Master in Business Administration

General Provisions
If the student has not taken undergraduate courses in a field of specialization, he is required to take eighteen (18) units of qualifying courses to be determined by the Academic Program Chairperson unless otherwise specified in the curriculum;

The student may take more than the prescribed units in any distribution in the curriculum to meet his career objective and professional needs;

Free electives may be chosen from among the courses offered which are outside the required subjects in the student’s curriculum;

If the student has completed courses substantially equivalent to the required courses, he may waive the latter by application to the Dean.

Program Description
The Master in Business Administration (MBA) program is designed to develop capable, socially responsible and mature managers and leaders in today’s global marketplace. The program focuses on those skills needed by business professionals; such as analytical reasoning, communication, leadership, and strategic thinking. The curriculum emphasizes applications currently in demand by Asian and multinational corporations and integrates global trends and computer and information systems application.

Vision
The Business Administration program envisions itself as the country’s flagship program in the development of globally competitive leaders and professional managers who are generalists in orientation yet strong - in functional competencies

Mission
The Master in Business Administration program is committed to make a difference in the development of managers who will be leaders, decision-makers, innovators and good citizens in a rapidly changing world.

Committed to intellectual expertise, scholarly research and a spirit of community involvement, the Master in Business Administration program is designed to enhance skills in analytical thinking, good judgment, innovation, and creativity.

Objectives

• To develop managerial and entrepreneurial skills
• To enhance competencies for effective participation in management teams
• To develop skill in applying quantitative analysis in decision making
• To enhance competencies in conducting research in the field of business administration

Curriculum

1. Foundation/Core (12 units)
   • BA 630 Organizational Behavior and Management Processes
   • BA 631 Statistics in Business
   • BA 632 Management Science
   • RH 600 Methods of Research
     
2. Major (18 units, choose an area of specialization)

   Specialization: General Business Administration

   • BA 633 Human Resources Management
   • BA 634 Financial Management
   • BA 635 Production Management
   • BA 636 Policies and Strategic Management
   • BA 637 Managerial Economics
   • BA 638 Managerial Accounting

   Specialization: E-Commerce

   • BA 634 Financial Management
   • BA 635 Production Management
   • BA 639 Consumer Behavior
   • BA 640 E-Marketing
   • BA 641 Sales Management
   • BA 642 Public Relations and Publicity

   Specialization: Entrepreneurship

   • BA 634 Financial Management
   • BA 643 Fundamentals of Entrepreneurship
   • BA 644 Asian Business Environment
   • BA 645 Management of an Enterprise
   • BA 646 Investment Management
   • BA 647 Emerging Technologies and Global Enterprise
     
3. Electives/Cognates (6 units)
   • RH 615 Seminar in Thesis Writing
   • Any subject from allied field of specialization
     
4. Thesis (6 units)
   • RH 620 Thesis