Innovative EMBA core modules from around the globe

This course is both internationally and politically oriented and takes a look at the role of global politics in business. When conducting business in the international context, governments and societies can influence the effectiveness of business dealings and relationships. This core course aims to prepare its students to be politically savvy in a global context.

Goizueta places great value in two specific aspect of its EMBA program: developing effective leaders and offering a global perspective in the EMBA curriculum. The ‘Leadership and Lifework’ core module does both as it seeks to “explore the changing requirements of effective leadership in a new economy and global environment”. In this, the module looks at long-term effects.

TRIUM’s Global Executive MBA, a collaboration of NYU Stern, LSE and HEC Paris business schools, offers a focus on the ‘rise of China in the global marketplace’. This module, part of the program’s rotation module (China), engages unique perspectives of the Asian business environment and explores “business in emerging markets and China’s role in the new world order.” The module addresses important issues of globalisation and looks specifically to China as an emerging and rapidly developing business environment of growing significance globally.

Rutgers Business School prides itself in being able to offer students an advantage of a different kind which they appropriately term ‘The REMBA Advantage’. This comprises a range of short modules students take in the first, second and fourth semester and include unconventional – but nonetheless important – modules such as ‘Business and Cultural Etiquette’, ‘Leadership Lessons from History’ and ‘Innovation and Art History’. According to Rutgers, each of these skill-based courses is taught by “superstars in the field – professors who can synthesize cutting-edge theory with real practical skills” – and gives EMBA students the opportunity to develop important inter-personal and trans-disciplinary nuances in their development as global business managers and leaders.

Take a look at some of the other interesting core modules found in EMBA programs around the globe in the first part of this series.