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The Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration and Management is your first step towards management positions in companies and both public and private institutions.
The Undergraduate Studies in Business Administration and Management offers a wide variety of career opportunities, such as economists, entrepreneurs, banking, managing directors, advertising executive, managers, accounting managers, finance managers, controllers, production managers, finance and tax inspectors and auditors.
This degree, entirely taught in English, is an excellent opportunity and an important advantage for future graduates in Business Administration and Management in those business and professional activities where the international component is crucial.
Graduates in Business Administration and Management from the University of Jaén have a partial generic exemption from the theoretical training courses for auditors and from the first phase of the examination of access to the Official Accounts Auditors Charter accredited by the Institute of Accounting and Accounts Auditing of the Government of Spain.
The main objective of the degree is to train managers of organisations, private and public businesses providing one of the best ways for career opportunities and work placement possibilities.
The degree in Business Management and Administration of the University of Jaen trains professionals to be able to work in the management, consulting and counselling department of productive organisations. In general, this kind of work may be applicable within the organisation or, specifically, in various functional areas, such as production, human resources, financing, marketability, inversion, management or accounting.
Graduates are required to know the interactions and operations involved in all these functional areas, their general objectives related to productive units and the global context of the economy. They are expected to be in the condition of contributing to the proper operation and the improvement of outcomes. Specifically, graduates must be able to identify and anticipate opportunities, assign resources, organise information, select and motivate staff, make decisions and proposals, and achieve goals, in addition to the evaluation of outcomes.
In the RUCT monography you can consult the complete list of academic skills and the learnig outcomes of the Bachelor's degree in Business Management and Administration of the University of Jaen.
The student for this bachelor's degree taught in English should have the following qualities:
- Ability to:
- Organise and plan;
- Analyse and synthesise;
- Teamwork;
- Manage time effectively;
- Resolve problems.
- Basic knowledge of mathematics and computer tools.
- A minimum accredited English level equivalent to the level B1 (Common European Framework of Reference for Languages) is required.
The degree grants students admission to postgraduate studies at the University of Jaen:
- Máster en Administración de Empresas
- Máster en Derecho Público y de la Administración Pública
- Máster en Economía y Desarrollo Territorial
- Máster en Márketing y Comportamiento del Consumidor
- Máster en Gestión Estratégica Sostenible de Destinos Turísticos
- Máster en Olivar y Aceite de Oliva
- Máster en Estudios Avanzados en Patrimonio Cultural: Historia, Arte y Territorio
- Máster de Profesorado en Educacion Secundaria Obligatoria y Bachillerato, Formación Profesional y Enseñanzas de Idiomas
- Máster en Prevención de Riesgos Laborales
Información académica
Academic information
Here you will find the basic details and all the necessary links to know the organization of your degree, summarizing and complementing the description collected in the RUCT monography, where you can find additional information.
Once you formalize your registration you will be able to access the Teaching and Learning Platform (PLATEA) where you will find complementary material and information.
The Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration and Management is an undergraduate academic degree taught at the Faculty of Social and Juridical Sciences of the University of Jaen and comprises 240 credits which are subdivided into:
| TYPE OF SUBJECT | CREDITS |
|---|---|
| Core courses | 60 |
| Compulsory courses | 144 |
| Elective courses | 30 |
| Bachelor’s dissertation | 6 |
| Total credits | 240 |
First Year
| Semester | Courses | Language | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Introduction to Economics | English | 6 |
| 1st | Business Administration | English | 6 |
| 1st | Economic History | English | 6 |
| 1st | Introduction to Accountancy | English | 6 |
| 1st | Mathematics I | English | 6 |
| 2nd | Introduction to Law | English | 6 |
| 2nd | Microeconomics | English | 6 |
| 2nd | Introduction to Finance | English | 6 |
| 2nd | Fundamentals of Marketing | English | 6 |
| 2nd | Statistics I | English | 6 |
Second Year
| Semester | Courses | Language | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Macroeconomics | English | 6 |
| 1st | Human Resources Management | English | 6 |
| 1st | Financial Accounting | English | 6 |
| 1st | Mathematics II | English | 6 |
| 1st | Statistics II | English | 6 |
| 2nd | Spanish Financial System | English | 6 |
| 2nd | Financial Statements | English | 6 |
| 2nd | Marketing Management I | English | 6 |
| 2nd | Management Accounting | English | 6 |
| 2nd | Public Sector Economy | English | 6 |
Third Year
| Semester | Courses | Language | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | World Economy | English | 6 |
| 1st | Finance Management I | English | 6 |
| 1st | Econometrics | English | 6 |
| 1st | Design and Functioning of Organisations | English | 6 |
| 1st | Operations Research | English | 6 |
| 2nd | Spanish Economy | English | 6 |
| 2nd | Strategic Management I | English | 6 |
| 2nd | Finance Management 2 | English | 6 |
| 2nd | Production Management and Administration | English | 6 |
| 2nd | Marketing Management II | English | 6 |
Fourth Year
| Semester | Courses | Language | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | International Management and Business Cooperation | English | 6 |
| 1st | Strategic Management II | English | 6 |
| 1st | Marketing Management III | English | 6 |
| 1st | Elective Course 1 | English | 6 |
| 1st | Elective Course 2 | English | 6 |
| 2nd | Business Creation | English | 6 |
| 2nd | Elective Course 3 | English | 6 |
| 2nd | Two elective courses (4 and 5) or Internship | English | 12 |
| 2nd | Bachelor´s dissertation | English | 6 |
Fourth Year (Electives Courses)
| Semester | Courses | Language | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Economic Internationalisation | English | 6 |
| 1st | Local development and strategic land planning | English | 6 |
| 1st | Business Taxation | English | 6 |
| 1st | Macroeconomic environment of business | English | 6 |
| 2nd | Business Simulation | English | 6 |
| 2nd | Marketing Research | English | 6 |
| 2nd | Strategic Accounting | English | 6 |
| 2nd | Innovation, quality and technology management | English | 6 |
The Bachelor’s Dissertation (Trabajo Fin de Grado or TFG) includes a writing and a presentation according to the TFG Regulations of the Faculty of Social and Juridical Sciences as well as to the general TFG Regulations of the University of Jaén. You can find additional information about the Bachelor’s dissertation, subjects, teaching staff, deadlines, etc., on the web page of the Faculty of Social and Juridical Sciences.
Joint program of Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration and Management (University of Jaén) and Bachelor of Arts in International Business (FH Aachen University of Applied Sciences, Germany)
You can follow this Joint program studying the third year of Bachelor of Arts in International Business at the FH Aachen University of Applied Sciences. Courses are followed in English and German. A minimum English level equivalent to the level B2 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages is required. You can enroll this program at the Annual Erasmus Call for applications.
Joint program of Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration and Management (University of Jaén) and Bachelor of Arts in Business (University of Hull, United Kingdom)
You can follow this Joint program studying a year of Bachelor of Arts in Business and an additional internship period at the United Kingdom. Courses are followed in English. The call for applications is open in November at the Internationalization web page.
The Diploma Supplement is the document that accompanies the official university degree and valid throughout the national territory with the unified information, personalized for each university graduate, about the studies completed, the results obtained, the professional skills acquired and the level of their degree in the national higher education system.
You can obtain information about the procedure to get it by clicking here (opens in a new window).
Formación complementaria
Orientación profesional
Career guidance
The University of Jaén offers advice, guidance and career support. The career advice team (Servicio de Atención y Ayudas al Estudiante) at the University of Jaén will provide you with advice and training on careers, applying for jobs, entrepreneurship and also offers a complete internship program that will help you to step into your future.
The University of Jaén has a well-established internship programme (Ícaro Program) that can provide the experience you need. You can also get access to information about internships at the website of the Faculty of Social Sciences and Law. Moreover, you can access to our Program on Knowledge Transfer, Entrepreneurship and Employment (Plan de Apoyo a la Transferencia del Conocimiento, el Emprendimiento y la Empleabilidad).
The Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration and Management offers a wide variety of career opportunities and job options in the following fields:
- Business Management
- Financial & Accounting Management
- Human Resource Management
- Production & Operations Management
- Marketing management
- Banking Management
- Economics
- Controlling
- Finance and Tax Management and Supervision
- Advertising
