Catalogue 2005-06

• USC Marshall School of Business
  • Undergraduate Degrees
  • Areas of Concentration
  • Graduate Degrees
  • Master’s Degree Programs
    • Marshall M.B.A. Program
    • M.B.A. Program for Professionals and Managers
    • Executive M.B.A. Program
    • International M.B.A. Program (IBEAR M.B.A.)
    • Global Executive M.B.A. Program
    • M.B.A. Program for Japanese Managers
    • Dual Degree Programs
    • Master of Science
    • Master of Management
    • Master of Medical Management
    • Graduate Certificate in Technology Commercialization
    • Academic Policies – Master's Programs
  • Doctor of Philosophy
  • Special Programs
  • Courses of Instruction
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  • Courses of Instruction

 

Master's Degree Programs

Global Executive M.B.A. Program

Rather than a program of traditional course disciplines (e.g., accounting, marketing, finance), the Global Executive M.B.A. program offers a more thematic approach -- integrating the material and often delivering it with faculty from different disciplines teaching in a team format. The program is delivered in a lockstep fashion over an 18-month period with approximately 67 class days. It includes two U.S. trips and one to another Asian country, plus assignments to be completed between classroom sessions and examinations. All but two classroom sessions are taught at Antai School of Management at Shanghai Jiao Tong University in China.

Application

In addition to the general admission requirements, applicants should have a minimum of seven years of work experience. In lieu of the TOEFL score, evidence of English language ability from the China English Test (CET) may be accepted. Prospective applicants are pre-screened at the GEMBA office in Shanghai. The L.A. Global Executive M.B.A. office may be contacted by phone at (213) 740-8243, by fax at (213) 740-7559 or by email: gemba@marshall.usc.edu.

Program Structure

This program uses a non-traditional interdisciplinary approach to executive and managerial education through "themes" that integrate various functional areas and address classic, yet dynamic, business issues.

Classes begin in May at the Antai School of Management at Shanghai Jiao Tong University in China. Thereafter, the program continues in a series of content-specific themes during five-day sessions every six weeks, primarily at the Antai School. An experiential trip to another Asian country is scheduled in the fall of the second year. A two-week capstone program, held at the Marshall School in Los Angeles, concludes with Themes IX and X and commencement.

Year 1, summer		Units
Theme I
GSBA 560	The Perspective of Top Management	2
Theme II
GSBA 561	Evaluating Market Performance	9

year 1, fall		Units
Theme III
GSBA 562	Management of Operations	11

year 1, spring		Units
Theme IV
GSBA 563	Technology and Information Systems Management	6

Year 2, summer		Units
Theme V
GSBA 564	Functional Strategies and Implementation	2
Theme VI
GSBA 570	The Role of the Senior Executive	2

YEAR 2, Fall		Units
Theme VII
GSBA 571	Environmental Analysis: Establishing Competitive Advantage	9
Theme VIII
GSBA 572	Strategic Planning for Growth	11

Year 2, spring		Units
Theme IX
GSBA 573	Managing Strategic Change and Implementation	6
Theme X
GSBA 574	The Executive of the Future	2
Total units required for degree: 60

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