Executive MBA
EMBA program features
This 18-month program includes the following customized features:
- Two study trips (Washington, D.C. and one international destination).
- Leadership speaker series featuring high-profile executives.
- Concierge service — we take care of the details so you can focus on the big picture.
- Cohort members with extensive business experience.
- No summer classes.
- Predetermined courses, you’ll know your schedule the day you apply.
- Classes meet every three weeks on Friday and Saturday.
This is clearly a one-of-a-kind program and the caliber of members in the cohort is impressive. I have no doubt that this is going to be a great opportunity with knowledge and experience that I’ll have to carry with me in my career.
As an Ivy executive MBA (EMBA) student, you will be taught by internationally known faculty. Our 48-credit degree is cohort based — meaning you’ll move through the program with the same set of classmates from start to finish as you develop leadership skills, improve effectiveness, and increase your earning potential.
Content is developed by industry executives and faculty from the Ivy College of Business and the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. Each course is designed to be immediately applicable to real-world situations.
Our curriculum covers the following topics:
- Accounting for executive management.
- Corporate social responsibility and ethics.
- Economics of commodity markets.
- Evidence-based talent management.
- Food, agriculture, and biosystems boot camp.
- Food and agriculture traceability (Washington, D.C.).
- Information systems and analytics.
- International business experience.
- Leadership speaker series.
- Managerial finance.
- Marketing.
- Organizational behavior.
- Strategy and executive leadership.
- Supply chain management.
The program begins with a week of orientation and classes on the Iowa State University campus in Ames. Following residency week, classes meet once every three weeks on Friday and Saturday in Ames, Iowa. Interim online interactions enhance each course.
Develop your skills and strengthen your network with our leadership speaker series. Each in-person session features a high-profile executive, research scientist, or startup innovator who speaks about current industry trends and his or her leadership experience. Presentations include time for questions. Following the presentation, students are encouraged to think about their own leadership styles and apply the new concepts in their current roles.
Examples of past speakers include:
- Michelle Book, President Food Bank of Iowa.
- Dan Houston, CEO of Principal Financial Group.
- Bill Even, CEO of National Pork Board.
- Emily Schmitt, CAO and General Counsel, Sukup Manufacturing.
- Paul Maass, CEO, Scoular.
A three-day working trip to Washington, D.C. takes place during the fall semester of the second year. We work with our advisory council members and the organization, Washington Campus, to arrange a variety of meetings that cover corporate public affairs, trade, immigration, regulation, lobbying, associations, fiscal policy, and more. Read more
You’ll conclude your executive MBA with a 10-day business experience at an international destination. You will experience a new culture, expand your international network, and further develop a perspective on global markets. Meetings with senior management at a variety of corporations will enable you to explore how international policy and regulations are impacting operations around the rest of the globe.
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Dezarae Mickelson
#IvyEMBAItaly was an amazing host for our 10-day trip, where we learned about the manufacturing of key Italian food products and sustainable agriculture.
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Sean Blomgren
#WeAreIvyI came to this program with a desire to solve some complex challenges in my business. I did that and so much more!
Behind-the-scenes access
The EMBA program includes customized features like our leadership speaker series, international business experience, and a three-day working trip to Washington, D.C. Each opportunity gives you behind-the-scenes access to how business and government operate.
