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1. Bachelor
of Business
Administration
BBA
www.esade.edu/bba
English section

2. ESADE: inspiring futures
for more than 50 yearS
Recognised worldwide
ESADEhasbeenoneoftheworld’stop-rankedbusinessschoolsforover50years.It
isanot-for-profitacademicinstitutionthatsetsglobalstandardsinmanagementand
law education. The world has changed over five decades but our goal remains the
same: to develop leaders who have a positive impact on both business and society.
AACSBInternational:ESADEwasthefirstbusinessschool
inSpainandtheseventhinEuropetoachievethisquality
accreditation,themostprestigiousinternationalrecognitionin
managementeducation.
EQUIS:ESADEwasthefirstbusinessschoolinSpainand
oneofthefirstEuropeaninstitutionstobeaccreditedbythe
EuropeanQualityImprovementSystem(EQUIS).
AMBA:TheMBAProgrammesatESADEhavebeen
internationallyaccreditedbytheAssociationofMBAs(AMBA)
since1994.
CEMS:ESADEisafoundingmemberofCEMSandthe
onlySpanishinstitutionwheretheMasterinInternational
Management(CEMSMIM)canbestudied.
1th
in Social Responsibility
Worldwide
Financial Times, 2014
5th
in Placement success
Worldwide
Financial Times, 2014
4th
Best Business School
in Europe
Financial Times, 2014
1th
IN INTERNATIONAL
MOBILITY Worldwide
Financial Times, 2014
Our International Rankings: A Seal of Approval for Your Career

3. Your Roadmap to Leadership: Management +
Business Skills + Entrepreneurship + Gobal Vision
The Bachelor of Business Administration will guide you towards your career goals, equipping you
with the knowledge, skills and official qualifications you need.
“Myday-to-daylifeESADEisalwaysthesamebutdifferent.There’snodoubtthatattendingESADEis
acommitmentyouhavetotakeseriously.Theeducationcomesatthepriceofhavingahighlevelofself-
disciplinetopushyourselftothelimits.Nevertheless,thelearningandtimeputintothisdegreequicklypays
off.Soonafterstarting,youseeallthebenefitsoftheprogrammeandhowyoucanquicklyadaptyournewly
learnedskillstotheoutsidebusinessworld.”
Maya Ordaz - Class of 2017
year 1 year 2 year 3 year 4
First semester
> Accounting and Financial
Analysis I
> Economics I
> Mathematics
> Sociology
> Law I
Third semester
> Accounting and Financial
Analysis III
> Information Systems
Management I
> Operations Management I
> Economics III
> Statistics II
Fifth semester
> Strategy I
> Marketing Management II
> Corporate Finance I
> Information Systems
Management II
> Economic Environment
Analysis
> Operations Management III
Sixth semester
> Strategy II
> Marketing Management III
> Corporate Finance II
> People Management
> Information Systems
Management III
Eighth semester
> Practicum: Professional
Internship / International
Exchange programme
> Final Degree Project
Fourth semester
> Marketing Management I
> Principles of Financial
Markets
> Company II
> Operations Management II
> Sociology II
> Business Management
Research Methods
Second semester
> Accounting and Financial
Analysis II
> Economics II
> Company I
> Statistics I
> Law II
Start Work
30%of BBA graduates join the workforce
straight away and start gaining practical
experience.
Study Further
70%some of our graduates choose to pursue one
of ESADE’s top-ranked MSc Programmes
in Management: International Managment,
Finance, Marketing Management or
Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Graduate
and choose
your path
Compulsory foreign language: Spanish
2nd
foreign language: French or German
Electives available by field:
> Digital Innovation &
Entrepreneurship
> Economy
> Finance & Accounting
> Liberal Arts & Management
> Personal Development
Electives available by field:
> Digital Innovation &
Entrepreneurship
> Economy
> Finance & Accounting
> Liberal Arts & Management
> Personal Development
Electives available by field:
> Strategy & Organization
> Marketing
> Finance & Accounting
> Social track
> Digital Innovation
> Personal Development
> Operations & Suppy Chain
> Economics
Seventh semester
> International Exchange
programme / Practicum:
Professional Internship

4. BBA: Be better all round
The ESADE Bachelor of Business Administration-BBA puts you in a privileged position, allowing you
to access a very wide range of job opportunities offered by companies, organisations and institutions all
over the world.
REAL BUSINESS
CASE STUDIES
DEVELOPMENT OF
SKILLS AND KNOW-
HOW
SMALL GROUPS
AND PERSONALISED
ATTENTION
INTERNSHIPS IN
LEADING NATIONAL
AND INTERNATIONAL
ORGANIZATIONS
MANAGEMENT
SIMULATION,
INTERNATIONAL
COMPETITIONS AND
BUSINESS GAMES
TAKING PART IN
SPORTS, CULTURAL
AND SOCIAL
ACTIVITIES
LEARNING BY DOING
> General Management education
plus specialisation in: Marketing,
Finance, Operations, HR and
Digital Innovation.
> Development of essential skills
and know-how.
> Innovative methodology based on
real cases, business simulations, etc.
> Competency Model: competencies
based on the main axes of
development (Flexibility and
tolerance, Innovation and creativity,
Resilience, Self-awareness and
Commitment to Society)
> Spend a semester abroad at one
of the world’s top 70 universities
> Over 100 nationalities on
ESADE’s multicultural campus
> Master Spanish
> Learn French or German
> Internships in leading national
and international organizations
> Dedicated Careers Service to help
you stand out in the job market
> Professors from top companies
teaching practical classes based on
real business cases
> Multiple career options upon
graduation
COMPREHENSIVE
CAREER PREPARATION
INTERNATIONAL
EXPERIENCE
CLOSE CONNECTIONS
WITH COMPANIES

5. BBA Class
Profile - 2015
An international education
for a global world
Your semester in one of ESADE’s international partner schools,
included in the syllabus, is a passport to a world of opportunities.
You’ll expand your network, gain new insights and experience life at
another of the world’s top institutions:
EUROPE - CopenhagenBusinessSchool(Denmark)·
ErasmusUniversiteitRotterdam(TheNetherlands)
· HEC (France) · Helsinki School of Economics
(Findland) · NHH-Bergen (Norway) · Reykjavik
University(Iceland)·St.PetersburgStateUniversity
(Russia)·StockholmSchoolofEconomics(Sweden)
· Universidade Catolica Portugesa (Portugal) ·
Università Commerciale Luigi Bocconi (Italy) ·
Universität St. Gallen (Switzerland) · Universität
zu Köln (Germany) · Université Catholique de
Louvain (Belgium) · University of Economics ·
Prague(CzechRepublic)·UniversityofEdinburgh
(United Kingdom) · Warwick University (United
Kingdom)·WirtschaftsuniversitätWien(Austria)
· Manchester Business School (United Kingdom) ·
WHU-Koblenz(German)·KOÇ-UniversityIstanbul
(Turkey). UNITED STATES - Babson College (Babson
Park·Massachusetts)·BentleyUniversity(Watlham
·Massachusetts)·BostonCollege(ChestnutHill-
Massachusetts) · Cornell University (New York) ·
EmoryUniversity(Atlanta-Georgia)·Georgetown
University (Washington · DC) · Indiana University
(Indiana)·LoyolaUniversity(NewOrleans-Louisiana)
·McIntireSchoolofCommerce-UniversityofVirginia
(Charlottesville-Virginia)·RensselaerPolytechnic
Institute (Troy-New York) · University of Florida
(Gainesville-Florida)·UniversityofIllinois(Illinois)
·UniversityofMinnesota(Minneapolis-Minnesota)
·UniversityofNorthCarolinaatChapel-hill(Chapell
Hill-NorthCarolina)·UniversityofPennsylvania·
WhartonBusinessSchool(Philadelphia)·University
ofRichmond·RobinsSchoolofBusiness(Richmond
· Virginia) · University of Southern California (Los
Angeles-California)·UniversityofTexasatAustin
(Austin - Texas) · University of Michigan - Ross
SchoolofBusiness(ChapellHill-NorthCarolina)
· University of San Diego (San Diego-California).
CANADA - HECMontréal(Montreal)·McGillUniversity
(Montreal-Quebec)·UniversityofBritishColumbia
(Vancouver - Bristish Columbia) · University of
WesternOntario(London-Ontario)·YorkUniversity
(Toronto - Ontario) · Queen’s School of Business
(Kigston - Ontario). LATIN AMERICA - Fundaçao
GetúlioVargas(Brasil)·ITAM(México)·Pontificia
Univ.CatólicadeChile(Chile)·TECdeMonterrey-
EGADE(México)OCEANIA - UniversityofNewSouth
Wales (Australia) · University of Otago · Dunedin
(NuevaZelanda)·UniversityofSydney(Australia)
· Melbourne Graduate School of Management
(Australia).MIDDLE EAST - KuwaitUniversity(Kuwait)
ASIA - AntaiCollegeofEconomicsandManagement
(China) · City University of Hong Kong (China) ·
HongKongUniv.ofScience&Technology(China)·
FudanUniversitySchoolofManagement(Shanghai)
·KoreaUniversityBusinessSchool(KUBS)(Korea)
· Nanyang Business School (Singapore) · National
University of Singapore (Singapore) · Singapore
ManagementUniversity(Singapore)·Thammasat
University(Thailand)·TsinghuaUniversity(China)
· Yonsei University (Korea) · Guanghua School of
Management·PekingUniversity(China)·National
Chengchi University (Taiwan) · Tongji University
(China) · KEIO University (Japan)
gender
Nationalities
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN
NUMBER OF UNIVERSITIES
Men
61% Women
39%
International
students
72%
nationalities
represented
20
Spain / France / Germany /
Italy / Morocco / Norway
/ Russia / Belgium / USA /
Netherlands / Switzerland /
Canada / Slovenia / Mauritius
/ UK / Romania / Ukraine
BARCELONA: THE BEST QUALITY
OF LIFE IN EUROPE
Barcelona is rated as Europe’s number
one city for quality of life for a reason.
Whatever you enjoy doing most, you’ll
find it on your doorstep: world-class
cuisine, cosmopolitan culture, non-stop
nightlife and some of the best sport an-
ywhere. You’ll be right beside the beach
but just a short trip from the mountains.
Stay in the city and you’ll find a deep
artistic and archaeological heritage plus
a dynamic, innovative and entrepre-
neurial business culture that’s home to
many multinational companies.
* Current partners 2015
CANADÁ: 6
U.S.A.: 20
AMERICA LATINA: 4
EUROPA: 20
ASIA: 15
OCEANIA: 4
MIDDLE
EAST: 1

6. Practicum: Professional Internship
PracticumisacompulsorypartofyourBBAexperience.Itconsistsofaninternshipinsidealeading
nationalorinternationalcompany.You’llalsohavetheoptiontotakepartinaprojectforESADE’sSUD
(ServicioUniversitarioparaelDesarrollo–UniversityDevelopmentService)whichworkstoimproveliving
conditionsinBolivia,Guatemala,NicaraguaandElSalvador.You’llbesupportedbytutorsthroughoutyour
Practicum,asyougainreal-lifeproblem-solvingskillsandincreaseyourvaluetofutureemployers.
Alumni
WhenyoujoinESADE,you’lljoinalifelongnetworkofover52,000professionalsacrosstheglobe.The
dynamicESADEAlumnicommunityorganizesover650eventseachyear,givingyouaccesstocontinuing
educationandvitalnetworkingopportunities.AsanAlumni,you’llhavedirectcontactwithtop-level
contactsin115countries–apowerfultoolforyourfuturecareer.
Career Services
The perfect launch-pad
for your career potential
€42,520 +52,000
The multifaceted education provided by the BBA is a proven
platform for your career – wherever you want to go.
ESADE’sCareersServicesteamwillguideandadviseyou,givingyou
thetoolsandtrainingyouneedtostandoutinthejobmarket.
A.T.Kearney•ACC1Ò•Accenture•
AdictActiveRetail•AffinityPetcare
•Allianz•Altadis•ImperialTobacco
• Altair Management Consultants
• Alter Domus • Analysys Mason •
AndBank•AppleRetail•ArlaFoods
• Arthur D. Little • Bacardi • Bain &
Co.•BankofAmericaMerrylLynch
• BarCap • BBVA • Bertelsmann •
Bluecap • BNP CIB • Booz & Co •
BSC Nutricional • Burger King •
CAF • Citi • Coty • Credit Suisse
• Danone Group • Deloitte • Delta
Partners • Desigual • Detecon •
DeutscheBank•DeutschePostDHL
InhouseConsulting•EFEducation
First•EmpiezaporEducar•Epsilon
•E-rase•Ernst&Young•Europraxis
• Everis • Exane • Goldman Sachs •
Google • Groupon • Grupo Celsa •
GrupoDamm•HCCGlobal•Henkel
• ICAP • Inditex • iSOCO • IVO
Vasileva•Jansen•JPMorgan•KLB
Group • KPMG • Kraft Foods • Lidl
• Linkedin • L’Oréal • Management
Solutions • Mango • Market
Moving • McKinsey&Company •
MorganStanley•Nestlé•Nomura•
OliverWyman•Oracle•PhilipMorris
International•Procter&Gamble•PwC
• Reckitt Benckiser • Roca • Rocket
Internet • Roland Berger Strategy
Consultants • RWE Consulting
GmbH • Samsung • Sanofi • SAP •
SEAT•SeedRocket•SociétéGénérale
•TheBostonConsultingGroup•The
Plan Company • Tommy Hilfiger
• Torrents Research • Trovit • Tui
Travel • UBS • Unibail Rodamco
• Unilever • Vistaprint • Vodafone
• Volkswagen-Audi • Whirlpool
EMEA•WorldBank•Wrigley•ZS
Associates • Zurich
Some of the companies that
employ our students:
93%
of BBA students find
jobs within 3 months of
graduating
average salary of
graduates working
abroad (class of 2014)
ESADE alumni are
working around
the world
Careers activities include:
Functional Areas Sectors
Finance Financial Services
Management Technology
Human resources General Services
Marketing & Sales Manufacturing
Consulting Consulting Services
Operations & Logistics Communication
Other
41%
7%
3%
31%
16%
2%
42%
10%
6%
26%
14%
1%
1%
ESADE Recruitment fairs
These fairs are the two annual forums
are key events in the recruitment
calendar, putting you face-to-face with
over 60 participating companies.
ESADE Jobs – Online Portal
aconstantlyupdateddatabasecontaining
thelatestjobandinternshipoffersfromtop
employersaroundtheworld.
Corporate Presentations
Leadingglobalcompaniespresentyou
withtheircurrentcareeropportunities.
On-Campus Interviews
CompaniescometoESADEtospeakwith
youaspartoftheirprocesstoidentifyand
recruittoptalent.

7. Young and talented?
ESADE is looking for you
If you’re in the final year of secondary education and you think
you’ve got what it takes to create a great career, then we’d like to hear
from you. The BBA is an opportunity ... and a challenge. Are you
ready to meet it?
Our admissions process starts before you finish school and runs
from October to June.
Fill in the
online admission
application form
www.esade.edu/online
The Admissions process:
https://youtu.be/DxjyCWAlH9Q
Send us all of the
necessary documentation
with your admission
application,
including your academic results
for the last four years and you
must present a certificate of
your proficiency in English.
Sit the ESADE Admission
Test, the SAT or the ACT.
Personal interview:
the Admissions Committee,
may call you for a personal
interview as part of the
selection process.
Admission
process
step-by-step
Sant Cugat Campus:
A Hub of Activity
Studying at ESADE’s Sant Cugat campus,
located just 20 minutes from Barcelona
city centre, immerses you in a leading
international support centre for more than
60 innovation-oriented companies.You will
find endless networking possibilities, learn first-
hand about exciting entrepreneurial initiatives
and feel the energy created by the constant
generation of knowledge. But there’s more to
the campus than just education and enterprise;
you’ll plug straight into an active community
of student associations, sporting events
and cultural initiatives, making your BBA
experience as memorable on a personal level as
it is rewarding on a professional one.
Accommodation:
ROBERTO DI NOBILI RESIDENCE
For the majority of students, ESADE’s halls
of residence are the best place to live during
the BBA programme.
Location: Save time by living right
on-campus in Sant Cugat.
Social life: Residences allow you to socialize
and discover Barcelona alongside your
classmates.
Study: You’ll be able to hit the books
whenever you want, in your own room
or in a dedicated study area, helping you
make the most of the programme ...
and your free time.
www.resa.es/Residencias/Roberto-de-Nobili
Grants and awards
• Talent grants
• Accommodation grants –
Exchange grants
• Academic excellence grants
• Academic merit award
• Family grants
Moreinformation:
www.esade.edu/bachelors-grants
Study loans
You can obtain low-interest study
loans that cover part of the cost of
the programme through our partner
bank, Banc Sabadell.
Moreinformation:
www.esade.edu/bachelors-loans
Grants and financing
ESADE offers different types of funding to talented young students to facilitate
their access to the school’s undergraduate courses, regardless of their income,
or geographic, social or cultural provenance. 57% of ESADE bachelor students
received some form of financial aid during 2014.

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