What careers does Universidad del Pacifico offer?
Universidad del Pacifico offers nine majors: Administration, Accounting, Law, Economics, Finance, Information Engineering, Business Engineering, Marketing and International Business.
Administration
Is the Pacifico network of administrators made up of the main CEOs of Peru?
Administration graduates from Universidad del Pacifico are recognized even outside our borders, as they have developed sustainable and profitable ventures over time. Therefore, they make up an important network of general managers at the national level.
If I study Administration, will I only be able to be successful in Peru?
The management tools that Pacifico offers its students are used globally, our graduates acquire skills to develop in any organization because they understand the business world, recognize its competitive variables and lead its transformation. In addition, we have strategic alliances based on agreements, internships abroad and a double international degree with the HEC Montreal University of Canada.
Are Administration graduates the best paid in the country?
In the administration career, more than 100 successful ventures have been developed. Our graduates of the Administration career are professionals with a broad vision for business, they have leadership skills, social, environmental and economic vision. For this reason, they are requested in the labor market, positioning themselves among the first places of remuneration in our country.
Source: ponteencarrera.pe
What is the difference between Administration and Marketing?
Administration studies human organizations so that they make the most of the resources available to them. Thus, having a clear structure and procedures, the administrator leads, plans, organizes, directs and controls the efficient use of its human, material, technical and financial resources. In this context, a Pacifico administrator is a versatile professional, who has the ability to direct large companies in different areas and is prepared to successfully start and manage his own business.
Marketing is the set of activities aimed at identifying and satisfying the needs and desires of consumers to improve the sales of a certain product or service. In that sense, a marketing expert from Pacifico has a multidisciplinary academic base, leads brands with a purpose, generating value for consumers, companies and the world. He identifies opportunities through in-depth knowledge of consumer preferences and needs, they are strategic, analytical, innovative and dynamic.
Accounting
If I study Accounting in Pacifico, will I be able to work in the main authorized firms in the world?
Yes, our graduates work in the main largest auditing firms in the world, such as: Ernst & Young, Deloitte, KPMG and PwC, as well as in companies in other sectors such as Telefónica, Belcorp, Ripley, Colgate, among others, where their talent is highly valued.
Is Accounting in Pacifico a mechanical, operational career with no business focus?
Our accountant is a leader and strategic partner of companies, they ensure their organization’s financial sustainability and helps generate business. He contributes to making the best decisions because he knows the structure of the company, strategically manages all its business units and analyzes its financial environment with an ethical sense and a focus on social responsibility.
Is it the only internationally accredited Accounting career in Peru?
Accounting in Pacifico has received AACSB accreditation, a guarantee of the quality of our teaching. Only 6% of the world's leading universities such as Harvard University, Yale University and Columbia University have this prestigious certification.
What is the difference between Accounting and Finance?
Accounting is responsible for studying, measuring and analyzing the assets and the current financial and economic situation of an organization. In this sense, we train accountants who know business and lead the globalization of companies with a comprehensive and strategic approach by knowing the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) in depth, which are applied in more than 100 countries.
Finance studies how to obtain and manage money and capital, and how economic agents (companies, families or the State) make investment, saving and spending decisions. In this context, we train financiers who have a global vision of business and a capacity for analysis with a strategic focus on financial and economic information that allows them to make key decisions that generate value for companies.
Law
If I study Law in Pacifico, will I only be able to work in law companies or firms?
Our graduates work in a series of fields of law: some work in human resources areas in transnational companies, others in NGOs, in environmental or humanitarian law issues, in international human rights organizations, they are diplomats or work in public service institutions.
Do Pacifico Lawyers Only Know Business Law?
Pacifico lawyers have a solid background in civil law, which is the basis on which general law is built: business, arbitration, litigation, constitutional, etc. Additionally, learning economic and financial concepts will allow you to face current challenges and communicate fluently with different specialists. Because the lawyer who knows and understands numbers will always be a better lawyer!
Does the law involve learning many laws by heart?
The study of the laws is elementary for the career, but more than learning them by heart, what is really important is to interpret them. Many laws change or are even annulled, so learning them by heart is meaningless. Pacifico will give you a critical and ethical sense that will allow you to apply the law for the benefit of society.
Economics
Is it only necessary to master mathematics to study economics?
Economists from Pacifico graduate mastering a comprehensive knowledge that is not only governed by numbers. For this reason, we have a curricular plan with a humanistic, social, ethical and highly critical approach.
Can an economist contribute to the solution of problems that affect people and society?
An economist is in charge of studying various problems, as well as their consequences, whether individual or collective. In this way, they analyze economic phenomena from their structure. With this, he interprets and develops models that generate a beneficial impact on the economy of individuals, companies and societies.
Does Pacifico host events in the field of Economics?
We host events of great relevance for anyone interested in the economy. We host the Congress of the Peruvian Association of Economics, in addition to the Meeting of Economists, LACEA, GDN, among many more.
Finance
Can I get to generate value in companies from the Finance career?
A financier of Pacifico is an agent that promotes continuous improvements for the development of the company, generating value and greater benefits for its members.
Is the Finance career the same as Accounting?
Although both careers feed off each other, they do not imply the same thing. While accounting points to the knowledge of IFRS through a strategic and globalized approach; The financier of Pacifico uses this data to analyze, thanks to its multidisciplinary approach, the situation of the company, to generate different solutions and improvements for the growth of organizations.
Are they pioneers in the teaching of Finance in Peru?
Universidad del Pacifico maintains a tradition recognized for its educational demands and also for being the first in Peru to promote specialized education in Finance.
Business Engineering
Are Business Engineering graduates the best paid in Peru?
After an arduous analysis of the labor market in Peru, the specialized portal Ponteencarrera.pe concluded that business engineers graduated from Universidad del Pacifico, in addition to having a high degree of employability, are listed as those with the highest income.
Do Business Engineering students excel in innovation competencies worldwide?
At Pacifico we promote the professional growth of our students from day one. For this reason, we invite our students to take part in experiences such as the MIT Scale Latin America Conference and The Fresh Connection contest, among other competitions.
Is technology an important factor for Ingeniería Empresarial de Pacifico?
Business engineers are prepared to identify and analyze each challenge of the company, having technology as a reliable ally to generate solutions based on strategies that guide the digital transformation.
Information Engineering
Is Information Engineering equal to Business Engineering?
They are different specializations. The information engineer is a data scientist, a data scientist. In companies, she analyzes data to find usage trends, consumption patterns and lifestyles from which new products or services will be designed. The business engineer has a profile more linked to entrepreneurship, processes and business management.
If I study Information Engineering, will I only be able to work in technology companies?
As an information engineer in Pacifico you can work in sectors such as banking, insurance, tourism or retail, even in entertainment companies such as Netflix and Spotify. Being able to analyze all types of data and formats will offer you a wide field of action, transversal to all industries.
Do I have to like technology to study Information Engineering?
The information engineer creates and innovates using specialized technology in data management constantly. He masters the latest in technology, but also knows business management to optimize processes and propose strategic decisions.
Marketing
Is Pacifico a strategic partner in the main Marketing and advertising events in Peru?
We are strategic partners in the academic part of the Effie Awards in Peru, every year Pacifico hosts this international award that recognizes the best local advertising, marketing and communication campaigns.
We are also the headquarters of the Marketing Summit, the most important event in the sector. There are two days where the main exponents of the country meet and top-level international speakers are invited.
Is Marketing the area that generates value for companies?
All companies need to generate value, and that is what marketing does: research the market, study trends, develop products, set the price, see distribution channels and propose strategies in conjunction with the rest of the areas of the company to increase sales.
Is the Administration career better than Marketing?
The two careers are just as important. While Administration is more general and offers a broader panorama, in Marketing you take Administration courses, but with a more specialized focus. Our proposal combines analysis, innovation and creativity. You will train as a professional who understands marketing strategically and analytically.
International Business
Is International Business a career for a more executive profile and not for a social profile?
A global manager from Pacifico contributes with their environment and can directly help fight poverty. For example, helping small farmers of organic products to sell them abroad. Three important lines make up our career: research, management and international management.
Is International Business the same as Foreign Trade?
Foreign trade, understood as exports and imports between countries, is only part of international business. There are institutions that teach foreign trade and focus only on the technical, on the operational. In Pacifico the focus is strategic!
That is why we train global managers; that is to say, international business managers whose strength is the management, creating businesses or promoting them. Pacifico Global Manager is a strategist who identifies and manages business opportunities in global environments and in increasingly competitive global contexts.
Are Pacifico International Business teachers PHD?
All the full-time professors of the career have completed doctorates and are permanently dedicated to research. From the Strategic Observatory of Pacifico Alliance, they interconnect the business community of Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Peru, proposing commercial policy actions. In addition, they are part of the main networks for the generation of knowledge in international business and multilateral relations in the world.