Executive Master of Business Administration (EMBA)
Subject-area course lists indicate courses currently active for offering at the University of Louisville. Not all courses are scheduled in any given academic term. For class offerings in a specific semester, refer to the Schedule of Classes.
500-level courses generally are included in both the undergraduate- and graduate-level course listings; however, specific course/section offerings may vary between semesters. Students are responsible for ensuring that they enroll in courses that are applicable to their particular academic programs.
Course Fees
Some courses may carry fees beyond the standard tuition costs to cover additional support or materials. Program-, subject- and course-specific fee information can be found on the Office of the Bursar website.
EMBA 600. Joint Executive MBA Program with UK0 Units
Description: Joint Executive MBA Program with the University of Kentucky
For class offerings for a specific term, refer to the Schedule of Classes
EMBA 601. Managing People2 Units
Prerequisite(s): Admission to the program.
Description: Concepts and techniques of individual and groups including personality, motivation, power and politics, decision-making, group dynamics, job satisfaction, cultural influences and organizational development.
For class offerings for a specific term, refer to the Schedule of Classes
EMBA 602. Business Models for Quantitative Analysis2 Units
Prerequisite(s): Admission to program.
Description: Data organization and presentation, descriptive statistics, common probability distributions, regression and inferential statistics, such as confidence intervals and test of significance.
For class offerings for a specific term, refer to the Schedule of Classes
EMBA 603. Economics I2 Units
Prerequisite(s): Admission to the program.
Description: Study of market systems, supply & demand analysis, consumer behavior, production theory, economic costs and profit, and horizontal and vertical boundaries of the firm.
For class offerings for a specific term, refer to the Schedule of Classes
EMBA 604. Strategic Analysis2 Units
Prerequisite(s): Admission to the program.
Description: Strategic Analysis consists of analyzing information from the internal and external environments to recognize and assess organizational strengths, weaknesses, opportunities & threats.
For class offerings for a specific term, refer to the Schedule of Classes
EMBA 605. Economics II2 Units
Prerequisite(s): Admission to program.
Description: Study of markets and market structure, competitive markets, monopoly, and pricing with market power, and oligopoly, rivalry, and strategic behavior.
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EMBA 606. Financial Accounting2 Units
Prerequisite(s): Admission to the program.
Description: Fundamental principles of accounting needed by the manager. Topics include the assumptions of accounting, recording and reporting transactions and interpretation of data for decision-making purposes.
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EMBA 607. Business Intelligence2 Units
Prerequisite(s): Admission to program.
Description: Introduction to the field of business intelligence, including descriptive, predictive and prescriptive analysis of business data.
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EMBA 608. Managerial Accounting2 Units
Prerequisite(s): Admission to program.
Description: The use of accounting information to support managerial decision-making and business planning. Topics include cost-volume-profit analysis, budgeting and direct costing versus absorption costing.
For class offerings for a specific term, refer to the Schedule of Classes
EMBA 609. Financial Management I2 Units
Prerequisite(s): Admission to program.
Description: Introduction to financial concepts. Topics include the time value of money, analysis of risk and return, valuation of stocks and bonds and related concepts.
For class offerings for a specific term, refer to the Schedule of Classes
EMBA 610. Marketing Management I2 Units
Prerequisite(s): Admission to program.
Description: Coverage and application of marketing management topics, including segmentation/targeting/positioning, buyer decision making, product/service strategy, promotional decisions, and pricing strategy.
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EMBA 611. Financial Management II2 Units
Prerequisite(s): Admission to program.
Description: Examines the capital investment decision-making process, cost of capital, financing (capital structure) decisions and related topics.
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EMBA 612. Marketing Management II2 Units
Prerequisite(s): Admission to program.
Description: Part two of marketing management involves expansion of product, distribution/place, and promotions in creating integrated marketing strategies.
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EMBA 613. Leading Organizations2 Units
Prerequisite(s): Admission to program.
Description: Theories of influence, leader behaviors, situation, followership, work teams and transformational leadership. Practical development of self-knowledge, self-confidence and choosing to lead.
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EMBA 614. Managing Global Challenges2 Units
Prerequisite(s): Admission to program.
Description: Foundations of the global economy, current trends in the global business environment and issues facing international organizations.
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EMBA 615. Operations Management2 Units
Prerequisite(s): Admission to program.
Description: Application of operation strategies and decisions, including process selection, capacity planning, lead time management and process improvement.
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EMBA 616. Corporate Entrepreneurship2 Units
Prerequisite(s): Admission to program.
Description: The course introduces entrepreneurship in the corporate setting, how it differs from individual entrepreneur activities, and models of entrepreneurial activities in an established organization.
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EMBA 617. Business Strategy and Public Policy2 Units
Prerequisite(s): Admission to program.
Description: This course examines how public policy decisions made at the federal and state levels influence business decision making.
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EMBA 618. Complex Organizational Change2 Units
Prerequisite(s): Admission to program.
Description: This course examines both the content and process of complex organizational change.
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EMBA 619. Negotiations and Conflict Resolution2 Units
Prerequisite(s): Admission to program.
Description: The course focuses on developing negotiating skills and becoming a more confident and judicious negotiator.
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EMBA 620. Strategic Management2 Units
Prerequisite(s): Admission to program.
Description: Strategic management consists of top management decision-making regarding business, corporate & international strategies, as well as issues influencing the implementation of those strategies.
For class offerings for a specific term, refer to the Schedule of Classes
EMBA 650. Special Topics2 Units
Prerequisite(s): Admission to the program.
Description: Special Executive MBA elective course offerings that focus on a range of topics including (but not limited to): branding, business and marketing analytics, and financial modeling.
For class offerings for a specific term, refer to the Schedule of Classes
