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AACSB International - The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business

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Executive Masters of Business Administration - Jamaica

Florida International University (FIU), through the Chapman Graduate School of Business and the College of Continuing and Professional Studies, offers an Executive Master of Business Administration (EMBA) program in Jamaica.

The EMBA program in Jamaica is conducted at University College of the Caribbean (UCC) facilities in Kingston, located at 17 Worthington Avenue, Kingston 5, Jamaica.

The EMBA program in Jamaica consists of two program cohorts. The duration of the EMBA program is 20 months. Tenured FIU business faculty teach in the program.

UCC provides appropriate classroom facilities for the Program. FIU, through the Chapman Graduate School of Business and the College of Continuing and Professional Studies, provides support services for the EMBA program. Course evaluations are conducted to monitor the quality of the program.

Highlights

The Executive MBA Jamaica (EMBA) is rewarding not just in terms of what you learn in the classroom, but also in terms of what you learn from the life-long relationships you develop with your classmates, faculty, and mentors.

The Executive MBA is a 20-month, lock-step program designed for working business professionals. It allows you to earn your MBA without interrupting your careers.

Unique Features

  • earn an MBA from the Chapman Graduate School of Business
  • study business from both global and multicultural perspectives
  • classes taught by an international faculty with academic and global business experience
  • enjoy an international study field-trip to Miami
  • availability of leading-edge information technology for strategic advancement

Curriculum

Organizational Information Systems 
Business Analysis and Decision Making 
Operations Management 
Organizational Behavior 
Accounting for Managers 
Global Financial Strategy 
International Business Law
Marketing Management in Global Economy 
Financial Management in Global Economy 
Innovation in Management
Financial Reporting and Analysis 
International Business 
Corporate Simulation
Strategic Management

Student Learning Outcomes

  • Outcome 1: Evaluate the financial position of organizations through the examination of balance sheets, cash flow statements, and budgets.
  • Outcome 2: Use team building and collaborative behaviors to accomplish group tasks.
  • Outcome 3: Recognize and analyze ethical problems/ choose and defend resolutions for situations that occur in business.
  • Outcome 4: Critically analyze complex business issues and recommend sound solutions, in local and global environments.
  • Outcome 5: Demonstrate competency in IT as an enabler of business strategies in all functional areas.
  • Outcome 6: Make decisions that meet expectations and requirements of an organization’s stakeholders.

Schedule

  • forty credit hours of coursework
  • one course per 4 weeks
  • classes held on Sundays
  • time to completion is 20 months

Admissions

All applicants must have the following qualifications:

  • good standing with all previously-attended colleges and universities
  • a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university.
  • a grade point average of 3.0 or better based on upper-division coursework. Applicants with less than a 3.0 may be considered, but they should refer to specific program for details.
  • official transcripts from all previously-attended universities (undergraduate and graduate) in an envelope sealed by the degree-granting institution(s).
  • official proof of degree—a copy of the original diploma is required if the degree is not posted on the official transcript.
  • for international transcripts needing translation, applicants must request two sets of transcripts: one for the translation agency and another one for us.

Executive MBA - Jamaica Additional Requirements and Application Checklist.

Tuition

Tuition for the EMBA program is $21,000. Tuition includes:

  • books
  • field trip to Miami, one week in length, transportation and hotel
  • tutorials
  • full internet access for the duration of the program
  • access to the university's on-line library
  • career services workshop
  • coffee breaks and lunch

All fees are subject to change

For more information

For more information or to apply, call 305-348-1987. Or, from UCC, contact Portia Williams, pwilliams@ucc.edu.jm or call 876-754-1521.