Graduate Catalog 2021-2022

Business Administration for Executives (MBA)

The Master of Business Administration Program for Executives (Executive MBA) has the mission of developing business leaders in the Puerto Rican and global community. These leaders will be able to meet the highest standards of excellence and will acquire up-to-date knowledge and personal and professional competencies to improve their directive effectiveness and the competitiveness of their organizations. This accomplishment will be achieved together with ethical principles for the benefit of the community and society. The Master of Administration Degree for Executives or Executive MBA is the highest level program oriented towards the formation of business executives.

The Metropolitan Campus is authorized to offer this Program.

Admission Requirements

Students seeking admission to the Master in Business Administration Program for Executives must meet the admission requirements established for master’s programs in the current Graduate Catalog. In addition, they must meet the following specific Program requirements:

  1. Occupy or have occupied a managerial position at the top or middle levels and have a minimum of five years of experience.
  2. Have at least eight years of professional work experience.
  3. If the student is in one of the following situations: a) has a Professional License issued by an entity of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, b) has a Professional License of some state of the United States or of a foreign State that is properly legalized and related to Business Administration disciplines or, c) has a professional certification issued by a recognized entity in business disciplines, will be granted, at the time of admission, two years of work experience for each license or professional certification.

Graduation Requirements

In addition to fulfilling the graduation requirements of the Graduate Catalog, students of this Program must meet the following requirement.

  1. Pass the seminars of the specialization INBS 6970 and BADM 697F with a minimum grade of B.

Requirements for the Master of Business Administration for Executives (Executive MBA)

Specialization Requirements 36 credits

Specialization Requirements - 36 credits

BADM 5060Management Information Systems

3

BADM 5140Legal and Social Environment in Business

3

BADM 6450Decision-Making

3

BADM 6500Integration of Seminar on Entrepreneurial Strategies

3

BADM 6780The Manager in an International Economy

3

BADM 6971Seminar in Business Social Responsibility

3

BADM 697FIntegration Seminar for Business Managers

3

INBS 6970Seminar: Business Environment and Administrative Practices of the Caribbean and Latin America

3

LARE 6430New Organizational Work Patterns

3

QODS 5010Strategic Management: Innovation and Change

3

QODS 6020Accounting as a Tool for Executive Actions

3

QODS 6035Marketing Information and Competitive Advantage

3

Note: Course BADM 697F (Integration Enterprise Seminar for Managers) replaces the Integration Seminar that this Catalog includes in Institutional Graduation Requirements for Master’s Programs.