EXECUTIVE MBA Profiles Publish Date 11/05/09

Queen's University

School of Business

Getting In

PROGRAM BASICS

Queen's Executive MBA, National Program

Queen's School of Business

Goodes Hall
143 Union Street
Kingston , Canada

Status:

Public Institution

Length of program (months):

Classes meet:

Alternate weekends

Occasional week-long sessions

Full day Friday, Half day Saturday every other weekend

Tuition and fees for entire EMBA program:

Resident: $ 84,000

Graduate business school is accredited by:

AACSB International

Association of MBAs (AMBA)

European Foundation for Mgt. Development (EFMD)

EQUIS

SCHOOL BASICS

Graduate business school enrollment:

Total: 753
Full-Time MBA: 111
Part-time MBA: N/A
Executive MBA: 434
PhD Program: 64

Undergraduate business school enrollment:

1,245

Graduate degree programs:

Master of Finance

Master of international Management/Business

Other graduate degree programs:

Master of Science in Management (MSc)

ADMISSIONS

Rolling admissions?

Yes

GMAT Required?

Yes

If applicants are not required to take the GMAT, how are EMBA applicants' quantitative abilities checked before enrollment?

N/A

Average GMAT:

576

Middle 80% range of GMAT scores:

From: 500
To: 660

Is the TOEFL required for non-English speakers?

Application fee:

$ 0

Applicant interviews are:

Required

Admitted applicants who were interviewed:

100 %

CLASS PROFILE

EMBA students in newest entering class who are:

Female: 28 %
International: 27 %

Entering students are from the following regions:

N/A

Entering North American citizens are from the following regions:

N/A

U.S. students in newest entering class who are:

N/A

Average months of work experience:

173

Middle 80% range work experience, months:

From: 96
To: 288

Average age:

Middle 80% age range:

N/A

Work background:

Have advanced degrees: 12 %
Work in the nonprofit sector: 0 %
Work at an organization with 100 or fewer employees: 24 %
Have title of president, CEO, or chairman: 8 %

Middle 80% base salary range:

N/A

Students work in these functional categories:

N/A

Students work in these industries:

Consulting: 5 %
Consumer Products: 11 %
Financial Services: 13 %
Government: 12 %
Manufacturing: 21 %
Media/Entertainment: 4 %
Non-Profit: 0 %
Petroleum/Energy: 7 %
Pharmaceutical/Biotechnology/Health Care: 10 %
Real Estate: 0 %
Technology: 16 %
Other: 0 %

Top organizations sending students:

Bell Canada
Telus
SNC Lavallin
Nova Chemicals
GE

Does the school offer a guaranteed loan to EMBAs, regardless of nationality?

Academics & Lifestyle

FACULTY

Faculty employed by the B-school:

Full-time faculty:

Tenured: 41
Non-Tenured: 39

Adjunct/Visiting Faculty:

N/A

Women on Faculty:

Tenured: 13
Non-Tenured: 10

Minority Faculty:

N/A

International Faculty:

Tenured: 13
Non-Tenured: 19

Faculty with PhDs:

Tenured: 38
Non-Tenured: 30

STUDENT LIFE

Does the program include a mandatory international trip or project?

Yes

Description:

Global Business Project to any city outside of North America

Does the school offer pre-program orientation for all EMBA participants?

Yes

Does the school offer temporary housing/accommodations for EMBA participants?

Yes

Description:

Participants stay in our Executive Facility while studying on the Queen's campus.

Do EMBAs have access to a health club or gym?

Yes

Special student/home/work/life initiatives:

Fit to Lead is an optional program that recognizes and promotes mental, emotional and physical wellness. Queen's Personal Development Coaching helps participants to understand, maximize and capitalize on their strengths.

How far away from a major airport are most EMBA classes held? (miles)

TEACHING/ACADEMICS

Teaching methods:

N/A

Average class size, core EMBA class:

Average class size, EMBA electives:

Elective courses:

New electives past year:

Financial Strategy
Marketing Strategy
Project Management

Estimated hours per week in class and outside classwork:

Hours per week in class: 6
Hours per week outside of class spent on classwork: 25

Last revision of core EMBA curriculum:

2007

Distance-learning EMBA via the Internet, videoconferencing, or some other medium?

Yes

Description:

50% of the program delivered on the Queen's campus. 50% of the program delivered in major cities across Canada and the U.S. via live, interactive videoconference.

Group work done via the Internet:

50 %

Graduation Requirements:

Students must have attended a minimum number of classes

Students must have earned a pre-determined GPA/letter grade average

Class participation accounts for some percentage of students' grades

Write a complete business plan

Present final, company-specific project results to relevant parties

Additional EMBA Programs:
EMBA programs run in another country:

Cornell University - Cornell-Queen's Executive MBA

Domestic partnerships or in-house EMBA programs:

Program Name: Queen's Executive MBA, Ottawa Program
Program Name: Cornell-Queen's Executive MBA
Partner: Cornell University
Program Name: Queen's Accelerated MBA for Business Graduates

TECHNOLOGY

Technology improvements in the last three academic years:

Technology improvements in the last three academic years: •Web streaming & multi-media capture of classes •New digital videoconferencing (VC) broadcast studio •New equipment for VC boardrooms •Smart Boards/Sympodiums in all classrooms and VC studios •Student server file storage •Proxy server for off campus library access •Single sign-on across most systems •Service management tools

Amount spent:

$ 3,010,000

Alumni Affairs & Careers

B-SCHOOL ALUMNI

Living MBA alumni:

6,216

Active MBA alumni clubs:

Countries in which MBA clubs exist:

Does the main university offer career placement services for alumni?

Yes

Does the main university have an alumni networking Web site?

Yes

University alumni networking site:

http://www.alumni.queensu.ca

Does the B-School have an alumni networking Web site?

Yes

Business school alumni networking site:

http://queensbusiness.ca

Do current MBA students have access to an alumni database?

Yes

CAREER SERVICES

Does the school offer EMBA students access to the career services office?

Yes

Does the school allow its EMBA students to interview on campus with corporate recruiters targeting executives for full-time jobs?

Yes

SCHOOL COMMENTS

Additional school comments:

N/A

Graduate Comments

Queen�s has high-quality professors all the way. In addition, they are heavily practiced in teaching adults. They understand difficulties of learning in later years and how to simplify concepts so they stick. Instructors are readily available around the clock: cell, blackberry, sometimes home phone number. And there�s a "lifetime-guarantee" that they�ll be accessible after the program as well.

This is where Queen's really can't improve: Their administrative staff at the Ottawa campus was attentive, intuitive, and extraordinarily able to manage logistical issues such that we never knew there were issues to begin with.

The professors' strengths included professionalism mixed with up-to-date knowledge of their respective subjects, which allowed direct application of concepts to current issues, which could then be applied to our respective industry. As CEO, I had the privilege to apply some of these concepts with great benefits. As for weaknesses, not much to say... Except perhaps that for some instructors it was impossible to go in-depth due to time constraints, but that is more of a weakness inherent in an EMBA program, as opposed to the instructors themselves.

The Queen's EMBA program provided me not only with the education I expected to receive but also a personal journey that I hadn't anticipated. The additional tools and support offered by the Queen's program along with the team-learning model provided insight and practical experience that is not available in any other forum I can think of. Being part of a team of high-energy and success-driven individuals, not ranked above or below you on an organizational chart, provides a unique opportunity to learn more about yourself in a safe environment. The faculty at Queen's is the best in the field. The responsiveness of professors both during and after the program is exceptional. I cannot say enough positive things about my experience at Queen's. If I had to do it over again knowing what I know and my company would not sponsor me a penny's worth, I would find a way to do it. It's worth every cent.

The program offered students a choice to specialize in finance, marketing, or global business. I would have liked operations if it were available.

They gave me the analytical and management (soft) skills that I really need to get to the next level of management.

The career services and the coaching/mentoring program can greatly be enhanced. With career services, organizing job fairs (similar to the full-time programs') would have been useful. By setting up a career fair, employers can be brought face-to-face with EMBA students. The mentoring/coaching received could also be enhanced by ensuring that there are good mentoring services available throughout the program.

Queen's is the top business school, from program execution to the finer details of each course. Queen's is simply the best.

I would have liked to have had a few more classes on international business and more of an international component.

Coordination of workload in courses could be enhanced. I occasionally had several courses with demanding workloads concurrently.

The format of the program at Queen's with the Kingston sessions and the team building exercises made me a better person that is more adaptable to any type of situation. The rapport with the other students and the profs was an invaluable experience. The "across Canada" boardroom sessions created in-depth conversations with a diverse range of experiences from other students.

A better IT system to help support the program. The current system (based on IBM Lotus Notes) is problematic, slow, and difficult to interface with other software. Its piggy response is a painful experience.