Bachelor of Business Administration
DURATION
4 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
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TUITION FEES
EUR 17,600 / per year *
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
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Introduction
Programme details
- Official degree: from Ramon Llull University
- Double degrees: when you’ve finished your BBA you can specialise through one of Esade’s Master’s in Management programmes and access double degree programmes.
- Duration: 4 years
- Start Date: September 2022
- Number of credits: 240 ECTS
- Intake: 225 bilingual section + 150 English section
- Location: Esade Barcelona-Sant Cugat campus
- Fees for the year 2022-2023: €17,600
The Esade Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) degree lays the foundation for your future career success. When you graduate, you’ll have a solid general management education from one of the world’s leading business schools, plus extra capabilities, knowledge and experiences valued highly by employers: an international mindset developed during a term spent abroad, real-world experience from a high-quality internship, specialist studies of functional areas within companies, and you will study Spanish, French or German and Business English honed on a multicultural campus.
Why study an Esade Bachelor of Business Administration?
| Comprehensive career preparation General Management education plus specialisation in marketing, finance, operations, HR and digital innovation to open up your career options. | Languages Study 100% in English and perfect your business English. You will study Spanish and you can also study French or German. | International experience Spend a semester abroad at one of the world’s top 81 universities and take part in international study tours and internships. Esade Sant Cugat is a multicultural campus where you will work and study alongside people of over 100 nationalities. |
| Direct contact with companies Learn first-hand from directors of leading organisations who give classes based on real cases, and take part in a term-long internship in a top company in Spain or abroad. Gain access to international connections through Esade Careers. | Learning by doing Find solutions to cases from real companies, simulate your own start-up with a team of classmates, work on social initiatives and take part in business games. Your decision-making skills will be honed through hands-on experience. | Skillset for success Develop the skills you need to reach your career goals: negotiation, innovation, communication, teamwork, leadership, social responsibility and more. |
Competency Model
You’ll work on 20 competencies organised in five key blocks:
- Creativity and Innovation: You’ll have the ability to initiate and manage change.
- Flexibility and Adaptability: You’ll adapt positively to situations and settings.
- Strength and Resilience: You’ll rise to challenges and thrive under pressure.
- Self-knowledge: You’ll understand your abilities and how to bring out the best in yourself.
- Social Commitment: You’ll share ESADE’s commitment to social responsibility.
Experiencing the day-to-day reality of the business world
Your learning process at ESADE will gradually immerse you in the business world. The methodology of the Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) combines rigorous theoretical training with a practical, experience-based learning process that will plunge you into the reality of the corporate world and business decision-making. This immersion will increase gradually, in accordance with the learning by doing philosophy: as the semesters advance, multiple management experiences will be introduced both inside and outside of the classroom.
Practical learning-by-doing education
- Participatory classes
- Solving real-life case studies
- Management simulations and company-creation projects
- Participation in competitions and business games
- Outdoor experiences
- Research projects
- Individual study and teamwork
Student First – Flipped Classroom
ESADE’s new teaching methodology, Student First, draws on the latest educational trends and is based on a basic concept: the participatory role of students. With the Student First methodology, you and your classmates will participate in knowledge creation and contribute through your work to a collective learning process.
One major way in which ESADE’s approach differs from traditional methods is that students must come to class having prepared the topic of discussion ahead of time. This “flipped classroom” approach divides learning into three phases:
- Pre-class preparation
read, research or view multimedia content on the basics of the topic to be discussed. - In-class work
share the knowledge you’ve acquired with your classmates and the instructor by debating, reflecting, and solving cases, challenges and projects. - After class
deepen your understanding, reflect further and apply the acquired concepts in other areas.
Advantages of the Student First system
- You internalise knowledge in a more natural way.
- When you get to class, you’ve already identified your doubts, so you can share them and solve them.
- Classes are more enriching: you focus on applying knowledge and you receive input not only from the instructor but from all your classmates.
- It prepares you for the future: you learn to apply theory in different circumstances and to work collaboratively.
- You become more open to learning new things.
Impact Learning
Practical methodology + hybrid learning
The Impact Learning methodology delivers a practical learning experience and connects you with the most advanced trends in teaching. It is based on five defining concepts and integrates different hybrid methodologies that are already being applied in some BBA subjects.
- Innovative
Flipped classroom + collaborative learning + project-based learning + development of competencies and skills. - Multimethodological
Includes different learning experiences with multi-perspective methodologies. - Personal and Purposeful
Learning based on interaction among students - Active
Hands-on learning that boosts your confidence and motivation. - Cooperative
Students + Professors + Organisations. - Transformative
A transformative experience that follows the Jesuit tradition.
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Scholarships and Funding
If you’re a good student and enjoy learning if you like taking on new challenges and responsibilities if you are motivated by the idea of having a positive impact on others, then you have the talent the Esade Scholarship Programme is looking for, a programme designed to help you access our classrooms and make sure your economic or geographical circumstances don’t get in the way of your dreams.
Why our scholarships are for you
- 53% of scholarship applications were granted
- Scholarships are valid throughout your undergraduate studies
- They let you study at the TOP private university
Curriculum
Management education that integrates differential subjects
Starting in the first year, you’ll combine the compulsory subjects of the Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) with electives grouped by thematic area. By choosing the electives that best match your interests and career goals, you can customise your educational journey and prepare for the professional opportunities that interest you the most.
First Year | Second Year |
| Compulsory subjects
Electives
| Compulsory subjects
Electives
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Third Year | Fourth Year |
| Compulsory subjects
Electives
| Compulsory subjects
Exchange Incoming students |
Rankings
- #1 Private University in Spain for a Bachelor in Management - El Mundo 2021
- #1 University in Innovative Education - El Economista, 2020
- #10 Best university in Europe to study business administration undergraduate degrees, QS World University Ranking by subject
Program Outcome
The ESADE Bachelor in Business Administration (BBA) will prepare you to begin your career with solid knowledge and added skills. In addition to your education in Management, you’ll have knowledge of Marketing, Finance, Operations, Human Resources and Digital Innovation. You’ll also master several foreign languages and have international and work experience. You’ll be able to comfortably make decisions and you will have developed the leadership and communication skills which the professional world values highly. Without a doubt, upon completing this programme, your CV will reflect a professional profile that will set you apart from others in recruitment processes.
Qualities and Skills That Will Make You Stand Out
During the four years of the Degree in Business Management, you will work on the skills essential for developing a successful career. These skills are highly valued by companies in their selection processes and all of our graduates learn these skills by the end of the course.
Your skills
- Decision-making: you can make intelligent, informed choices.
- Communication and public speaking: you know how to make your case convincingly.
- Leadership and teamwork: you can get the best from others, and yourself.
- Negotiation: you can mediate and manage conflicts.
- Hardworking and Dedicated: you’re ready to get the job done.
- Proactive: you’re prepared to take the initiative.
Program Tuition Fee
Career Opportunities
The ESADE Bachelor of Business Administration degree’s combination of general management fundamentals and specialist knowledge unlocks a wide range of career options.
- Company Executive
- Marketing, Finance, Operations, Human Resources or Information Systems Specialist
- Entrepreneur
- Investment banker
- Private Equity manager
- Strategic consultant
- Auditor
- Stock market advisor
Some sectors where BBA graduates work
Consulting
Consulting is one of the top industries to pursue a career. Once you graduate, you will be able to join a consulting firm as a junior analyst, analysing and advising all kinds of companies on their projects, investments, business strategies, business operations, management, etc. There are consultancies specialised in specific industries (telecommunications, fashion, etc.) and in specific processes or types of consulting (marketing, operations, human resources or communication).
Leading companies in the industry: Deloitte, EY, KPMG, PwC, The Boston Consulting Group, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Accenture.
Banking and finance
The world of finance encompasses all kinds of companies that deal with money, from investment funds to credit card companies, investment advisors, insurance companies, finance companies, etc. The banking world includes several types of banks where you can pursue a career:
- Retail banks: for individuals and small businesses.
- Private banks: for high-net-worth individuals and small, medium and large companies.
- Commercial banks: for medium and large companies.
- Investment banks: for medium and large companies, as well as banks and governments.
- Universal banks: dedicated to commercial banking, investments and other financial services such as insurance.
- Specialised banks: banks focused on a specific product or industry.
Leading companies in the industry: BNP Paribas, Société Générale, HSBC, Deutsche Bank, Barclays, UBS, Credit Suisse, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Citigroup, BBVA, Santander, JP Morgan, RBS, Wells Fargo, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley.
Fast-moving consumer goods
The fast-moving consumer goods industry encompasses all kinds of companies that manufacture and sell everyday consumer goods: food, beverages, cleaning products, etc. As the name suggests, in this industry product stocks “move” quickly, either because they are consumed daily or have expiry dates.
Leading companies in the industry: Henkel, Procter & Gamble, Unilever, Reckitt Benckiser, Beiersdorf, Danone, Altadis, Diageo, PepsiCo, Coca-Cola, Philip Morris, British American Tobacco, Heinz, Heineken, General Mills, SAB Miller.
Technology
The TMT industry consists of information technology, media and telecommunications companies. It includes software companies, hardware companies, entertainment companies, companies offering communication services, e-commerce companies, social media companies, search engines, app developers, servers, media and communication agencies, etc.
Leading companies in the industry: Amazon, Apple, Google, IBM, Microsoft, Oracle, Orange, Samsung, Siemens, Vodafone Group, Nintendo, eBay, Facebook.
Retail and luxury goods
Retail is the sale of products to the end consumer. Retail companies manufacture their own products or sell those of other manufacturers. The sector also includes the luxury goods industry, consisting of non-essential products that are not mass-marketed (jewellery, high-end cars, haute couture, etc.).
Leading companies in the industry: Inditex, Carrefour, Mango, Desigual, Ralph Lauren, Tommy Hilfiger – Calvin Klein (PHV), Lidl, LVMH, Swarovski, L’Oréal, Coty, Dolce&Gabbana, Burger King, Leroy Merlin, Rosa Clara.
Health and pharma
The healthcare and pharmaceutical industry encompasses all health-related companies, from pharmaceutical companies to medical insurance companies, biotech companies, hospitals or medical equipment manufacturers.
Leading companies in the industry: Novo Nordisk, Amgen, Gilead Sciences, J&J, GSK, Roche, Novartis, Sanofi, Abbott, AstraZeneca, The Mayo Clinic, Southern Ohio, Grupo Hospitalario Quirón, WellPoint, Cigna, Aetna, Humana, United Healthcare and BlueCross BlueShield.