Executive MBA Schedule
With three location cohorts to accommodate your full-time work schedule, the Wharton MBA for Executives (EMBA) program offers a world-renowned business education on your own terms.
The Philadelphia and San Francisco cohorts’ unique residency requirement creates a focused living-and-learning environment on program weekends. Wharton coordinates the logistical details so that your attention remains on your studies. This format also helps you develop your own close network connections and friendships.
The Global cohort leverages state-of-the-art virtual classroom technology for remote, synchronous learning supplemented by in-person, extended class sessions known as block weeks. Global students attend classes over a three-day period, every other weekend.
Whatever your background, you’ll find highly motivated and high-achieving professionals who share your interests and who will open your eyes to new possibilities. Take a look at these sample weekend schedules, which reflect a typical Wharton EMBA weekend for the Philadelphia, San Francisco, and Global cohorts. Also, refer to the class calendar for additional information.
Philadelphia
San Francisco
Global
Here’s a sample weekend EMBA schedule for the Philadelphia cohort:
Friday
| Philadelphia | |
| 8:00 – 9:00 a.m. | Arrive on campus, store your luggage, grab coffee, and head to class. |
| 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. | Contagious: How Ideas Catch On with Marketing Professor Jonah Berger |
| 12:00 – 1:30 p.m. | Lunch with classmates. |
| 1:30 – 4:30 p.m. | Negotiation and Conflict Resolution with Management Professor Peter Cappelli |
| 4:45 – 6:45 p.m. | Management Communication with faculty from Wharton’s Management Department |
| 7:00 – 8:00 p.m. | Dinner in our executive facilities. |
| 8:00 p.m. | After checking into their private hotel rooms, Friday evenings take many forms — studying, reading, collaborating on group projects, attending community events, or exploring the city together |
Saturday
| Philadelphia | |
| 7:30 – 9:00 a.m. | Breakfast in the dining facility. Students may utilize the fitness center or go for a run along the Schuylkill River. |
| 9:00 a.m. – Noon | Product Design and Development with Operations and Information Management Professor Karl Ulrich |
| Noon – 1:00 p.m. | Lunch in the executive dining room. |
| 1:00 – 4:00 p.m. | Foundations of Teamwork & Leadership with Management Professor Michael Useem, Director of the Wharton Center for Leadership and Change Management |
| 4:00 p.m. | Classes end. Between program weekends, students study approximately 20 hours per week, which includes time spent collaborating on projects with their learning teams. |
Here’s a sample weekend EMBA schedule for the San Francisco cohort:
Friday
| San Francisco | |
| 8:30 – 9:30 a.m. | Arrive on campus, store your luggage, grab coffee, and head to class. |
| 9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. | Contagious: How Ideas Catch On with Marketing Professor Jonah Berger |
| 12:30 – 2:00 p.m. | Lunch with classmates. |
| 2:00 – 5:00 p.m. | Negotiation and Conflict Resolution with Management Professor Peter Cappelli |
| 5:15 – 7:15 p.m. | Management Communication with faculty from Wharton’s Management Department |
| 7:30 – 8:30 p.m. | Dinner in our executive facilities. |
| 8:30 p.m. | After checking into their private hotel rooms, Friday evenings take many forms — studying, reading, collaborating on group projects, attending community events, or exploring the city together |
Saturday
| San Francisco | |
| 7:30 – 9:00 a.m. | Breakfast in the dining facility. Students may utilize the fitness center or go for a run along the Embarcadero. |
| 9:00 a.m. – Noon | Product Design and Development with Operations and Information Management Professor Karl Ulrich |
| Noon – 1:00 p.m. | Lunch in the executive dining room. |
| 1:00 – 4:00 p.m. | Foundations of Teamwork & Leadership with Management Professor Michael Useem, Director of the Wharton Center for Leadership and Change Management |
| 4:00 p.m. | Classes end. Between program weekends, students study approximately 20 hours per week, which includes time spent collaborating on projects with their learning teams. |
Here’s a sample weekend EMBA Schedule for the Global Cohort:
| Chicago, USA (CDT) | São Paulo, Brazil (Mar-Oct)* | Lagos, Nigeria (Mar-Oct)* | Mumbai, India (Mar-Oct)* | Beijing, China (Mar-Oct)* | |
| Thursday | Thursday | Friday | Friday | Friday | |
| 5:45-6:00pm | 7:45-8:00pm | 1:45-2:00am | 4:45-5:00am | 6:45-7:00am | Login to the Wharton Global Portal. Ensure that your video and audio connection is optimized, then take a few minutes to chat with your classmates before the class session begins |
| 6:00-9:00pm | 8:00-11:00pm | 2:00-5:00am | 5:00-8:00am | 7:00-10:00am | Macroeconomics and the Global Economy with Prof. Joao Gomes |
| Friday | Friday | Friday | Friday | Friday | |
| 5:45-6:00am | 7:45-8:00am | 1:45-2:00pm | 4:45-5:00pm | 6:45-7:00pm | Login to the Wharton Global portal. Check your email for class and Learning Team updates. |
| 6:00-9:00am | 8:00-11:00am | 2:00-5:00pm | 5:00-8:00pm | 7:00-10:00pm | Operations, Information and Decisions: Quality & Productivity with Prof. Santiago Gallino |
| Saturday | Saturday | Saturday | Saturday | Saturday | |
| 5:45-6:00am | 7:45-8:00am | 1:45-2:00pm | 4:45-5:00pm | 6:45-7:00pm | Login to the Wharton Global Portal. Recap takeaways from this week’s lessons with classmates while sharing plans for the week ahead. |
| 6:00-9:00am | 8:00-11:00am | 2:00-5:00pm | 5:00-8:00pm | 7:00-10:00pm | Financial and Managerial Accounting with Prof. Luzi Hail |
| Log off and prepare your deliverables for the next class weekend session. Students study approximately 20 hours per week which includes time spent collaborating on projects with your learning teams. | |||||
| * Times are approximate due to global reach of program and impact of Daylight Saving Time | |||||