Global Leadership Executive MBA Overview

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Program Purpose

GLEMBA’s Executive MBA program are designed to be challenging, comprehensive and concentrated as it focuses on accelerating executives’ knowledge. The curriculum emphasizes innovation, international skills, business operations and transformative leadership. Executives learn from a diverse group of professionals and build stronger networks with colleagues.

Learning Objectives

Executive capability is defined as the critical success factors needed by high performing leaders to lead and change in a rapid, cost-effective and risk-managed way. To address business needs and new market conditions, GLEMBA has identified and focuses on five critical executive leadership capabilities for success.

1. Conceptual Learning: focusing on strategic thinking for competitive response in a world of uncertainty and constant industry transformation. Includes development of; identifying underlying patterns and future scenarios, planning for outcomes, creating opportunities for growth, analytical thinking, developing breakthrough policies and conceiving of new strategic actions for the business.
2. Corporate Responsibility: focusing on policy framework for establishing business ethics, corporate social responsibility to meet the business, social and legal obligations in a global business environment. Includes development of; equity and diversity, corporate governance, systems and structures, risk management and finance and asset management.
3. Communication and Relationships: focusing on building and maintaining productive relationships to develop networks and improve portfolio development. Includes development of; establishing credibility and approaches for negotiation, producing opportunities to enable and facilitate others, opening dialogue for creating results and valuing collaboration and teamwork.
4. Critical Thinking: focusing on formulating concepts and making decisions to provide expert solutions for business issues. Includes development of; analyzing information, testing solutions to problems, articulating design, solving both complex and uncomplicated problems, exercising judgment in the light of comprehensive knowledge and transforming strategic assumptions.
5. Contextual Learning: focusing on processing new information or knowledge in a way that effectively works within a climate of ambiguity and changing priorities. Includes development of; analyzing information, using adaptive thinking and styles, critical reflection on assumptions and cross-functional skills, thinking abstractly in terms of concepts, models and architectures and being resilient in a range of complex and demanding situations.

Program Design

Our comprehensive GLEMBA curriculum is presented in a logical sequential format to facilitate learning. The program is organized through a series of coordinated sessions. There are 11 business core classes in the areas of ethics, management, accounting, financial management, quantitative business analysis and marketing. In addition there are ten global leadership courses. The combination of core and global leadership courses along with an international study tour, represent 53 credit hours of study.

The Global Leadership Executive MBA program merges our faculty’s global experiences and insights to help students develop a perspective of business leadership for increasing productivity, efficiency and profitability. Our hybrid delivery format combines classroom teaching and on-line instruction to allow students to balance work, family, personal life and study. There are three ways we are fundamentally different than other MBA programs- our dedication to global knowledge, the diversity of our student population and the flexible delivery of the program. To ensure that our students expand their global knowledge, we fly in instructors from around the world to share their experience in global business. Our student cohorts are comprised of individuals from 38 countries from six continents. In addition, we provide opportunities for students to meet prominent business leaders and visit multinational companies from around the world. Lastly, our combination of classroom and on-line programs offer students the flexibility to manage course completion. In short, we provide our students with opportunities to succeed. We look forward to becoming a partner in your professional growth. Come and join a group of experienced global leaders and expand your professional network. Invest in yourself and create your future with GLEMBA. Bobby Chang Director Email Email (972) 883-6467 Office – JSOM 1.911

Students Average of 15 years of professional and managerial work experience Company and organizational affiliations that include Fortune 500 global companies to entrepreneurial ventures Diverse ethnic and cultural backgrounds representing more than 28 nationalities Alumni More than 70 percent of our most recent graduating class received a salary increase or promotion as a direct result of participating in the GLEMBA program More than 90 percent of alumni cite the ability to readily apply what they learned

GLEMBA
$67,500 (six installments of $11,250 due over the course of the program)
The program cost does include
“Soft” course materials
Courseware system
Web Conferencing system
Study Tour Hotel accommodations (4 star hotel, single room) Ground transportation within countries during the international study tour Welcome and farewell dinner and some meals Partial airfare
Continental breakfast and lunch during classroom session days
The program cost does not include
Textbooks
Airfare to and from the international study tour location
Travel and living expenses associated with attending the classroom sessions (if applicable)

Financial Aid

GLEMBA students needing financial assistance may apply for long-term student loans. More information is available via the UT Dallas Financial Aid Office or by contacting the Executive Education Financial Services Manager, Paula Baxter at: paula.baxter@utdallas.edu or 972-883-4114. Most students borrow through the Federal Student Loan Programs (Stafford and Graduate Plus). The Federal Stafford Loan maximum academic year limit is $20,500. The Graduate Plus Loan is limited to the cost of attendance minus other financial aid. More information regarding the Federal Student Loan Programs for graduate students.

Should you be ineligible for federal student aid, you may access private educational student loan information via the UT Dallas Financial Aid Office.

GLEMBA
At least five years managerial-level work experience
Completed four-year bachelor’s degree with a GPA of 3.0 or better from an accredited institution
No GMAT required for admission
Resume
Transcripts
Ability to write and speak English (all courses are taught in English)
Personal Essay
Telephone interview
3 letters of recommendations
Employer Agreement (courtesy letter informing employer of your enrollment in the GLEMBA program)

The Executive MBA program at The University of Texas at Dallas is designed to prepare students for management and leadership positions in business enterprises. The program design places an emphasis on executive skill development, quantitative and qualitative analytical techniques and the knowledge and professional capabilities necessary to succeed in today’s complex business environment.

The University of Texas Dallas offers a Global Leadership Executive MBA (GLEMBA) program for you to:

1. Capitalize on the global connections and perspectives.
2. Gain the competitive edge and fill in skill gaps and credentials needed to transition into new business roles.
3. Develop advance analytical, strategic & leadership skills to succeed anywhere in the world.
4. Extend your network of colleagues and future business partners to span into different countries, continents and cultures.
5. Accelerate your career potential to ensure in this current economic your skills and knowledge does not become redundant.

Courses are taught and experiences are provided to working professionals to gain the skills and knowledge needed to assume global leadership responsibilities.

	GLEMBA
Designed for	Managers and senior professionals with at least five years managerial-level work experience
Curriculum	Complete MBA “core” International concentration
Credit Hours	53
Delivery	Web conference Campus Retreats Sequential one course at time
Study Tour	One international study tour: generally including two countries within Asia, Europe, or Latin America.
Time Commitment	5 campus retreat Scheduled weekend web conferences (2-3 per course) 23 months
Missed Work Days	13
Students and Faculty	Local, National, Global
Format	Virtual Teams
Transferability	Continuity in the event of relocation
Tuition	$67,500 Includes: soft copy, course materials meals during retreats three hours coaching (optional) required technologies during study tours- hotel, airfare between locations, ground transportation
GMAT Requirements	No GMAT required
Extra Curricular	Quarterly speakers series (C suite speakers) Option for alumni to audit new courses for free