• Students start and run their business in their final year
• Every start-up venture attains profitability before graduation
• Mentors guide each student to help ensure profitability
• Very hands-on and applied
• Integrates life-skills and personal development

• Entrepreneurial Behavior
• Opportunity Seeking
• Business Plan Preparation and Implementation
• Market Research and Consumer Behavior
• Microeconomics
• Business Law and Taxation
• Financial Management
• International Business and Trade
• Human Resource Management
• Pricing and Costing
• Innovation Management
• Social Entreprenuership
• Programs and Policies on Enterprise Development

COURSE LENGTH

The students have an option to graduate in a 3-year Bachelor’s Degree with Thames International, or 2 years in Thames and then proceed to finish the degree in 1-2 years and graduate with a partner university abroad.

PEDAGOGICAL APPROACH

Thames offers this course partially online and partially on-campus or on-tour. We give you plenty of freedom to study when and where you are most effective, modelling this mix mode on your likely future mode of business or career with effective collaborative use of technology, lots of face to face interaction, a modular project based approach where possible so motivated students can still excel even if they’ve not achieved optimally in conventional schools. Transfer students from other colleges and those returning to education from their professional careers may apply to know what prior achievement can be credited, perhaps for direct entry to our second year where appropriate.

PROGRAM OUTCOMES

• Conduct a self-assessment to determine level of entrepreneurial competencies
• Analyze/ scan the environment to determine business opportunities and develop their profitability profiles from which entrepreneurial ventures can be selected from
• Prepare a business model canvas
• Mobilize the necessary human, financial, logistical and technical resources to implement the business model canvas
• Prepare and comply with requirements for business operation
• Operate and manage the enterprise observing good governance and social responsibility
• Apply entrepreneurial management in any organization other than own enterprise

CAREERS

Graduates can either set up, manage, and operate a business or assume a Managerial position in the field of Business Development, Corporate Planning, and other related positions in the corporate or Public or Non-Government organizations.

• Advertising, Marketing and Public Relations
• Business Development
• Design
• E-commerce and Social Media
• Software, Web and App Developer
• Product Manager

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

The school seeks to attract candidates who have: good academic and leadership potential, extra-curricular interests, a desire to pursue a career in business, and a vision of a more just and equitable society. College freshmen applicants to enter at the start of Fall Intake in August but may be required to take Foundation (bridging) courses in June. Transfer students are welcome to apply at any intake.

APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS

Regular Undergraduate Student

• Two 2×2 picture (white background)
• Original copy of PSA birth certificate
• Certified copy of Report of Grades
• Certified Copy of High school diploma

Transferee Undergraduate Student

• Two 2×2 picture (white background)
• Original copy of PSA birth certificate
• Certificate of Honorable Dismissal or Certificate of Transfer
• Certified copy of TOR

International Admission for International Applicants

• Authenticated or Apostilled Secondary Records or equivalent
• Authenticated or Apostilled High School diploma
• Authenticated or Apostilled Birth Certificate (for Non-Filipino Citizens)
• Copy of PSA Birth Certificate (for Filipino Citizens)
• Two 2×2 picture (white background)
• Copy of the biographic and signature pages of the valid passport
• Payment of non-refundable application fee of PHP3,000.00 (USD60)

Note: If documents are in a foreign language, a certified English translation of these documents must also be submitted.

There will be a one-time application fee of Php600.

All-in fees for a term with 6 subjects: Php72,000.

• Per 3-unit module: PHP10,000.00
• Per 6-unit module: PHP20,000.00
• Per 5-unit module: PHP17,000.00
• PE or NSTP module: PHP5,000.00

There is a Confirmation Fee upon acceptance of PHP3,000.00 which is creditable to total enrolment fees.

PAYMENT OPTIONS

1. Full Payment upon enrolment, with additional 5% discount

2. Instalment Payment

Option 1: 2 Payments
Payment Upon Enrolment 50%
45 days from start of class 50% (Postdated check required)

Option 2: 3 equal monthly installments
Instalment 1: Payment upon enrolment
Instalment : 30 days from start of class (Postdated check required)
Instalment 3: 60 days from start of class (Postdated check required)

Offsite and Offline Payment Channels:
1. Bank Deposit or transfer
2. Paymaya Email Invoicing using Visa/Mastercard Credit or Debit Cards
3. GCash