CURRICULUM
CONCEPTS FOR AN EVER-CHANGING BUSINESS CLIMATE
In the Villanova Executive MBA curriculum, we look at core business concepts and how they interact to inform cross-functional decision making. We examine business challenges from an interdependency perspective and promote emerging technologies and strategies that create value. Most importantly, our curriculum emphasizes self-awareness and constant development that fosters curiosity and a desire for lifelong learning.
At the foundation of the Executive MBA curriculum is the concept of systems thinking. Systems thinking equips leaders to think about the totality of the organization and its myriad internal interdependencies, as well as the dynamic external environment in which the organization operates. Systems thinking will challenge you to question basic assumptions about your organization and industry and, by doing so, you will begin to think differently about how to drive transformational change.
Executive MBA Curriculum
Executives move through this specially designed curriculum as a cohort.
Leadership Through Systems Thinking
Gerald Suarez, PhD
Financial Reporting And Analysis
Jim Sebra
Economic Analysis
Peter Zaleski, PhD
Marketing Essentials
Julie Pirsch, PhD
Executive Communication I
William Cowen, EdD
Managing Yourself And Your Career
Al Chiaradonna
Cultivating High-performing Teams
Jeffrey D. Kudisch, PhD
Systems & Design Thinking For Innovation
Gerald Suarez, PhD
Financial Analysis
John Sedunov, PhD
Applied Analytics
Alicia Strandberg, PhD
Global Management & International Engagement
Manuel Nuñez
Managing Yourself And Your Career
Al Chiaradonna
Supply Chains In The 21st Century
Katie Iacocca, PhD
Leadership Mastery And Executive Coaching
Systems Thinking For Decision-Making
Gerald Suarez, PhD
Leading the Changing Workplace
Al Chiaradonna
Strategic Management
Hun Lee, PhD
Executive Communication II
William Cowen, EdD
Leadership Mastery And Executive Coaching
Business Ethics for Executives
Joyce E. A. Russell, PhD
Capstone Action Learning Project
Gerald Suarez, PhD
Corporate Risk Management
Michael Pagano, PhD
Negotiation
Jeffrey D. Kudisch, PhD
Value Creation Through Technology
Russ Kliman
Leadership Mastery And Executive Coaching
Capstone Action Learning Project
Gerald Suarez, PhD
Executive Communication III
William Cowen, EdD
Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Russ Kliman
Performance Measurement
Lucy Chen, PhD
Leadership Mastery And Executive Coaching
PLEASE NOTE: Curriculum is subject to change.