The Cox Executive MBA program is structured to build on your management experience by capitalizing on the power of collaboration that comes from a diverse business network. Join a group of business leaders like yourself — top minds from a range of industries and disciplines — and hone your management expertise in our modern academic environment. Enhance your ability to think globally, plan holistically and implement strategically through the progressive 21-month SMU Cox EMBA curriculum. Led by some of America's most respected business professors, you'll focus on real-world applications of general management with an emphasis on finance and strategy. Your first-year coursework is designed to build knowledge, skills and practical expertise in a number of business disciplines. In the second year, you'll cover the broader, policy-level aspects of finance, organizational behavior and marketing. Students also travel abroad in the second year, embarking on an international business experience that is a highlight of the Executive MBA program.