Master in Management

The Master in Management is an official master programme adapted to the European Higher Education Area. The study plan consists of a single academic year, with a total workload of 60 ECTS credits, divided into two terms, plus a pre-master’s programme lasting 3 weeks and taking place in September. After acquiring the basic management knowledge and competences, students can tailor the programme's curriculum according to their career plans by choosing their preferred track in the second term.

• The pre-master’s is an intensive 3-weeks program before the beginning of the academic year (at the outset of September), designed for students with an academic background outside the Economics/Business field to go over the basics in Accounting, Finance, Business, and other essential topics of Business Administration.​

C) Compulsory: 36 ECTS

E) Elective Course: 18 ECTS *

TFM) Final Master's Project: 6 ECTS
 

• Each suggested track covers 12 of the 18 elective credits of the Master's degree. The remaining elective credits can be completed with a selection from the rest of elective courses, including those belonging to the alternative track. 
• Students will also be allowed to design their own hybrid track if they wish to do so.

* Elective courses will only be offered if there is a minimum of 10 students definitely registered on them.

** The Internships elective course shall be included in the registration of the student after the approval of the Internship offer by the Academic Committee of the program, throughout the 1st or the 2nd term of the program.

course Programs

◤ Access to previous course programs

General Course Information

☛ First year offered: 2011

• 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

FACULTY AND COURSE PLAN

☛ Curriculum subjects and their faculty

Graduate Profile and Competences

• Graduate profile and competences

Application

The request must be submitted electronically through our application system. Before beginning the admission process, please read the following information:

• Documentation that must be uploaded to the on line application
• Calendar and general information about admission 
• 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. Students in the last year of their Bachelor’s studies may also apply for admission; their application will be considered upon confirmation of the completion of their Bachelor’s programme.

Priority will be given to applicants whose Bachelor’s studies are related to the contents of the Master’s programme: business administration and management, economics, marketing or finance. However, outstanding, highly-motivated students from other disciplines have also been admitted in past editions. The next figure portrays the distribution of students according to their background in the last four years:

We ask applicants with an academic background that is different from Business/Economics to motivate their intention to pursue a Master in Management and to provide evidence of Business/Economics knowledge (e.g., the results of the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) or Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT), a complete list of the courses taken on Business/Economics with the official grade). In addition, we require students with a background different from Business/Economics to complete the pre-master’s summer program.

Professional Experience

While we value professional experience, we recommend applicants who can demonstrate more than three years of relevant post-bachelor professional experience to consider applying for our Master in Business Administration (MBA) program.

Admission criteria

Regarding the admission decision, the Academic Committee of the master’s will evaluate your resume, transcript and motivation letter and make their admission decision based on these documents and an interview. Professional experience is not required.

Applicants who meet all the requirements will be admitted in waves, without having to wait for the admission period to close. Applications will be accepted until September 20.

Visa applicants are strongly advised to apply at least 2 months before the start date to allow minimum time to complete the admission process.

Documentation

Your application will be considered complete only when the following documents are uploaded to the online application system:

• Admission form Management
• CV
• Statement of Purpose
• Two reference letters
• Official transcripts (In English or in Spanish)
• Official Degree (If you have not yet completed your degree, please submit a document stamped by your university stating clearly the EXPECTED finishing date).
• TOEFL scores, or equivalent.
• GRE or GMAT scores (recommended)

Students coming from outside the European Higher Education Area must provide their diplomas legalized by diplomatic procedures or by means of The Hague Apostille.

language requirements

Since English is the official language of the programme, a high level of English is required. Fluent oral and written skills in English must be accredited with the results of an official English diploma such as TOEFL, The British Council IELTS (International English Language Testing System) or the tests carried out by the Language Services of Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, applicants may also demonstrate it with Cambridge ESOL Examinations. This knowledge will be tested during the personal interview. As a general rule, the following minimum scores are required:

• CERF: B2.
• TOEFL (iBT): 85.
• IELTS: global average 6.5.

The language requirements will not be required to those students whose mother tongue is English or students who have completed their undergraduate studies in English, upon presentation of the relevant documentation.

students with foreign university degrees

Once admitted to the Master’s program, students holding a university degree from a higher education institution outside the EHEA must provide the diploma, legalized through diplomatic procedures or by The Hague Apostille, for enrollment. They must also submit their transcript of records, including 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: €1,500

• 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: €9,000 (€150/ECTS credit)
• Non EU students: €13,500 (€225/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. Students are advised against enrolling the Master in Management part-time.
• 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 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 in the MiM.
  No diploma or certificate will be issued if a student has any outstanding payments.
• All students will receive a University student ID card that will provide access to the Library, Student Residence Hall and University sports facilities.
• The University does not offer health insurance to its students. Each student must arrange a contract with an insurance company of their choice. This can be done in the country of origin or in Spain.
• The University does not directly provide accommodation for our students. However, the International Relations and Cooperation Office offers information to international students about university dormitories and other types of accommodation such as sharing flats with other students.
• Because of legal requirements, the expedition of degree diplomas and certificates is conditional upon the payments of all monies owed to the University.

✎│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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Internship

The Extension Internship Program allows post-grad’s students to work in the company in which they have interned or are still interning for an extended period after finishing their Master’s.

Procedure
Interested students must request admission to the Internship Extension to the Master’s direction. After being admitted in the program, the student should pay an enrolment application to Universidad Carlos III.