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University Carlos III of Madrid

Bachelor's Degree in Statistics and Business (Spanish)

Getafe, Spain

DURATION

4 Years

LANGUAGES

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

UC3M is the first Spanish university to offer a Degree in Statistics and Business, a modern and competitive degree that offers very attractive professional opportunities. This degree aims to train professionals with quantitative skills, capable of transforming data into useful information for decision-making in companies and institutions, in sectors such as finance, banking, insurance, or business consulting.

To achieve this, we have created a statistics degree with a business orientation and an important applied nature that encourages the learning of computer science and takes special care of mathematical training. Likewise, group work and aspects of computing and information processing are promoted with the use of the most advanced software.

Thanks to internship programs with companies and institutions in the sector, students have the possibility of acquiring greater knowledge of the professional field.

Studies with some courses in English

This bachelor's degree is offered in Spanish, but you can study some courses in English if you want.

You can check the courses offered in English in the study program.

You don't need a previous-level test. If you want to study a course in English, you have to select the English group in the enrollment.

Employability and professional internships

UC3M has agreements with over 3000 companies and institutions in which students can undertake internships and access job openings.

A total of 93.4 % of graduates from this University enter the job market the first year after finishing their studies, according to the 2019 XXIV Estudio de Inserción Profesional (Professional Placement Study).

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Curriculum

Year 1 - Semester 1

Linear Algebra (6 ECTS)
Calculus I (6 ECTS)
Probability I (6 ECTS)
Writing and communication skills (3 ECTS)
Information Skills (3 ECTS)
Introduction to Business Administration (6 ECTS

Year 1 - Semester 2

Calculus II (6 ECTS)
Skills: Humanities (6 ECTS)
Principles of Economics (6 ECTS)
Probability II (6 ECTS)
Programming I (6 ECTS)

Year 2 - Semester 1

Extension of Mathematics (6 ECTS)
Accounting (6 ECTS)
Stochastic Processes (6 ECTS)
Programming II (6 ECTS)
Statistical Inference Techniques I (6 ECTS)

Year 2 - Semester 2

Operations Management (6 ECTS)
Interpersonal Professional Skills (3 ECTS)
Spreadsheets. Advanced Level (3 ECTS)
Operational Research (6 ECTS)
Marketing (6 ECTS)
Statistical Inference Techniques II (6 ECTS)

Year 3 - Semester 1

Sample Analysis (6 ECTS)
Quality Control (6 ECTS)
Financial Economics (6 ECTS)
Database Fundamentals (6 ECTS)
Regression Methods (6 ECTS)

Year 3 - Semester 2

Multivariate Analysis (6 ECTS)
Financial Management (6 ECTS)
Market Research (6 ECTS)
Digital Marketing (6 ECTS)
Advanced Regression Methods (6 ECTS)

Year 4 - Semester 1

Bayesian Methods (6 ECTS)
Econometric Methods (6 ECTS)

Electives: Recommended 18 credits

Year 4 - Semester 2

Business Creation and SME Management (6 ECTS)
Practicum (12 ECTS)
Final Degree Project (6 ECTS)

Electives: Recommended 6 credits

Electives to choose from in 4th year Year - First Semester

At the end of your studies, you must have obtained 24 elective credits.

Machine Learning for Data Analysis (6 ECTS)
Statistical Learning (6 ECTS)
Non-Parametric Estimation (6 ECTS)
Statistical Methods in Data Mining (6 ECTS)
Numerical Methods for Data Analysis (6 ECTS)
Optimization (6 ECTS)
Advanced Stochastic Processes (6 ECTS)
Resampling Techniques (6 ECTS)

Electives to choose from in 4th year Year - Second Semester

At the end of your studies, you must have obtained 24 elective credits.

Categorical Data Analysis (6 ECTS)
Big Data for the Company (6 ECTS)
Company Financing Law (6 ECTS)
Graphs and Social Networks (6 ECTS)
Quality Improvement Methods (6 ECTS)
Statistical Methods for Finance and Insurance (6 ECTS)
Prediction Techniques (6 ECTS)
Asset Valuation and Selection (6 ECTS)

Mobility

Exchange programs

The Erasmus program allows UC3M undergraduate and postgraduate students to study one or several semesters in one of the European universities with which UC3M has agreements or to carry out an Erasmus Placement, that is, an internship stay. in some companies in the EU. These exchanges have financial support thanks to the Erasmus Scholarships provided by the EU and the Spanish Ministry of Education.

For its part, the Non-European Mobility program allows UC3M undergraduate students to study one or more semesters at one of the international universities with which the university has agreements. It also has financial support provided by Banco Santander and UC3M.

In both cases, the places are offered in a public call and are awarded to the students with the best record who have exceeded the language threshold (English, French, German...) required by the university. partner.

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Program Outcome

Graduates of the Degree in Statistics and Business must have extensive training that covers topics related to the knowledge and application of statistical theory and business management to a basic level, also having a good mathematical and computer base that provides them with a profile with complete training in topics related to Statistics and specialized training in its application within the business environment.

With this profile, they must be qualified to successfully start a professional activity in different activities with important quantitative content within business management or finance in companies and organizations, such as tasks related to science actuarial, insurance management, banking, risk assessment, stock market analysis, investment portfolio management, operations management, financial analysis, market research, politics; optimal pricing ethics, etc.

Additionally, your preparation will be Very suitable for carrying out all types of activities in the area of advice and consulting, where to date many of our students have had notable professional success, despite having less extensive training. and adapted to the one that has been made in this new grade. The combination of both business and technical training that is proposed also qualifies graduates for direction and project management tasks within the previous areas.

The tradition of caring for technical training in Statistics that has been had since its inception at the Carlos III University of Madrid, and the quality of the teaching offered by the University in Areas such as Business Administration and Management, must assume that graduates are perfectly qualified to continue their training, seeking greater professional qualification in fields with strongly quantitative components such as Actuarial and Financial Sciences. , or to carry out teaching and research tasks both in the area of Statistics and common areas of Statistics and Business Administration.

Finally, it is important to note that the graduate receives training in communication skills, languages, and humanities that should contribute to improving their personal communication and knowledge transmission capabilities. and working in national and international teams, increasing their value and contribution to their professional career.