Bachelor in Business - Grado en Ciencias Empresariales

The BA (Hons) in Business is a three-year full-time program (180 ECTS) that is designed to provide a clearly structured business education through a strong grounding in fundamental business concepts, ideas, practices and methodologies. Throughout this EQF level 6/NFQ level 8 honors program, students acquire business acumen to strategically appraise business opportunities and challenges and effectively integrate them into decision-making roles with an organization. The BA (Hons) in Business will create graduates capable of dealing with diverse intrinsic and extrinsic opportunities and challenges in the business world and do so in a creative fashion promoting business sustainability and growth.

Upon completion of this program graduates will have acquired the necessary knowledge, skills and attributes to enter the business world professionally and/or progress to a management role within a general or specific field or sub-field of business.

1 certified copy of high school diploma and transcripts; or equivalent
Proof of English level: TOEFL score 80 (internet-based), 213 (computer-based); IELTS 6.0 minimum; B2+ CEFR; native English speaker or equivalent

The program has been developed to ensure students acquire an integrated, balanced, and dynamic business education. The need and relevance of agility for an organization is bedded in each course delivery and assessment, enabling the student to see how and why an organization must function to ensure profitability, sustainability, relevance and growth.

YEAR 1
Business Context and Organization
Marketing Essentials
IT Essentials
Economic Perspectives

YEAR 2
Financial Management
Business Information Systems

Choose two elective courses from the list below:
Selling and Sales Management (elective)
Project Feasibility (elective)
Project Planning and Control (elective)
Employee Relations and the Law (elective)
Organizational Behavior for Managers (elective)
Principles of Business Law (elective)
Database Design and Cloud Technologies (elective)
Business Programming (elective)
Cloud Marketing and Sales (elective)

YEAR 3
Global Business
Human Resource Management
Capstone Project

Choose two elective courses from the list below:
Data Management and Analytics (elective)
Creativity, Innovation and Entrepreneurship (elective)
Project Planning Techniques (elective)
Project Management and Evaluation (elective)
Human Resource Development (elective)
Contemporary Performance Management (elective)
Corporate Law and Governance (elective)
Advanced Business and Commercial Law (elective)
Business Intelligence and Visualization (elective)
Business Systems Analysis (elective)
Cloud Networking and Security (elective)
Cloud Platform Development (elective)

Assess knowledge and information, tools, and techniques in a critical way to confidently adapt to changing business environments.
Evaluate data and information derived through research to ensure relevant new knowledge is continually incorporated to enhance business planning and decision making.
Demonstrate interpersonal skills of effective listening, negotiation, persuasion, and presentation in individual and group situations.
Display an in‐depth understanding of the inter‐relationships between business functions and business processes and their impact on product and service provision.
Apply diagnostic and creative skills in the solution of business problems showing an interdisciplinary approach to resolution.
Demonstrate a capacity to contribute to business development and enhanced strategic decision-making.