The Accountancy Department aims to produce professional accountants who possess analytical and creative abilities with a broad perspective to think across disciplines, geographical and political boundaries, and with a mastery of today’s technology. It trains and develops students to successfully pass the Certified Public Accountant Licensure Examination. It also prepares students to be specialists who will engage in accountancy work to provide information for decision-makers. The Department enables students to gain a broad perspective, quickness in identifying opportunities, incisiveness in analyzing problems, alertness in responding to situations, and a propensity for reflecting on their experiences to arrive at concrete and viable solutions to problems. It also prepares students to have a full grasp of the professional accountant’s high standards of integrity and objectivity

The Business Management Department’s four-year course prepares the students to handle general management positions with established large and small corporate businesses, public or private or may start their own business. It involves the development of planning, organizing, control, and leadership functions of management.

The Department aims:

(1) to be a catalyst of change in the business community of Southern Mindanao by developing well-equipped graduates who have a deep understanding of the basic concepts, theories, principles, and techniques;

(2) to promote and nurture the sense of entrepreneurship among students as an option for greater business opportunities;

(3) to develop and strengthen the students’ research capabilities;

(4) to expose the students to the fast-changing business environment through seminars, research dissemination, workshops, and immersion programs;

(5) to enhance the students’ capability in the use of quantitative tools in the business to be effective in decision-making; and

(6) to open the sensitivity of students to serve or uplift the way of life of the indigenous peoples and Muslims by sharing with them the business knowledge acquired.

The Finance Department’s four-year course aims to prepare the students through a strong foundation on theory, principles, and concepts, as well as analytical tools and perspectives that will provide a sound and competitive basis for financial decision making. The course will equip the students with skills in investment portfolio management, banking, and other financial services. Graduates can have careers in the financial department of general businesses, investment banking firms, broker-dealer firms, management consulting firms, various departments of commercial banks and other financial institutions, central banks, and international banking institutions. The Department aims:

(1) to develop among the students analytical and creative abilities with a broad perspective to think across disciplines, geographical and political boundaries, and with a master of today’s technology;

(2) to prepare students to be professionals who will engage in financial economics study to provide information for decision-makers and investors;

(3) to train and develop students to successfully pass the Chartered Financial Analyst Exam;

(4) to enable students to gain a broad perspective, quickness in identifying opportunities, incisiveness in analyzing problems, alertness in responding to situations, and a propensity for reflecting on their experiences to arrive at concrete and viable solutions to problems; and

(5) to enable students to have a deep understanding of the high professional ethical standards for finance managers.

The Marketing Department’s four-year course trains the students to join the marketing force of a firm armed with the knowledge of the principles and concepts of marketing, and skills in product development, distribution, sales, and management.

The Department aims:

(1) to develop students’ understanding of marketing concepts and marketing functions as a management process;

(2) to develop among students the analytical and creative abilities with a broad perspective to think across disciplines, geographical and political boundaries, and with a mastery of today’s technology;

(3) to produce students who will understand the underlying disciplines to study effective management of several dimensions of marketing within a firm;

(4) to have a deep understanding of consumer behavior, marketing organization and control, product and pricing policy, consumer marketing and retailing, multinational and international marketing, and marketing strategy formulation;

(5) to develop among students the importance of research output in marketing decision making; and

(6) to develop social responsiveness and good ethical behavior as a marketing practitioner.

Ateneo de Davao University Architecture graduates will:

1. Excel in the corresponding technical competencies expected for the following fields of specialization:
   • Exhibit character and decision making skills embodying professionalism and ethical behavior
   • Apply knowledge and skills to design and implement creative and sustainable solutions
2. Seek new knowledge by engaging in industry-relevant research using updated and appropriate technology
3. Engage in efforts towards personal and professional growth in the context of life-long learning.
4. Exhibit discerning leadership marked by clear communication and effective collaboration.
5. Live out Filipino and Christian values by the ethical practice of their professional expertise in the pursuit of the common good.