University master's degrees
University Master's Degree in Economics and Business Administration

Solid, advanced and versatile training for students who want to improve their tools and techniques to use them in the analysis of a wide range of current economic topics

Official Master's Degree in Economics and Business Administration

Ideal student profile

In order to be admitted it is necessary to have a general interest in economics and business, and to have also specific interests in markets, public policy or public finances. It is also required to prove knowledge of English at B1 level of the Common European Framework of Reference for the languages of the Council of Europe.

Knowledge

 

  • Recognise the basic foundations of macroeconomic analysis and its application to the analysis of economic reality.
  • Recognise the basic foundations of microeconomic analysis and its application to market analysis and decision-making.
  • Identify the concepts of balance and efficiency, as well as their application in the field of market research.
  • Identify the most appropriate data techniques for empirical studies.
  • Identify the behaviour of companies and agents that interact, and the consequences of their actions when competing in the market.
  • Recognise the impact of the time factor and the risk factor in the study of financial markets.
  • Recognise the principles of financial investment: portfolio selection and financial investment strategies.
  • Identify situations in which markets are not efficient, and the public policies that can restore efficiency and those that cannot.

Skills

  • Apply the knowledge acquired for the analysis of multidisciplinary environments related to the field of economics and business.
  • Carry out a complex business economic analysis based on the integration of knowledge with the aim of making decisions or formulating judgments.
  • Make efficient use of information, which may be incomplete or limited, that allows reflection on the social and ethical responsibility of their decisions and judgments.
  • Choose the appropriate empirical methodology for the financial and business fields.
  • Model the functioning of companies and markets according to the aspect to be studied.
  • Apply decision-making models in the selection of real investment projects, company financing and international investment and financing.

Competences

  • Identify opportunities for originality in the development and/or application of ideas both in the context of analysis of economic problems and business entrepreneurship.
  • Communicate the findings of economic analysis and business decision-making clearly and unambiguously to both specialist and non-specialist audiences.
  • Demonstrate autonomy in learning and in the analysis of economic problems.
  • Integrate aspects related to Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and ethical and social responsibility in the analyses carried out or the decisions adopted.
  • Make oral clear and efficient presentations about the studies carried out to specialist and non-specialist audiences.
  • Contextualise the problems to be studied through the use of formal models that allow theoretical reflection or quantitative analysis.
  • Apply microeconomic analysis to evaluate the results of a market economy.
  • Deduce the consequences of a given individual decision, business strategy or economic policy in the different contexts in which they must be adopted.