Global Perspective
The program has a strong global perspective. Through the core curriculum, Individual Major Project, and two Global Study Trips, you’ll gain firsthand exposure to diverse markets, cultures, and business environments—strengthening your ability to lead effectively in an increasingly complex global economy.
Major Project
Every participant completes an individual Major Project, supported by a dedicated project advisor. The project provides an opportunity to apply your learning to a meaningful business opportunity or challenge and produce a substantial piece of work with immediate professional relevance.
New Venture Project
Develop a comprehensive business plan for a new stand-alone venture or an additional line of business within an existing organization. You’ll apply the management concepts and tools developed throughout the program to identify market opportunities, assess business potential, explore financing options, and build a compelling case for bringing your venture to market.
Management Consulting Project
Analyze a significant business challenge and develop a comprehensive set of recommendations and an implementation plan to address it. You’ll have considerable flexibility in selecting your project, with opportunities to focus on areas such as operational performance, supply chain management, customer experience, information systems, profitability, or business planning.
Global Study Trips
Every participant takes part in two five-day, for-credit Global Study Trips. Each combines academic learning at a leading partner school with direct exposure to local companies, experienced alongside the accomplished peers you learn with throughout the program. You’ll return with a broader perspective, a deeper appreciation for diverse viewpoints, and a more informed approach to navigating complex global challenges.
Europe
Travel with your cohort to Europe, where you’ll learn with faculty at a leading partner school and engage with local businesses. You’ll explore how culture, business practices, and local context shape the way organizations operate, leaders make decisions, and business gets done.
andAsia
Continue your global learning in Asia, immersing yourself in a distinct business environment that broadens your perspective, challenges assumptions, and deepens your understanding of how organizations operate and leaders navigate different cultural contexts.
“The EMBA program gave me the mindset that ‘anything is possible’ and the confidence to never shy away from an opportunity. I will always be grateful for that - I came out of the program a changed person. Because of Smith, I know I have the skills to be able to breakdown a project into its component parts and tackle it. The EMBA also helped me understand how to communicate with all stakeholders in an organization. I have my CPA background and now a greater appreciation and understanding of strategy, marketing and human capital. I quickly progressed from middle-management to a Director-level position.”
Director, Internal Audit
British Columbia Automobile Association
“The international study trip to Singapore and the global consulting project were two of the most memorable aspects of the program. Working on the project with colleagues from all over Canada, and then meeting our client together face-to-face in Taiwan, was both professionally rewarding and personally fulfilling. It was a truly incredible and enriching experience.”
Co-Founder & CEO
Herbaland Naturals Inc.