What to Expect

Distance Learning Breakdown

A learning program designed with you in mind. All the flexibility of at-home learning with on-campus residencies mixed in for your academic benefit.

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  The Auburn Executive MBA is a 21-month program that combines distance study with on-campus residencies to extract the greatest benefits from both of the more traditional MBA delivery formats. Students are well-supported throughout the program with a well-balanced curriculum and easy access to professors and classmates. While it may at first seem that the student would feel detached from the class during the distance learning segments, virtual interaction and close contact during residency periods and the international trip bring the feel of a traditional classroom directly into the students’ living room.

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Program Details

Everything you need to know and more about the Executive MBA. Check out the program details for more information on program prerequisites, how to use CANVAS, on-campus residencies, and more.

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  Prior to starting the program, students will be given access to our foundation leveling materials covering business basics such as accounting, economics, statistics, marketing, and finance.  The business foundations material, self-taught and self-tested, provides a basic level of background knowledge to help students move into the degree program.

  The distance component of the curriculum is delivered through the University's online student learning platform CANVAS.  Using CANVAS, students can view their lectures, work with team members on group assignments, ask questions and hold discussions with their professors and classmates, submit homework, download course materials and stay in touch with the program.

  Students visit Auburn’s campus five times during the 21-month program.  During these short residencies, the bulk of one course is delivered in a face-to-face, classroom/workshop setting. The other courses taken during the term will be introduced as well. The residencies are vital to the success of this program. They give students an opportunity to get to know one another and the faculty in a personal way. Additionally, they provide the bridge between the distance learning periods so that students continue to feel like a part of the University and their class without the traditional disconnect that comes from distance-only programs.

  Students will stay at The Hotel at Auburn University during their time on campus. This facility is conveniently located adjacent to the University campus. This lodging, as well as breakfast and lunch each day, is provided by the program. Additionally, Groome Transportation, the airport shuttle from Hartsfield Atlanta Airport, delivers students right to their front door.

  The first residency starts with an opening banquet at The Hotel at Auburn University. The following day the students will participate in an outdoor team-building challenge course. This experience gives the students the opportunity to really get to know one another. They spend the day working on group and individual challenges (mental as well as physical). Students often say this course is one of the highlights of their Auburn experience.

  Before formal class instruction begins the students will also have an intensive orientation to the instructional technologies of the program as well as the student information systems on campus. It is vital that before the student leaves the first residency on campus, they are comfortable with the distance learning environment which is so critical to their success in the program.

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Cohort at a Glance

With our on-campus residencies and international trip, you’ll have the opportunity to meet and collaborate with peers from a wide array of industries. We create diverse, dynamic cohorts so that you can broaden and strengthen your network through the EMBA program.

Get a sense of the people you’ll connect with by exploring the titles, companies, and locations of our 2022 graduating class!

• 2022 Cohort

  Title	Company	City	State
  Bayer Crop Science	Technical Product Rep/Product Manager	Memphis	TN
  Bio-Rad Laboratories	Account Manager II	Hercules	CA
  FTC Solar	Product Management Engineer	Austin	TX
  Alabama Army National Guard	Group Logistics Officer	Auburn	AL
  Aflac	Counsel, Aflac Global Ventures	Columbus	GA
  TSYS	Program Manager	Atlanta	GA
  Nestle Purina North America	Senior Engineer / Project Manager	St. Louis	MO
  N/A	Retired VP/GM, GD	Pawleys Island	SC
  Phoenix Global Support	Chief of Operations	Fayetteville	NC
  Geico	Assistant Vice President	Chevy Chase	MD
  BAE Systems Inc	Information Technology Supervisor	Columbia	SC
  Self-Employed	Consultant	Fairfax Station	VA
  Amazon	Manager, AMZL BC-Southeast	Columbus	GA
  HCA Healthcare	Practice Manager	Roanoke	VA
  Williams Companies	Operations Supervisor	Scottsville	VA
  Navy Federal Credit Union	Business Operations Analyst	Pensacola	FL
  Alabama House of Representatives/Elevate Your Grind, Inc.	Representative/Owner	Opelika	FL
  The Haskell Company	Vice President of Construction	Jacksonville	FL
  US WorldMeds	Quality Assurance/Quality Control Lead	Louisville	KY
  US Army	Master Sergeant	Fort Lee	VA
  Self Employed	Consultant	St. Louis	MO
  St. Thomas Midtown	Neurosurgical Services Coordinator	Nashville	TN
  Chartway Federal Credit Union	Director of Retail	Norfolk	VA
  Sentara Healthcare	Director	Virginia Beach	VA
  US Navy COMSUBLANT	Nuclear Repair Officer	Norfolk	VA
  McKinsey & Company	Sr. Information Security Analyst	Chicago	IL
  Proudfoot	Executive Vice President	NY	NY
  Columbus Memory Center	Director of Marketing and Communications	Columbus	GA
  Tier Tech International, Inc	Director of Operations	Alexandria	VA
  Auburn University	Assistant Professor, Military Science, Cpt., LG	Auburn	AL
  Universal Technical Institute/Mercedes-Benz USA	Education Specialist	Long Beach	CA
  US Army	Deputy Director	Fort Rucker	AL
  City of Bellevue Police Department	Major	Bellevue	WA
  Organogenesis	Sales Training Manager	Albany	GA
  Booz Allen Hamilton	Senior Associate / Program Manager	Annapolis Junction	MD
  MAPVISION, Inc.	Head of Sales, Americas	Cincinnati	OH
  Kratos Defense and Security Solutions	Lead Systems Engineer	Huntsville	AL
  CHEC LLC	Owner	Phenix City	AL
  Allstate Insurance	Office Manager	Wetumpka	AL
  U.S. Bank	WM&IS CRO QA Manager, VP	San Antonio	TX
  Heil Environmental	Sr. Master Scheduler-Sr. Financial Analyst	Fort Payne	AL
  Vertiv	Sr Analyst of Freight Revenue Recovery	Columbus	OH
  Owens-Illinois	Deployment Leader, North America	Conyers	GA
  US Navy	Industrial Hygiene Officer	Oceanside	CA
  Assured Information Security	Program Manager	Fort Belvoir	VA
  American Anesthesiology	VP Advance Practice Anesthesia	Sunrise	FL
  The reThink Group Inc	Executive Director of Technology	Cumming	GA
  Parsons	Analyst	Gurley	AL
  Rev Energy Services	Business Development Rep	Denver	CO
  United States Air Force	Superintendent Joint and National Security Council Matters	District of Columbia	DC
  Constellation Brands	Vice President / General Manager	Dallas	TX
  Georgia Electric Membership Corporation	Project Manager	Atlanta	GA
  The Coca Cola Company North America	Procurement Director	Atlanta	GA
  Palmetto Recreation Equipment, LLC	Owner/ President	Prosperity	SC
  Security Concepts & Strategic Designs	Vice President	Niceville	FL