• INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MANAGEMENT UNIVERSITY DEGREE SYLLABUS

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

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Third Year
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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

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

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

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

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

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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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