Master of Management

The Master of Management (MM) is a non-thesis program with a trimestral schedule. It is designed to train students for a professional career in the management of enterprises. It seeks to turn problem-seeking and problem-solving students into functional managers who will eventually take on leadership positions in their organizations.

The curriculum revision in 2021 recognizes the importance of the region, where the UP Diliman Extension Program in Pampanga is located, in promoting and supporting knowledge and skills in trade, industry, economy, and general professional management by key agencies, sectors, and individual players. The revised program features additional core courses and an elective course on economic zone management and development. It also features learning outcomes meant to contextualize a changing environment for the industry.

Master in Governance and Innovative Leadership

The Master in Governance and Innovative Leadership (MGIL) responds to a forward-looking professionalization of public service and governance. Focused on governance of the public sector, the program provides emerging managers and leaders with knowledge, values, and skills to adapt to changes in the political and socio-economic environment, to formulate innovative solutions, and to address the public’s complex, evolving needs and expectations. MGIL is meant to reach out to the public sector professionals.

The program includes courses such as Public Sector Communication, Digital Governance, Innovative Leadership in Governance, and a set of elective courses which respond to 21st century governance. It highlights networked governance and innovation to improve public service delivery. The program recognizes multi-stakeholder collaboration and governance of economic zones that relate to international activities and growth area management. The program’s culminating activity is a capstone project that challenges leaders and managers to apply conceptual learnings from the course.