What is the Executive MBA? Designed specifically for working professionals with significant experience, the Executive MBA or EMBA is much more than just one type of part-time MBA program. EMBA students may be sponsored both financially and through release time by their employing organisations, and continue to work full-time while enrolled on the program. While courses vary, many EMBAs are built around a series of short modules and may not take much longer to complete than the full-time MBA.