Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration and Management

Program Overview

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Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration and Management

Program Presentation

The Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration and Management is a four-year program that prepares students for entrepreneurship and innovation, focusing on management and leadership. The program is taught entirely in English and offers exchange opportunities with foreign universities, preparing students to launch their careers in a highly competitive global environment.

Key Information

• Years: 4 academic years
• Credits: 240 ECTS credits
• Start: September 2025
• Timetable: 8:00 am to 2:30 pm (first and second year), 3:00 pm to 9:30 pm (third and fourth year)
• Language: 100% in English or progressively from Spanish to English
• Recommended secondary school electives: Mathematics and Economics
• Degree: Official degree

Why Study at IQS?

• Create your own educational path by specializing in areas such as marketing, accounting and finance, or data science.
• Two teaching tracks (100% in English or progressively towards English).
• Possibility of Dual Degrees and exchanges with foreign universities.
• IQS job exchange and mandatory in-company internships.
• Support to launch your business idea thanks to IQS Tech Factory, our entrepreneurship and innovation unit.
• Learning by doing methodology with state-of-the-art management laboratories.

International Dual Degree

• BACHELOR IN MANAGEMENT
• Kedge Business School (France)
• One-year exchange at Kedge Business School (France) and obtain two international degrees in only 4 years.

Facilities

• Management laboratories with cutting-edge technology.

Objectives and Competences

• Objectives:
  • Implement a sociable and innovative business model that increases the value of the company.
  • Lead and create businesses of the future, driving innovation and strategic thinking.
• Competences:
  • Understand the determining factors and mechanisms in the behavior of an individual economy within a global context.
  • Interpret and understand economic policies within Spanish and global frameworks.
  • Understand the company concepts, the role they play in the market economy, and their organizational behavior.
  • Analyze the economic relationships present in the global economic environment, the factors that play a role in those relationships, and the places where those relationships unfold.
  • Gain a global and comprehensive vision of all the functions that take place in each of a company’s departments (finance, marketing, etc.), with their corresponding tools and procedures that are most common.
  • Know and understand the fundamentals of people’s behavior in organizations and identify the priority objectives of this issue in the work environment.
  • Understand the areas of civil, commercial, tax, and labor law.
  • Master the operations and concepts related to companies and how to prevent risks from a legal point of view.
  • Become familiar with the tax and labor legislation that affect companies.
  • Synthesize and analyze an economic situation with all its implications by breaking down its details and highlighting the fundamental ideas.
  • Analyze economic realities from an open and global perspective.
  • Lead, collaborate, cooperate, and work on a team.
  • Analyze the financial situation of a company and decide on the policies and strategies that best suit it as a result.

Curriculum

• First year:
  • General Accounting Fundamentals
  • Mathematics for Business
  • Microeconomics
  • Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs)
  • Business Economics and Management
  • Macroeconomics
  • Marketing
  • Social Ethics
  • Organizational Behavior
  • Statistics
  • Business and Labor Law
• Second year:
  • Data Analysis
  • Leadership
  • Financial Statements Analysis
  • Global Economy and 4.0
  • Foreign Language I
  • Financial Mathematics
  • Human Resources and Talent Management
  • Cost Calculation and Analysis
  • Market Research
  • Foreign Language II
  • Disruptive Technologies
  • Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)
• Third year:
  • Supply Chain and Operations
  • Business Management
  • International Business
  • Tax Law
  • Management Control
  • Introduction to Financial Management
  • Innovation and Technology Management
  • Financial Management
  • Strategic Marketing
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Business Information Systems
  • Strategic Management
• Fourth year:
  • Electives
  • In-company internship
  • Final Degree Project

Electives

• Marketing Specialization:
  • Consumer Behavior
  • Introduction to Digital Marketing
  • B2B Marketing
  • Strategic Digital Communication
  • Virtual Communities
• Accounting and Finance Specialization:
  • Financial Markets
  • Consolidated Financial Statements
  • International Financial Management
  • Company Valuations
  • Corporate Finance
• Business Analytics Specialization:
  • Business Intelligence
  • Data Visualization & Reporting
  • Data Mining
  • Big Data Management
  • Business Analysis Case Studies

Career Opportunities

• Departments of a company:
  • Financial
  • Sales
  • Management control
  • Marketing
  • Trade-marketing
  • Market Research
  • IT
  • International Trade
  • Purchasing
  • Supply Chain
  • Quality
  • R&D&i
  • HR
• Management of functional areas:
  • Production
  • Marketing
  • Sales
  • Human Resources
  • Finance
• Services sector:
  • Auditing
  • Consulting
  • Project evaluation
  • Stock market
  • Financial institutions
  • Banking
  • Recruitment companies
  • Insurance
  • Marketing
  • Advertising
  • Research institutes
  • Distribution
  • Tourism
• Research focus, through the master’s and doctoral studies offered by IQS.
• Regional, Spanish, and European government.
• Teaching

In-Company Internship

• The Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration and Management curriculum includes an in-company internship that counts towards 18 credit hours.
• Internships are required and take place during the fourth year.
• Students also have the possibility of doing a full-time internship during the second semester of their fourth year.

Leadership Team

• Flavio Vasconcellos Comim, PhD
• Jose Luis Sánchez Torelló, PhD
• Xavier Ramírez Roma, PhD

Faculty

• Albert Rof Bertrans
• Albert Fornells Herrera, PhD
• Alfonso Hernández Vivanco, PhD
• Antoni Olivé Tomàs, PhD
• Cristina Montañola Sales, PhD
• Daniela Mónica Freund de Klumbis, PhD
• David Castillo Merino, PhD
• Francesc Prior Sanz, PhD
• Francesc de Paula Martori Adrian, PhD
• Gérard Martorell Loubière, PhD
• Gilda Hernández Maskivker, PhD
• Gonzalo Rodríguez Pérez, PhD
• Irene Garnelo Gómez, PhD
• Itziar Ramírez García, PhD
• Jordi Sales Zaguirre, PhD
• Jorge Matute Vallejo, PhD
• Jose Luis Sánchez Torelló, PhD
• Josep García Blandón, PhD
• M. del Mar Guitert Catasús, PhD
• Mª Belén Derqui Zaragoza, PhD
• Maria-Cristina Marinescu, PhD
• Marta Tena León, PhD
• Mihály Tamás Borsi, PhD
• Mònica Martínez Blasco, PhD
• Noelia Jiménez-Asenjo de Pedro, PhD
• Octasiano Miguel Valerio Mendoza, PhD
• Oriol Quintana Rubio, PhD
• Paola Andrea Raffaelli, PhD
• Ramon Xifré, PhD
• Ramon Palau Saumell, PhD
• Ricard Santomà Vicens, PhD
• Roberto Cantoni, PhD
• Silvia Bou Ysàs, PhD
• Xavier Ramírez Roma, PhD

Admissions Process

• Online pre-registration
• Admissions test
• Admission confirmation
• Pre-enrolment
• Enrolment

Scholarships and Financial Aid

• IQS offers three different types of scholarships for undergraduate students.
• To apply for a scholarship, students must have pre-registered and have been admitted to one of our bachelor’s degree programmes.
• Discounts are also available to students from a large family or who have a sibling studying at IQS.

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Program Outline

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Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration and Management at IQS Barcelona

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Degree Overview:

This program aims to equip students with the knowledge and skills necessary to lead and create innovative companies of the future. The program emphasizes strategic thinking and fosters internationalization through a teaching track entirely in English and exchange opportunities at foreign universities. The goal is to produce versatile professionals capable of thriving in a global and competitive environment.

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Objectives:

• Prepare students for entrepreneurship and innovation, focusing on management and leadership.
• Equip students to implement sociable and innovative business models that increase company value and transform the international market.
• Develop expertise in concepts such as Data Science, Strategic Marketing, and Business Creation.
• Offer access to the IQS Job Exchange, both in Spain and internationally.
• Allow students to choose between a 100% English or progressively English teaching track.

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Outline:

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Structure:

• 4 academic years
• 240 ECTS credits
• Starts in September 2024
• Timetable: 8:00 am to 2:30 pm (first and second year), 3:00 pm to 9:30 pm (third and fourth year)
• Language: 100% English or progressively from Spanish to English

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Modules:

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First Year:

• General Accounting Fundamentals (6 ECTS)
• Mathematics for Business (6 ECTS)
• Microeconomics (6 ECTS)
• Business Economics and Management (6 ECTS)
• Macroeconomics (6 ECTS)
• Marketing (6 ECTS)
• Social Ethics (3 ECTS)
• Organizational Behaviour (3 ECTS)
• Statistics (6 ECTS)
• Business and Labour Law (6 ECTS)

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Second Year:

• Data Analysis (6 ECTS)
• Leadership (3 ECTS)
• Financial Statements Analysis (6 ECTS)
• Global Economy and 4.0 (6 ECTS)
• Foreign Language I (6 ECTS)
• Financial Mathematics (3 ECTS)
• Human Resources and Talent Management (6 ECTS)
• Cost Calculation and Analysis (6 ECTS)
• Market Research (3 ECTS)
• Foreign Language II (6 ECTS)
• Disruptive Technologies (3 ECTS)
• Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) (6 ECTS)

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Third Year:

• Supply Chain and Operations (3 ECTS)
• Business Management (3 ECTS)
• International Business (6 ECTS)
• Tax Law (3 ECTS)
• Management Control (6 ECTS)
• Introduction to Financial Management (3 ECTS)
• Innovation and Technology Management (6 ECTS)
• Financial Management (6 ECTS)
• Strategic Marketing (6 ECTS)
• Entrepreneurship (6 ECTS)
• Business Information Systems (6 ECTS)
• Strategic Management (6 ECTS)

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Fourth Year:

• Electives (30 ECTS)
• In-company internship (18 ECTS)
• Final Degree Project (12 ECTS)

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Electives:

• Marketing Specialization:
• Consumer Behaviour (6 credits)
• Introduction to Digital Marketing (6 credits)
• B2B Marketing (6 credits)
• Strategic Digital Communication (6 credits)
• Virtual Communities (6 credits)
• Accounting and Finance Specialization:
• Financial Markets (6 credits)
• Consolidated Financial Statements (6 credits)
• International Financial Management (6 credits)
• Company Valuations (6 credits)
• Corporate Finance (6 credits)
• Business Analytics Specialization:
• Business Intelligence (6 credits)
• Data Visualization & Reporting (6 credits)
• Data Mining (6 credits)
• Big Data Management (6 credits)

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Teaching:

• Teaching Methods:
• Learning by doing methodology
• Use of state-of-the-art management laboratories
• Faculty:
• A team of experienced professors with expertise in various fields related to business administration and management.
• Unique Approaches:
• International Dual Degree option with Kedge Business School (France)
• Support for launching business ideas through IQS Tech Factory, the entrepreneurship and innovation unit.

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Careers:

• Potential Career Paths:
• Business
• Communications
• Business Management
• Sales Management
• Management of functional areas (Production, Marketing, Sales, Human Resources, Finance)
• Services sector (Auditing, consulting, project evaluation, stock market, financial institutions, banking, recruitment companies, insurance, marketing, advertising, research institutes, distribution, tourism)
• Research focus through master's and doctoral studies offered by IQS
• Regional, Spanish, and European government
• Teaching
• Opportunities:
• The program prepares students for general and functional management of companies.
• The curriculum includes a mandatory in-company internship (18 ECTS) during the fourth year.
• Students can also choose to do a full-time internship during the second semester of their fourth year.
• Outcomes:
• Internships provide initial contact with the labor market.
• Internships guide students based on their professional interests.
• Internships offer a real opportunity to apply theoretical knowledge and skills.
• Internships increase the chances of finding a job.
• Internships enhance a graduate's curriculum vitae.

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Other:

• Facilities:
• Management laboratories with cutting-edge technology.
• International Dual Degree:
• Students can obtain a Bachelor in Management from Kedge Business School (France) by completing a one-year exchange program.
• IQS Experiences:
• The program provides opportunities to meet current students and learn about their experiences.
• IQS Career Services:
• The program offers career services to help students find internships and jobs.