University of Missouri-Kansas City
Henry W. Bloch School of Management

Contact Information

Megan Krstic, Admissions & Recruiting Coordinator
Bloch Executive MBA
5110 Cherry Street, 305 C,
Kansas City, MO 64110
Main phone number: 816-235-6184
Website: bloch.umkc.edu/emba
Email: emba@umkc.edu
Fax: 816.235.2351

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Degree Programs

- Bloch Executive MBA

Accreditation

The Bloch School of Management is accredited by AACSB International—The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business.

Admissions

There is no prerequisite coursework or GMAT score requirements. The following is required:
- A minimum of six to eight years of significant work experience.
- A career marked with progressive increases in managerial responsibilities for people, projects, and/or budgets.
- Openness to learning and a hunger for professional growth.
- Capacities and persistence to complete a rigorous graduate degree program.
- An undergraduate degree from an accredited university.

Applications are accepted on a rolling basis.

Tuition

The Bloch Executive MBA is competitively priced at $61,500, which includes tuition, fees, required course materials and all group meals on campus. Students are responsible for paying airfare for a Public Policy residency in Washington DC and a Global Residency in China. Financial aid is available to students seeking assistance.

Scholarships
We waive the application fee for all active duty and military veterans. Scholarships are available to all Executive MBA applicants.

Description of Learning Environment

The Bloch Executive MBA provides the highest-quality graduate business education and student services with minimal disruption to your career. We recognize that our students are employed full-time and that many have family obligations. The program offers a convenient format and range of student services not found in traditional MBA programs to help manage the load - and to make the return to the classroom simpler.

Our 21-month program starts in August and ends in May and includes the following:
- Live classes two Saturdays and one Friday per month

- Residency Immersions
  + Leadership in Kansas City
  + Public Policy in Washington DC
  + Innovation in Kansas City
  + Global in China

Relevant Information on Faculty

Bloch Executive MBA students learn from world-renowned faculty with impressive records of business, research, and teaching excellence.

Bloch School faculty bring richly diverse and impressive backgrounds and come from top schools across the country. They are also award-winning scholars, authors, and educators with international reputations. Bloch faculty love what they do, and it shows. They are highly-accessible and engaged, offering Bloch Executive MBA students a stimulating and collaborative learning environment.

Accomplishments/Recognition

The Bloch School of Management is home to the Regnier Institute for Entrepreneurship and Innovation. Some of its accolades include:

- Ranked among top 25 graduate entrepreneurship programs in the nation by Princeton Review
- Named among the top 26 (national) model entrepreneurship undergraduate programs by EntrepreneurEDU.org
- Earned two top awards (out of only five total awarded) from the Global Consortium of Entrepreneurship Centers (a global panel of entrepreneurship program and institute peers) for: Exceptional Activities in Entrepreneurship across Disciplines and Outstanding Contributions to Enterprise Creation
- The Bloch Executive MBA was ranked No. 1 for career impact among U.S. public universities by the Financial Times in 2007

Military
We waive the application fee for all active duty and military veterans. Scholarships are available to all Executive MBA applicants.

Post-9/11 GI Bill
UMKC complies with the Post 9/11 GI Bill so that all or a portion of your tuition and fees can be paid by the VA.

Yellow Ribbon Program
We have voluntarily entered into an open-ended agreement with the VA to fund tuition and fee expenses that exceed the in-state tuition rate at UMKC.

What Students Can Expect
Our students can expect to display the following competencies upon completion of our program:

Strategic Perspective and Business Acumen: Students will apply strategic frameworks to complex business issues and identify viable options and forward-looking strategies, through the integrated analysis of multiple functional perspectives - e.g. marketing, product development/service delivery, finance, operations, and human capital.

Public Policy Awareness: Students will demonstrate enhanced understanding of complex public sector systems, processes and leaders, and identify and define the various forces that shape and impact business policy.

Innovative Mindset: Students will demonstrate the skills needed to generate creative solutions that address unmet needs and wants, evaluate the relative attractiveness of competing solutions, and organize to exploit opportunities in the marketplace.

Global Perspective: Students will utilize a knowledge framework to 1) critically think about and assess the impact and linkage of global influences, issues, trends, and decisions in business models; and 2) demonstrate insight and agility in operating within a global business environment.

Teamwork: Students will demonstrate the communication and interpersonal skills needed for effective collaboration and creative problem-solving, as well as the versatility to add value in a variety of team roles - leader, expert, facilitator, etc.

Strategic Leadership: Students will demonstrate the ability to 1) diagnose complex business situations, recognizing key issues, tensions and dilemmas; and 2) articulate decisions and action plans that reflect comprehensive understanding of the human, political, and cultural context as well as nuanced ways of building influence and support.

What EMBA Alumni Are Saying
“My Bloch Executive MBA paid off much quicker than I expected. It got me to the table for a position I really wanted within my company, and I got the job! I feel proud that my Bloch EMBA got me here, and I appreciate all that the program has done for me.”
Mark Prenni,'10
Managing Director and Vice President
Overland Contracting Inc.

“The EMBA program does two important things for you: 1) it provides you with up-to-date tools to tackle those real-world problems that plague every leader/manager; and 2) it provides you business contacts/resources (classmates, community leaders, and faculty) that can help when needed. While the EMBA program is extremely challenging, it is worth the effort. The program gave me a fresh look at business practices and my approach to decision-making and solving business problems at the Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce.”
Dick Gibson, '02
Executive Director
The 27 Committee, Inc.

“The quick, 21-month format is one of the main reasons I chose this program. Although it's intensive, it was important to me to be able to see the light at the end of the tunnel - knowing I was going to have my EMBA very soon was rewarding. This program delivers all the quality, but quicker than many others. Fortunately, the student support services are excellent, and keep us from having to worry about anything but learning.”
Laura Thompson, '07
Managing Principal of Energy Services
Burns & McDonnell