Executive MBA Program Degree Requirement

A Saturday-only, 21-month program offered in Boston.  Suffolk’s Executive MBA offers a cluster-based, fully integrated approach to executive learning with an emphasis on global leadership. Offsite seminars emphasize leadership, global business, diversity and ethics, and policy and management. Case studies, lectures, experiential learning, and management simulations are emphasized in a team-centered environment.

• 20 courses (51 credits)
• Saturday-only schedule  (with exception of Residential Seminars)
• Students move through the curriculum in cohort groups
• Field research project tailored to your individual career goals 

Rather than traditional courses in a sequential order, Suffolk’s Executive MBA features a cluster structure which mirrors how business works across functional areas.  Course content and subject areas are represented below.

Curriculum Clusters

Cluster 1 Organizational Skills (12.5 Credits)

• Management Seminar
• Organizational Behavior 
• Conflict & Negotiation
• Organizational Behavior Perspective Course
• Leadership & Team Building Seminar

Cluster 2 Analytic Skills for Decision Making (12 Credits)

• Microeconomics Workshop
• Statistical Methods/Operations Management
• Corporate Financial Reporting and Control
• Value-Based Financial Management
• Information Management for Competitive Advantage

Cluster 3 Understanding the Marketplace (12.0 Credits)

• Macro Economics
• Managing in the Legal and Ethical Environment I
• The Challenge of Managing Value
• Marketing Perspective Course
• Washington Policy Seminar

Cluster 4 The Firm and Its Environment (7.5 Credits)

• Managing in the Ethical and Legal Environment II
• Money and Capital Markets
• Strategic Management
• Program Experiential Begins

Cluster 5 Real World Perspectives (7.0 Credits)

• Managing in the Global Environment (Global Seminar)
• Program Experiential/Field Research Project