GLobal Executive MBA Program
A Global Executive Program for the Real World
The Trans-Global Executive MBA (T-GEMBA) program is an integrated and innovative master's degree program for mid-career and senior executives. The flexible and fast-paced format enables professionals to earn a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree in 15-months while continuing to work full time.
With the world for a classroom, T-GEMBA participants acquire a competitive advantage in a rapidly globalizing world. A carefully designed curriculum integrating globally-focused coursework, a consulting assignment for a major overseas organization and classes abroad, provide participants the opportunity to develop a truly Trans-Global perspective invaluable for meeting the management challenges of the new millennium.
Unique features of the T-GEMBA program include:
- Time efficient 15-month program and a once-a-month class format enable professionals to earn their MBA degree without interruption to their career
- Small class sizes combined with accessible internationally-renowned faculty
- A team-based consulting project integrated into the curriculum enables participants to apply lessons learned in class to an actual project, providing invaluable practice and experience with new business tools
- Two overseas class modules conducted in Asia, Europe or South America expose participants to global business best practices and cross-cultural management knowledge firsthand from prominent local experts and leading academicians from that region of the world
- A collaborative life-long learning oriented program that brings together talented mid-career and senior managers to share their global experiences to create a knowledge-multiplier effect
- SMC's overseas MBA programs and partnerships provide opportunities to collaborate with peers around the world and to become part of a global alumni network of prominent business practitioners.
- Courses are held in the San Francisco Bay Area and overseas locations
The faculty of the Executive MBA Program at Saint Mary’s College include some of the brightest minds in business today. Their credentials, which include MBAs, PhDs and other advanced degrees from top institutions in the U.S. and around the world, reflect the quality of our program. Just as important, our faculty has exceptional business and leadership experience, heading corporations, setting international policy, publishing books and articles, and making their mark in scores of other ways.
The T-GEMBA curriculum has been carefully designed to sharpen enrolled participants’ abilities to think critically and strategically in the global business environment. It has been designed to leverage the faculty experience and resources available at its California and overseas locations to provide the participant with a business education with a difference. An emphasis is placed on developing practical skills for global decision-making using analytical techniques, case studies, overseas residencies and computer-based simulations and solutions.

