Double Degree in Business Management and International Relations
University of Deusto: Deusto Business School
Key Information
Campus location
Bilbao, Spain
Languages
English, Spanish
Study format
On-Campus
Duration
5 years
Pace
Full time
Tuition fees
EUR 11,880 / per year
Application deadline
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Earliest start date
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Introduction
The double degree in Business Administration and Management + International Relations will enable you to formulate business strategies taking into account the environment, and efficiently manage teams and projects in public and private organizations at an international level.
You will be able to critically analyze and interpret business data and the international situation to make the best organizational decisions, overcome challenges, and seize opportunities.
Program Outcome
With this double degree, you will be able to understand the relations of power and interdependence at a global level, which are built by combining structural factors of an economic, political, and cultural nature and have an impact on the actions of states and companies.
Ideal Students
If You Are…
interested in the world of business management; if you are an internationally-minded person and are eager to understand the global connection between political, cultural, and economic factors; if you want to become an expert in international relations and gain an in-depth knowledge of globalization issues in the 21st century and their impact on business management, then this double degree is right for you.
Rankings
The Figures Back us up
- 2ndBest Spanish university in BMA (CyD Fundación Conocimiento y Desarrollo ranking, 2023)
- 3% Among the world's top business schools (Shanghai Ranking, 2021)
- 4thPlace in The World 2023 Report (Degree in International Relations)
- + 500Collaborating companies
Admissions
Career Opportunities
Deusto Business School and the Faculty of Social and Human Sciences maintain a close relationship with a wide network of collaborating companies. This allows students to gain first-hand knowledge of the demands and needs of the professional environment and have their first work experience before completing their studies. This is why its graduates are versatile professionals capable of adapting to multiple roles within organizations.
Company Internships
For 100% of Students
Internships are compulsory and are carried out in the 5th year. They are supervised by a professional in the host company and a Faculty lecturer.
At Least 6 ECTS Credits
All students will be required to take at least 6 ECTS in company internships, which they can extend up to 12 ECTS, or even take part in extracurricular internships.
Managed by the University
The Careers Department manages internship opportunities with the aim of matching students' profiles and interests.
What are my Career Options?
Business Areas
- Auditing and Consulting
- Finance, banking and financial services, tax departments
- International marketing and business development
- Setting up your own business
- Logistics, purchasing, and operations management
- Human resources
- Quality, innovation, organizational development, strategy, and corporate social responsibility…
- General management
International Relations Areas
- External service at all levels of administration
- Regional and global international organizations
- Analysts for national information and intelligence services
- International business executives and specialists
- NGOs, international cooperation, and consultancy
- International relations researchers and analysts
- International media correspondents and journalists
- Communication managers in international organizations
In Jobs where both areas are Combined
- International trade and contracts
- International business development departments; country and regional managers...
- Advice and consultancy on business internationalization
- International financial advice
- Consultancy in national and international organizations, NGOs, etc.
- International leadership and management in public administration
- Foreign service at all public administration levels and bodies
- Analysts for international information services
And Organisations:
- Public sector and international organizations, both regional and global: European Union, World Bank, European Central Bank, OECD, UN, IMF, FAO, UNESCO… and in the public administration (government offices, outreach agencies, and bodies, diplomatic and trade missions, international cooperation programs, etc.)
- In private sector companies, executive positions in international business management in any sector, consultancy companies specializing in internationalization, multinational companies, non-profit organizations
Curriculum
Year 1
- Introduction to International Relations
- History of Political Thought
- Methods I: Academic Communication
- Introduction to Accounting
- Business and Sustainability
- Mathematical Methods
- Theory of International Relations
- Methods II: Research Design
- Financial Accounting and Cost Analysis Management
- Fundamentals of Organisational
- Behavior
- Introduction to Data Analysis - Business
- Statistics
- Legal Environment
Year 2
- Public International Law
- International Institutions and Organisations
- Political Theory and Comparative Political Systems
- Forecasting and Estimation Models
- Financial Accounting and Analysis of Financial
- Statements
- Business Environment
- Political System of the EU
- History of International Relations
- Social and Cultural Anthropology
- Microeconomics
- Strategic Management I
- Human Values Education I
Year 3
- International Political Economy
- Geopolitics
- Information Systems I
- Macroeconomics
- Tools for the Analysis and Valuation of Financial Transactions
- Management Control
- Media and International Relations
- International Trade
- Foreign Policy
- Elective 2 International Relations
- Information Systems II
- Operations
Year 4
- Career Management in International Relations
- Elective 4 International Relations
- Marketing Fundamentals
- People Management
- Strategic Management II
- Digital Transformation
- Methods III: Data Analysis and Visualisation
- Security and Defence
- Gender and International Relations
- Negotiation and Leadership
- Marketing Management
- Corporate Finance
Year 5
- Regional Studies 1
- Regional Studies 2
- Regional Studies 3
- Regional Studies 4
- Regional Studies 5
- Final Degree Project International Relations
- Elective 5 International Relations
- Final Degree Project BMA
- BMA work placement
- Human Values Education II
- Human Values Education III