Program Overview

Overview of the Full-Time MBA Program

The UPF-BSM full-time MBA is an official master's degree designed for an international audience, accredited by AMBA, and endorsed by the rigour and excellence of Pompeu Fabra University. It provides a global and innovative vision of management, aiming to equip participants with strategic and business management skills.

Program Structure

• The program is structured over 13 months, including core and elective subjects.
• It combines theoretical sessions with learning-by-doing, incorporating innovative and interactive methodologies such as business simulations.
• The program includes an individual project that students start during the first weeks of the master's degree and develop throughout the entire MBA.

Curriculum

Core Courses

• Welcome Week: Leadership and managerial development, focusing on competencies necessary for achieving results through and with people.
• Core courses in the first trimester:
  • Competitive Strategy and New Business Models
  • Quantitative Methods for Decision-Making
  • Business Economics
  • Business and entrepreneurship simulation
  • Management Accounting
• Core courses in the second trimester:
  • Marketing Management
  • Management of Logistics and Production Processes
  • Leadership and Management of Teams
  • Corporate Finance
  • Digital Companies and Technology
• Core courses in the third trimester:
  • Strategic and Digital Marketing
  • Operations and Global Supply Chain Management
  • International Business Management
  • Financial Markets
  • Leadership and Teamwork Bootcamp

Elective Courses

• Fintech, Cryptocurrencies and New Players
• Strategic Risk and Corporate Governance
• Global Vision of the International Business Reality
• Technological Disruption in Organizations
• Business Communication Skills
• Business Transformation
• Negotiation
• Sustainable Finance
• Social Entrepreneurship
• Transformative Innovation
• Consumer Behavior
• Advanced Sustainability Metrics
• Key Factors for Start-up Success
• Entrepreneurship and Business Model Development
• Business Analytics & Data Economy
• Talent Management
• Company Valuation (in English)

Master’s Final Project

• The Master's Final Project is an individual project that students work on throughout the MBA, under the supervision of a mentor and with access to the advice of experts and professionals from UPF-BSM.
• The project should address a real business challenge, allowing students to develop skills in business analysis and diagnosis, as well as formulate viable proposals for implementation.

Complementary Activities

• International Study Trips: short stays to discover new markets and visit innovative companies.
• The MBA Challenge: a four-day competition to work on a real challenge from a company or institution.
• Bootcamps
• CV, LinkedIn, Speed Networking, Talent Up, and interview workshops
• Sessions on self-knowledge and self-assessment skills based on Steelter test
• Inspirational Talks Series with CEOs, VPs, and entrepreneurs
• Visits to companies, innovation hubs, and accelerators
• Sporting competitions with school students (MSc, etc.)
• Workshops for entrepreneurs/diversity management
• English classes: Business English
• Activities with the UPF-BSM community
• Attending 4YFN/MWC, Smart City
• Preparation courses: Initial preparation courses for participants who need to take them depending on their previous studies and experience.

Qualification Obtained

• Once the program has been completed, students will be awarded the Màster Universitari en Administració i Direcció d'Empreses. Master in Business Administration (MBA) - Máster Universitario en Administración y Dirección de Empresas / Master in Business Administration (MBA), issued by the Pompeu Fabra University.

Faculty

• The full-time MBA is taught by management professionals from leading companies and professors of recognized international prestige from the Department of Economics and Business at Pompeu Fabra University.
• Academic directors: Ramon Bastida Vialcanet, Associate Professor UPF-BSM, Academic Director.
• Coordinator: Nia Plamenova Djourova, Lecturer UPF-BSM, Full Time MBA Academic Coordinator.

Methodology

• The methodology combines theory with practice, promoting interaction with the world of practice through visits to companies, sessions with managers, etc.
• Master’s Final Project: developed individually under the supervision of a mentor.
• Team building: group activities such as the MBA Challenge, business simulations, or activities outside the classroom.

Evaluation

• The program is made up of different evaluation systems according to each subject: exams, group work, individual work, and the individual Master's Final Project.

Tools

• Project-oriented learning and the combination of lectures and active methodologies such as case studies, flipped learning, solving real problems, and professional simulations.
• Digital resources to achieve transversal skills.
• Interdisciplinary activities and workshops.

Professional Future

• The full-time MBA is aimed at professionals with a minimum of three years of professional experience who want to take a step forward in their profession or start their own business.
• It provides specific skills and knowledge demanded by companies and organizations of all kinds.

Student Profile

• The full-time MBA ecosystem is made up of young professionals with high growth potential, or those who want to start their own business.
• Diversity of profiles and sectors represented in the MBA is a great added value for learning.

Career Opportunities

• The full-time MBA will be a springboard to launch your professional career, developing the specific skills and knowledge demanded by companies and organizations of all kinds.
• Career opportunities include:
  • Venture Capital Manager, Private Equity Manager, and Strategic Consultant.
  • Management positions in any of the functional areas of a company: marketing, finance, human resources, production, etc.
  • Entrepreneur of your own project.
  • Intrapreneur: undertaking projects within your organization.