Master of Science in Construction Management (MSCM) The Master of Science in Construction Management (MSCM) is an interdisciplinary 39-credit program open to graduates from architecture, engineering, and construction-related programs. The curriculum aims to broaden educational and career options for students. Formal knowledge and experience in project and construction management are highly sought after by architectural and engineering firms, construction companies, and real estate developers. The construction management sector is wide-spread and diverse, with its employees working all over the country in fields ranging from scientific and technical services to public administration and safety. It’s an industry that caters to people with different skill sets and interests, from those who enjoy the planning and directive side of things to the hands-on tradesman who prides themselves on their workmanship. Program Description The MSCM program under the Open University System prepares students for the operational, supervisory, and managerial opportunities in the construction industry. Its training for the students focuses on exposure to the key elements of management, methods, requirements, ethics, legal aspects of construction, and developmental aspects of the design process. In addition, learners gain focused knowledge and specialized skills on current industry trends, productivity tools, and techniques, allowing them to apply what they have obtained from their courses to the current situations of their working environment to continuously enhance their overall competitiveness as professionals and entrepreneurs towards national productivity. Program Description The MSCM program under the Open University System prepares students for the operational, supervisory, and managerial opportunities in the construction industry. Its training for the students focuses on exposure to the key elements of management, methods, requirements, ethics, legal aspects of construction, and developmental aspects of the design process. In addition, learners gain focused knowledge and specialized skills on current industry trends, productivity tools, and techniques, allowing them to apply what they have obtained from their courses to the current situations of their working environment to continuously enhance their overall competitiveness as professionals and entrepreneurs towards national productivity. Program Learning Outcomes Provide a high level of leadership and collaborative tasks among professionals in construction management in local, national, and international contexts; Identify, formulate, and resolve complex construction issues and concerns. Recognize ethical and professional responsibilities in construction situations to make informed judgments and impactful solutions in global, economic, environmental, and societal contexts; and Create construction design solutions specific to the needs of stakeholders in terms of public health, safety, and welfare, as well as economic, social, cultural, and environmental factors. Job Targets Consultant Chief Executive Officer Contractor Project Manager Project In Charge Academician

Masters in Business Administration (MBA) To address the rapidly changing global environment, the Master of Business Administration (MBA) prepares its students to enter the competitive business world of today. It aims to equip learners with the necessary skills that suit the industry's needs with the university’s highly qualified and competitive educational service. The course offerings in this curriculum are grounded in the principles of the pragmatics of business, organization development, leadership, and experiential learning, where students develop their critical thinking, cultural competency, and ethical decision-making abilities. Program Description The MBA program prepares students to apply reliable social science disciplinary theory and research methods to address current management and leadership challenges in the public and private sectors. It provides students with advanced academic and professional knowledge, skills, competencies, and strategies in leadership and management that enable them to lead organizational change. Its results-driven curriculum aims to equip students with critical, analytical, and innovative business skills to make them more reflective, self-aware, resilient, articulate, innovative, ethical, and adaptive to cope with the changing business world and its real-world business challenges. Program Learning Outcomes Demonstrate leadership and organizational skills, as well as advanced knowledge and skills in specialized, interdisciplinary, or multidisciplinary fields of study for professional practice in organizations or industries; Conduct self-directed research on national and global business challenges; Exemplify lifelong learning with a highly substantial degree of independence and resiliency that involves individual work or interdisciplinary or multidisciplinary experts in business organizations or industries; Apply the skills and competencies in research, professional, or creative work to remain responsive to the ever-changing needs of national and global organizations or businesses; Utilize suitable business information technology and connect business data and concepts with core business knowledge to make critical, tactical, and strategic business choices; Observe, recognize, and respond to ethical challenges that arise in the course of business practice and integrate ethical considerations when making business decisions; and Communicate business decisions effectively. Job Targets Finance Manager Investment Fund Manager Financial Analyst Credit and Collections Manager Finance Operations Manager Budget Analyst Business Intelligence Manager Logistics Manager Operations Manager Purchasing Manager Marketing Manager Business Development Manager Sales Manager Marketing Consultant Human Resource Manager Training and Development Manager HR Consultant Administrative Manager College Instructor Vice President for Operations Senior Vice President for Operations Vice President for Finance Senior Vice President for Finance Vice President for HR Senior Vice President for HR Vice President for Training and Development Senior VP for Training and Development General Manager President University Official (Director, Chief, Program Chair) Business Consultant

Master of Arts in Communication Major in Communication Management (MACM) Recognizing the changing and dynamic landscape of communication, the important role played by various organizations, and the considerable influence exerted by new media technologies, there is a need to develop future leaders and managers specializing in communication that are largely considerate of the local and global conditions in which communication-based companies and institutions largely operate. The Master of Arts in Communication major in Communication Management (MACM) of the PUP Open University System offers open and distance learning, equivalency, and accreditation schemes. This responds to the growing demand for a more innovative, creative, and skills-oriented curricular program steeped in research technology, culture, and management. It addresses the need for a more balanced Philippine communication ecosystem by preparing communication managers and decision-makers to be more attuned to the challenges of information society and global competition. Program Description The Master of Arts in Communication with a Major in Communication Management provides the tools and the skills required to plan, develop and implement communication strategies adapted to different cultural and socio-political environments. The program’s learning competencies focus on the fundamental concepts, theories, and methods related to communication, while also helping students gain knowledge about new trends and forms of corporate and digital communication so as to be ready to work in a complex and ever-evolving environment. Program Learning Outcomes Identify, explain, and critique the major paradigms and theories that have shaped the field of communication, including their historical development and current trends; Understand the ethical values that are central to the communication discipline and apply them in a variety of personal and professional contexts; Communicate in a clear, persuasive, professional, and ethical manner that synthesizes ideas and information; Critically assess information relevant to communication research and apply it across a variety of personal and professional contexts; Formulate research questions about communication phenomena or topics, identify relevant methods or processes, and engage in research to answer those question(s); Demonstrate advanced-level knowledge in communication, including one or more areas of specialization within the field; Formulate a career plan to demonstrate skills for obtaining a position in the chosen profession or pursuing an advanced degree; Use communications strategically to address specific organizational issues or challenges, as well as project management skills within a communications framework; Recommend solutions to communications problems and develop effective working strategies with creative and technical experts; and Design strategy and tactics for the implementation of communication plans and programs, and adapt and integrate new skills as technologies change. Job Targets Public Information Officer Public Relations Officer Advertising or Marketing Executive Human Resources Officer Social Media Manager Communication Lecturer Communication Training Manager Communication Researcher Communication Specialist

Master in Education Management (MEM) The International Symposium on Education Policies, hosted by the UN Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), discussed implementing Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 4 (Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all), including how countries can align their policies with the Education 2030 Framework for Action and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The report, however, on school leadership underscored ‘Leading Better Learning: School Leadership and Quality in the Education 2030 Agenda,’ which recommends prioritizing leadership by head teachers and those with institutional-level responsibility in the 2030 Agenda. With the release of CMO No. 15, s. 2019, it offers a new landscape of graduate education programs, particularly integrating pertinent provisions of RA No. 7722, otherwise known as the “Higher Education Act of 1994," in pursuance of an outcome-based quality assurance system, in alignment with the Philippine Qualifications Framework, and by virtue of Referendum No. R070-2019 dated December 19, 2019, where the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) adopts and promulgates the set of policies, standards, and guidelines for graduate programs in the country. As a result, the Polytechnic University of the Philippines, College of Education-Graduate Studies, leads in the promotion of "Empowering Educational Leaders to Achieve Excellence in the Management of Teacher Education Institutions across Elementary, Secondary, and Higher Education Institutions of Learning as its contribution to the university's vision of becoming a National Polytechnic University. The Master in Education Management (MEM) program articulates PQF level 7, institutional learning outcomes, program educational outcomes, and program outcomes as set forth in CMO # 15, s. 2019, along with the inclusion of program indicators identifying what the graduates of the program are expected to accomplish after finishing MEM with specializations. Program Description The MEM Program is an academic, research-based degree program designed to produce highly skilled, globally responsive, competent educational managers, leaders, and instructional specialists who are interested in pursuing academic excellence, advancing research, and promoting a global culture of sharing with school leaders at all levels of education. The MEM specializing in Educational Leadership program builds a solid foundation in educational management, emphasizing relevant skills in pursuit of quality and excellence in education and incorporating research and technology. Furthermore, this program introduces key strategic national and international educational management issues, enabling students to become flexible and positive change agents, lifelong learners, and service-oriented educational leaders. Program Learning Outcomes Advanced knowledge and skills in a specialized, interdisciplinary, or multi-disciplinary field of study for professional practice; Self-directed research; Lifelong learning with a highly substantial degree of independence that involves individual work or teams of interdisciplinary of multi-disciplinary experts; and Application of the above-mentioned skills in research, professional, or creative work. Innovative leadership practices applied in the management of curriculum and instruction. Acquisition of professional, methodological, social, technological, and self-competence that supports the development of teaching and learning. Practical leadership that will both support effective teaching and learning, that provides guidance and direction for institutional and instructional improvement. Job Targets Entry Level Master Teacher Level Teacher Trainer Chief of Academic Instruction Advance Level College Professor/Instructor Academic Advisor/Educational Consultant Chairperson Curriculum and Material Development Designer Chairperson/School Head/Head Teacher School Head Principal

Program Description The Master of Science in Information Technology (MSIT) program uses an approach that integrates key ideas from information technology, systems management, and decision science. Through this integrated approach, students gain a firm understanding of and appreciation for the power of information and the systems created to supply and manage it. Advanced problem-solving skills (e.g., business analysis, process engineering, systems correctness, and performance) are emphasized throughout the program, which includes object-oriented analysis, comparative methods in software engineering, telecommunications, project management, client-server architectures, strategic planning, and database theories. Program Learning Outcomes Create, evaluate, and administer computer-based systems that are globally competitive in terms of quality and price; Apply advanced technical knowledge and skills to evaluating existing technology and creating new software applications. Create or design marketable IT products based on basic research findings; Manage the use of information technology-based systems that address the organization's specific needs; and Demonstrate the role of information systems in gaining a competitive advantage in an expanding global marketplace, and recognize opportunities for continued career growth and lifelong learning as IT professionals. Job Targets MSIT areas of expertise include systems integration, systems administration, systems planning, systems implementation, and other activities that maintain the integrity and proper functionality of a system and its components. The curriculum is integrally designed to produce graduates who will be prepared to excel in positions that involve providing IT solutions. These roles include those of project manager, systems architect, information architect, process analyst, and technology architect. Graduates shall be ready to function in information technology positions with the competency, skills, and attitudes necessary for success in the workplace. The curriculum provides students with the opportunity for continued career growth and life-long learning as IT professionals.

Master of Public Administration (MPA) Polytechnic University of the Philippines, on its path to becoming a National Polytechnic University, supports CHED's push for higher education to shift from an instruction-centered paradigm to a learner-centered framework for industry-responsive curriculum by implementing blended learning. The Master of Public Administration (MPA) degree has a strong emphasis on civic engagement and social responsibility, making it a fantastic subject of study for those who enjoy working with others. This curriculum also places a strong emphasis on moral judgment and moral conduct, preparing students to deal with the problems and difficulties that our diverse societies encounter. Completing this degree prepares students for positions in public administration and government that serve the needs of the public, as well as for managing advocacy campaigns and service delivery projects that promote social welfare. Program Description The MPA Program is a professional program that aims to develop public servants, leaders, and change agents with the advanced competencies, 21st-century skills, and values to serve as middle managers in government, civil society, and international organizations. MPA prepares its graduates for supervisory positions in government, including the foreign service and civil society. Graduates of the program are eligible for officer or supervisory positions, which require advanced planning, analytical, and reportorial skills. Program Learning Outcomes Demonstrate an advanced understanding of the fundamentals of the study and practice of public administration and good governance. Harness strengths for public service imperatives and challenges in the context of Philippine and global realities; Practice firm ethical values for public service, as well as strict adherence to the principles of accountability, responsiveness, nationalism, and democracy; Practice a strong sense of responsibility to promote and protect public interest, especially for the depressed and marginalized communities; Exhibit advanced skills in management, including planning, implementation, monitoring, and human, material, and resource management for government and civil society organizations; Engage in advanced scientific policy, planning, and implementation research that is critical for local and national decision-making; and Display responsiveness and resiliency through enhanced life skills and multiple intelligences toward lifelong learning. Job Targets MPA graduates are now qualified for executive and policy-making positions in government, both elective and appointive, as well as executive and policy-making positions in citizen organizations. It is primarily designed to provide students with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to prepare them to operate effectively in a broad range of organizational positions. The program prepares its graduates for leadership, technical, and administrative positions in government, in the public, and in the governance sector, including international organizations and citizen groups and organizations. Graduates now have the ability to analyze problems and develop solutions from a broad organizational perspective rather than from a narrow functional point of view. Officer or supervisory level in government, civil society organizations, or foreign service offices.