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Administración y Dirección de Empresas (ADE) (en inglés)

Undergraduate Programme. Academic Year 2024/2025.

Study Programme Structure Chart

General structure of the study plan:

The study plan consists of basic, compulsory and elective (optional) training subjects.

The study plan is spread over four academic years.

Since the 2017-2018 academic year, first year students are offered the opportunity to take a "Mathematics Zero Course" aimed at students who want to reinforce their previous knowledge of mathematics. This subject is not part of the curriculum, and is currently taught only in Spanish.

Degree schedule establishment

Title implementation calendar:

For information (in Spanish) on the implementation calendar of the Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration and the phasing out of the previous Business Administration “Licenciate” Degree, see here.

General information with regards to the distribution of credits and the credit value of every course unit

General information about the credit structure and distribution per subject area:

Students attend the basic training ECTS credits in the first course (first and second semester). The compulsory subjects extend from the second year up to the first semester of the fourth year. Part of the seventh as well as the full eighth semester (i.e., the first and second semester of the fourth year, respectively) are dedicated to the elective subjects and the Bachelor Thesis.

To take the 36 optional ECTS credits, students can choose from 25 elective subjects of 4 ECTS credits each as well as an External Internship of 12 ECTS. If the student wishes to obtain a European Diploma Supplement (EDS) with the explicit mention of a specialization (the four specializations being Accounting, Business Management, Marketing and Finance), (s)he must take the four specific elective subjects of the corresponding specialization, as well as two of the 4 recommended electives (total 24 ECTS).

Brief description of modules/units, their sequence, and key skills taught.

Brief description of the modules and areas, their time sequence and associated competences:

MODULE AREA SUBJECT YEAR SEMESTER General comp. Transversal comp. Specific comp.
1. Basic formation         1,2,3,4 1,2,3,4,5  
  1.1. Business           1,2,3,4,5,6,7
    1.1.1. Financial Accounting I 1 2 1234 1345 1345
    1.1.2. Principles of Business Management 1 1 1234 135 123467
    1.1.3. Principles of Business Financial Management 1 2 1234 145 13
  1.2. Law           1,6
    1.2.1. Business Law 1 1 234 14 16
  1.3. Economics           3,4,6,8
    1.3.1.Introduction to Economics 1 1 123 12 3468
    1.3.2. Microeconomics 1 2 123 12 4
  1.4. Mathematics           4
    1.4.1.Business Mathematics I 1 1 123 145 4
    1.4.2. Business Mathematics II 1 2 123 145 4
  1.5. Statistics           3,4
    1.5.1.Business Statistics I 1 2 1234 1234 34
  1.6. History           8
    1.6.1. Economic History 1 1 234 124 8
2. Bachelor Thesis 2.1. Bachelor Thesis       1,2,3,4 1,2,3,4,5 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8
3. Accounting         1,2,3,4 1,2,3,4,5  
  3.1. Accounting for external users           3,4,5,6
    Financial Accounting II 2 1 1234 1345 3456
    Company Accounting (*) 4 2 1234 12345 3456
    Audit of Financial Statements (*) 4 1 1234 145 456
    Consolidation of Financial Statements (*) 4 1 1234 145 456
  3.2. Accounting for internal users           3,4,5,6
    Management Accounting 2 2 123 145 3456
    Analysis and Accounting Consolidation 3 1 1234 145 3456
    Accounting Software (*) 4 2 134 145 3456
4. Business Organization         1,2,3,4 1,2,3,4,5  
  4.1. Organization and Human Resources           1,2,3,4,7
    Organization and Design 2 2 1234 1245 12347
    Human Resource Management 3 1 1234 12345 2347
  4.2. Business Administration           1,2,3,4,7
    Strategic Management 4 1 24 124 127
    International Business Management  4 1 24 145 12347
    Start-up Companies 4 2 1234 145 12347
  4.3. Operations and Technology Management           1,2,3,4,7
    Production Management 3 2 1234 1245 12347
    Quality Management (*) 4 2 1234 1245 12347
    Innovation and Technology Management (*) 4 1 24 14 134
5. Finance         1,2,3,4 1,2,3,4,5  
  5.1. Financial Management           3,4,5,6,7
    Financial Mathematics 2 1 124 14 6
    Asset Valuation and Investment Analysis  3 1 1234 145 34567
    Financing Decisions  3 2 1234 12345 34567
     Financial Analysis and Planning 4 1 1234 1345 34567
  5.2. Financial Markets and Risk           3,4,5,6,7
    Domestic and International Financial Markets 4 1 1234 12345 34567
    Banking Economy and Management (*) 4 2 1234 145 34567
    Banking Operations and Stock Market (*) 4 2 1234 145 3456
    Risk Analysis and Management 4 2 1234 145 3456
  5.3. Corporate Governance           1,5,7
    Governance and Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability (*)  4 2 1234 12345 157
    Financial Economics of Self-employment and Participative Companies (*) 4 1 1234 12345 157
6. Marketing         1,2,3,4 1,2,3,4,5  
  6.1. Commercial Management and Research           2,3,6,7
    Principles of Marketing  3 1 1234 12345 2367
    Market Research  3 2 1234 12345 2367
    Consumer Behaviour 4 1 1234 34 367
    Marketing Plan (*) 4 2 24 14 6
    International Marketing 4 2 1234 145 6
  6.2. Communication and Distribution           2,3,6,7
     Integrated Marketing Communication 4 1 1234 12345 2367
    Commercial Distribution (*) 4 1 24 14 6
7. Economic Environment       1,2,3,4 1,2,3,4,5  
  7.1. Economics           3,4,6,8
    Macroeconomics 2 1 124 145 348
    Economic Policy  2 2 124 124 3468
    International Economics for Business 2 1 24 15 3468
    Spanish Economy 2 2 24 145 3468
    Applied Industrial Economics (*) 4 1 24 145 3468
    Spanish Financial System (*) 4 2 12 14 348
  7.2. Taxation           3,4,5,6
    Tax System I 2 2 1234 12345 3456
    Tax System II 3 2 1234 12345 3456
    Tax Planning (*) 4 1 1234 123 3456
8. Cross-sectional Formation         1,2,3,4 1,2,3,4,5  
  8.1. Legal Framework and Sociology         2,3,6
    Commercial Law I 2 1 124 14 236
    Commercial Contracts (*) 4 2 23 14 36
    Industrial and Business Sociology 2 1 124 14 236
    Sociology of Organizations (*) 4 2 24 145 236
  Gender and Diversity in Organizations (*) 4 2 124 1234 236
  Labour Hiring (*) 4 2 23 14 2
  8.2. Quantitative Methods           3,4,5,6
    Business Statistics II 2 2 12 1245 3456
    Decision Analysis  3 1 123 1245 3456
    Data Analysis (*) 4 1 1234 134 456
    Econometrics  3 2 12 123 3456
    Business Analysis with Big Data (*) 4 2 1234 145 3456
  8.3. Management skills       24 2 3
    Business English 4 1 24 2 3
  8.4. External Internship           1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8
Marked with (*) are Elective subjects currently offered in Spanish only.          

Programme Choices (Major, Specialization, Honours)

Specializations:

Since June 2017, students have the option of following a specialization which will appear in the Supplement to the Academic Degree.

The following specializations are offered in the Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration:

ACCOUNTING SPECIALIZATION (24 ECTS)

BUSINESS MANAGEMENT SPECIALIZATION (24 ECTS)

Mandatorily includes the following specific elective subjects:

o  Consolidation of Financial Statements

o  Audit of Financial Statements

o  Accounting Software

o  Company Accounting

Mandatorily includes the following specific elective subjects:

o  International Business Management

o  Innovation and Technology Management

o  Quality Management

o  Start- up companies

And two of the following recommended elective subjects:

o  Tax Planning

o  Governance and Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability

o  Risk Analysis and Management

o  Commercial Contracts

And two of the following recommended elective subjects:

o  Applied Industrial Economics

o  Tax Planning

o  Government and Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability

o  Gender and Diversity in Organizations

FINANCE SPECIALIZATION (24 ECTS)

MARKETING SPECIALIZATION (24 ECTS)

Mandatorily includes the following specific elective subjects:

o  Financial Economics of Self-employment and Participative Companies

o  International and National Financial Markets

o  Banking

o  Banking operations and Stock Market

Mandatorily includes the following specific elective subjects:

o  Integrated Marketing Communications

o  Commercial Distribution

o  Marketing Plan

o  International Marketing

 

And two of the following recommended elective subjects:

o   Applied Industrial Economics

o   Tax Planning

o   Government and Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability

o   Risk Analysis and Management

 

And two of the following recommended elective subjects:

o   Data Analysis

o   Business Analysis with Big Data

o   Commercial Contracts

o   Government and Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability

o   Sociology of Organizations

 

Of the above list, the following elective subjects can currently be taken in English:

o   Risk Analysis and Management

o   International Business Management

o   Start-up Companies

o   Integrated Marketing Communication

o   International Marketing

o   Domestic and International Markets

The other elective subjects are currently taught in Spanish only.

Study guides

Study guides:

The study guides for all subjects taught in English are available here.

For a comprehensive overview of all courses offered in Spanish and/or English, see here.

Collaboration Agreements and Students Exchange Programmes

Collaboration Agreements and Support Programs for Exchange Students:

For information about international mobility programs, as well as support for international exchange students, see here. For information (in Spanish) about national exchange programs, see here.

Internships (agreements with public or private institutions, tutoring programmes, application procedures, selection criteria ...)

External Internships (agreements with public or private entities, mentoring system, application systems, award criteria ...):

The Faculty of Economics & Business offers the opportunity to take an External Internship during the second semester of the fourth year. This counts for 12 elective ECTS credits.

The Internship can be done in Spanish or English, either in Spanish territory or abroad.

For complete information about External Internships (in Spanish), see here, or visit the Faculty’s Internship Office (Central Pavilion, 1st floor, Office 33)

Admission of students including those from mentoring and/or refugee programmes

Student welcoming and mentoring program:

Student Information Office and Mentoring Program

Final year undergraduate project

Bachelor Thesis:

During the final semester of their Degree, students will have to perform a Bachelor Thesis. This counts for 6 ECTS credits and can be written in Spanish or English.

For complete information about this Bachelor Thesis, see here (currently in Spanish only).