Global EMBA – Joint with Selected Asian Schools

The Global EMBA is a business curriculum for executives in Asia who seek to broaden their international business education and aspire to leadership positions in the world economy. The Freeman School of Business first went global with its Asia Executive MBA program in 1992. Over 500 professionals, many of which hold key positions in business, have since graduated from the program in Asia.

The Global EMBA program provides:

• a global perspective through travel and selected real business cases focused on strategy in the major business regions of the world
• a unique networking opportunity
• an international leadership and team building challenge
• a dual graduate degree program enabling students to complete an MBA (Asia) and a Master of Business Administration (Tulane University) OR an MBA (Asia) and a Master of Global Management (Tulane University)

Managers who are pursuing or have completed an MBA degree; or have completed 24 graduate semester credit hours at selected Asian business schools may opt to enroll in the Tulane Master of Global Management (MGM) or Tulane Master of Business Administration (MBA). Participants join a cohort of executives from Latin America and the United States, and travel to the US, China and Europe for experiential learning and graduate study.

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS & TUITION INFORMATION

• Undergraduate degree
• Minimum three years of managerial experience
• Currently enrolled in an MBA program or have completed an MBA degree within the last five years; OR have completed 24 graduate semester credit hours at an approved local institution
• Proficiency in English (assessed by interview and writing samples)

Admission to the program will be based upon qualifications and a personal interview. Tuition includes instruction plus the books and materials required for the courses. In addition, housing and two meals per day are provided on all instructional days outside of the student’s home city. Participants are responsible for their own transportation expenses to and from the city where classes are held as well as travel within those cities unless otherwise provided by the program.

2010-2011 PROGRAM SCHEDULE

The program is offered in an executive format to accommodate travel and accelerated graduate study. Participants will join a cohort of managers from Asia, Latin America, and the United States to study in four major business centers around the world.

THE CURRICULUM

COURSES CREDITS Core Leadership/Managing People Global Environment of Business Global Strategy & Competition International Finance International Entrepreneurship International Marketing Electives New Venture Creation Valuation & Financial Strategy 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

Master of Global Management (MGM) Six required courses Participants receive 19 graduate credit hours from Tulane upon completing the core courses. These credits will be combined with 18 graduate credit hours transferred from the MBA program at their home institution to comprise the Master of Global Management (MGM) degree requirement of 37 semester credit hours. Master of Business Administration (MBA) Six required courses and two electives Participants holding or seeking the MBA degree may elect to enroll in two additional courses offered in New Orleans and receive 7 hours of graduate credit. The total of 25 credit hours from Tulane will be combined with 24 hours of graduate course credit transferred from the MBA program at their home institution to comprise the Global EMBA degree requirement of 49 semester credit hours.

COURSE DESCRIPTIONS

Managing People Internationally / Leadership & Ethics These two courses address managing people in organizations and developing leadership skills in multi-cultural settings. Leadership is analyzed in terms of personal characteristics of effective leaders from a functional point of view. Special attention is paid to decision making and strategic change, performance management and staffing as well as exploring critical skills for global management. International Finance Designed to provide an integrated view of international financial markets and the management of multinational firms, the course examines markets for spot exchange, currency forwards, options and swaps. For each of these markets, we study the valuation of instruments traded in these markets. Tthe course also focuses on issues that multinational managers deal with: (i) managing exposure to exchange rates, (ii) financing in international capital markets, and (iii) international capital budgeting. Global Strategy & Competition This course focuses on two main objectives: (1) understanding the patterns of global competition in a given industry, what are the forces pushing toward globalization, how do they affect the players, and what are the factors underpinning the success of global competitors, and; (2) examining ways to design a strategy for competing efficiently in global markets, how to redesign the value chain of the firm across the globe, and how to successfully enter foreign markets. Topics in International Management This course studies international business by focusing on the recent changes that have occurred in the area and changes that are occurring now. The history, current political/economic events, and several industries of the region are studied from a global perspective.

International Entrepreneurship This course focuses on planning at the executive level. It builds a foundation of techniques and principles applicable to all forms of plans. Unique to this course is the use of local sites and local executives as resources in developing understanding of issues specific to executive level planning in Asia. International Marketing The course is organized around four topics: 1) international marketing in the early stages of a firm's expansion, including analysis and understanding of the business environmental factors that affect marketing decisions; 2) the role of research for growth and for detecting opportunities across markets; 3) the dilemma of product/service adaptation vs. marketing program standardization for consumer/business markets across specific countries; and 4) how to plan, organize and implement a global marketing program. New Venture Creation (elective) The course objective is to train the student to apply the skills learned in the functional area courses to the task of identifying and evaluating new venture opportunities. Working in teams, each student will learn to identify, conceptualize, evaluate, plan, finance, launch, manage, and harvest new ventures. In addition, intrapreneurship, the application of entrepreneurial methods of management to established organizations will be discussed. Valuation and Financial Strategy (elective) This course studies advanced corporate valuation using discounted cash flow, comparables, and option techniques. Steady state valuation is followed by valuation when leverage is planned to rise then recede over time to a target level, as occurs in buyouts, takeovers, defensive repurchases, project finance, and other HLTs. Additional understanding of valuation in an international/cross-border setting is then pursued. Valuation in a project finance setting is also examined. Financing topics are interspersed, using equity, bank debt, complex debt, and hybrid securities.

Asia Global EMBA students attended classes at Tsinghua University in Beijing and toured the Great Wall. From left: Janice Wu, Eric Lui, Professor Melissa Johnson, Vivian Tseng, Jun Lu, Power Tu

Quick links

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• Study Abroad and Exchange Programs
• Burkenroad Latin America
• Latin American Research Consortium and Dean's Workshop

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Tulane University Alumni in Taipei, March 7, 2010 (click the photo to see a larger image) 



Tulane University Alumni in Shanghai, March 3, 2010 (click the photo to see a larger image) 

Tulane President Scott Cowen, pictured third from left, toured Taipei and visited universities and Tulane alumni. 

From left, Professor Ted Chen of Tulane's Public Health Department, Luann Dozier, Vice President of Tulane, Scott Cowen, David Lin, Group CEO of Liteon, and Angela Huang, President of Leotek. Mr Lin and Ms Huang are Tulane EMBA alumni from the Class of 2001.