Master in Business Education

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 Education (MBE) program is intended for business teachers and other educators who will assume leadership in curriculum and instruction in schools and other work force education settings and in processes that change business education.

The program develops teacher leaders who demonstrate reflective thought and scholarship within the context of a culturally diverse society.

Vision
A graduate school program that maintains PUP’s leadership in business education by developing educators who are equipped with a broad understanding of business, relevant technologies, and work place trends and who can apply the findings of contemporary research to teaching and learning.

Mission
Develop teacher leaders with strong commitment to the philosophical foundations of business education relating to the development of business and technological education and to the development of a highly educated work force.

Objectives

• To enhance leadership, instruction and research skills to meet global professional demands in business education
• To provide advanced training in curriculum design, instructional materials development, and evaluation techniques
• To strengthen competencies for more productive community and extension services

Curriculum

1. Foundation/Core (12 units)
   • BE 621 Foundations of Education
   • BE 622 Educational Statistics
   • BE 623 Organization and Governance in Business Education
   • RH 600 Methods of Research
     
2. Major (18 units)
   • BE 624 Curriculum Development and Instruction
   • BE 625 Theories of Learning and Innovations
   • BE 626 Advanced Measurement and Evaluation
   • BE 627 Teaching Practicum (for those with no teaching experience)
   • BE 630 Organizational Behavior and Management Processes
   • BE 635 E-Marketing
   • BE 640 Policies and Strategic Management
     
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