Bachelor's degree in Business Management and Administration

Presentation

Teaching goals

The degree in Business Management and Administration provides knowledge of economics and the skills necessary to work in management in various areas of work in business in any of the fields in which they work - financial, commercial, human resources management, etc., in both multinationals and small and medium-sized firms. Business Management and Administration graduates from the UPF will be able to manage projects within organisations and adapt to complex and changing economic, socio-political and technological environments.

Description of the course

Basic and compulsory subjects are taught in the first year of the degree course. These include Mathematics, Introduction to Game Theory, Introduction to Economics, Introduction to Company Law and Introduction to Financial Accounting, and are fundamental to knowledge of economics and business. Various areas are covered in more depth in the second year, including microeconomics, macroeconomics, probability, statistics, econometrics and accounting analysis. 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) as well as optional subjects in the various economics and business areas.

Up to 40 university mobility credits can be counted as optional credits or as compulsory third and fourth credits or the end-of-degree dissertation, providing that they have been recognised beforehand, and can be taken in the third and fourth years. The structure of the course in the final two years is designed to facilitate this mobility.

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).

We offer too a double degree programmes: the bachelor's degree programme in Law and Business Management and Administration and the bachelor's degree programme in Law and Economics, which allow to earn both degrees in five academic years and one trimestrer.

Skills acquired by graduates in Business Management and Administration

At the end of their training process, all students must be able to perform the following skills:

• Have the ability to reason independently.
• Have consolidated habits of self-discipline, and self-imposed standards of excellence and thoroughness.
• Be able to work as part of a team.
• Understand and interpret high level texts of an economic nature and texts of an academic nature in a relevant and reasoned manner.
• Apply economic reasoning to decision-making.
• Have a good grasp of computer tools and mathematical and statistical language.
• Understand the various contexts in which they work: the economic situation, the sector, the market, the business and the department.
• Understand microeconomic strategies and their implications for management.
• Identify situations for optimising resources and costs.
• Create and maintain a network of professional contacts that enables them to take advantage of synergies and opportunities.

Career prospects

• Systems administrator and analyst, public management and non-profit making institutions
• Market analyst
• Tax accountant
• Auditor
• Business consultant
• Investments and finances consultant
• Consultant to European and international organisations
• Sales director and marketing expert
• Project assessor
• Expert in accountancy
• Logistics expert
• Human resources and knowledge management specialist
• Business administration and management

Tracks

No tracks are defined in the degree, as one of the main objectives of the syllabus is to enable the highest level of flexibility by means of a significant number of credits in optional subjects. This will enable students to increase and broaden their knowledge in the areas in which they want to specialise.