Dual Bachelor in International Studies and Business Administration

• Program modified in 2023 and revised in 2025. In 2025/26 will be ofered 1st, 2nd and 3rd year.

• Field of knowledge in the Bachelor's Degree in International Studies: Social sciences, social work, labour relations and human resources, sociology, political science and international relations.
• Field of knowledge in the Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration: Economics, business administration and management, marketing, accounting and tourism.

Study plan for students who started in the academic year 2022/23 or earlier.

• In 2024/25 only 4th and 5th. year will be offered.

Total credits: 324

Any of elective courses could not be offered in a specific year. You can check it in schedules page.

Exchange programs

The Erasmus programme 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.

European mobility

Non european mobility

Entry profile

Students should have a solid education in history, geography, mathematics, economics and environmental sciences. Additionally, although there is no entrance exam, we strongly recommend a B2 (MCERL) level of English, given that all the courses are taught exclusively in English.

We also appreciate students with initiative, flexibility, teamwork and work organization skills, responsibility and curiosity to apply acquired knowledge to practice. Students should also have sensitivity towards the legal, economic, political and social problems of the world today, as well as passion for understanding and discussing these challenges from a critical and global perspective, through the use of different qualitative and quantitative tools.

Application for a place in the degree

Graduate profile

The double degree in International Studies and Business Administration trains graduates to pursue careers in the following professional fields:

• Managers in multinational companies or national firms oriented to international markets.
• Business intelligence and corporate strategy in multinational firms, nation brands, strategic planning for cities and metropolitan areas, etc.
• Public administrations related to foreign relations.
• International Organizations and Non-Governmental Organizations.
• Social entrepreneurs.
• Think-tanks and national and international research centers and observatories.
• International auditing, consulting and strategic communication.
• International finance.

This double degree will provide students with the necessary skills to pursue a dynamic, global and versatile career, with a strong capacity to adapt to changes in the labour markets with the professional profiles above mentioned and those new profiles consolidating in the next years.

1. Knowledge of Titles

K1 - Acquire the knowledge, techniques and terminology specific to the field of economics, politics and international relations.

K2 - Knowledge of the principles and values of democracy and sustainable development, in particular, respect for human rights and fundamental rights, gender equality and non-discrimination, and the principles of universal accessibility and climate change.

K3 - To know basic humanistic contents, oral and written expression, following ethical principles and completing a multidisciplinary training profile.

K4 - Acquire knowledge of the economic, legal, political and social reality from a comparative perspective.

K5 - To know the sources of law and the model of freedoms and fundamental rights of the Spanish and international legal systems.

K6 - To understand the structure of markets and the impact of public intervention on them.

K7 - To know and understand the main models of political, economic and social organization of States and the processes of change in contemporary societies and politics.

K8 - To understand the differentiating elements of international problems according to the degree of development of a country.

K9 - To know the relevant political and sociological theories to understand the structure and functioning of the main socio-political systems.

2. Skills of Titles

S1 - Be able to debate and formulate critical reasoning, using precise terminology and specialized resources, on international and global phenomena.

S2 - Critically relate current and past events and processes.

S3 - Plan and organize team work making the right decisions based on available information and gathering data in digital environments.

S4 - Use information interpreting relevant data avoiding plagiarism, and in accordance with the academic and professional conventions of the area of study, being able to assess the reliability and quality of such information.

S5 - Apply knowledge to identify with rigor, precision and scientific objectivity the social processes and possible solutions.

S6 - Be able to apply the scientific method to the social, political and economic questions posed by the globalized society.

S7 - Be able to identify, access and manage sources of information relevant to comparative analysis in the field of politics, economics and international relations.

S8 - Knowing how to propose and use the appropriate tools to solve basic problems of economic, social and political content, especially in the international context.

S9 - Apply computational tools and specific software for the analysis of political, social and economic problems in the international context.

S10 - Ability to gather and interpret relevant data and knowledge for the elaboration and defense of arguments on topics in their area of study.

S11 - Ability to discern which quantitative or qualitative research technique is the appropriate one to apply depending on the phenomenon being analyzed.

S12 - Design and evaluate public policy and management and quality improvement programs in the public and private sectors.

3. Competences of Titles

C1 - To know how to analyze, elaborate and defend individually a problem of interdisciplinary field of the Degree applying the knowledge, skills, tools and strategies acquired or developed in it.

C2 - Know and be able to handle interpersonal skills on initiative, responsibility, conflict resolution, negotiation, etc., required in the professional environment.

C3 - Ability to establish good interpersonal communication and to work in multidisciplinary and international teams.

C4 - Be able to engage in lifelong autonomous learning, enabling them to adapt to new situations.

1. Knowledge of Titles

K1 - To know the principles and values of democracy and sustainable development, in particular, respect for human rights and fundamental rights, gender equality and non-discrimination, the principles of universal accessibility and climate change..

K2 - To know basic humanistic contents, oral and written expression, following ethical principles and completing a multidisciplinary training profile.

K3 - Address the effects of the presence of uncertainty in the problems faced by consumers and firms, the implications of risk aversion (or risk neutrality), the role of information and its value, as well as the strategic interaction between economic agents.

K4 - To understand the fundamental elements of the national and international economic environment in which the company operates

K5 - To understand and synthesize the functioning of the various public and private instruments available to the entrepreneur to finance his activity.

K6 - Analyze the main tools for the analysis of the company's competitive situation (including digital transformation processes).

K7 - Understand the different nature of the various variables of an economic problem and solve it using concepts of linear algebra, matrix algebra, and differential calculus.

K8 - Know the legal regime of the different instruments of industrial property law at the service of companies (patents, trademarks, trade names or industrial designs, among others), as well as the legal foundations of the Spanish economic system and the basic rules that regulate the exchange of goods and services.

K9 - To learn the concepts related to market behavior that are useful in the commercial management of the company.

2. Skills of Titles

S1 - Apply statistical methods to perform linear regression analysis and test hypotheses, and understand the nature of the different variables of an economic problem.

S2 - Solve the conditioning factors that develop in any business organization (need to innovate, to permanently update knowledge, relationship with external and internal customers and suppliers, decision making in contexts of uncertainty, efficient time management), applying knowledge of a theoretical-practical nature.

S3 - To plan and organize team work making the right decisions based on available information and gathering data in digital environments.

S4 - To use information interpreting relevant data avoiding plagiarism, and in accordance with the academic and professional conventions of the area of study, being able to assess the reliability and quality of such information.

S5 - Apply knowledge to identify with rigor, precision and scientific objectivity the social processes and possible solutions.

S6 - To be able to formulate, debate and defend critical reasoning, using precise terminology and specialized resources on business phenomena, using the concepts and methodologies of analysis of the different disciplines of Business Administration.

S7 - Be able to manage, identify, gather and interpret relevant information on business-related issues.

S8 - Know how to make judgments that include an ethical reflection on fundamental business and economic issues.

S9 - Demonstrate the ability to organize and plan work, to make decisions based on the information obtained and to make judgments based on critical thinking within their area of knowledge.

S10 - Demonstrate good interpersonal communication and ability to work in multidisciplinary and international teams.

S11 - Apply interpersonal skills to negotiate efficiently in labour conflicts, as well as to select, motivate and retain employees.

3. Competences of Titles

C1 - Be able to autonomously analyse, develop and defend an interdisciplinary problem related to the contents taught in the Degree, applying the knowledge, skills, tools and strategies acquired or developed during the course.

C2 - To Know and be able to handle interpersonal skills on initiative, responsibility, conflict resolution, negotiation, etc., required in the professional environment.

C3 - Ability to create and manage companies and organizations in response to changes in the environment in which they operate.

C4 - Manage and prepare budgets and apply accounting tools to record and analyse a company's financial transactions.

C5 - Be able to apply the scientific method to relevant business and economic questions, to pose a problem in this field, identifying a method to carefully interpret the available data.

C6 - Assessing the adequacy of the strategies of business organisations and proposing improvements in these strategies based on information available both in the company itself and in its environment.

C7 -Applying statistical and econometric tools to solve organisational problems.

C8 - Apply knowledge of market research to collect and analyse data to guide marketing decisions, as well as to manage communication and advertising campaigns based on the analysis of consumer behaviour.

External internships

External Internships for the Degree in International Studies:

• Pricewaterhousecoopers Auditores S.L.
• Organización para la Cooperación y el Desarrollo Económicos (OCDE)
• Everis
• MAEC
• Fundación Mujeres por Africa
• Grupo Telecopy Cartera Empresarial
• Federación Española de Municipios y Provincias
• Instituto Elcano de Estudios Estratégicos
• CSIC
• Grupo Acciona
• Auren Consultores S.P., S.P.L.
• Schottel GmbH
• CSIC-Instituto de Políticas y Bienes Públicos
• ONG Acción Contra el Hambre
• ONG Movimiento ATD Cuarto Mundo

External Internships for the Degree in Business Administration:

• 3M España S.L.
• Abengoa S.A.
• AC Hoteles S.A.
• Adidas España
• Air Europa Lineas Aereas S.A.
• Airbus Group
• Apple INC
• Banca March
• Banco de España
• Banco Santander S.A.
• Bankia S.A.
• Caixabank Asset Management SGIIC S.A.
• Danone S.A.
• Deloitte
• Dupont
• EY
• Ford Motor Company
• HP Hewlett Packard
• Microsoft Ibérica
• Nestle España S.A.
• Toshiba
• Toyota
• Warner Bros Enterteinment

Career opportunities

Career Opportunities for the Degree in International Studies :

International Studies is oriented to preparing garduates to purse careers in these professinal fields:

• Business intelligence and corporate strategy in multinational firms, antion brands, strategic planning for cities and metropolitan areas etc.
• Public administrations
• Internacional Organizations and Non-Governmental Organizations
• Political parties
• Think-tanks and national and international research centers and observatories
• Political consulting and strategic communication
• Investigative journalism
• Education and research and consulting related to both

Career Opportunities for the Degree in Business Administration:

Graduates of the degree ca carry out their professional activity in the following areas:

• Head of personnel administration
• Marketing manager
• Export manager
• Head of training and development
• Product manager
• Marketing director
• Director of communication
• Quality manager
• CEO
• Human resources manager
• Logistic director
• Purchasing manager
• Financial or securities analys
• Risk analyst
• Real state agent
• Actuary
• Auditor of accounts
• Internal auditor
• Export sales representative
• Strategic consultant
• Insurace broker 
• Bank clerk
• Market research technician
• Corporate social responsibility technician
• Local development diplomates
• State civil administrator
• Treasurer
• State commerial diplomates
• State insurance inspector
• Treasury inspector or technician
• Specialist in baking transparency and market conduct

Shcedule and calendar

Schedule in dual bachelor

Academic calendar

Exams calendar (first semester)

Exams calendar (second semester)

Exams calendar (recovery tests)

Schedules and calendars

Schedule in dual bachelor

Academic calendar

Exams calendar (first semester)

Exams calendar (second semester)

Exams calendar (recovery tests)