Program & Faculty
EMBA - Global Options
Global Options
You have choices. Our Executive MBA (EMBA) option and our Global Executive MBA (GEMBA) option in one world-class location: our state of the art facility in the Washington, D.C. area.
Choose Your Option
Which is right for you?
All students begin and end the program with a week-long leadership residency on the Grounds of the Darden School in Charlottesville, Virginia. Weekend residences are once a month on average and take place in Darden's state-of-the-art facility in the Rosslyn district of Arlington, Virginia. During weekends, students follow a Friday through Sunday schedule. Classes begin at noon on Fridays and conclude at 3 p.m. on Sundays.
In addition to the global residences, all students participate in distance learning. Online distance classes are usually twice a week on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 7–8:30 p.m. Classes are typically live synchronous sessions and attendance is required, but recordings are available to students who may miss an occasional class due to work conflicts or personal commitments.
Regardless of the option, all executive format students graduate with the exact same degree as students in our full-time program: a Darden MBA.
View the calendar for the Executive MBA Class of 2026, enrolling in August 2024.