Built for Leaders Ready for Greater Impact
The BYU Marriott Executive MBA is a rigorous, in-person program for experienced professionals who want to expand their leadership capacity, increase strategic influence, and advance their careers while continuing to work full time. The program is demanding by design and structured to help students lead at higher levels with clarity, integrity, and purpose.
Program Format and Structure
- 54 total credit hours
- In-person instruction
- Classes held at the BYU Salt Lake Center
- Convenient access to public transit and the airport
- Cohort-based learning model with experienced professionals from diverse industries
Class Schedule Designed for Working Leaders
- Classes meet every other weekend
- Fridays from 12 to 6:30 p.m.
- Saturdays from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.
- The entire class schedule is finalized before the program begins so students can plan work, travel, and family commitments with confidence
Residency Week
The program begins with a five-day residency experience.
- Orientation held on the BYU campus in Provo and at the Salt Lake Center
- Intensive introduction to coursework, faculty, and teams
- Establishes strong cohort relationships and shared expectations from day one
A Rigorous MBA with Immediate Application
The BYU EMBA is taught by the same core faculty as the BYU Marriott full-time MBA. The curriculum is not shortened or simplified. Students are challenged academically while applying frameworks, tools, and insights directly to real leadership decisions at work.
Throughout the program, students test ideas in real time, bring live business challenges into the classroom, and return to work with sharper judgment, broader perspective, and greater confidence in senior-level decision making.
Learning Alongside Exceptional Peers
Students progress through the program as a cohort of experienced professionals.
- Leaders and managers from a wide range of industries
- Professionals with significant responsibility and decision-making authority
- A collaborative environment that challenges assumptions and accelerates growth
The cohort experience becomes one of the most valuable aspects of the program, extending well beyond graduation.
Leadership That Extends Beyond the Office
Leadership development is woven throughout the EMBA experience.
Leading and Thriving and Razor’s Edge
Razor’s Edge is a signature course taken throughout the program.
- Focuses on sustainable leadership, personal resilience, and long-term balance
- Addresses leadership at work, within families, and in service to others
- Includes a three-day experiential learning experience in Moab
- Activities include river rafting, mountain biking, and rappelling
The course is designed to create moments of growth that reshape how students approach leadership challenges across all areas of life.
Global Perspective with Real Business Exposure
All students participate in a required foreign business excursion.
- Approximately two weeks in length
- Students choose from three global regions
- Typical destinations include Europe, India and the Middle East, and East Asia
- Visits to international companies, executives, and cultural sites
This experience expands strategic perspective and prepares students to lead in an increasingly interconnected global economy.
Values-Based Leadership Education
BYU Marriott integrates faith, ethics, and leadership throughout the EMBA curriculum. Gospel principles inform how students think about responsibility, stewardship, and influence.
Graduates leave prepared not only to lead organizations more effectively, but to do so with character, perspective, and purpose.