International Business Economics – (BBA)

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The degree in International Business Economics is a commitment to the internationalisation of degree course studies, in the context of a society that is increasingly aware of the importance not only of multilingualism, but also of multiculturalism. For this reason, and due to the international nature of the UPF teaching staff, all the subjects in this programme are taught in English, and a stage abroad is compulsory, preferably in an English-speaking country.

Basic and compulsory subjects which are essential to knowledge of economics and business, are taught during the first year of the degree, such as Mathematics, Introduction to Game Theory, Introduction to Economics, Introduction to Company Law and Introduction to Financial Accounting. The various areas are covered in more depth in the second year: microeconomics, macroeconomics, probability, statistics, econometrics and accounting analysis, among others. In the third and fourth year, students must take a total of 120 credits in both compulsory subjects in the business area (Commercial Management, Financial Management, Strategic Management and Human Resources, among others) and optional subjects in the various areas of economics and business. These will always have an international perspective.

University mobility credits, with a compulsory minimum of 20 and a maximum of 40, are a particular feature of this degree; they can be counted as optional credits or, providing that they have been recognised beforehand, as compulsory third and fourth year credits or for the end-of-degree dissertation, and can be taken in the third and fourth year. The structure of the course in the final two years is designed to facilitate this mobility, so that students can choose to undertake mobility stages in any term during these two years as well as taking all the compulsory credits within the Faculty, if they so wish.

The external internship is optional, can be undertaken in the third or fourth year and is worth 14 credits.

The credits for the total progress made are defined at both the end of the first cycle and the end of the second cycle; in the third term of the second year, this is the Seminar Paper (5 credits) and in the fourth year it is the End-of-Degree Dissertation (6 credits).