Welcome from the Program Director
Thank you for your interest in the Executive MBA in Energy Program at the OU Price College of Business. It is a unique opportunity to participate in this premier Energy MBA program, where you will experience a top-tier business curriculum that revolves around the issues and challenges facing the energy industry today. The program provides the opportunity to customize your experience by taking a specialization in Hydrocarbons or Renewables. Plus, with the primarily online delivery, it is also the most convenient.
Dipankar Ghosh, Ph.D.
David Ross Boyd Professor
ConocoPhillips Chair in Energy Accounting
Executive Director, Energy Institute
Program Overview
The 15 month, 36-credit-hour program consists of a 28-credit-hour core curriculum and an 8-credit-hour specialization. Students select from either the Hydrocarbon or Renewables specializations. World-class OU faculty and professors of practice deliver the EMBA curriculum in a primarily online format. The program culminates with a capstone project, in which students synthesize concepts across the curriculum.
The program structure encompasses six online modules (during when there are synchronous sessions every Saturday morning, Central Time) and three in-person. , one-week residencies. Two of the residencies are on the OU campus (first and last module, about eight days), while the third one (about 10 days) is in Europe.
Course Topics Include:
- Energy and Environment (Mike Ming)
- Energy Policy and Regulations (Kyle Simpson)
- Introduction to Energy System (Bryan Hannegan)
- Introduction to Energy Accounting (Dipankar Ghosh)
- Financial Markets and Securities (Seth Hoelscher)
- Derivatives and Energy Trading (Eric Groves, David Oliver, and Shawn McBroom)
- Quantitative Methods and Models (Richard Price)
- Corporate Energy Finance (Seth Hoelscher)
- Organizational Behavior (Mark Bolino)
- Electric, Gas & Utility Fundamentals (Kimber Shoop)
- Data, Analytics and Decision-Making (Matthew Jensen)
- Energy Economics (Jan Willem Velthuijsen)
- Strategic Management (Kim Colburn)
- Carbon Management: Strategies and Steps (Chris Chia and Jacob Sonsel)
- Cyber-Physical Security and Resilience for Energy (Annessa McKenzie)
- Energy Technology & Innovation (Dennis Lippman, Brian Bohm, Oskari Jaakkola, and Michael Harrison)
- Supply Chain Management (Abid Yousuf)
- Path to Net Zero
- Managing Change – Role of Leadership (Mike Stice)
OU’s legacy in energy education extends over 100 years, making it uniquely qualified to provide a Hydrocarbon specialization tailored to the key issues in the constantly evolving energy industry.
Specialization Courses:
- Hydrocarbon Law and Regulations (Jay Jimerson)
- Valuation of Hydrocarbon Resources (Arvind Garg)
- Marketing Strategy – Changing Energy Mix and New Markets (Alan Hepp)
- Financing Hydrocarbon Projects (Richard Talley and David Iverson)
As the renewable energy industry rapidly grows, there is a greater need for professionals who have a solid understanding of the business side of renewable energy and who can effectively manage organizations and position them for continued success. The Executive MBA with a specialization in Renewables provides the business foundation for those aspiring to lead within this growth industry.
Specialization Courses:
- Renewable EnergyProject Development Forecasting (James Dryden)
- Renewable Energy Law and Regulations (Eric Davis)
- Accounting for Renewable Energy (Liz Tokunaga, Nate Skon, and Marc Rizzo)
- Renewable Energy Project Valuation (Michael Feng)
- Renewable Energy Project – Develop, Implement and Manage (Liz Tokunaga, Nate Skon, and Marc Rizzo)
Through the Executive MBA in Energy, our students now have access to resources previously available only to senior staff in major corporations. In partnership with Performance Consulting LLC, the EMBA in Energy offers an accelerated version of Executive Coaching services to complement the program’s challenging curriculum and help students. Our goal is to give students an undeniable professional advantage that benefits them and their employer. Through a combination of group facilitation, individual coaching, and workshops, EMBA students will experience greater clarity, direction, and purpose as they address their most pressing issues – professionally and beyond. Learn more about executive career coach, Rita M. Murray, Ph.D.
