The academic program of the Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration, and Development aims to train competent professionals in the management, development and consolidation of companies, as well as consultants with leadership and integral vision of the organization; with national and international projections, that promote the competitive insertion of companies in the global environment, based on ethics, social responsibility and sustainable development.

Applicants to the Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration and Development academic program must meet the following requirements:

• Completion of High School Education.
• Pass the admission exam corresponding to the area of Social Sciences.
• English language proficiency (Level A2 of the Common European Framework).
• Interest in research.
• Availability of time to carry out the required school activities.

KNOWLEDGE

• Basic disciplinary knowledge in the area of social sciences in: History, social sciences, economics, philosophy, administration, and anthropology.
• Knowledge of the English language (reference level of the platform).

SKILLS

• Oral and written communication in Spanish.
• Oral and written communication in English.
• Collaborative and teamwork.
• Problem solving.
• Logical-mathematical reasoning.
• Comprehension, analysis, and synthesis.
• Inductive and deductive thinking.
• Creativity.
• Leadership.

ATTITUDES AND VALUES

• Civic and ethical behavior.
• Social commitment.
• Identity with the institution and the administration.
• Self-learning.
• Responsibility.
• Integrity.
• Service attitude.
• Orientation to quality and excellence.
• Innovation.

The graduate of the Academic Program in Business Administration and Development will be able to:

• Undertake, create and develop small and medium enterprises.
• Insert themselves in managerial and executive positions in small, medium, and large companies.
• Work in public, private, and social entities in the transformation and/or commercialization of goods or services.
• Provide independent consulting and training services in support of business start-ups, institutions, businessmen, and entrepreneurs.
• To carry out teaching and research activities in the field of administration.

KNOWLEDGE

• Quality systems management.
• Sales administration.
• Strategic, tactical, and operational management.
• Financial management.
• Management by objectives.
• Business administration and management.
• Top management.
• The External and internal environment of organizations.
• Strategic analysis of the environment.
• Process and administrative auditing.
• Self-diagnosis.
• Value chain.
• Value Quality.
• Deming Circle.

SKILLS

• Efficiently manage the resources allocated by the companies for the activities.
• Analysis, synthesis, and interpretation of information.
• Analyze financial information systems in response to the requirements of the economic entity.
• Apply tools, strategies, and techniques to plan, organize, direct and control.
• Apply the sales process.
• Apply strategies and techniques in process improvement.
• Apply mathematics in the analysis of information during the decision making process.
• Apply forecasting techniques to anticipate the future conditions of the business environment.

ATTITUDES AND VALUES

• Updating and continuous learning.
• Adaptation to uncertainty and risk environments.
• Adaptation and openness to change.
• Open-mindedness.
• Assertive.
• Self-critical.
• Collaboration.
• Competitiveness.
• Civic behavior.
• Personal and social commitment.

The requirements to become a student at the Institute are:

1. To comply with the academic background and other requirements indicated in the respective call for applications.
2. To take the admission exam for the higher level.
3. To be selected for admission.

Graduates of the Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration and Development will work mainly as entrepreneurs and creators of small and medium-sized companies that represent the economic engine of the country and will also have the opportunity to work at the managerial and executive levels of globalized companies.

The graduate will be able to work in:

• Companies and institutions in the public, private, and/or social sectors.
• Entrepreneurship.
• Managerial and executive positions.
• Independent services.
• Teaching and research activities in the field of administration.

Check the list of subjects, credits and total hours of the program in:

• ESCA Unidad Santo Tomás