Master in Business Administration - MBA

MBA students may choose the 5 elective subjects that they prefer. However, to guide them in their choice of electives, the MBA proposes five tracks: Business and Technology, Finance, International Business, Marketing, and Strategy. For each track, the table below indicates the subjects that are strongly recommended and those that are recommended.
 

📥 │ Recommended tracks

*Recommended subject

**Strongly recommended subject

* Introductory courses: students must complete a series of basic training at the start of the Master's program, the content of which will depend on their undergraduate studies, whether it is Business Administration, Engineering or any other different profile. Check the requirements for access to the master's degree.
 

C) Compulsory: 44 ECTS

E) Elective: 10 ECTS

Master Thesis: 6 ECTS

course Programs

◤ Access to previous course programs

General Course Information

☛ First year offered​: 2014

• Information about Master´s Degree
• Verification Report
• External evaluation and Monitoring Reports

QUALITY INDICATORS

☛ Master's Degree indicators

☛ Labour insertion indicators

PROGRAMME’S QUALITY ASSURANCE

The Academic Committee of the Master’s programme complies with the SGIC-UC3M and it is responsible for the follow-up, analysis, review, assessment and quality of the program, it contributes with proposals to improve the program and produces the “Memoria Académica de Titulación” (Programme Report).

• Academic Committee

The UC3M MBA is accredited since 2006 by the prestigious Association of MBAs (AMBA)​

FACULTY AND COURSE PLAN

☛ Curriculum subjects and their faculty

Graduate Profile and Competences

• Graduate profile and competences

Application

The request is made electronically through our application. Before starting the admission process it is important to consult the supporting information that we offer below:

• Documentation that must be uploaded to the on line application
• Calendar and general information about admission
• Apply here: Follow the step-by-step instructions in the application for admission

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree. Foreign applicants must possess an equivalent degree (three or more years of university studies) from an official university.
• Work experience: at least three years.

INTRODUCTORY COURSES

In general terms, depending on the entry profile:

• students coming from degrees in Business Administration must take course Quantitative methods update
• students coming from degrees in Engineering must take courses Finance update and Accounting update
• the rest of the admission profiles must take the three training complements

However, the MBA management team will evaluate the profile of the students, based on their academic background and professional experience. This assessment may lead in some cases to assign additional complementary courses or exclude some of them.

The dates and schedules of the Formative Complements can be consulted here.

Admission criteria

Admission to the MBA Program is highly selective and is based on merit grounds. The admission process is individualized and we do not require GMAT because we use a more personalized approach to assess the quality of the candidates.

Admission will be decided by the Master’s Academic Committee. Candidate selection will be done on the basis of the following criteria:

*Measured in terms of average (or expected) mark in BSc (or equivalent) Degree

IMPORTANT

Because visa application processes can be lengthy, we advise international candidates to submit their application to the MBA as soon as possible and to also contact their Spanish consulate early to make sure they can conclude the visa application process on time.

Language Requirements

Since English is the official language of the program, a high level of knowledge of written and spoken English is required. This knowledge can be credited with the results of the TOEFL or IELTS, the Certificate of English at the Carlos III University of Madrid, or Cambridge ESOL.

Minimum grade for proof of English Command:

• TOEFL (iBT): score of 95
• IELTS: average score of 7.0
• Cambridge ESOL: Certifcate in Advanced English (CAE) Common European Framework (Languages): C1 level
• TOEIC (Four Skills) ≥ 1305

Students whose native language is English and students who have completed their Bachelor's university studies in English will have the English test requirement waived, upon presentation of the corresponding documentation.

Documentation

Supporting Documents required with the application form:

• Official Bachelor degree
• MBA Application form
• Complete university transcripts
• Curriculum Vitae
• English Language Certificate for non-native speakers
• Personal statement no longer than one page
• 2 Letters of recommendation (they can be attached to the application form or sent to support@postgrado.uc3m.es to be included in the record)
• GMAT (recommended)

students with foreign university degrees

Once admitted to the Master’s, students with university degrees issued by a higher education institution belonging to an educational system outside the EHEA, must provide, for enrolment, the diploma, legalized by diplomatic procedures or by means of The Hague Apostille. They must also submit the transcript of records, with the grade point average, duly legalized.

More information about Legalization of Foreign Documents.

If needed, documents must be accompanied by an official sworn translation into Spanish.

TUITION FEES*

Reservation fee: €3,000 

• it will be paid once the student receives notification of admission to the master’s, and deducted from the first tuition payment
• the reservation fee will only be refunded if the master program is cancelled

60 ECTS in the first academic year:

• EU students: €13,500 (€225/ECTS credit)
• Non EU students: €19,800 (€330/ECTS credit)

✎│Tuition fees
 

NOTE: the indicated public prices do not include in any case, neither the ECTS corresponding to the Formative Complements that the student must take (only master's degrees with previous Formative Complements), nor the cost of issuing the master’s degree certificate.

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* Current fees for the 24/25 academic year, pending approval by the Community of Madrid for the 25/26 academic year.

Additional information

• You may enrol on the master’s degree after completing the admission process and receiving formal confirmation of your acceptance.
• When performing the enrolment you can choose between Full-time enrolment or Part-time enrolment.
• The email address provided upon enrolment will be used for formal communications; students are therefore kindly requested to check their mail regularly.
• Pursuant to the regulations of the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, a student failing to pay any part of the fees will not be admitted and the enrolment process will be terminated. In cases of cancellation of enrolment due to non-payment, the University may demand the payment of the pending amounts for enrolment in previous academic courses as a prior condition of enrolment.
  No diploma or certificate will be issued if a student has any outstanding payments.

✎│Enrolment master’s programmes

✎│ECTS credits recognition

Best Practices and Regulations

• Student cohabitation system
• Ethical code
• Enrollment and permanence rules
• Master's degree access rules
• Master's Thesis rules
• Rules for credits recognition

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