The Master in Business Management Program aims primarily to produce competent human resources needed in the management of private and public sector organizations and in the development of new enterprises. Specifically the program aims to:
1. prepare the students for positions in middle and higher management in the private and public sector;

2. equip the students with expertise in the planning and development of new enterprises; and

3. prepare the students to handle business instruction research and extension services.

Admission Requirements:

1. A bachelor's degree, regardless of the field of study, from recognized institutions of higher learning

2. An undergraduate weighted average or at least 2.0 or better or some evidence of potential to do graduate work. These qualifications shall be determined through the submission of the following:

a. Official transcript of records
b. A completed application for admission
c. Two letters of recommendation preferably one from a former professor and another from a present employer, if working, or from former professors if a fresh graduate.
d. Satisfactory score in the English Proficiency Test

3. Passing in non-credit refresher/foundation courses for those applicants who may be found deficient in the appropriate basic tool courses where such are required prior to enrolling in certain core courses.

Graduation Requirements:

1. The student must have earned a minimum weighted average of 2.0 in all core courses and 1.75 in all specialized courses.

2. He/She must have successfully presented his/her written Management Case Study (for those under the non-thesis option).

3. He/She must have passed the comprehensive exams with a grade of 1.75 or better in his/her field of specialization and with a grade of 2.0 or better in other areas if he/she follows the non-thesis program.

4. He/She must have successfully defended his/her thesis if he/she follows the thesis program.

* For students deficient in this area
** BA 299 is for students under the Thesis option. BA 297 - Management Case Writing is for those under the Non-Thesis Option and without a supervisory designation in one's place of employment; they shall enroll in an elective as BA 297 is only a 3 unit course (those in the thesis option has to enroll in 6 units of BA 299-Thesis Writing. Those with supervisory designation for at least two years prior to admission to the MBM Program shall enroll in one additional specialization course and in one more elective in lieu of Business Research and BA 297.

Specialization Courses

MBM Major in Human Resources Management

MBM Major in Marketing

MBM Major in Institutional Management

*Seminars on special problems of developing and implementing organization strategy in the non-profit sector focusing on cooperatives, hospitals, and health care. Students will be required to submit a research output on a chosen special problem.