Degree in Economics | Universidad Europea

Highlights

The bachelor's degree in Economics aims to train future professionals in the new digital economy, from a global, sustainable perspective. Acquire the necessary knowledge, skills, resources and competencies to make rigorous, well-informed economic decisions, in which technology, the global environment and sustainability will be the foundations of the learning process.

This bachelor's degree prepares you to be an economist of the future, in an international environment in which you’ll develop analysis and synthesis capacities, learning to use the latest technology and innovation. The bachelor's degree is designed for you to acquire competencies in digital tools and topics such as the decentralisation of transactions and applying the science of metadata.

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Campus-based	English , Spanish
Villaviciosa de Odón	240 ECTS
Start: 18 sep. 2023	Title issued by Universidad Europea de Madrid
4 years	School of Social Sciences and Communication.
Official degree

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Why study for a Bachelor's Degree in Economics?

The economist of the future

Learn economic subjects with innovative courses such as: Business Intelligence and Programming, Sustainable and Circular Economics, Business Analytics, Neuroeconomics and Technological Innovation.

Practical approach to tools and software

With the Experiential Learning Methodology, you’ll become familiar with the software and tools being used today by companies and institutions, and how to apply them to real economic challenges.

Crypto Club

Sign up for our Crypto Club and get specific training on cryptocurrencies, blockchain and web 3.0. Thanks to our agreement with bit 2 me, you’ll get prizes in tokens and you’ll have the opportunity to carry out an internship with them.

Digital Lab

You’ll participate in challenges set by renowned companies and start-ups in our Digital Lab. You’ll learn about and apply the most disruptive technologies and trends to provide a future-looking solution.

Business Lab

Test your knowledge in the business simulator, where you’ll have the most advanced software for simulating projects related to analysing the economic impact of companies.

International outlook

Learn about international economic organisations, immersed in a totally international atmosphere, with 40% foreign students.

Complete your education at universities in different countries such as Germany, Hungary, Italy and the United Kingdom, through our bilateral agreements or the Erasmus Programme.

Internationally recognised quality

Universidad Europea de Madrid was the first Spanish university to receive the coveted ACBSP (Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs) accreditation for all our Business programs. This accreditation places value on faculty excellence, learning outcomes and commitment to ongoing improvement, thereby acknowledging the internationally recognized quality of the educational programs based on students’ ability to show a high degree of skills development in line with employers’ needs.

Software and tools

Study plan

Curriculum

A curriculum designed from the hand and from the needs of the professional sector.

During the first year of the degree, you will acquire more general knowledge and the basics of economic science that will lay the foundations of your training. From the second year onwards, you will progressively advance in the real application of the competencies and learning in real challenges, handling of digital tools, practical research and innovation that you will use in the real work environment.

Programme implementation

First academic year: 2023-2024 academic year

New intake

80 places

Mobility offer of the degree

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Internships

Internship regulations

Internships are a key part of your training. Gaining experience after learning in your degree program is the best way to enter the job market. There are two types of Internships: curricular (included in your curriculum) and extracurricular (those completed voluntarily).

To take part in curricular internships in companies, you must have passed 50% of the credits and enrolled in the subject before beginning the internship. These internships are conducted with follow-up by the company and by the internship professor, as well as intermediate and final reports for assessment.

If you want to improve your work experience before finishing your university training, you can take part in extracurricular internships. You may do so in any year, but remember that internships are complementary to your studies, so the more knowledge you have acquired throughout your degree program, the better you will be able to take advantage of your internship experience.

Key competencies on this programme

Basic competencies

BC1: students have demonstrated knowledge and understanding in an area of study that builds on the foundation of general secondary education, usually at a level that while relying on advanced textbooks, also includes some aspects that involve knowledge acquired from the cutting edge of their field of study.
BC2: Students know how to apply their knowledge to their work or vocation in a professional manner and have the competencies that are usually demonstrated by preparing and defending arguments, and solving problems within their area of study.
BC3: Students can gather and interpret relevant data (normally within their area of study) to make judgements that include reflections on relevant social, scientific and ethical issues.
BC4: Students are able to convey information, ideas, problems and solutions to both specialist and non-specialist audiences.
BC5: Students have developed the necessary learning skills to undertake subsequent studies with a high degree of independence.

Cross-disciplinary competencies

CDC1: Creativity.
CDC2: Strategic communication
CDC3: Digital competence
CDC4: Influential leadership
CDC5: Teamwork
CDC6: Critical analysis
CDC7: Resilience
CDC8: Ethical and social competence

Specific competencies

SC1: Describe and apply microeconomic models, industrial economics, the operation of imperfectly competitive markets, corporations and economic regulation.
SC2: Use the required mathematical tools to solve problems by means of programming and analysis methods.
SC3: Identify and anticipate economic problems relating to resource allocation in general, both in the private and public spheres.
SC4: Extract relevant information from the data, using different data analysis and calculation tools, discriminating the derivatives of econometric models.
SC5: Analyse and assess macroeconomic information in new competitive environments for strategic business decision making.
SC6: Describe and evaluate economic institutions based on knowledge of the regulations governing the economy.
SC7: Plan and develop national and international economic-financial management projects.
SC8: Solve economic problems using calculus, graphical methods and mathematical analysis.
SC9: Identify and describe the basic elements of the Spanish and international economic environment: Spanish and international economic institutions, the basic phenomena of the Spanish and international economy, the tax system and basic economic laws.
SC10: Recognise technological and innovation strategies, as well as technological analysis tools and the technological capabilities of companies.
SC11: Interpret accounting and financial information developed in different countries, the adjustments and economic effects of different accounting alternatives, as well as the adjustments to obtain information according to international financial reporting standards.
SC12: Have command over the management tools available in the area of administration and finance in international business environments.
SC13: Assess and identify phenomena and stakeholders that affect the social and political context in different international scenarios.
SC14: Adapt new business trends and practices, including the application of corporate social responsibility policies in the international sphere.
SC15: Identify and analyse the economic aspects of globalisation linked to corporate internationalisation, foreign trade and the global economy.
SC16: Express economic terms in their original language by applying them in the proposed activities, programmes, projects and tasks.
SC17: Calculate economic models identifying the various trends and impact on the economy.
SC18: Describe and examine the international business process and its various phases: planning, organisation, management and control.
SC19: Create and defend a coherent, free, abstract and independent discourse on the international and Spanish economy and its cyclical operation.
SC20: Review and analyse tax, budgetary and political wealth redistribution policies in Spanish and international contexts.
SC21: Be able to apply the economic principles and knowledge that govern the operation of organisations to specific cases and real problems, specifically in the institution or company in which the internship is carried out.
SC22: Identify the various functional areas of an organisation, as well as recognise the logistics and production area of the company.
SC23: Interpret the role of Spanish and international law as the main subject of the economic order, the good "praxis" of its legislative application and the operation of the mechanisms of legal control.
SC24: Apply the knowledge, skills and competences acquired in professional environments related to economics in a practical and integrative way.
SC25: Publicly and individually prepare, present and defend an original paper/project in the field of economics before a university examining board, as a synthesis of the competences acquired in the degree.

Employability

Studying a Bachelor’s Degree in Economics is a very appealing option due to the high degree of employability, both at private companies and in the public sector, in Spain and abroad. Graduates in this sector are often inclined to launch their own business initiatives, thereby diversifying the job market and promoting new job creation.

In the public sector, Economics graduates are especially welcome in international economic organisations such as European Union institutions (European Commission, ECB, EESC, EIB, etc.) and international organisations such as the World Bank, Inter-American Development Bank, IMF, etc.

There are also ample employment opportunities in the private sector: banks, consulting firms, audit firms and in general all types of companies, to perform a wide variety of roles that range from research and economic services to the management of different economic and financial departments and general management and research.

Managerial positions at companies

General Management
Financial Management
Production Management
Sales Management and Marketing

Consulting

Economic advisor
Sustainable economics advisor
Financial advisor
Tax advisor
M&A analyst
Auditor/Accountant
Economic policy consultant
Strategic consultant

Financial markets

Financial market analyst
Investment analyst
Risk analyst

Entrepreneur

New business in all sectors.

Public service

International Organisations and Institutions
European Union Bodies and Institutions
International Economic Organisations
General State Administration
Local and regional authorities.

Admissions

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Scholarships and Grants

We want to help you. If you choose to study at Universidad Europea, you will have the opportunity to apply for a wide range of UE and official scholarships.

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Credit recognition and centre transfers

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Admission profile and entry requirements

The ideal profile for future students of the Bachelor's Degree in Economics:

Students interested in working in any area of the company, in any sector.
Working professionals who want to make a qualitative leap in their professional career.
Graduates in Higher Level Vocational Training Cycles.

You will be able to access the Degree in Business Administration through one of the following options:

Passing the University Entrance Exam, in accordance with current legislation.
Apt in the Entrance Exams for over 25 years old and over 45 years old.
Higher Technicians, Higher Technicians of Plastic Arts and Design and Higher Sports Technicians.
Graduates, Graduates, Technical Engineers, Engineers, Architects or Graduates.
Graduates of educational systems of member states of the European Union and other countries with which international agreements have been signed, in compliance with the provisions of the regulations in force.

Students from other countries and those who do not have an international agreement signed, must homologate their studies and take the university entrance exam(s) if required according to RD 412/2014.

Faculty

74% of our professors are highly prestigious PhDs in the area of teaching.

Our teachers

Cristobal Matarán López
Cristóbal Matarán has a Ph.D. in economics from King Juan Carlos University (2021), a MSc from the same university (2014) and another MSc in Teaching from Universidad Europea de Madrid (2018). Currently he works as an evaluator in the magazine Procesos de Mercado. His researches are focused on contemporary history of the economic thought.
Begoña Casas Sierra
PhD Cum Laude in International Public Law and International Relations, ands a second PhD in Blue Economy and Sustainability. Executive MBA at ESADE Business School (Prized Talented Student), Master Degree in Tax Assessment for Professionals at IE Business School, Master Degree in European Union Law and European Policies at Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia (UNED). She provides professional experience working for different multinationals as Business Manager, Third-Sector Manager and various international organizations, such as the United Nations and the European Commission.
Angel Muñiz Mejuto
He is an economist currently studying a PhD in Economic History at Universidad Carlos III de Madrid de Madrid. He holds a MSc in Economics and a MSc in Social Sciences both from the same university (2019 and 2021). His main research areas are related to Economic History, Institutional Economics and Macroeconomics, with a high training in econometrics and mathematical economics as well.
Antonio Salas Fuentevilla
20 years of experience in marketing, business development and sales in a variety of organizations and companies. He has an extensive background being Master in Commercial and Marketing Management by the Instituto de Empresa and Master MBA and Master in Big Data and Business Intelligence by the EOI. He is currently continuing his development in the field of Artificial Intelligence applied to business.
César San Juan
He holds a PhD in Finance Economics (Universidad Complutense de Madrid, 2002). His main research areas are related to Banking and Financial Markets.
He has published several articles and books about Financial Markets and Accounting.
Rafael Escalera Rivas
Mechanical Engineer from Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (2008) and master in natural building from Universitat de Lleida (2014). His professional career has been always focused in involving students in their own education process. That is the reason why he is formed in coaching and NLP. He has a Youtube channel were he tauch physics and have just publish a book in november 2021 called "La flecha o cómo responder a la pregunta ¿Y tú qué quieres hacer con tu vida?"
Eva Romero Ramos
Her main line of research is in stochastic differential equations with financial applications.
Eva Ropero Moriones
Her main lines of research include: Finance and Educational Innovation.
Federico Soto González
Over 10 years of experience in the air transportation sector with duties in the areas of corporate strategy, alliances, internationalization, and government relations.
Francisco Javier del Arco
Freelance consultant in areas of business viability and sports management.
Luis A. López Fraile
Professional Practices Manager at Universidad Europea de Madrid. Relations with companies for assigning internship places and managing educational cooperation agreements. He has vast experience in the sector of advertising and human resources management. His primary areas of interest and research are advertising strategy, employability, and new technologies in management processes.
Máximo Cortés Navajas
Business consultant and trainer and promoter of different business initiatives, as well as publications and academic research projects.
Raquel Ureña Joyanes
Her main areas of research are ICTS and business innovation and business sustainability.
Tiziana Priede Bergamini
Her research work focuses on social entrepreneurship and family business.

Academic quality

As part of its strategy, the University has an internal quality plan whose objective is to promote a culture of quality and continuous improvement, and which allows it to face future challenges with the maximum guarantee of success. In this way, it is committed to promoting the achievement of external recognitions and accreditations, both nationally and internationally; the measurement and analysis of results; simplification in management; and the relationship with the external regulator.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is a Degree in Economics hard?

Economics involves the study of how people and societies allocate scarce resources, which can require a deep understanding of mathematical and statistical concepts, as well as an ability to think critically and creatively about economic issues. That being said, many students find economics to be a rewarding and engaging field of study, and with the right mindset and dedication, it is certainly possible to succeed in an economics degree programme.

At Universidad Europea, throughout your degree you will learn from an experienced faculty made up of experts in their area. You will also be able to complete internships and work placements, and gain the knowledge and skills necessary to succeed in whatever role you decide to go into once you graduate.

What careers is economics good for?

An Economics Degree can prepare you for a wide range of careers, as it provides training in analytical, quantitative, and critical thinking skills that are highly valued in many industries. Some common career paths for economics graduates include:

Managerial positions at companies
Consulting
Financial markets
Entrepreneur
Public service

What does an Economics Degree involve?

An Economics Degree typically involves subjects that cover a wide range of topics related to the study of how individuals, businesses, and societies allocate scarce resources. Some of the key areas of study in an economics degree include:

Microeconomics
Macroeconomics
International financing and economics
Public economics, taxation, and how governments use their resources

At Universidad Europea, the Degree in Economics starts by looking at the broader terms so you will acquire a general understanding. From the second year onwards, the subjects become more specialist and you can choose different modules according to your interests.

How long does a Degree in Economics take?

A Degree in Economics takes four years to study. At Universidad Europea, you will have the chance to complete internships at organisations in different sectors, learning from experienced professionals.

As an international university that focuses on preparing you on acquiring the skills needed to succeed wherever you choose to live and work, we have agreements with numerous partner universities around the world for you to carry out study exchange programmes.

Bachelor's Degree in Economics* Madrid