Bachelor's Degree in Economics (Spanish, English)
Getafe, Spain
DURATION
4 Years
LANGUAGES
English, Spanish
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
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EARLIEST START DATE
Sep 2025
TUITION FEES
EUR 7,000 / per year *
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* for non-European students | for EU students: € 1,500/year
Introduction
The goal of the Degree in Economics is to create professionals who can analyze basic economic problems, evaluate their possible effects on different public or private policies and, based on data, establish proposals for change and reform.
This degree program provides solid knowledge and tools that allow students to address increasingly complex economic situations impacted by the globalization of markets, the improvement in communications, and climate change. In this context, future economists will learn to process and interpret the large quantities of data generated by companies and institutions to explain important facts and anticipate events.
The program can be studied entirely in English and offers the opportunity to carry out internships at important companies in the sector. At the international level, UC3M is among the 50 best universities in the world in the field of economics, according to the 2018 QS World University Rankings by Subject.
Studies with English option
This bachelor's degree is taught in Spanish and English. Once you have been admitted, you will choose, at the time of enrollment, the language in which you will study by the following conditions:
- In groups in English, all work (classes, drills, exercises, tests, etc.) will be conducted in English.
- During the first year, it must establish an English B2 level, perform a test, and provide one of the supported official certificates or any way determined by the university. In the first weeks of the course will inform students how they can prove their level.
- The courses offered in English are in the studies program.
- In case there are more applications than places available in English, interested persons will be ranked according to their admission grade.
- If you are enrolled in English and exceed at least 50% of the credits offered at the UC3M, in the DS appears a mention of bilingual studies.
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Admissions
Curriculum
Year 1 - Semester 1
- Introduction to Mathematics for Economics (3 ECTS)
- Information Skills (3 ECTS)
- Introduction to business administration (6 ECTS)
- Introduction to patrimonial law (6 ECTS)
- Mathematics for Economics I (6 ECTS)
- Principles of Economics (6 ECTS)
Year 1 - Semester 2
- Accounting Introduction (6 ECTS)
- Mathematical optimization for Economics (3 ECTS)
- Mathematics for Economics II (6 ECTS)
- Microeconomics (6 ECTS)
- Statistics I (6 ECTS)
- Writing and communication skills (3 ECTS)
Year 2 - Semester 1
- Economic History (6 ECTS)
- Game Theory (6 ECTS)
- Macroeconomics (6 ECTS)
- Microeconomic Theory (6 ECTS)
- Statistics II (6 ECTS)
Year 2 - Semester 2
- Dynamic Macroeconomics (6 ECTS)
- Econometrics (6 ECTS)
- Financial Economics (6 ECTS)
- Industrial Organization (6 ECTS)
- Skills: Humanities (6 ECTS)
Year 3 - Semester 1
- Advanced knowledge of Spreadsheets (3 ECTS)
- Econometric Techniques (6 ECTS)
- Public Economics (6 ECTS)
- Soft Skills (3 ECTS)
- Electives: Recommended 12 credits
Year 3 - Semester 2
- Applied Economics (6 ECTS)
- International Trade (6 ECTS)
- Electives: Recommended 18 credits
Year 4 - Semester 1
- Electives: Recommended 30 credits
Electives to choose in 3rd and 4th year - First Semester
At the end of your studies, you must have obtained a total of 84 credits of selectivity.
- Regulation and Competition Policy (6 ECTS)
- Economics of Law (6 ECTS)
- Markets and Environment (6 ECTS)
- Quantitative Microeconomics (6 ECTS)
- Regional and Urban Economics (6 ECTS)
- Topics in Advanced Mathematics (6 ECTS)
- Topics in Advanced Microeconomics (6 ECTS)
- Economic Growth (6 ECTS)
- Economic Progress in Spain, 1850-2000 (6 ECTS)
- Economics of European Integration (6 ECTS)
- Labor Economics (6 ECTS)
- Topics in Advanced Econometrics (6 ECTS)
- Economic Administrative Law (6 ECTS)
- Economic Theory in Retrospect (6 ECTS)
- Financial Statement Analysis (6 ECTS)
- Financial Systems and Institutions (6 ECTS)
- International Development and Economic Law (6 ECTS)
- Professional Ethics and Deontology (6 ECTS)
- Social and Political Theory (6 ECTS)
- Spanish Fiscal System (6 ECTS)
- Professional Internships (18 ECTS)
Year 4 - Semester 2
- Bachelor Thesis (6 ECTS)
Electives: Recommended 24 credits
Electives to choose in 3rd and 4th year - Second Semester
At the end of your studies, you must have obtained a total of 84 credits of selectivity.
- Economics of Information (6 ECTS)
- Political Economy (6 ECTS)
- Organizational Economics (6 ECTS)
- Topics in Industrial Organization (6 ECTS)
- Topics in Public Economics (6 ECTS)
- International Macroeconomics (6 ECTS)
- Monetary and Financial Economics (6 ECTS)
- Economic Development (6 ECTS)
- Quantitative Macroeconomics (6 ECTS)
- The Engines of Growth: Innovation, Institutions and Human Capital (6 ECTS)
- Topics in Advanced Macroeconomics (6 ECTS)
- Government Policy Evaluation (6 ECTS)
- Economics of Education (6 ECTS)
- Health Economics (6 ECTS)
- Legal Framework of the Labor Market and Social Protection (6 ECTS)
- Commercial Law (6 ECTS)
- Innovation and Technological Change (6 ECTS)
- The Process of European Economic Integration (since 1945) (6 ECTS)
- Topics in Economic History (6 ECTS)
- Professional Internships (18 ECTS)
Mobility
Exchange programs
The Erasmus program permits UC3M first-degree and post-graduate students to spend one or several terms at one of the European universities with which UC3M has special agreements or take up an Erasmus Placement, that is a work placement or internship at an EU company. These exchanges are funded with Erasmus Grants which are provided by the EU and the Spanish Ministry of Education.
The non-European mobility program enables UC3M degree students to study one or several terms in one of the international universities with which the university has special agreements. It also has funding from the Banco Santander and the UC3M.
These places are offered in a public competition and are awarded to students with the best academic record and who have passed the language threshold (English, French, German, etc..) requested by the university of destination.
Rankings
- QS World University Rankings Top 50 Under 50
- 35th spot worldwide and ranked 10th in Europe, on QS Top 50 Under 50 Ranking
- QS World University Rankings
- 319th position on the QS World University Rankings 2024
- QS World University Rankings Subjects Rankings
- Among the world’s best universities in 13 academic fields, according to QS World University Rankings by Subject 2023
- QS Graduate Employability Rankings
- Among the 136 best universities in the world for employability, according to THE’s Global University Employability Ranking 2022
Program Outcome
Students graduating with a degree in Economics will be able to carry out professional work in both the public and private sectors, combining the theoretical and practical knowledge acquired. This knowledge will allow them to approach any problem with scientific rigor, applying all the instruments, skills, and attitudes necessary. During their training students will have learnt that economics has a social dimension which involves an ethical dimension in the work of the economist. This implies fostering social responsibility in both individual behavior and professional activity.
Program Tuition Fee
Career Opportunities
Graduates of the degree can carry out their professional activities in the following areas:
- Tax inspector
- Tax and accounting consulting
- Public administration
- State statistician
- State commercial diplomates
- State insurance inspector
- Inspector of credit institution
- Internacional organizations
- Internacional trade
- Business management
- Export sales representative
- Insurance broker
- Bank clerk
- Treasurer
- Economic consulting
- Risk Analyst
- Financial or securities analysis
- Internal auditor
- Strategic consultant