Overview: The EMBA program with Carnegie Mellon University is specialized in Asset and Wealth Management.
Program Format: The EMBA program, specialized in Asset and Wealth Management is offered on Carnegie Mellon University’s campus in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and also at the University of Lausanne in Lausanne, Switzerland. Lecture and discussion, as well as group-work and case study methods are used.
Program Schedule: The program’s duration is 20 months.
Curriculum: The program offers six modules. The first two modules are taught in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The remaining four modules are taught in Lausanne.
MODULE ONE
Location: Pittsburgh
- Team Management and Decision-Making
- Understanding Financial Data
- Financial Accounting and Security Analysis
- Principles of Valuation
MODULE TWO
Location: Pittsburgh
- The Global Economic Environment
- Investment Analysis and Asset Allocation
- Investments Based on Corporate Events
- Options and Derivatives
MODULE THREE
Location: Lausanne
- The Legal and Regulatory Environment
- Dynamic Asset Allocation, Risk Budgeting and Performance Measurement
- Principles of Taxation
- Behavioral Finance
MODULE FOUR
Location: Lausanne, Luxemburg
- Alternative Investments: Private Equity, Venture Capital, Hedge Funds and Commodities.
- Market Strategy
- Risk Management for Asset Managers
- Fund Structures for Assets
MODULE FIVE
Location: Pittsburgh
- Interest Rate and Bond Pricing
- Life Cycle, Taxation and Asset Management
- Organizational Structure and Managing Change
- Financial Engineering: Securitization and Structured Products
MODULE SIX
Location: Lausanne
- International Finance, Financial crisis and Liquidity
- Credit Market Investing
- Investing for Institutions, Family Offices and High Net Worth Individuals
- Integrative Business Project
Class Profile: Participants typically have 10 to 15 years of professional work experience prior to entering the EMBA program.
Admission Requirements: To be considered for admission applicants must submit an EMBA Application packet as well as other supporting materials. The packet includes:
Admissions information and checklist
Program Application
Two letters of recommendation forms
A non-refundable $200 application fee, made payable to Carnegie Mellon University, Tepper School of Business
*The Admissions Committee may request other qualifying materials and references if deemed necessary.
Application Deadlines: Candidates and their applications are considered on a rolling basis with a final application deadline for intake in any given year of January 15th.
*This year CMU has extended this application deadline to March 1, 2012 for those applicants interested in attending the program in May 2012.