Emphasis on economics of business rivalry within a variety of industrial settings and implications of changing environments on business strategy. |
| Leadership Foundations III | Further exploration of leadership strengths and weaknesses, with emphasis on individual leadership and organizational change. Readings, cases, decision simulations, peer coaching and discussions. |
| Strategic Management Research (SMR) | Preparation of strategic overview of selected company entailing collection and analysis of primary and secondary data, including (but not limited to) interviews of corporate executives, corporate financial and marketing data, industry reports and customer and competitor interviews and/or surveys. |
| Operations & Technology Management | Analysis of strategic and operating policies and decisions for systems that produce goods and services. Examination of role of comprehensive planning, inventories, scheduling of resources, distribution systems and system location. Comprehensive operating problems. |
| Business Creation Program | Work alongside a team of classmates and an advisor to transform an idea from a business plan to a functional startup organization. |
Strategic Management Research (SMR)
SMR is an experiential learning project in which you will form a consulting team to address a business challenge or opportunity on behalf of a client organization. After a deep dive into research, you’ll present key insights and recommendations to the leadership of the organization.
Business Creation Program (BCP)
BCP gives you the chance to work with a team of classmates to develop an implementation plan and launch your own business.
Build Your Skillset with EMBA Electives
As an EMBA student, you have the flexibility to select electives that align with your professional goals. If you wish to concentrate on a specific area, we also provide specializations. Additionally, EMBA alumni have the opportunity to audit elective courses at a significant discount. Below are the electives typically offered on EMBA class weekends and during the summer. Elective courses are subject to change.
Business Plan Development
Customer Assessment & Analytics
Corporate Governance
General Management
Applying the Science of Happiness to Life Design
Negotiations
Tools and Analysis for Business Strategy
Choice Architecture
New Product Development
Entrepreneurship & Venture Initiation
Advanced Financial Policy For Managers
Venture Capital & Private Equity
Brand Management
Marketing Strategy
Financial Forecasting, Analysis & Modeling
Business Law
Technology Management
Leadership Communication
International Entrepreneurship
Who You Will Be Learning From
Management and Organizations
Management and Organizations
Decisions, Operations and Technology Management
Marketing
Strategy
Decisions, Operations and Technology Management
Decisions, Operations and Technology Management
Global Economics and Management
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Leadership@Anderson
UCLA Anderson is changing the practice of business. In the Leadership@Anderson program, we integrate our Transformative Leader framework into classroom learning and real-world opportunities so that students can drive the change they want to see.
An MBA education must not be a performative experience yielding only short-term gains. This is why UCLA Anderson ensures that each MBA student’s entire learning journey integrates leadership development through monthly one-on-one coaching and observation. As a result, students grow their skills and acumen via academic insights, personal reflections and coaching conversations that promote accountability. Students will see themselves develop into better leaders over the course of the program, and this valuable coaching comes included in the MBA experience.
How Leadership@Anderson Works
- Each MBA student develops a leadership practice plan in their first week.
- Students begin monthly coaching designed to advance and iterate on their plan.
Monthly written deliverables and in-person conversations track progress. - All MBA courses have a focus on building the capabilities of the Transformative Leader:
Solves complex business problems in a transforming industry landscape
Catalyzes action by organizations, teams and individuals