Business and Entrepreneurial Education (MA) Requirements
The Master of Arts in Business and Entrepreneurial Education has the mission to create teachers and administrators trained in teaching, administration, supervision, and in leadership of Business and Entrepreneurial Education. This program will strengthen the teaching-learning process through the effective use of methodologies in the field of Business and Entrepreneurial Education. It will integrate avant-garde technologies as learning tools, as well as train graduates to assume leadership in the development of highly qualified educational programs.
The Metropolitan Campus is authorized to offer this Program.
Competencies Profile of Graduates
The Program is designed to develop the competencies that will enable students to:
Knowledge
Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of
- the theories and principles that govern pedagogy, administration and supervision of Business and Business Education programs.
- the methods, the techniques and the integration of technology in the area of Business and Entrepreneurial Education.
- the different models that govern the curricular design and its implications in the development of educational programs and training business staff.
- the most recent methods and techniques in the field of pedagogical research and business.
Skills
- Apply methodologies and strategies to both face-to-face and virtual training technological environments.
- Use the appropriate methodology in Business and Entrepreneurial Education courses at the secondary and postsecondary level.
- Apply the appropriate techniques when evaluating the student's achievements in Business and Entrepreneurial Education.
- Evaluate and manage assistive technology to meet the specific needs of the students.
Attitudes
- Recognize individual differences in students and their potential.
- Create awareness towards intellectual activity and research of existing problems in Business and in Entrepreneurial Education.
- Demonstrate ethical behaviors compatible with the demands of the societal knowledge.
- Promote the development of business initiatives among its students.
Admission Requirements
In addition to satisfying the requirements of admission to the graduate study program that appear in this Catalog, students who request admission to the program must:
- Have passed the following courses or their equivalents:
EDUC 2021 History and Philosophy of Education
EDUC 2031 Developmental Psychology
MAEC 2212 Economic Principles (Macro)
MAEC 2221 Basic Statistics I
- Hold a Bachelor in Business Education, in Administration of Office Systems, in Entrepreneurial Administration or in Business Administration of a recognized university.
Requirements for the Master of Arts in Business and Entrepreneurial Education
| Core Course Requirements |
12 credits |
| Specialization Requirements |
24 credits |
| Prescribed Distributive Requirements |
3 credits |
| Total |
*39 credits |
*Students who take course BUED 6970 Integrating Seminar to meet the Comprehensive Examination Requirements and other Master’s Program Options must complete a total of 39 credits.
Core Course Requirements - 12 credits
Students will select six (6) credits from the following courses:
Specialization Requirements - 24 credits
| BUED 6010 | Curriculum Design in Business and Entrepreneurial Education | 3 |
| BUED 6020 | Assessment, Measurement and Evaluation in Business and Entrepreneurial Education | 3 |
| BUED 6970 | Integrating Seminar | 3 |
Select six (6) credits from the following courses:
| BUED 5010 | Methodology in the Teaching of the Keyboard and Processing Information | 3 |
| BUED 5015 | Methodology in the Teaching of Entrepreneurial, Business Administration and Marketing | 3 |
| BUED 5020 | Methodology in the Teaching of Accounting | 3 |
| BUED 5030 | Methodology in the Teaching of Shorthand, Transcription or Another System of Abbreviated Writing | 3 |
| BUED 5055 | Methodology for the Teaching of Courses Related with Health Services | 3 |
Select nine (9) credits from the following courses:
| BUED 5035 | Computers in the Teaching of Business and Entrepreneurial Education | 3 |
| BUED 5040 | Curricular Innovations in Teaching | 3 |
| BUED 5050 | Fundamentals of Virtual Learning | 3 |
| BUED 5060 | Preparation of Materials for Virtual Education | 3 |
| BUED 6000 | Administration and Supervision of Business and Entrepreneurial Education | 3 |
| BUED 6050 | Strategies for Office Personnel Training | 3 |
| BUED 6060 | Integration of Technology in Business and Entrepreneurial Education | 3 |
| BUED 6910 | Practicum in Teaching Business Education Courses at the Secondary and/or Postsecondary Level | 3 |
Prescribed Distributive Requirements - 3 credits
| BUED 5000 | Administration of Occupational and Technical Programs | 3 |
| BUED 6911 | Supervised Practicum in Business and Entrepreneurial Education | 3 |
| BADM 6440 | Advanced Personnel Administration | 3 |
| EDUC 5740 | Education of the Exceptional Population | 3 |
| EDUC 6024 | Educational Measurement and Evaluation | 3 |
| EDUC 6057 | Teaching Models and Strategies | 3 |
Students will follow the required course sequence, according to the guidance they receive from the program director or coordinator.
Students interested in obtaining a certificate as a school teacher, supervisor or director of regular or vocational schools must take the courses required by the Teachers Certification Regulation of the Department of Education that is in effect at the date of graduation.