Program Overview
Amplify Your Leadership Impact.
Haslam’s EMBA for Strategic Leadership empowers experienced professionals to build high-performing teams, maximize organizational agility and produce meaningful results.
Leadership Development. Dedicated, personalized executive coaching during the program, plus an additional year after graduation.
Leadership Network. Cohort of talented professionals with years of industry experience and executive perspective.
One-Year Commitment. In-person coursework divided across quarterly nine-day residence periods to build business acumen and apply advanced leadership principles.
Applied Learning. Experiential coursework that empowers students to apply concepts directly to their workplaces.
Rankings
#2
Executive MBA for Alumni Satisfaction
Financial Times, 2025
#10
EMBA Among U.S. Public Universities
Financial Times, 2025
#30
EMBA Among All U.S. Schools
Financial Times, 2025
Class Profile
Haslam’s EMBA for Strategic Leadership is designed for working professionals ready to expand their business acumen and transform their organizations.
Through applied, experiential learning, students work on real business challenges from their own roles, translating coursework into noticeable results and real organizational impact.
- Approximately 30 students per cohort
- Average of 20 years’ professional work experience per student
- Average of 14 years’ leadership experience per student
Program Benefits
Integrated Approach
Explore business disciplines in context to truly understand how they interact and gain a strategic, holistic perspective to lead more effectively.
Immediate Impact
Build career momentum, generate workplace value and employ program concepts in real-time with a faculty-supported project centered around your organization.
Leadership Development
Gain insights into leadership styles, identify growth areas and set strategic goals with individualized executive coaching that includes assessments, simulations and meaningful feedback.
Field Learning
Travel outside Knoxville to enjoy coursework in new locations, including site visits to explore business principles in action across different organizations
Frequently Asked Questions
The Executive MBA – Strategic Leadership takes less than one year to complete, starting in January and ending in December.
Haslam’s EMBA for Strategic Leadership is a hybrid program centered around four in-person residences, supplemented by biweekly virtual sessions.
Example Schedule
Residence Period 1 – January 16-24, 2027; Knoxville
Residence Period 2 – May 1-9, 2027; Nashville
Residence Period 3 – September 13-September 23, 2027; Location TBD
Residence Period 4 – December 4-9, 2027: Knoxville
Graduation Date: December 10, 2027; Knoxville
You will receive a Master of Business Administration.
No, the GMAT and GRE are not required for Haslam’s EMBA for Strategic Leadership.