Business Administration Executives

Across sectors, managers face escalating complexity. You must cope with relentless cost pressure today while investing in innovation for the future. Understanding rapidly shifting regulatory environments is increasingly part of the job description—and a key factor in your success.

To make good decisions, you need to identify the stakeholders involved, understand their varied points of view, and formulate solutions based on rigorous analysis, creativity, and sound values.

The Yale MBA curriculum is designed to develop the knowledge, skills, and mindset you need to lead in complex, fast-moving environments. The MBA for Executives program:

• Improves results as managers and leaders learn new skills and gain perspective;
• Serves as a reward for performance and increases retention
• Prepares talented and dedicated executives for top leadership positions

Orientation to Management:

• Managing Groups and Teams
• Problem Framing
• Basics of Accounting
• Probability Modeling and Statistics
• Spreadsheet Modeling
• Basics of Economics
• Introduction to Negotiation

Organizational Perspectives:

• Competitor
• Operations Engine
• Customer
• The Global Macroeconomy
• Investor
• Innovator
• Sourcing and Managing Funds
• State and Society
• Employee

International Experience

Integrated Management Perspectives

Advanced Management Courses:

• Corporate Finance
• Competitive Strategy
• Entrepreneurship
• Managerial Controls
• Financial Reporting

Areas of Focus

In the second year, you build on your foundation of business knowledge with a series of advanced courses examining challenges in your area of focus, whether healthcare, asset management, or sustainability.

Academic Record. A four-year bachelor’s degree from an accredited U.S. institution or the international equivalent is required. International applicants with a three-year degree from an accredited institution are eligible to apply. Non-English transcripts should be translated into English. If your institution does not provide an English translation with the transcript, please obtain a notarized English translation.GMAT or GRERecommendationsEmployer Letter of Sponsorship/SupportRésuméEssays

Yale SOM provides a small number of partial scholarships to exceptional candidates for the MBA for Executives program. Recipients of these highly selective awards will have a demonstrated track record of outstanding leadership at the intersection of business and society.

Awards will be made to individuals whom the selection committee members believe will enhance the program experience through their distinctive perspectives and experiences. In addition to merit, demonstrated financial need will play an important role in determining award recipients.

The scholarship application is separate from the application to the program. To be considered for an award, applicants must first submit a completed online MBA for Executives application (early application to the program is recommended).

Accreditation

The mission of the Yale School of management is educating leaders for business and society. The school’s students, faculty, and alumni are committed to understanding the complex forces transforming global markets and using that understanding to build organizations—in the for-profit, nonprofit, entrepreneurial, and government sectors—that contribute lasting value to society.