EMBA Courses & Curriculum

Prior to September | Online

• Quantitative Methods
  Gain insights into quantitative methods for business and management applications and familiarize participants with basic mathematical tools.

Note: This course must be completed prior to program start

Module 1 | September | Vallendar

• Leadership in Organizations
  Begin developing, refining, and reflecting on leadership skills during this introductory course on leadership.

Module 2 | November | Vallendar

• Marketing Management
  Gain insights into marketing planning and segmentation, targeting, and positioning.
• Managerial Economics
  Examine the economic foundations relevant for the strategic management of business organizations.

Module 3 | January | Düsseldorf

• International Financial Reporting & Analysis
  Grasp the “language of business”, from a global perspective, with an introduction to financial reporting.
• Strategic Innovation & Corporate Renewal
  Communicate the most critical and strategic aspects of managing innovation and corporate renewal.

Module 4 | February | Düsseldorf

• Generative AI for Business Applications
  Leverage Generative AI to improve ideation, facilitate customer interactions, optimize data-driven decisions, and automate tasks.
• Managerial Finance
  Discover the concepts and techniques necessary to analyze and implement optimal investment decisions by firms.

Module 5 | April | Düsseldorf

• Business Strategies
  Understand how competitive strategy may lead to the creation and persistence of profits.
• Making Sense of Data
  Gain a basic understanding of confidence intervals and hypothesis tests to interpret data.

Module 6 | June | Vallendar

• Corporate Finance
  Understand the basic principles of corporate finance and the practical tools required for financial decisions and corporate valuation.
• Operations Management
  Approach the discipline of operations management from the perspective of a general manager rather than the operations specialist.

Module 7 | August | Kellogg, Chicago

• Negotiation Strategies
  Develop negotiation skills in a series of negotiations and debriefings.
• Strategic Crisis Management
  Focus on crisis management from the point of view of managers and consultants.

Module 8 | August | Kellogg, Chicago

• Marketing Analytics
  Address analytics as a leadership problem and improve organizational performance with the right data.
• Strategic Decisions in Operations
  Gain insights into strategic decision making in operations and their impact on a firm's financial performance.

Module 9a | October | Vallendar

• Sprint: Agile Business Model Development
  Run a business idea “sprint” over multiple days to kick-start a new business model, startup, or company project.

Module 9b | December | Vallendar

• Marketing Strategy
  Gain the tools to appreciate strategic thinking about marketing and brands.
• Ethics & Executive Leadership
  Shift from being an excellent leader to being an excellent CEO by exploring issues that top corporate leaders must keep in mind.

Note: Choose either Module 9a or 9b

Module 10 | November - April | India, Japan, Singapore

• Exploring New Business Horizons

Experience visits to enterprises, to NGOs, fireside conversations with local business leaders, with political changemakers, group activities, solo exploration, and more.

Please note: One field trip included - choose your preference from 2-3 options. Locations for field trips are subject to change. 

Module 11 | January | Düsseldorf

• Business Simulation
  In Executive Teams, run competing firms in simulated product markets and debrief on concepts and tools of corporate and competitive strategy.
• Management Accounting
  Focus on the behavioral issues of management accounting to illustrate real-world problems of management accounting in large corporations.

Modules 12 & 13 | November - June | Kellogg Global Network

Location: E.g., Chicago, Miami, Toronto, Shanghai/ Beijing, Hong Kong, Lisbon, London, Dubai, Washington D.C., Boston

Sample Courses:

• Future Proofing Brands
• Entrepreneurship and Innovation in China
• Managing Emerging Technologies
• Value Investing
• Understanding Consumer Psychology
• Strategic Brand Management
• Early Stage Investing and Fundraising
• Global Corporate Restructuring
• Visualization of Persuasion
• Value Creation & Capture in an Evolving Healthcare Market
• Growing & Sustaining Success in Biopharmaceutical Firms
• Leading High Impact Teams
• Family Enterprises: Success & Continuity
• Designing, Building and Communicating Compelling New Ventures
• Mergers, Acquisitions and Other Reorganization Methods

Please note: Subject and locations for global electives are subject to change. The portfolio will be presented during the first study year by Kellogg. Choose a minimum of two modules, equivalent to four courses.

Module 14 | May

Sample Courses:

• Leveraging collaboration for innovation: alliances, ecosystems and platforms
• Entrepreneurial Finance
• Managing People for Competitive Advantage

Please note: Courses are examples and subject to change. Choose two out of four courses.

Module 15 | June - August

Demonstrate your ability to apply the competencies gained throughout the program to solve practical management challenges in your thesis. 

Whether you focus on a project within your company or develop a business plan for your own venture, your thesis will be tailored to address a topic directly relevant to your professional goals.