FACULTY OF BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS YEAR 2011-2012 COMPLUTENSE UNIVERSITY OF MADRID

STUDENT S HANDBOOK FACULTY OF BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS YEAR 2011-2012 COMPLUTENSE UNIVERSITY OF MADRID

FACULTY OF BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS UCM

TABLE OF CONTENTS Pág. 1. Presentation.. 1 2. Location, Access and Transport.... 2 3. Registration Information... 6 4. Student Information 8 5. Studies 11 5.1. European Higher Education Area. 11 5.2. Bachelor s Degree in Business Administration. 14 5.2.1. Bachelor s Degree in Business Administration English Option 18 5.3. Bachelor s Degree in Economics. 19 5.3.1. Bachelor s Degree in Economics English Option 22 5.4. Bachelor s Dual Degree in Business Administration and Law.. 23 5.5. Official Master s Degrees of the Faculty. 26 5.6. Doctorate... 31 5.7. Own Non-Official Degrees and Institutes. 34 5.8. Former Degrees ( Licenciaturas ) 37 5.8.1 Degree in Business Administration (BA) 37 5.8.2 Degree in Economics (ECO) 43 5.8.3 Courses in English of the former degrees ( licenciaturas ) 52 5.8.4 Degree in Actuarial and Financial Science (AFS) 53 5.8.5 Dual Degree in Business Administration and Law 55 5.9. Free Elective Credits.. 58 5.9.1 Generic Courses.. 58 5.9.2 Free Elective Courses.. 59 5.9.3 Complements to education.. 60 5.9.4 Credits Acknowledgment.. 61 6. UCM Virtual Campus and Multimedia Room.. 62 6.1. UCM Virtual Campus. 62 6.2. English Multimedia Room.. 63 7. International Programmes... 64 8. Internships and Centre for Employment Guidance and Information (CEGI). 66 9. Library and European Documentation Centre.. 68 10. Academic Organization www.ucm.es/directorio 10.1. Dean s Team. 10.2. Departments, Departmental Sections and Teaching Units 11. Administration and Services 12. Office for the Integration of Disabled People. 13. Delegation of Students and Student Associations 14. General View of Complutense University. 15. Complutense University Guidance Days......

1.- PRESENTATION Dear Student, This presentation of the Student Handbook enables us to get in contact for the first time at the beginning of this new academic year 2011-2012 with the students of the Faculty of Business and Economics of Complutense University of Madrid. This handbook represents an essential tool for the whole of the university community as it provides exhaustive information about the study plans, departments, facilities and services which make it possible to develop the academic activity in the centre. We wish to provide the most favourable conditions for the development of the academic activity of the Faculty, performed by students as well as by teaching, research, administrative and services staff. This has a special meaning in a moment of transition like this, when the bachelor s degrees recently adapted to the European Higher Education Area the Bachelor s Degree in Economics, the Bachelor s Degree in Business Administration and the Bachelor s Dual Degree in Business Administration and Law are fully consolidated. As it is well known, the process of convergence with Europe not only implies a change in the structure of Higher Education, with the design of new undergraduate and postgraduate studies, but it also entails a methodological change which requires an effort both for professors and students which -we are sure- will lead to an improvement in our teaching quality. Moreover, our Faculty is undergoing diverse actions with the aim of improving our teaching quality, such as the consolidation of the groups which are completely taught in English groups E of the Bachelor s Degrees in Economics and Business Administration, the new Official Postgraduate Programmes, the implementation of the new platform MOODLE for virtual campus, as well as the Internships Office, which offers students the possibility of doing both national and international internships. We wish you a fruitful stay in our centre and please consider this Handbook as a welcome in behalf of all the Faculty staff, the Dean s team and in my own behalf. Luis Perdices de Blas Dean 1

2.- LOCATION, ACCESS AND TRANSPORT LOCATION Faculty of Business and Economics - Complutense University of Madrid CAMPUS DE SOMOSAGUAS POZUELO DE ALARCÓN 28223 MADRID Information: 91-394 2999 / 23 24 Fax: 91-394 31 50 http://www.ucm.es/centros/webs/fccee http://portal.ucm.es/web/ccee/ The Faculty of Business and Economics of Complutense University is located in Somosaguas Campus, close to the Faculties of Politics and Sociology, Psychology and the School of Social Work. This faculty has the following services and facilities: Aulario Building: Lecture rooms, Computer rooms, Great Hall ( Aula Magna ), Medical Service, etc. Sport facilities (outside fields and sport pavilion) Offices Building Secretariat and Vice-Dean s Office Building Languages room Library Centre for Employment Guidance and Information Medical Service Office for the Integration of Disabled People Universia computer room Refectory Wi-fi all over the Campus 2

LOCATION, ACCESS AND TRANSPORT GETTING HERE Location Map Directions from Madrid (Puente de los Franceses): 1. At the M500 Carretera de Castilla take the first exit, signposted Salida Pozuelo Majadahonda, which is road M-503, also called Avenida Dos Castillas. 2. Take exit 4: Turn left at the first roundabout. There is an entrance to the Campus at 800 metres. Alternatively, you can keep going straight in the direction Pozuelo-Majadahonda and turn left at the following roundabout ( Carretera de Húmera a Pozuelo ). There is an entrance to the Campus signposted as Universidad de Somosaguas at 50 metres. Directions from N-VI (Carretera de La Coruña): 1. At km 10 take the exit Carretera de Castilla. 2. Keep going for approximately 1 kilometre and take the exit to the right following the indicators announcing Universidad de Somosaguas and also POZUELO-MAJADAHONDA. 3. Keep going for approximately 1 kilometre and at the first roundabout: Follow the indication CARABANCHEL-HÚMERA, there is an entry to the Campus at 800 metres. Alternatively, you can turn right in the roundabout, keeping the direction Pozuelo- Majadahonda, and turn left in the following roundabout ( Carretera de Húmera a Pozuelo ). There is an entrance to the Campus signposted as Universidad de Somosaguas at 50 metres. 3

LOCATION, ACCESS AND TRANSPORT TRANSPORT Both light rail ( tren ligero ), which is connected to the underground network of MADRID, and the municipal transport company E.M.T. (buses A, I and H) have stops in the Campus. By Light rail ( Tren ligero ) Light rail B1 has a stop in Somosaguas Campus. It is connected to the underground Colonia Jardín (line 10) and the train station of Aravaca. By Train: RENFE Cercanías train with stop in Aravaca Station, where it connects with the bus line B of the E.M.T. 4

LOCATION, ACCESS AND TRANSPORT By Bus EMT: Bus lines: Bus lines of the company Llorente with stops close to Somosaguas Campus: 561A de Aluche... close stop Univ. Somosaguas... Pozuelo-Majadahonda-Las Rozas 562 de Aluche... close stop Univ. Somosaguas... Pozuelo (por Colonia Benítez) 563 de Aluche... close stop Univ. Somosaguas... Pozuelo (por Urbanización Las Minas) 658 de Moncloa (Intercam.)... stop Ctra. Húmera (close to Univ. Somos.)... Pozuelo (Prado Somosaguas) GPS coordinates to get (to get to the parking of the Aulario Building) LATITUDE: 40º 25 58.29 N LONGITUDE: 3º 47 21.80 O 5

3.- REGISTRATION INFORMATION REGISTRATION MUST BE COMPLETED EXCLUSIVELY ONLINE VERY IMPORTANT: All students must obtain an ESTUMAIL e-mail account to complete online registration (https://ucmnet.ucm.es). Through ESTUMAIL e-mail account, students can access their academic record, receive notifications from the Students Secretariat as well as information of the Faculty. It is recommended that, before completing the online registration, all students consult the Faculty s webpage (www.ucm.es/centros/webs/fccee and http://portal.ucm.es/web/ccee/inicio) where enrolment procedures, study plans, timetables, examination dates and information on courses are detailed. REGISTRATION DEADLINES New Students registration to Bachelor s Degrees. 1 st Round: 21-28 July, 2011. 2 nd Round: 13-17 de October, 2011. New Students registration to Second Cycle degrees. 1 st Round: 12-13 September, 2011 2 nd Round: 13-17 October, 2011 Returning students Those students having completed all their courses in the exams of February and June 2011 will enrol during the period of 5-13 September, 2011. The rest of students will enrol during the period of 12 September - 5 October, 2011. Students accessing through partial validation of foreign studies These students will register in-person at the Students Secretariat on 9 and 10 September from 9 am to 1 pm. Students accessing through Academic Record Transfer and Change of University and/or a Degree Conversion (from Former Degree to Bachelor s Degree) These students will enrol in-person at the Students Secretariat during the period of 6 8 October from 9 am to 1 pm 6

STUDENT INFORMATION Registration of students of the Bachelor s Degrees in BA or ECO in English To do the Bachelor s Degree in BA or ECO in English students must enrol in group E. Any student enrolling in this group (either in the first, second or third year) will be able to join it as long as there are free places. Priority will be given to those students who were already in this group the previous year (Group E in the academic year 2010-2011). To enrol in group E, faithful documents should be provided proving that certificates beyond B2 or First Certificate level have been obtained on later dates than 2008. (More information on equivalent certificates is available on http://www.ucm.es/centros/webs/fccee/). The certificate should be submitted to the Vice-Dean s Office of International Relations (Main Building. 2 nd Floor) before being registered. Students not having the required certificates should sit an English test in July 7 th or September 21 st. Applications for the English test should be sent by e-mail to svicedec@ccee.ucm.es (Subject: Prueba de Idioma ) or on the telephone number: 91 394 2319. Request of adaptation to the Bachelor s Degrees in ECO and BA Students wishing to adapt to the Bachelor s Degree in Economics and the Bachelor s Degree in Business Administration must apply from 1 to 30 September in the Students Secretariat of the Faculty. Rules for Plans to be Phased-Out The Governing Board of the Complutense University, at a meeting holded on the 28 April 2011, has adopted the following resolution: The University will arrange six calls for exams for the courses in the process of being phased-out up to the deadline established at the callendar of extinction. Students may sit the exams provided that the six examination opportunities are not exhausted, according to current regulations. Students admitted in a Second Cycle Degree to be phased-out to continue studies from another university will be applied the regulations for the continuance at the University, with the restrictions expressed at the calendar of extinction. Students who want to make use of the Convocatoria de Gracia (seventh and last examination opportunity) should formalize the application in time so that the results could be recorded in the academic transcripts of the last academic year which appears in the calendar of extinction for the corresponding course. Calendar of extinction Last academic year in which calls for exams will be arranged 2012/2013 2013/2014 2014/2015 2015/2016 2016/2017 2017/2018 Courses Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Year 6 Students from the former degrees ( licenciaturas ) will not be able to enroll for the first time courses from years already phased out (Years 1, 2 and 3 in 2011-12) 7

STUDENT INFORMATION 4.- STUDENT INFORMATION Calendar for the Academic Year 2011-2012 Start of the Academic Year October 2011 Term 1 Term 2 September Lecture period 26 September to 26 13 February to 1 June January Examination period 30 January to 10 February 4 to 22 June 3 to 21 September Governing Council of Complutense University of Madrid (28-04-2011) VISIT OUR WEBSITE: http://www.ucm.es/centros/webs/fccee/index.php?tp=alumnos&a=alumnos&d=24272.php Basic Rules for Students More information: Students Vice-Dean s Office Statute for Students: http://www.ucm.es/pags.php?tp=estudiantes&a=menu&d=0023323.php RIGHTS Election of representatives and delegates. To have notice of the syllabus, teaching objectives and assessment method. Tutorials The times for tutorials of each lecturer are published at the Department Notice Board as well as at the website. Assessment: right to sit exams and to be assessed. The Vice-Dean s Office will arbitrate the required solutions in case any student has exams of two subjects simultaneously. (Procedures in case of overlapping exams are published in the website). Examination results: within a maximum period of 30 days after the last exam and 10 days before the following exam of the same course. Examination appeals: In the centre, within the dates set by each professor and published together with the grades. Students will have four working days after the publication of their grades to ask for the review. In case of disagreement with the result of the review, students may contest their grade, within a period of ten days, to the Department Board by submitting a written reasoning to the registry of the centre addressed to the Head of the Department who will communicate this claim to the appointed Committee. It is possible to lodge an ordinary appeal to the Chancellor against the Enactment of the Department Committee within a month. DUTIES Studying Attendance to lectures 8

STUDENT INFORMATION Observance of the rules of academic discipline Responsible participation Cooperation to meet the University goals Collaboration grants The UCM collaboration grants are economic aids for students in exchange of their collaboration in certain Centres or Services of the University. The main aim is to provide students with complementary training which may be helpful when it comes to get integrated in the labour sphere. Every call for collaboration grants establishes a training plan and every collaboration grant recipient is assigned a tutor in charge of his/her training. UCM collaboration grants are processed through the Department of Collaboration Grants UCM, which is under the governance of the Service of Grants, located at the Student Building. This Department is in charge of giving information relating to open calls for grants, future calls, requirements or any other aspect related to collaboration grants. Telephone: 91 394 7210 and Fax: 91 394 7221. E-mail: utbeco@rect.ucm.es The Ministry of Education call the grants of collaboration in Universitary Departments. These grants are addressed to last-year students having a student record of at least 7 points over 10. These grants are compatible with the general grants and the mobility grants called by the Ministry. Application forms must be filled out before September 30 via telematic means at the following website: https://sede.educacion.gob.es/ in the section of «Trámites y Servicios». Programme of National Mobility SICUE-SÉNECA More information: Students Vice-Dean s Office The Faculty is participating in the Programme SICUE (System of Exchange between Spanish University Centres), which enables students to complete an academic year in another Spanish university centre having the corresponding courses validated. Mobility agreements between Universities are signed during the first months of the academic year and, therefore, suggestions can be made during that period. The call of the SICUE programme for the academic year 2012/2013 is made in the month of January 2012. At the present time there are agreements with the following universities: Barcelona, Córdoba, Granada, Islas Baleares, La Laguna, Murcia, País Vasco, Pablo de Olavide (Sevilla), Politécnica de Valencia, Santiago de Compostela, Valencia, Valladolid and Vigo. Once students have been admited to the programme SICUE, they can apply for SÉNECA grants, which provide financial aid to facilitate the exchange. One of the requirements to obtain a SÉNECA grant is to have a grade point average equal to or higher than 6,50 in a scale 0-10 for Social Sciences Degrees on the academic record. 9

5.- STUDIES 5.1.- EUROPEAN HIGHER EDUCATION AREA The Sorbonne (1998) and Bologna (1999) Declarations initiated a process to promote the convergence between the different national systems of education and to develop the European Higher Education Area (EHEA) before 2010. In further meetings the Ministries of Education from the participating countries proposed the development and adoption of systems of degrees which could be easily compared enabling like this the academic and professional acknowledgement all across the EHEA. The key issues are: Establishment of a teaching system consisting of three cycles: Bachelor, Master and Doctorate. Implementation of a European Supplement to the Diploma: a document which will be annexed to each university official diploma providing unified and personal information for each university bachelor about his/her studies, grades, professional skills and the level of his/her degree in the national system of higher education. Adoption of the European Credit Transfer System (ECTS). Mobility of university students and professors. Importance of skills for employability. Teaching-learning process: the creation of the EHEA implies an important change in the way of teaching as the lecturer s teaching was the focus until recently. However, from now on the student s learning will be the key issue. Methodology and quality renewal: new and more active ways of teaching have been implemented to achieve students learning. These new ways of teaching are highly diverse, as well as the nature of the different subjects and degrees and the teaching methods of each professor. Nevertheless, there is a certain common denominator which can orientate students and which could be summarized as follows: o New teaching methods: in addition to the traditional lectures, where students acquire the knowledges, there are also new ways of more participative classes. o Detailed planning of activities in advance: the activities to be carried out both inside and outside the classroom will be clearly established in the course programme in advance. o Development of skills: the planned activities aim to develop essential skills for integral training as well as for the incorporation to the labor market. o Continuous assessment: the assessment of the student s work both inside and outside the classroom is continuous. o Compulsory attendance: it is compulsory for students to attend classes in order to pass these courses. o Limited number of students: the number of students registered will be always limited so that a more participative model of teaching can be developed successfully. o New technologies: usually the use of the Virtual Campus tool becomes very useful and necessary to develop these subjects. 10

EHEA During the last five years, Complutense University has promoted different initiatives to favor the implementation of the EHEA. One of these initiatives has been to offer pilot or Bologna courses and complete groups, within the former degrees ( licenciaturas ), where these new ways of teaching-learning have been developed. These pilot courses and complete groups have made it possible to obtain experiences which have been assessed through surveys to lecturers and students. Moreover, through the monitoring programme ECTS, we have obtained data about the average of time devoted by students to the different tasks of the teaching-learning process which has been certainly very useful to elaborate the study plan for the new Bachelor s, Master s and Doctorate degrees. Within the framework of the EHEA and for the following academic year (2011-2012), the Faculty of Economics and Business of Complutense University will offer: - FIRST, SECOND AND THIRD YEAR of the bachelor s degrees adapted to the EHEA: Years 1, 2 and 3 of the Bachelor s Degree in Business Administration (BBA), and Years 1, 2 and 3 of the Bachelor s Degree in Economics (BEc). English Option for Years 1, 2 and 3 of the BBA and for Years 1, 2 and 3 of the BEc: group E. At the present time we have two parallel programs since we are adapting our academic curriculum to the European Higher Education Area. The former degrees were called Licenciaturas and lasted five years, while the new degrees are called Bachelor s degrees and comprise four years. In each academic period, one year of the former degrees ( licenciaturas ) is eliminated while a new year of the Bachelor s Degrees is implemented; until the whole new system is established. The table below gives an idea of how it works: Academic Period Degree Year 2009-2010 Former Degree ( Licenciatura ) 2 3 4 5 Bachelor s Degree 1 2010-2011 Former Degree ( Licenciatura ) 3 4 5 Bachelor s Degree 1 2 2011-2012 Former Degree ( Licenciatura ) 4 5 Bachelor s Degree 1 2 3 2012-2013 Former Degree ( Licenciatura ) 5 Bachelor s Degree 1 2 3 4 11

EHEA - Master s degrees adapted to the EHEA: * In process of validation MBA (MASTER in Business Administration) MASTER in Applied Economic Analysis MASTER in Banking and Quantitative Finance MASTER in Actuarial and Financial Science MASTER in Economics MASTER in International Economics and Development MASTER in Economics and Innovation Management MASTER in Business Finance MÁSTER in Business Administration Research, Marketing and Accounting* MÁSTER in Logistics and Defence Economic Management* MASTER in Training for Professors (Speciality in Economics and Business Administration) - Doctorate Programmes: Doctorate in Applied Economic Analysis Doctorate in Auditing and Accounting Doctorate in Banking and Quantitative Finance Doctorate in Business Management Doctorate in Economics Doctorate in International Economics and Development Doctorate in Economics and Innovation Managemente Doctorate in Business Finance Doctorate in Marketing Doctorate in Risk in Insurance and Finance 12

5.2.- BACHELOR S DEGREE IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION The Bachelor s Degree in Business Administration consists of 240 ECTS distributed in Core Courses (B), Compulsory Courses (C), Elective Courses (E) and the Bachelor s Thesis (table 1). TABLE 1 COURSES AND ECTS DISTRIBUTION TYPE OF COURSES ECTS Core 60 Compulsory 138 Elective 36 Bachelor s Thesis 6 TOTAL ECTS 240 The Bachelor s Degree has been structured in such a way students will enrol in the ECTS of Core Courses in Year One (first and second terms). Then, they will enrol in the Compulsory Courses from Year Two to the first term of Year Four. Part of the seventh and the eighth terms (Year Four) will be devoted to the Elective Courses and the Bachelor Thesis. The Degree includes Internships, even though they will be elective (12 elective ECTS). The table below shows the courses of the Study Plan of this Degree, the number of ECTS and the nature or type of each one. 13

TABLE 2 COURSES OF THE BACHELOR S DEGREE IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION YEAR 1 1-1 1-2 Code Course ECTS Type Code Course ECTS Type 802263 Economic History 6 B 802268 Business Statistics I 6 B 802260 Business Law 6 B 802266 Financial Accounting I 6 B 802262 Principles of Business Management 6 B 802267 Principles of Business Financial Management 6 B 802261 Introduction to Economics 6 B 802265 Microeconomics 6 B 802264 Business Mathematics I 6 B 802269 Business Mathematics II 6 B YEAR 2 2-1 2-2 Code Course ECTS Type Code Course ECTS Type 802273 Commercial Law I 3 C 802278 Spanish Economy 3 C 802274 Industrial and Business Sociology 3 C 802279 Tax System I 3 C 802275 Financial Accounting II 6 C 802276 Management Accounting 6 C 802271 International Economics for Business 6 C 802281 Organization and Design 6 C 802270 Macroeconomics 6 C 802277 Economic Policy 6 C 802272 Financial Mathematics 6 C 802280 Business Statistics II 6 C YEAR 3 3-1 3-2 Code Course ECTS Type Code Course ECTS Type 802285 Principles of Marketing 6 C 802290 Market Research 6 C 802282 Analysis and Accounting Consolidation 6 C 802287 Tax System II 6 C 802286 Human Resource Management 6 C 802291 Production Management 6 C 802284 Decision Analysis 6 C 802289 Econometrics 6 C 802283 Asset Valuation and Investment Analysis 6 C 802288 Financing Decisions 6 C YEAR 4 (****) 4-1 4-2 Code Course ECTS Type Code Course ECTS Type 802293 Consumer Behaviour 6 C 802321 Bachelor s Thesis 6 C 802292 Financial Analysis and Planning 6 C (**) or (***) 4 E 802294 Strategic Management 6 C (**) or(***) 4 E (**) or(***) 4 E (*) or (***) 4 E (**) or (***) 4 E (*) or (***) 4 E (**) or (***) 4 E (*) or (***) 4 E (**) or (***) 4 E Note: B= Core course; C= Compulsory course; E= Elective course. (*) Elective courses. The student must take 12 ECTS choosing among this range of elective courses (4 ECTS each): Consolidation of Financial Statements, Audit of Financial Statements, International Business Management, Innovation and Technology Management, Financial Economics of Self-employment and Participative Companies, National and International Financial Markets, Integrated Marketing Communications, Commercial Distribution, Tax Planning, Data Analysis or Applied Industrial Economics. (**) Elective courses. The student must take 24 ECTS choosing among this range of elective courses (4 ECTS each): Company Accounting, Accounting Software, Quality Management, Company Formation, Economics and Bank Management, Banking operations and Stock Market, Marketing Plan, International Marketing, Spanish Financial System, Sociology of Organizations, Commercial Law, Gender and Diversity in Organizations, Risk Analysis and Management or Government and Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability. (***) Alternately, the student could do an Internship with a total of 12 ECTS. (****) Year Four will be implemented in the academic year 2012-2013. The elective 36 ECTS left that must be fulfilled by the student, will be chosen among the range of 25 courses offered (4 ECTS) each and the 12 ECTS of the Student Placement. If the student prefers that his/her Diploma Supplement reflects the completion of one 14

of the four offered specialities (Business Management, Accounting, Marketing and Finances) (table 3), he/she must take 4 specific courses of it, and 2 out of 4 additional elective courses recommended (total 24 ECTS). TABLE 3 OFFERED SPECIALITIES Accounting Speciality (24 ECTS) It includes the specific elective courses of the speciality: Company Accounting Consolidation of Financial Statements, Audit of Financial Statements Accounting Software Besides, the student must take two out of four of these elective courses: Risk Analysis and Management. Commercial Law II Government and Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability Tax planning Business Management Speciality (24 ECTS) It includes the specific elective courses of the speciality: International Business Management Quality Management Company Formation Innovation and Technology Management Besides, the student must take two out of four of these elective courses: Applied Industrial Economics Gender and Diversity in Organizations Government and Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability Tax planning Finance Speciality (24 ECTS) It includes the specific elective courses of the speciality: Financial Economics of Self-employment and Participative Companies National and International Financial Markets Economics and Bank Management Banking operations and Stock Market Besides the student must take two out of four of these elective courses: Risk Analysis and Management Applied Industrial Economics Government and Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability Tax planning Marketing Speciality (24 ECTS) It includes the specific elective courses of the speciality: Integrated Marketing Communications Commercial Distribution Marketing Plan International Marketing Besides, the student must take two out of four of these elective courses: Data analysis. Commercial Law II Government and Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability Sociology of Organizations 15

5.2.1. BACHELOR S DEGREE IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION ENGLISH OPTION The Faculty of Economics and Business of Complutense University offers the possibility of studying in English the Bachelor s Degree in Business Administration (BBA). For the following academic year (2011 2012), we will offer a group in Years One, Two and Three of this degree where all courses will be taught in English. These groups are 1 E, 2 E and 3E of the BBA. Those students willing to enrol in these groups should prove their level of English with certificates. Those who do not have the required academic certificate should pass the level test. (See the instructions for the languages test in our website). 16

5.3.- BACHELOR S DEGREE IN ECONOMICS The Bachelor s Degree in Economics consists of 240 ECTS distributed in Core Courses (B), Compulsory Courses (C), Elective Courses (E) and the Bachelor s Thesis (table 1). TABLE 1 COURSES AND ECTS DISTRIBUTION TYPE OF COURSES ECTS Core 60 Compulsory 116 Elective 58 Bachelor s Thesis 6 TOTAL ECTS 240 The Bachelor s Degree has been structured in such a way students will enrol in the ECTS of Core Courses in Year One (first and second terms). Then, they will enrol in the Compulsory Courses from Year Two to the first term of the Year Four. Part of the seventh and the eighth terms (Year Four) will be devoted to the Elective Courses and the Bachelor s Thesis. The Degree includes Internships, even though they will be elective (12 elective ECTS). 17

BACHELOR S DEGREE IN ECONOMICS TABLE 2 COURSES OF THE BACHELOR S DEGREE IN ECONOMICS YEAR 1 1-1 1-2 Code Course ECTS Type Code Course ECTS Type 802340 Microeconomics I 6 B 802346 Macroeconomics I 6 B 802341 Business Economics 6 B 802347 Financial Accounting 6 B 802342 Economic History I 6 B 802345 Economic Law 6 B 802344 Mathematics I 6 B 802349 Mathematics II 6 B 802343 Modern Language 6 B 802348 Statistics I 6 B YEAR 2 2-1 2-2 Code Course ECTS Type Code Course ECTS Type 802350 Microeconomics II 6 C 802355 Microeconomics III 6 C 802352 Analytical Accounting 6 C 802358 Economic History II 6 C 802351 World Economy 6 C 802357 International Economics 6 C 802353 Mathematics III 6 C 802359 Finance 6 C 802354 Statistics II 6 C 802356 Methods for Applied Economics 6 C YEAR 3 3-1 3-2 Code Course ECTS Type Code Course ECTS Type 802360 Macroeconomics II 6 C 802365 Macroeconomics III 8 C 802363 International Economic Organization 6 C 802366 Tax System 6 C 802361 Public Economics 6 C 802367 Monetary and Financial Economics 6 C 802364 Economic Policy 6 C 802368 Econometrics 6 C 802362 Spanish Economy 6 C (*) 4 E YEAR 4 (****) 4-1 4-2 Code Course ECTS Type Code Course ECTS Type (**) 6 E Bachelor s Thesis 6 C (**) 6 E (**) 6 E (**) 6 E (**) 6 E (**) 6 E (***) 4 E (**) 6 E (***) 4 E Note: B= Core course; C= Compulsory course; E= Elective course. (*) Elective courses. The student must take 4 ECTS choosing among this range of elective courses (4 ECTS each): Marketing Fundamentals, History of Economic Thought and Contemporary Economy in Historical Perspective. (**) Elective courses. The student must take 42 ECTS (7 elective courses of 6 ECTS) of the chosen speciality. (***) Elective courses. The student must take 12 ECTS choosing among this range of elective courses (4 ECTS each): Sociology and Social Structure, Gender and Economics, Market Research, Economics of Natural Resources, Economics of Regulation and International Finance. Alternately, the student could do an Internship with a total of 12 ECTS. (****)Year Four will be implemented in the academic year 2012-2013. The 58 elective ECTS left that must be fulfilled by the student will be distributed in 42 ECTS linked to the specialities (7 courses of 6 ECTS each) and 16 ECTS chosen among 9 free courses (not linked to the specialities) of 4 ECTS each and the Internship (12 ECTS). 18