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Professional Communication & Professional Development

The best business leaders are great communicators and consummate professionals. The Professional Communication and Professional Development courses provide you with guidance and practice in the "soft" skill areas that recruiters seek out in the MBA candidates they hire.

In the Professional Communication course, you will have focused opportunities to practice your presentation skills, persuasive speaking, and leading and facilitating teams. Through the Professional Development course, you will learn the skills you need to effectively showcase your talents in interviews, in networking opportunities and in your everyday business interactions.

Leadership Development

Leader development at Goizueta is not a series of discrete events, but a coherent process of individual development and growth over time.

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Course Options

At Goizueta, we recognize you as an individual, which is why we offer our students a variety of options to tailor coursework to fit their unique career goals. Because of our intimate, educational community, classes are small and faculty and students work closely. This also means we can be flexible, giving you the opportunity to design a course of study to best suit you. Each concentration encompasses a range of core classes and electives, and students have the opportunity to further customize their coursework through directed studies with faculty to courses with other Emory institutions to study abroad opportunities.

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Concentrations & Electives



In response to the dynamic business world, Goizueta offers 23 different concentrations – within six academic areas – in both established and emerging topics. Electives provide students the opportunity to pursue specific areas of study beneficial to a particular career.

One-Year MBA students will choose 10 electives during their program. Two-Year MBA students will select 13 electives during their program, including four prior to the summer internship, therefore maximizing the return from the internship experience. Depending on the course of study, you may choose Goizueta electives or approved electives from other schools with Emory or partner institutions.

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Finance
Choose from a variety of finance concentrations and electives, including Capital Markets, Corporate Finance, Finance and Real Estate. > More

Marketing
Choose from a variety of marketing concentrations and electives, including Business Development, Marketing Consulting, Marketing Leadership, Product and Brand Management. > More

Organizations & Management
Choose from a variety of organizations & management concentrations and electives, including Entrepreneurship, Global Management and Leadership. > More

Information Systems & Operations Management (ISOM)
Choose from a variety of ISOM concentrations and electives, including Business Process Consulting, Business Technology Management, Decision Analysis and Operations Management. > More

Accounting
Choose from a variety of accounting concentrations and electives, including Financial Analysis and Global Financial Reporting and Analysis. > More

Management Communication
Choose from a variety of management communication electives, including Corporate Leadership Communication and Facilitating and Leading Teams. > More

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Directed Study



Because Goizueta is an intimate learning community, you can work closely with faculty, and customize your MBA to fit your goals. If you have a specific interest in a topic that isn’t taught in one of your courses, you can create your own course under the Directed Study option. You develop your idea for a directed study, propose the project, and partner with a faculty member to complete your work.

Through the directed study option, you work collaboratively with experienced faculty and learn how to transform abstract theoretical questions into workable projects, publishable in major journals. Through this interaction, you learn the research norms and values that will guide you through today’s global business landscape.

Directed Study gives you the freedom to tailor your learning experience to your goals.

Joint Degree Programs



For those seeking a broader educational base, we offer joint-degree programs at Emory University with the Emory Law School, the Emory School of Medicine, the Rollins School of Public Health, and the Candler School of Theology. Applicants must apply to each program separately, completing the application requirements of each school. To learn more about the admissions requirements for each of these programs, visit our Joint Degree Applicants page.

Joint degree students must spend 3 semesters at Goizueta Business School to complete the MBA portion of the joint degree. Joint degree students earn both degrees only when both programs have been completed. See below for more specific information on curriculum requirements.

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JD/MBA
The JD/MBA Juris Doctorate is completed jointly with the Emory Law School.

Law School: 5 full-time semesters required, minimum of 79 credit hours
Business School: 3 full-time semesters required, minimum of 50 credit hours
Most students complete 1 or 2 years in Law School before beginning Business School curriculum
If students enroll in the One-Year MBA Program for the MBA portion of their joint degree, the required 3 full-time semesters at the Business School must be completed consecutively, so that all Business School graduation requirements are completed at the end of the third full-time semester.
DPT/MBA
The DPT/MBA Doctor of Physical Therapy is completed jointly with the Division of Physical Therapy, Department of Rehabilitation in the School of Medicine at Emory University.

School of Medicine: 9 full-time semesters required, minimum of 138 credit hours
Business School: 3 full-time semesters required, minimum of 50 credit hours
Students enroll in the One-Year MBA Program for the MBA portion of their joint degree; the required 3 full-time semesters at the Business School must be completed consecutively, so that all Business School graduation requirements are completed at the end of the third full-time semester. Most students complete Business School requirements in their third year and then return to the School of Medicine to finish remaining DPT requirements.
In addition to Statistics, DPT candidates are expected to have taken (or must complete before they enroll) the following business courses: Financial Accounting, Microeconomics and Corporate Finance.

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MBA/MPH
The MBA/MPH Masters in Public Health is completed jointly with the Rollins School of Public Health at Emory University.

School of Public Health : 2 full-time semesters required, minimum of 30 credit hours for Health Policy Management, 32 hours for Global Health, or 35 hours for Epidemiology
Business School : 3 full-time semesters required, minimum of 50 credit hours


MBA/MDiv
The MBA/MDiv Masters in Divinity is completed jointly with the Candler School of Theology at Emory University.

Theology School: 5 full-time semesters required, minimum of 70 graduation hours
Business School: 3 full-time semesters required, minimum of 50 credit hours


MD/MBA
The MD/MBA Doctor of Medicine is completed jointly with the Emory University School of Medicine

Medical School: Refer to the Medical School website [link to www.med.emory.edu]for curriculum requirements
Business School: 3 full-time semesters required, minimum of 50 credit hours
Most students complete 3 years in Medical School, then complete 1 year at the Business School.  Students return to Medical School in the 5th year to finish remaining Medical School requirements, while completing any remaining requirements at the Business School.

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International Opportunities



Each year, more than 50 percent of our Full-Time MBA students choose to join an international mid-semester module, complete an international internship or special project or study abroad.

Spring Mid-Semester Modules
In the middle of the spring semester, we take a short hiatus to engage in real-time skills and experience building opportunities. These travel modules explore a current topic within the context of an international setting and focus on business leadership in other countries. Recent countries visited have included Argentina, Brazil, China, India, Israel, Malaysia, Singapore, South Africa, Thailand and Vietnam.

Study Abroad
Through partnerships with 24 of the world’s best business schools, Goizueta offers a wide variety of international and U.S.-based opportunities. This international network provides students the opportunity to gain first-hand knowledge of other countries and cultures, including Asia, Europe, Latin America and South Africa. Our study abroad opportunities include:

Semester Program Options:
Asia:

Hong Kong University of Science & Technology
Nanyang Business School (Singapore – term starts in mid-summer)
Yonsei University – (Korea)


Latin America:

IESA (Venezuela)
INCAE (Costa Rica)
ITAM (Mexico)
Universidad Adolfo Ibanez (Chile)


Europe:

ESADE (Spain)
HEC (France)
Helsinki School of Economics & Business Administration (Finland)
HHL Leipzig (Germany)
Manchester Business School (England)
Rotterdam School of Management (The Netherlands)
WHU Koblenz – Otto Beisheim Graduate School of Management (Germany)

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International Dual-Degree Program Options:


WHU Koblenz – Otto Beisheim Graduate School of Management (Germany)
Johannes Kepler University of Linz – "Magister" (Austria)
Nijenrode – "International MBA" (The Netherlands)




Summer Program Options:


Helsinki School of Economics & Business Administration (Finland)
HHL Leipzig (Germany)
Central European University Business School (Hungary)
Vienna University of Economics (Austria)
WHU Koblenz (Germany)
Torcuato di Tella (Argentina)

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Internships

The CMC takes a holistic approach in preparing students for their summer internship search. Before students arrive on campus they are surveyed to provide the CMC with information on industry, company and functional preferences. This information is then used to help shape our corporate outreach and student preparation strategies. Once students arrive on campus preparation begins through seminars, conferences, corporate visits, peer groups, counseling, etc. After rigorous preparation students participate in interviews both on and off campus and we are proud to say that for the last six years we have had a 100% placement rate for internships.

"Real-world" experience
Hear what a previous student says about her internship experience:

"Prior to coming to Goizueta, I was employed at Kenneth Cole because I wanted to work in the fashion industry. So I was thrilled when I obtained an internship at Revlon in New York City, allowing me to continue with my passion for this business. During my time there, I began to understand the undeniable value of these leadership, communication, and presentation skills.

We also participated in a lunch series with members of Revlon's senior management. One after another, when probed to give advice on what they wish they had known right out of business school, each confirmed how important communication and leadership skills are. Fortunately, Goizueta already knows this and makes it a priority to instill each of us with this knowledge. As I return to work full-time in New York for L'Oreal, I know I have the confidence and skill sets I need to ensure my success in today's challenging business world."

Katie Bakun Two-Year MBA '05
Internship, Revlon, Inc.
Current Employer, L'Oreal USA