University Degree in International Business Management / International Business Management (BILINGUAL)

Syllabus

First year

SUBJECT	TYPOLOGY	SEM	ECTS
FUNDAMENTALS OF ECONOMICS	BT	SEM 1	6
FUNDAMENTALS OF BUSINESS	BT	SEM 1	6
FUNDAMENTALS AND THEORY OF LAW	BT	SEM 1	6
FUNDAMENTALS OF GOVERNMENT	BT	SEM 1	6
INTRODUCTION TO UNIVERSITY STUDIES	OB	SEM 1 & SEM 2	6
PEOPLE SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES	BT	SEM 1 & SEM 2	6
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT *	BT	SEM 2	6
TOOLS APPLIED TO MANAGEMENT 1	BT	SEM 2	6
TOOLS APPLIED TO MANAGEMENT 2	BT	SEM 2	6
HISTORY OF THOUGHT IN THE WEST	OB	SEM 2	6
* Subject taught in English

DIPLOMA IN LAW AND TECHNOLOGY
SUBJECT	TYPOLOGY	SEM	ECTS
COMMUNICATION AND PUBLIC PRESENTATION	PW	SEM 2	6

DIPLOMA IN INTELLIGENCE
SUBJECT	TYPOLOGY	SEM	ECTS
COMMUNICATION AND PUBLIC PRESENTATION	PW	SEM 2	6

DIPLOMA IN LEADERSHIP, SOCIETY AND CONTEMPORARY CULTURE
SUBJECT	TYPOLOGY	SEM	ECTS
COMMUNICATION AND PUBLIC PRESENTATION	PW	SEM 2	6

DIPLOMA IN ADVANCED FINANCIAL ANALYTICS
SUBJECT	TYPOLOGY	SEM	ECTS
COMMUNICATION AND PUBLIC PRESENTATION	PW	SEM 2	6

DIPLOMA IN BEHAVIORAL AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
SUBJECT	TYPOLOGY	SEM	ECTS
COMMUNICATION AND PUBLIC PRESENTATION	PW	SEM 2	6

DIPLOMA IN DATA SCIENCE & GENERATIVE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
SUBJECT	TYPOLOGY	SEM	ECTS
COMMUNICATION AND PUBLIC PRESENTATION	PW	SEM 2	6

DIPLOMA IN DIPLOMACY AND FOREIGN POLICY IN SPAIN
SUBJECT	TYPOLOGY	SEM	ECTS
COMMUNICATION AND PUBLIC PRESENTATION	PW	SEM 2	6

DIPLOMA IN GLOBAL STUDIES
SUBJECT	TYPOLOGY	SEM	ECTS
COMMUNICATION AND PUBLIC PRESENTATION	PW	SEM 2	6

DIPLOMA IN SUSTAINABILITY
SUBJECT	TYPOLOGY	SEM	ECTS
COMMUNICATION AND PUBLIC PRESENTATION	PW	SEM 2	6

Second Year

SUBJECT	TYPOLOGY	SEM	ECTS
FUNDAMENTALS OF INTERNATIONAL MANAGEMENT *	BT	SEM 3	6
BUSINESS MATHEMATICS	BT	SEM 3	6
INTRODUCTION TO DATABASES *	OB	SEM 3	3
ACCOUNTANCY FOR DECISION MAKING	OB	SEM 3	6
GLOBAL GOVERNANCE *	OB	SEM 3	3
CORE ANTHROPOLOGY	OB	SEM 3 AND SEM 4	4,5
EDUCATION FOR SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY	OB	SEM 3 AND SEM 4	4,5
DATA ANALYTICS *	OB	SEM 4	4.5
BUSINESS STATISTICS	OB	SEM 4	6
CONTRACTS FOR INTERNATIONAL MARKETS *	OB	SEM 4	3
INNOVATION AND INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS *	OB	SEM 4	4.5
INTRODUCTION TO FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT *	OB	SEM 4	6
PRINCIPLES OF INTERNATIONAL ACCOUNTING *	OB	SEM 4	3
* Subject taught in English

DIPLOMA IN LAW AND TECHNOLOGY
SUBJECT	TYPOLOGY	SEM	ECTS
INTRODUCTION TO DIGITAL LAW	PW	SEM 3	3
NEW SKILLS OF THE DIGITAL LAWYER	PW	SEM 3	3
DATA PROTECTION IN THE DIGITAL ENVIRONMENT 1	PW	SEM 3	3
DATA PROTECTION IN THE DIGITAL ENVIRONMENT 2	PW	SEM 4	3
DESIGN THINKING	PW	SEM 4	6

DIPLOMA IN INTELLIGENCE
SUBJECT	TYPOLOGY	SEM	ECTS
INTRODUCTION TO INTELLIGENCE IN THE 21ST CENTURY	PW	SEM 3	3
INTELLIGENCE AS A PROCESS: MANAGEMENT	PW	SEM 3	3
INTELLIGENCE AS A PROCESS: OBTENTION AND ELABORATION OF INFORMATION	PW	SEM 3	3
OPEN SOURCE INTELLIGENCE (OSINT)	PW	SEM 4	3
INTELLIGENCE ANALYSIS TECHNIQUES	PW	SEM 4	3
DISSEMINATION	PW	SEM 4	3

DIPLOMA IN LEADERSHIP, SOCIETY AND CONTEMPORARY CULTURE
SUBJECT	TYPOLOGY	SEM	ECTS
LEADERSHIP: FOUNDATIONS OF THE COMMON GOOD	PW	SEM 3	3
CURRENT GEOPOLITICAL TRENDS	PW	SEM 3	3
CURRENT PHILOSOPHICAL TRENDS	PW	SEM 3	3
LEADERSHIP: DELIBERATION, INFORMATION AND KNOWLEDGE	PW	SEM 4	3
CONTEMPORARY SOCIAL MOVEMENTS	PW	SEM 4	3
CURRENT SCIENTIFIC ADVANCES	PW	SEM 4	3

DIPLOMA IN ADVANCED FINANCIAL ANALYTICS
SUBJECT	TYPOLOGY	SEM	ECTS
ETHICS AND PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS	PW	SEM 3	6
QUANTITATIVE METHODS	PW	SEM 3	3
ECONOMICS	PW	SEM 4	3
FINANCIAL STATEMENT ANALYSIS	PW	SEM 4	6

DIPLOMA IN BEHAVIOURAL AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
SUBJECT	TYPOLOGY	SEM	ECTS
FUNDAMENTALS OF HUMAN BEHAVIOUR	PW	SEM 3	3
FUNDAMENTALS OF SOCIAL SCIENCES	PW	SEM 3	3
FUNDAMENTALS OF SOCIAL THEORY	PW	SEM 3	3
FUNDAMENTALS OF PROBABILITY & STATISTICS	PW	SEM 4	3
ORGANIZATIONAL & EMPLOYEE BEHAVIOUR	PW	SEM 4	3
PSYCHOLOGY OF COGNITION & EMOTION	PW	SEM 4	3

DIPLOMA IN DATA SCIENCE & GENERATIVE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
SUBJECT	TYPOLOGY	SEM	ECTS
CLOUD DIGITAL LEADER – GOOGLE	PW	SEM 3	3
PYTHON: FROM ZERO TO HERO	PW	3 & SEM 4	9
BASE PROGRAMMING USING SAS	PW	SEM 4	6

DIPLOMA IN DIPLOMACY AND FOREIGN POLICY IN SPAIN
SUBJECT	TYPOLOGY	SEM	ECTS
HISTORY OF SPANISH FOREIGN POLICY	PW	SEM 3	6
FOREIGN POLICY IN THE CENTRAL AND AUTONOMOUS ADMINISTRATION	PW	SEM 3	3
CENTRAL THEMES FOREIGN POLICY 1: CULTURAL DIPLOMACY	PW	SEM 4	3
CENTRAL THEMES FOREIGN POLICY 2: INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION	PW	SEM 4	3
CENTRAL THEMES FOREIGN POLICY 3: SECURITY AND DEFENSE	PW	SEM 4	3

DIPLOMA IN GLOBAL STUDIES
SUBJECT	TYPOLOGY	SEM	ECTS
INTRODUCTION TO GLOBAL SOCIETY	PW	SEM 3	3
MODERN INTERNATIONAL HISTORY 1	PW	SEM 3	3
INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL ECONOMY	PW	SEM 3	3
POLITICAL SCIENCE, DEMOCRACY & DEMOCRATIC THEORY	PW	SEM 4	3
CATHOLIC SOCIAL THOUGHT AND WORLD RELIGIONS	PW	SEM 4	3
POVERTY & INEQUALITY	PW	SEM 4	3

DIPLOMA IN SUSTAINABILITY
SUBJECT	TYPOLOGY	SEM	ECTS
HUMAN AND INTEGRAL ECOLOGY, WORLD RELIGIONS & CULTURAL TRANSITIONS	PW	SEM 3	6
FOUNDATIONS OF ECOLOGICAL SCIENCES (INCL GUIDED TRIPS OFF CAMPUS)	PW	SEM 3	3
BIODIVERSITY AND CONSERVATION	PW	SEM 4	3
THE WATER CYCLE AND SUSTAINABILITY CHALLENGES	PW	SEM 4	3
LAW AND POLICY OF SUSTAINABILITY	PW	SEM 4	3

Third Year

SUBJECT	TYPOLOGY	SEM	ECTS
CORPORATE FINANCE *	OB	SEM 5	6
INTERNATIONAL COMMERCE *	OB	SEM 5	4.5
GLOBAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP *	OB	SEM 5	3
ORGANIZATIONAL FOCUS IN THE INTERNATIONAL ENTERPRISE *	OB	SEM 5	6
STRATEGIES FOR INTERNATIONALIZATION *	OB	SEM 5	6
ETHICS	OB	SEM 5	4.5
CYBERSECURITY *	OB	SEM 6	3
CORPORATE ACCOUNTING	OB	SEM 6	3
INTERNATIONAL TAXATION	OB	SEM 6	3
OPERATIONAL RISKS IN EMERGING MARKETS *	OB	SEM 6	3
INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL MARKETS *	OB	SEM 6	3
COMMUNICATION, REPUTATION AND CORPORATE CULTURE IN INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTS *	OB	SEM 6	3
STRATEGY & MANAGEMENT OF DIGITAL BUSINESS *	OB	SEM 6	6
INTERNATIONAL AND DIGITAL MARKETING *	OB	SEM 6	6
* Taught in English

DIPLOMA IN LAW AND TECHNOLOGY
SUBJECT	TYPOLOGY	SEM	ECTS
DIGITAL BUSINESS AND SERVICES	PW	SEM 5	6
THE DIGITAL LAWYER PRESENT AND FUTURE: DIGITAL PRESENCE	PW	SEM 5	3
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE: BLOCKCHAIN, CRYPTO, METAVERSE	PW	SEM 6	3
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION	PW	SEM 6	6

DIPLOMA IN INTELLIGENCE
SUBJECT	TYPOLOGY	SEM	ECTS
GEOPOLITICS IN A DIGITAL WORLD	PW	SEM 5	3
NEW CHALLENGES AND THREATS IN THE LIQUID WORLD	PW	SEM 5	3
INTELLIGENCE AND ASSYMETRIC WARFARE	PW	SEM 5	3
NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL REGULATION	PW	6 SEM	3
THE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY	PW	6 SEM	6

DIPLOMA IN LEADERSHIP, SOCIETY AND CONTEMPORARY CULTURE
SUBJECT	TYPOLOGY	SEM	ECTS
TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS IN THE 21ST CENTURY	PW	SEM 5	3
CURRENT TRENDS IN LITERATURE	PW	SEM 5	3
POLITICAL CHANGE: REFORM AND REVOLUTION	PW	SEM 5	3
LEADERSHIP: DECISION-MAKING IN COMPLEX ENVIRONMENTS	PW	SEM 6	3
TRENDS IN CONTEMPORARY ART	PW	SEM 6	3
GLOBALIZATION: CULTURES AND CIVILIZATIONS	PW	SEM 6	3

DIPLOMA IN ADVANCED FINANCIAL ANALYTICS
SUBJECT	TYPOLOGY	SEM	ECTS
CORPORATE ISSUERS	PW	SEM 5	3
EQUITY INVESTMENTS	PW	SEM 5	6
FIXED INCOME	PW	SEM 6	3
DERIVATIVES	PW	SEM 6	3
ALTERNATIVE INVESTMENTS	PW	SEM 6	3

DIPLOMA IN BEHAVIOURAL AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
SUBJECT	TYPOLOGY	SEM	ECTS
RESPONSIBLE LEADERSHIP & INFLUENCE	PW	SEM 5	3
INDIVIDUAL AND CULTURAL DIFFERENCES	PW	SEM 5	3
BEHAVIOUR AND THE BRAIN	PW	SEM 5	3
BEHAVIOURAL ECONOMICS AND DECISION MAKING	PW	SEM 6	3
MARKETING, ADVERTISING & CONSUMER BEHAVIOUR	PW	6 SEM	3
DESIGN THINKING & BRAINSTORMING	PW	6 SEM	3

DIPLOMA IN DATA SCIENCE & GENERATIVE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
SUBJECT	TYPOLOGY	SEM	ECTS
REGRESSION AND MODELING WITH SAS	PW	SEM 5	3
DATA ANALYSIS WITH GOOGLE	PW	SEM 5	6
DATA VISUALIZATION WITH POWER BI	PW	SEM 6	6
MACHINE LEARNING WITH SAS	PW	SEM 6	3

DIPLOMA IN DIPLOMACY AND FOREIGN POLICY IN SPAIN
SUBJECT	TYPOLOGY	SEM	ECTS
CENTRAL THEMES FOREIGN POLICY IV: ECONOMICS AND TRADE	PW	SEM 5	3
SPAIN, EU, AND INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS	PW	SEM 5	6
WORLD AREAS AND FOREIGN POLICY	PW	SEM 6	6
FOREIGN POLICY CONFLICTS AND DISPUTES	PW	SEM 6	3

DIPLOMA IN GLOBAL STUDIES
SUBJECT	TYPOLOGY	SEM	ECTS
PUBLIC & GLOBAL LAW	PW	SEM 5	3
INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT POLICY	PW	SEM 5	3
INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATIONS	PW	SEM 5	3
GEOPOLITICS, CONFLICTS AND RESOLUTION	PW	SEM 6	3
GLOBAL JUSTICE & HUMAN RIGHTS	PW	SEM 6	3
PEOPLE: MIGRATIONS, TRAFFICKING AND REFUGEES	PW	6 SEM	3

DIPLOMA IN SUSTAINABILITY
SUBJECT	TYPOLOGY	SEM	ECTS
ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS, CIRCULAR AND SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIES	PW	SEM 5	3
SUSTAINABLE FOOD AND FEED SYSTEMS	PW	SEM 5	3
SUSTAINABLE CITIES AND COMMUNITIES	PW	SEM 5	3
ENERGY, INDUSTRY AND TRANSPORT	PW	SEM 6	3
CORPORATE SUSTAINABILITY AND ESG INVESTING	PW	SEM 6	6

Fourth Year

SUBJECT	TYPOLOGY	SEM	ECTS
INTRODUCTION TO THEOLOGY	OB	SEM 7	4.5
MANAGEMENT OF INTERNATIONAL SALES *	OB	SEM 7	4.5
INTERNATIONAL MANAGEMENT OF PEOPLE & TALENT *	OB	SEM 7	6
INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONAL MANAGEMENT *	OB	SEM 7	4.5
INTERNATIONAL SUPPLY CHAIN *	OB	SEM 7	4,5
INTERNATIONAL TRADE NEGOTIATION AND DISPUTE RESOLUTION *	OB	SEM 7	3
GLOBAL SUSTAINABILITY *	OB	SEM 7	3
COMPETITIVE INTELLIGENCE FOR INTERNATIONALIZATION *	OB	SEM 8	3
OPPORTUNITIES AND THREATS IN EMERGING MARKETS *	OB	SEM 8	3
EXTERNAL ACADEMIC INTERNSHIPS	I. EXT	SEM 8	6
END OF DEGREE PROJECT	EDP	SEM 8	6
OPTIONAL	OP	SEM 8	12
* Subject taught in English

OPTIONAL SUBJECTS (CHOOSE FOUR SUBJECTS)
SUBJECT	TYPOLOGY	SEM	ECTS
COMPLEMENTARY TRAINING ACTIVITIES 1	OP	SEM 8	3
COMPLEMENTARY TRAINING ACTIVITIES 2	OP	SEM 8	3
LABOR LAW INTERNATIONAL	OP	SEM 8	3
ENVIRONMENTAL LAW	OP	SEM 8	3
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS	OP	SEM 8	3
DISRUPTIVE TECHNOLOGIES AND THEIR BUSINESS APPLICATIONS *	OP	SEM 8	3
COMPLIANCE Y COMPLIANCE FINANCIERO	OP	SEM 8	3
DIPLOMACY AND FOREIGN AFFAIRS *	OP	SEM 8	3
FINANCIAL CRIMES	OP	SEM 8	3
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS ETIQUETTE *	OP	SEM 8	3
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE *	OP	SEM 8	3
GEOSTRATEGY AND GEOPOLITICS	OP	SEM 8	3
COLLABORATIVE & CIRCULAR ECONOMICS *	OP	SEM 8	3
GLOBAL APPROACH TO QUALITY	OP	SEM 8	3
From the list of optional subjects that make up the syllabus, students may choose among the subjects that the University offers each academic year and that will be published in the Syllabus book for enrolment. Likewise, the University, once the enrolment period is over, reserves the right to open these optional subjects depending on the number of students enrolled.
* Subject taught in English

DIPLOMA IN LAW AND TECHNOLOGY
SUBJECT	TYPOLOGY	SEM	ECTS
CYBERSECURITY AND CYBERCRIME	PW	SEM 7	3
TECHNOLOGY USE CASES IN THE SECTOR: LEGAL IMPLICATIONS AND MANAGEMENT OF DIGITAL PROJECTS	PW	SEM 7	3

DIPLOMA IN INTELLIGENCE
SUBJECT	TYPOLOGY	SEM	ECTS
COUNTERINTELLIGENCE	PW	SEM 7	3
CORPORATE INTELLIGENCE	PW	SEM 7	3

DIPLOMA IN LEADERSHIP, SOCIETY AND CONTEMPORARY CULTURE
SUBJECT	TYPOLOGY	SEM	ECTS
CURRENT TRENDS: CINEMA AND AUDIOVISUAL CREATION	PW	SEM 7	3
LEADERSHIP: PERSON, MEANING AND HISTORICAL CHANGE	PW	SEM 7	3

DIPLOMA IN ADVANCED FINANCIAL ANALYTICS
SUBJECT	TYPOLOGY	SEM	ECTS
PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT & WEALTH PLANNING	PW	SEM 7	2
ESG INVESTING	PW	SEM 7	4

DIPLOMA IN BEHAVIORAL AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
SUBJECT	TYPOLOGY	SEM	ECTS
DRIVING CHANGE	PW	SEM 7	3
THE SOCIAL SELF	PW	SEM 7	3

DIPLOMA IN DATA SCIENCE & GENERATIVE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
SUBJECT	TYPOLOGY	SEM	ECTS
ADVANCED MACHINE LEARNING & GENERATIVE AI	PW	SEM 8	6

DIPLOMA IN DIPLOMACY AND FOREIGN POLICY IN SPAIN
SUBJECT	TYPOLOGY	SEM	ECTS
SPAIN AND THE SPANISH DIASPORA	PW	7 SEM	3
CASE STUDIES: SITUATIONS AND RESPONSES	PW	7 SEM	3

DIPLOMA IN GLOBAL STUDIES
SUBJECT	TYPOLOGY	SEM	ECTS
DIPLOMACY & FOREIGN RELATIONS	PW	SEM 7	3
INTERNATIONAL SECURITY	PW	SEM 7	3

DIPLOMA IN SUSTAINABILITY
SUBJECT	TYPOLOGY	SEM	ECTS
CLIMATE CHANGE SCIENCE & ADAPTATION – MULTIDISCIPLINARY CHALLENGE 1	PW	SEM 7	3
CLIMATE CHANGE SCIENCE & MITIGATION – MULTIDISCIPLINARY CHALLENGE 2	PW	SEM 7	3

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