ECOTEC Educational Model
General Education
The general education curriculum is the curricular expression of that purpose: the institutional mechanism that ensures all ECOTEC graduates, regardless of their program or study modality, develop the cross-cutting competencies that define the institution’s Educational Hallmark.
First component
Foundational Core
Integrates seven mandatory courses for all undergraduate students, regardless of their program or modality. These courses were selected based on the institutional Educational Model and ECOTEC’s four cross-cutting competencies: Critical Thinking and Problem Solving, Leadership and Teamwork, Creativity and Innovation, and Research.
The Foundational Core ensures that all ECOTEC graduates share a common educational foundation, with exposure to the three major areas of knowledge required for a comprehensive university education.
Area of Knowledge
Course
Humanities / Fine Arts
Language Skills
Humanities / Fine Arts
Ethics
Natural Sciences / Mathematics
Research Methodology / Virtual Environments and Learning Strategies*
Natural Sciences / Mathematics
Sustainable Development
Social and Behavioral Sciences
National Reality and Politics in Today’s World
Natural Sciences / Mathematics
Data-Driven Decision Making and Artificial Intelligence
Social and Behavioral Sciences
Entrepreneurship
Second component
Knowledge Area Core
Complements the Foundational Core with a minimum of 9 additional credits, integrated into each program’s curriculum. These courses reinforce the general education competencies most relevant to each field of knowledge, without reducing themselves to specific technical or disciplinary content.
The organization follows the epistemological logic of knowledge fields — not the administrative structure of the schools or the study modality. Click on each area to view the corresponding courses.
Area 1 - Economic and Business Sciences
| Program | Knowledge Area Core Courses |
|---|---|
| Business Administration (in-person, online) | Statistical Analysis · Financial Mathematics · Fundamentals of Administration |
| Accounting and Auditing (in-person, online) | Statistical Analysis · Financial Mathematics · Fundamentals of Administration |
| Economics (in-person, online) | Statistical Analysis · Financial Mathematics · Fundamentals of Administration |
| Finance (in-person) | Statistical Analysis · Financial Mathematics · Fundamentals of Administration |
| Human Talent Management (in-person, online) | Statistical Analysis · Financial Mathematics · Fundamentals of Administration |
| Digital Business (in-person) | Statistical Analysis · Financial Mathematics · Fundamentals of Administration |
| International Business (hybrid, online) | Statistical Analysis · Financial Mathematics · Fundamentals of Administration |
| Marketing (in-person, online) | Statistical Analysis · Mathematical Analysis* · Fundamentals of Administration |
| International Relations (online) | Statistical Analysis · Macroeconomics* · Fundamentals of Administration |
Area 2 - Communication, Humanities and Creativity
| Program | Knowledge Area Core Courses |
|---|---|
| Communication (in-person) | Graphic Design II · Visual Composition · Graphic Design I |
| Content Creation and Audience Management (in-person) | Graphic Design II · Visual Composition · Graphic Design I |
| Multimedia and Audiovisual Production (in-person) | Graphic Design II · Visual Composition · Graphic Design I |
| Journalism (in-person) | Graphic Design II · Visual Composition · Graphic Design I |
| Interactive Graphic Design (online) | Graphic Design II · Image Theory* · Graphic Design I |
Area 3 - Behavioral Sciences
| Program | Knowledge Area Core Courses |
|---|---|
| Psychology (in-person, online) | General Psychology · Statistical Analysis · Social and Community Psychology |
| Clinical Psychology (in-person) | Psychological Currents* · Biostatistics* · Social and Health Psychology* |
Area 4 - Health Sciences
| Program | Knowledge Area Core Courses |
|---|---|
| Medicine (in-person) | Biostatistics · Epidemiology · Biochemistry · Pathophysiology |
| Nursing (in-person) | Biostatistics · Epidemiology · Biochemistry · Pathophysiology |
| Physical Therapy (in-person) | Biostatistics · Epidemiology · Chemical-Biological Foundations of the Cell* · Pathophysiology |
| Nutrition and Dietetics (in-person) | Biostatistics · Epidemiology · Biochemistry · Pathophysiology Applied to Nutrition* |
Area 5 - Engineering and Applied Sciences
| Program | Knowledge Area Core Courses |
|---|---|
| Civil Engineering (in-person) | Statistics · Physics of Motion · Differential Calculus · Integral and Matrix Calculus |
| Industrial Engineering (in-person) | Statistics · Physics of Motion · Differential Calculus · Integral and Matrix Calculus |
| Chemical Engineering (in-person) | Statistics · Physics of Motion · Differential Calculus · Integral and Matrix Calculus |
| Mechatronics (in-person) | Statistics · Physics of Motion · Differential Calculus · Integral and Matrix Calculus |
| Environmental Engineering (in-person) | Statistics · Physics of Motion · Differential Calculus · Integral and Matrix Calculus |
| Intelligent Systems (in-person, online) | Statistics · Physics of Motion · Differential Calculus / Calculus I* · Integral and Matrix Calculus |
| Logistics and Transportation (in-person) | Statistics · Physics of Motion · Differential Calculus · Integral and Matrix Calculus |
| Agronomy (in-person) | Statistics · Physics of Motion · Differential Calculus · Integral and Matrix Calculus |
| Criminalistics (in-person) | Statistics · Physics of Motion · Differential Calculus · Physics of Energy* |
Area 6 - Legal Sciences
| Program | Knowledge Area Core Courses |
|---|---|
| Law (in-person, online) | History and Philosophy of Law · State and Constitution · International Law |
Area 7 - Architecture
| Program | Knowledge Area Core Courses |
|---|---|
| Architecture (in-person) | Trigonometry and Geometry · Surveying and Photogrammetry · Project Management and Administration · Corporate Social Responsibility |
Area 8 - Natural Sciences
| Program | Knowledge Area Core Courses |
|---|---|
| Veterinary Medicine (in-person) | Biochemistry · Office Computing and Biostatistics · Epidemiology and Public Health |
Area 9 - Educational Sciences
| Program | Knowledge Area Core Courses |
|---|---|
| Education (online) | General Psychology · Statistical Analysis · Sociology of Education |
Area 10 - Social Work
| Program | Knowledge Area Core Courses |
|---|---|
| Social Work (online) | General Psychology · Statistical Analysis · Psychosociology |
* Courses marked with an asterisk correspond to internally documented equivalencies pursuant to ECOTEC’s Credit Recognition and Transfer Procedure DIE-PRO-015.