Program Overview

Bachelor's Degree in Economics

The Bachelor's Degree in Economics is a four-year program that aims to train future professionals in the new digital economy, from a global, sustainable perspective. The program prepares students to be economists of the future, in an international environment where they will develop analytical capabilities, learning to use the latest technology and innovation.

Why Study for a Bachelor's Degree in Economics?

• Learn economic subjects with innovative courses such as Business Intelligence and Programming, Sustainable and Circular Economics, Business Analytics, Neuroeconomics, and Technological Innovation.
• Practical approach to tools and software with the Experiential Learning Methodology.
• Participate in challenges set by renowned companies and start-ups in the Digital Lab.
• Test knowledge in the business simulator, where students will have the most advanced software for simulating projects related to analyzing the economic impact of companies.
• International outlook, with 40% foreign students and the opportunity to complete education at universities in different countries through bilateral agreements or the Erasmus Programme.

Internationally Recognized Quality

Universidad Europea de Madrid was the first Spanish university to receive the coveted ACBSP (Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs) accreditation for all its Business programs. This accreditation places value on faculty excellence, learning outcomes, and commitment to ongoing improvement, thereby acknowledging the internationally recognized quality of the educational programs based on students' ability to show a high degree of skills development in line with employers' needs.

Software and Tools

• Business Intelligence and Programming
• Sustainable and Circular Economics
• Business Analytics
• Neuroeconomics
• Technological Innovation

Study Plan

The curriculum is designed from the hand and from the needs of the professional sector. During the first year of the degree, students will acquire more general knowledge and the basics of economic science that will lay the foundations of their training. From the second year onwards, students will progressively advance in the real application of the competencies and learning in real challenges, handling of digital tools, practical research, and innovation that they will use in the real work environment.

First Year

• Fundamentals of macroeconomics
• Mathematics for economics I
• Fundamentals of business law
• Fundamentals of business administration
• Financial accounting I
• Fundamentals of microeconomics
• Mathematics for economics II
• International areas and markets
• Economic history and economic thought
• Financial accounting II

Second Year

• Macroeconomics
• Microeconomics
• Communication and negotiation skills
• Statistics
• Practical research - Digital tools - LAB
• Dynamic macroeconomics
• Game theory
• Econometrics I
• Financial products and risk management
• Business analytics

Third Year

• New economy I - Sustainable and circular economy
• Financial management
• Econometrics II
• International economic law
• Business intelligence and programming
• New economics II. Neuroeconomics
• Strategic management
• Fundamental and technical analysis of investments
• Spanish taxation
• Technological innovation - EconomicLAB

Fourth Year

• International economic organisations
• Economic growth
• International Taxation
• Public Economics
• Foreign Trade
• Models and time series in economics
• Graduation project
• Academic internships
• Ethics in international business
• Digital marketing
• Theory and analysis of international conflicts
• Company assessment
• People management
• Logistics and operations

Key Competencies

• Knowledges: Identify economic systems and their functioning in both the private and public spheres, recognize centralised and decentralised economic data algorithms, patterns, trends, and systems, and describe the laws, rules, and principles governing international business relations.
• Skills: Critically and analytically analyse concepts and theories related to economic matters, solve problems and cases using data analysis techniques and tools, extract information from the analysis of large amounts of data, and analyse economic/financial, marketing, and human capital business operations within organisations.
• Competencies: Describe and apply microeconomic models, industrial economics, the functioning of imperfectly competitive markets, corporations, and economic regulation, use the necessary mathematical tools to solve problems using programming and analysis methods, and identify and anticipate economic problems in relation to resource allocation in general.

Employability

Studying a Bachelor's Degree in Economics is a very appealing option due to the high degree of employability, both at private companies and in the public sector, in Spain and abroad. Graduates in this sector are often inclined to launch their own business initiatives, thereby diversifying the job market and promoting new job creation.

• Managerial positions at companies
• Consulting
• Financial markets
• Entrepreneur
• Public service

Admissions

The ideal profile for future students of the Bachelor's Degree in Economics:

• Students interested in working in any area of the company, in any sector.
• Working professionals who want to make a qualitative leap in their professional career.
• Graduates in Higher Level Vocational Training Cycles.

You will be able to access the Degree in Business Administration through one of the following options:

• Passing the University Entrance Exam, in accordance with current legislation.
• Apt in the Entrance Exams for over 25 years old and over 45 years old.
• Higher Technicians, Higher Technicians of Plastic Arts and Design, and Higher Sports Technicians.
• Graduates, Graduates, Technical Engineers, Engineers, Architects, or Graduates.
• Graduates of educational systems of member states of the European Union and other countries with which international agreements have been signed, in compliance with the provisions of the regulations in force.

Faculty

74% of our professors are highly prestigious PhDs in the area of teaching.

• Cristobal Matarán López
• Begoña Casas Sierra
• Angel Muñiz Mejuto
• Antonio Salas Fuentevilla
• César San Juan
• Rafael Escalera Rivas
• Eva Romero Ramos
• Eva Ropero Moriones
• Federico Soto González
• Francisco Javier del Arco
• Luis A. López Fraile
• Máximo Cortés Navajas
• Raquel Ureña Joyanes
• Tiziana Priede Bergamini

Awards and Recognitions

5/5 QS Stars

Excellence in teaching, economic development, online learning, global impact, employability, governance, social impact, diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Times Higher Education

Top 5 universities in Spain.

CYD Ranking

3rd private university in Madrid.

Academic Quality

As part of its strategy, the University has an internal quality plan whose objective is to promote a culture of quality and continuous improvement, and which allows it to face future challenges with the maximum guarantee of success. In this way, it is committed to promoting the achievement of external recognitions and accreditations, both nationally and internationally; the measurement and analysis of results; simplification in management; and the relationship with the external regulator.

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