Graduate Programs
The Applied Business Economics Program (ABEP) at the UA&P School of Economics is a distinguished professional Master’s program designed for dynamic young professionals. Established in 1979, ABEP offers a unique blend of business insights and industrial economics, providing you with the tools to understand and navigate the intricate economic landscapes that influence both national and global markets.
ABEP Features:
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Rich History and Evolved Curriculum: ABEP’s foundation in economic research, combined with its integration of business courses, equips you to see the intricate interactions between business and economics. The students gain a deep understanding of how economic policies impact industry growth and the broader economy. This holistic approach enhances your ability to perform operational analysis and industry evaluation.
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Applied Research Skills: Through rigorous training in analytical thinking and problem-solving, backed by economic research techniques, ABEP prepares the students to navigate today’s fast-paced business environment.
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Flexible Learning for Working Professionals: Designed with your busy schedule in mind, ABEP classes are held twice a week—Tuesday evenings from 6:00 PM to 9:30 PM and Saturday mornings from 9:00 AM to 12:30 PM—allowing you to balance your professional and academic commitments effectively.
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Capstone Project: A cornerstone of the ABEP program is the Capstone Project, a practical, research-oriented policy paper geared towards solving a particular problem in a company, institution, or industry. This project demonstrates the students ability to conduct independent research, employing a deep understanding of the issues and utilizing relevant analytical tools.
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Innovative ‘Hyflex’ Mode of Instruction: Starting the first quarter of SY 2024-25, ABEP will adopt a ‘Hyflex’ mode of instruction, offering both on-site and live-streamed online classes. With the professor’s permission, classes will be recorded, providing you with the flexibility to access course materials at your convenience.
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With a format that is unprecedented in the Philippines, the Doctor of Philosophy in Business Economics Program (PhDBE) of UA&P, subsequently referred to as the Doctoral Program in Business Economics, seeks to explore the convergence between economics, business, and management. Business schools are increasingly employing economic methodology in analyzing cases in the functional fields of business such as marketing, analytics, strategic management, human resources, corporate governance, among others. Economic schools and departments, on the other hand, engage in analyses that span industry competition and game theory, international trade, public policy and governance, and its implications on business.
The Doctoral Program in Business Economics prepares students for a career in research and teaching that exploits the complementarities between the fields of business and economics. Thus, there is scope for interdisciplinary work, interfacing economic analyses with business strategy, finance, real estate, education, sociology, and other fields. Students will receive a rigorous quantitative academic preparation, honed in Christian social thought and business ethics, which they will apply when making strategic decisions and designing policies. The program is taught by faculty members from the UA&P School of Economics and the UA&P School of Management.
The Strategic Business Economics Program (SBEP)—UA&P’s flagship program for top executives— celebrates its 50th anniversary in 2024 as the unique executive program that combines the powerful discipline of economics with the best and cutting-edge practices of business. The program aims to equip top-brass corporate executives, high-ranking government officials, and entrepreneurs to craft innovative strategies and robust business models in the new environment.
The SBEP enhances senior executives’ capabilities in coping with the latest global, regional and local economic trends, the inevitable rise of digitalization and AI, the primal importance of leadership and human capital, in the context of rapidly evolving knowledge-based economies. The program accomplishes this by focusing on strategic thinking and governance, the discipline of economics as applied to business, best business practices, personal development, and orientation to the common good.
The SBEP’s experience of running successfully for the past 50 years has involved training more than 1,800 senior executives from 26 countries, and from hundreds of companies, not only top corporations, but also medium-sized, dynamic enterprises, professionals (lawyers, doctors, engineers, CPAs, etc.), and government officials, including the police and military. The diversity and C-suite level of the participants contribute to a truly enriching exchange of theory, experience, wisdom, and networking, all of which the SBEP alumni highly appreciate.
With a hybrid program delivery, convenient class schedule for 11 months, top-class and business-honed professors, and networking opportunities involving key government officials and business leaders, participants return to their organizations re-energized and equipped with strategies and innovative solutions leading it to success in the new global business-economic landscape.
The Strategic Business Economics Program is recognized by the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) as a full graduate degree program offering a Master in Business Economics (MBE) and a Certificate in Business Economics (CBE).
The Master in Brand Management program is presented as the first graduate program of its kind in the country, designed to equip high-potential talents to become the next generation of top marketing and business leaders. It targets "Brand Leaders in the Making" and is suitable for three distinct groups of professionals. These groups include associate to mid-level marketers, career movers and business owners, and advertising and media practitioners, as visually represented by diverse individuals collaborating and discussing in professional settings. This program aims to foster advanced leadership in the brand and business management space.
Learn more about Master in Brand Management here.
This specialization is meant to address the current lack of a high-quality graduate education program in Values Education in the country. The Values Education (VE) major builds upon UA&P SED’s track record in Values Education, as evidenced by many MAVE graduates now serving as Values Education supervisors and teachers or as school principals. In particular, the program will provide appropriate training for ESP (Edukasyon sa Pagpapakatao) teachers, especially in the proper understanding of the philosophical and anthropological foundations of Values Education. It is also appropriate for school personnel involved in guidance and counseling.
The program seeks to form early childhood educators and specialists (preschool and primary school teachers and administrators, child development consultants, and researchers) who can effectively blend theory and practice in creating positive learning opportunities and experiences for young children to promote their total development. Participants can complete the program in two years without having to give up or be released from their jobs.
Built upon SED’s strength and record in values education, the Master of Education in Educational Leadership program is meant primarily for educators who are occupying or who are being prepared for leadership and key academic and administrative positions in their schools, especially those in basic education. The curriculum for the program intertwines courses in education, psychology, and values-based leadership and management and puts all of them at the service of the key tasks of teaching, learning, and the development of students into whole persons.
The Adolescent Development and Education (ADE) program equips educators of adolescents with the competencies to address the developmental and learning needs of adolescents in and out of the classroom. Through coursework based on a balanced curriculum focusing on four strands – pedagogy, psychology, technology, and values – ADE graduate students will learn how to appropriately utilize instructional and assessment approaches and practices to support adolescents in their formation and integral development.
The ADE specialization is designed for teachers of high school and early university levels (Grades 8 to 12 and Years 1 to 2). It is also appropriate for university graduates who already hold a bachelor’s degree in a specific academic discipline or field of study and who would like to gain the pedagogical skills and knowledge of adolescent psychology needed for effective high school or college teaching.The Master of Science in Human Capital and Organization Development (MS HCOD) program intends to form Organization Development (OD) practitioners steeped in the latest OD tools, while being grounded on essential principles of human capital development—thus the tagline “an organization builder with a human capital perspective.”
While many OD certificate programs focus on the traditional diagnosis-to-evaluation process, MS HCOD couches the OD practice in a strong human capital context. This grounds OD strategies and interventions on essential human capital principles, making for a balanced reckoning of strategic outputs. For instance, beyond achieving cost and operational efficiency, rightsizing efforts (a popular OD intervention) will have to take into consideration the organization’s stock of human capital, both immediate and long-term. This makes an OD intervention truly well rounded.The Master of Science in Human Capital and Organization Development (MS HCOD) program intends to form Organization Development (OD) practitioners steeped in the latest OD tools, while being grounded on essential principles of human capital development—thus the tagline “an organization builder with a human capital perspective.”
While many OD certificate programs focus on the traditional diagnosis-to-evaluation process, MS HCOD couches the OD practice in a strong human capital context. This grounds OD strategies and interventions on essential human capital principles, making for a balanced reckoning of strategic outputs. For instance, beyond achieving cost and operational efficiency, rightsizing efforts (a popular OD intervention) will have to take into consideration the organization’s stock of human capital, both immediate and long-term. This makes an OD intervention truly well rounded.
Inspired by Oxford’s University’s Philosophy, Politics and Economics (PPE) course, our Master in Political Economy (MPE) Program equips students with the knowledge and analytical skills needed for understanding increasingly complex social realities using multiple perspectives from politics, economics, history, philosophy and sociology, and always aware of their local and global contexts.
MPE prepares graduates to pursue professional work in the fields of politics and governance, economics, diplomacy and foreign service, development work and advocacies, business, media communications, research, and academe.
Classes are conducted on weekday evenings (6-9 pm) and on Saturdays.
Like all UA&P students, students in the Masters in Political Economy Evening Program are provided with personal and professional mentoring.
The Master of Science in Management Evening Program (MScM), which started in 2010, is the flagship stand-alone graduate program of the School of Management (SMN). It is a unique two-year master’s course that equips professionals with knowledge, attributes, skills, and experiences (KASE) to be able to strategically decide on business opportunities and apply the core competencies of an MScM Leader and a good and innovative researcher who can drive meaningful advancements in their field. It arms them with strong analytical skills, communication skills, ethical sensitivity, and soft skills (ACES), making them dynamic and flexible in meeting the ever-changing demands of the business environment.
The Master in Entrepreneurial Management program builds upon UA&P’s pioneering legacy by offering an intense, integrated graduate formation designed for seasoned innovators and emerging leaders. Guided by the mantra “Building Character, Shaping Success,” the program elevates entrepreneurial talent through high-level business coaching, strategic decision-making, and a deep appreciation for humanistic knowledge rooted in the liberal arts. It aims to "Build Value in Business and in Life," refining students into mentally sharp and morally grounded professionals—from Venture Capitalists and Serial Entrepreneurs to CEOs and Social Innovators—who are equipped to drive sustainable growth and ethical disruption in the global market.
The Master in Applied Business Analytics (MABA) Program, launched in 2018, is a two-year graduate program for experienced professionals in any industry who want to seize the power of data and analytics in their work to forward their organization. It is designed for working professionals who are starting a career in analytics or wanting to build their managerial expertise and take their analytics career to the next level.
MABA is an applied, multi- disciplinary, experience building and collaborative program. Faculty from the academe and industry work together to combine theory and practice i.e., integrating business, technology, communication and quantitative disciplines with liberal education.
Our partnership with the Analytics & Artificial Intelligence Association of the Philippines (AAP), Amazon Web Services (AWS) Academy, London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) Data and Analytics, DOST-Advanced Science and Technology Institute (ASTI) and other sponsor companies help the students to work on real problems of real clients with actual data for their analytics course projects. Courses are project-oriented employing inquiry-based approach to learning to build critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
Learn more about Master in Applied Business Analytics here.
This program transcends traditional computer science by immersing professionals in a high-level environment where advanced technical expertise meets strategic business management. Designed to produce globally competitive leaders for the Philippines and beyond, the curriculum integrates rigorous software engineering and systems architecture with the soft skills and ethical grounding necessary for executive roles. Graduates are prepared to excel as solutions architects, IT project managers, and business development directors, driving innovation within the telecommunications, manufacturing, and BPO sectors, or launching their own high-technology ventures.
This 4-year course in Law fulfills all government requirements for admission to the Bar. It requires previous completion of a bachelor’s degree. It equips future lawyers with rigorous training, interdisciplinary perspective, and the ethical grounding needed to shape society through law.