Executive Business Programs Overview
About Executive Programs
Executive Business Programs through RIT Saunders College of Business prepare experienced professionals to meet tomorrow’s challenges on evolving dynamics and make impactful contributions at the convergence of business and technology.
RIT’s Executive Education and Executive MBA programs leverage exceptional faculty and industry experts who integrate their insights into topical courses including leadership development, strategic thinking, innovation and change management.
Executive Education
Executive Education focuses on certificate programs built in partnership with Saunders expert faculty and your organization's strategic goals. From discovery through design, execution and evaluation, our executive team collaborates with decision-makers and stakeholders ensuring alignment of strategic goals and learning outcomes. We offer a range of program cadences including:
- One day workshops
- One week bootcamp
- 2 months, 2 courses
- 4 months, 4 courses
- 12 month pathway program to executive MBA
Executive MBA
Through the Executive MBA's cohort-based curriculum, students are challenged to think strategically. In 16 months, students apply business concepts in real-time making immediate impacts at work and cultivating informed recommendations through the final capstone consulting project. For students pursuing international business electives, they will embark on an international seminar to explore an emerging economy. Previous destinations included Prague, Taiwan, South Africa, Dubai, Chile, Poland, Estonia, Finland, Ecuador, Peru, and Vietnam. For students diving into the life sciences, they'll take interdisciplinary electives offered through other RIT colleges and expand their network with entrepreneurial and established industry leaders in New York's life sciences ecosystem.
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Our Executive MBA demonstrates why it is one of the best programs, as it's at the center of one of the nation’s leading technical and design universities. The program is transformational for our students through networking opportunities and its unique cohort curriculum focused on strategic leadership that positions students to move into C-suite roles.