Analysis of references to determine the competencies of a master in administration in Colombia

Abstract

The objective of this article is to analyze references to determine the competencies of a Master in Administration in Colombia, in consideration of the requirements of the Ministry of National Education regarding the Quality Assurance System of Higher Education, as contemplated in Decree 1330 of the July 25, 2019. The work was based on a documentary review of the aforementioned regulations; then it was inquired about different entities related to the science of administration and that represent an authority on the subject; finally, each referent was compared using the methodology of the Institutional Policy of Learning Results of the Francisco de Paula Santander Ocaña University. The expectations at the regional, national and international level regarding the generic and specific competencies that a Master of Administration graduate from Higher Education Institutions must have, correspond to those that, in a pertinent manner, respond to the social, political and, economic, environmental and cultural aspects of the country.