Executive Master of Business Administration (EMBA)

Executive Master of Business Administration [SLQF 09 /One (01) Year]

Executive Master of Business Administration (EMBA) offered by the Faculty of Management and Finance, University of Colombo, is a highly customized SLQF 09 master degree programme, designed to enhance the capabilities, skills and qualifications of senior level managers, professional and leading entrepreneurs. EMBA will help learning partners to accelerate their already successful careers by providing them a platform to develop themselves further to improve their leadership skills and managerial skills. The EMBA curricula are specifically designed to shape the learning partners’ personal as well as professional development. The curricula will also assist the learning partners’ to apply the new skills and concepts gained through the courses straight away in their current workplaces. The courses will have a healthy balance of theory and practice with ample opportunity for experience sharing. The interesting and well thought after courses will give the learning partners the knowledge and tools to augment productivity, inspire people and fast track their success.

It is different from any other MBA due to;

• A healthy balance between theory, concepts, and applied learning:

The teaching faculty consisting of both academics as well as distinguished personnel from the industry, sharing their experiences, knowledge, and research work will ensure that the learning partners will gain exposure to both the underlying theories and the practical application of theories helping them to apply the new knowledge in their work contexts.

• Interesting and innovative teaching and learning methods:

The sessions will not be simple class room lectures, but an interesting blend of activities, presentations, case studies, experience sharing and discussions.

• Personalized learning experience:

The small class size will lead to more meaningful and closer relationships and interactions between the learning partners and the resource persons, so that each individual can gains the maximum from the courses.

• Convenient and flexible structure:

Class sessions and workshops will be held only four days a month (alternative weekends) with manageable number of sessions, assignments and examinations.

• Guided Independent Study:

This is an opportunity for the learning partners to apply what they learnt in the EMBA programme to their real life management/ organizational issues under the guidance of a Panel of Advisors.

The duration of the programme is one year (12 months) which is spread over two semesters. Each semester runs into six months. Each semester will have two modules and each module includes three or four credit courses. After each module, an examination consisting of one question paper (covering the all courses of the module) will be held. Altogether students should earn thirty (30) credits from fourteen (14) courses. Each course runs into a maximum of thirty (30) contact hours including group work, guest lectures, panel discussions, field visits and assignments. Teaching and learning will be an interesting blend of experience sharing, case studies, group work and problem based learning, coupled with off-campus assignments, seminars and study tours and residential workshops to augment the learning experience.

The programme demands a high commitment from all learning partners. Hence, prospective applicants should carefully manage their other commitments in the forthcoming twelve months. Learning partners are required to engage in extensive reading, group discussions and field work during the course of learning. Thus, they will have to devote a certain amount of time in addition to the normal classroom sessions.

It is the belief of the Faculty of Management and Finance, University of Colombo that only the students, who fulfill these requirements, would reach the valued learning outcomes of its EMBA programme.

Admission Criteria

No candidate shall be eligible to be admitted to the EMBA Programme unless the candidate possesses any one or more the following qualification:

(a)     A degree (minimum SLQF 05) in any discipline from a recognized University or Institution and a minimum of three (03) years post qualifying work experience of which at least one (01) year at executive/managerial capacity,

OR

 (b)   (i)      A Higher Diploma or Advanced Diploma (SLQF 04) from a recognized University or Institution and a minimum of five (05) years post qualifying work experience at executive/managerial capacity,

OR

(ii)     A Diploma (SLQF 03) from a recognized University or Institution and a minimum of six (06) years post qualifying work experience at executive/managerial capacity,

OR

 (c)    A professional qualification with work experience acceptable to the Senate on the recommendation of the Qualification Evaluation Committee;

OR

(d)   A Senior manager with work experience/Entrepreneur with entrepreneurial experience acceptable to the Senate on the recommendation of the Qualification Evaluation Committee;

AND

demonstrates/ potential corporate leadership capability and has good knowledge of English

Course Modules

Contact Us

Address:

Postgraduate & Mid-career Development Unit
Faculty of Management and Finance
university of Colombo

Contact No:
+94-11 259 60 30

Email:

emba.office@pgmcdu.cmb.ac.lk

Website:
https://mgmt.cmb.ac.lk/pgmcdu/