A personalized study path
IE University takes an applied, hands-on and student-centered approach to education. Because our students have unique aspirations and career goals, their study path is also personalized. Students can tailored their academic track, which consist of the core degree components, as well as specific internships or IE Labs, and advanced seminars.
The program foundation consists of core program courses and the IE Module, an area of concentration for which you will receive a diploma, electives, an exchange option, and a final degree project of your choice, guided by an advisor.
Your Advisor
At the center of the educational experience at IE University is the student advisor. Advisors guide students in a personalized way throughout their university life to ensure that students achieve their personal, academic and professional goals. The advisors are highly skilled and experienced academics, senior managers and top professionals in a variety of corporations and international organizations.
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Year 1 |
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Semester 1
• Mathematics I
• Ethics
• Contemporary Cultures
• Introduction to Management
• Financial Accounting
• Introduction to Economics |
Semester 2
• Personal Skills
• Cost Accounting
• Microeconomics
• Mathematics II
• Introduction to Marketing
• Introduction to Information Technology |
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Social Impact Lab |
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Year 2 |
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Semester 1
• Management Control
• Macroeconomics
• Statistics for Business
• Business Law I
• Finance I |
Semester 2
• Accounting for Decision Making
• Business decision Making
• Economic Environment
• Marketing Research
• Business Law II
• Consumer Behavior |
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Internship Option |
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Year 3 |
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Semester 1
• Strategic Management
• Entrepreneurship
• Finance II
• Production and Operations Management
• HR Management
• Deontology |
Semester 2
• Management Information System
• Management Skills
• Concentration or elective course |
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Internship and exchange option |
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Year 4 |
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Semester 1
• Proposal for Final Project
• Concentration or elective courses |
Semester 2
• Final Project
• Concentration or elective courses |
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Internship and exchange option |
Internship and exchange option |
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Components |
Credits |
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• Core Courses |
132 |
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• IE Module |
24 |
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• Concentration |
30 |
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• Internship up to |
30 |
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• Final Project |
24 |
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• Credits needed to graduate |
240 |
Students graduating from this program will receive a Bachelor in Business Administration diploma. In addition, they will receive the European Diploma Supplement (DS), which will list all the official courses completed.
You can customize your bachelor degree by choosing from an extensive range of electives that fit your interests and profile, or by choosing a concentration that allows you to specialize in a specific sector or field.
Finance
Specialize in effectively managing financial resources, as well as assessment, investment management, risk evaluation, and allocation of financial resources. Students taking this concentration can work in the IE Trading Room with our Bloomberg and MatLab software.
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Corporate Finance
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Financial Reporting and Analysis
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Investment Analysis and Portfolio Management
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Corporate Valuation
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Financial Derivatives
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Financial Systems and Institutions
Entrepreneurship
Learn to launch and manage your own business and brand, differentiate yourself from competitors, and plan and design your product or service for a target market.
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Creating and Financing New Ventures
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Generating Bus Value from New Technologies
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Management Control for Start-ups
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Social Entrepreneurship
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Entrepreneurship in Emerging Markets
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Family Business
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Digital Business
Marketing
Learn to design and market a service or product and develop sales strategies for a diverse international market.
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Global Strategic Marketing
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Product and Brand Management
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Pricing for Value and Profitability
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Advertising Management and Design
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Managing Channels and Salesforces
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Managing and Marketing New Products
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E-Commerce and Digital Marketing
International Business
Gain experience in international management through a set of courses specifically designed to give you a specialist insight into areas of global business. International Growth
If you want the chance to view your studies from new perspectives, the BBA exchange option will be of interest to you.You can choose to do an exchange study program for up to two semesters at one of our prestigious partner institutions in North and South America, Europe, Asia Pacific, Africa and the Middle East.
These are just some of the academic institutions which you can choose from to go on exchange:
EUROPE
Rotterdam School of Management, The Netherlands
Stockholm University, Sweden
WHU, Otto Beisheim School of Management, Germany
Jacobs University, Germany
Mannheim University, Germany
European Business School, Germany
ESSEC, France
EDHEC, France
Sciences Po, France
University of Exeter, UK
Leeds University, UK
Cass Business School, UK
Dublin Quinn School of Business, Ireland
Institute of Business Studies, Russia
University of St. Petersburg, Russia
Sabanci University, Turkey
NORTH AMERICA
Sauder Business School, University of British Colombia, Canada
McGill University, Canada
USC, Marshall School of Business, USA
SMU, Cox School of Business, USA
USC, Moore School of Business, USA
Syracuse University, USA
Washington University, Olin School of Business, USA
University of Texas - Austin, USA
ASIA PACIFIC
Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Singapore Management University, Singapore
Seoul National University, Korea
Meiji University, Japan
University of Melbourne, Australia
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong
University of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Tsinghua University, China
Tongji University, China
Jiao Tong University, Antai School of Management, China
National Taiwan University, Taiwan
SOUTH AMERICA
Universidad de Desarrollo, Chile
IBMEC, Brazil
INSPER, Brazil
EDESP, Getúlio Vargas, Brazil
Universidad de Sao Paulo, Brazil
Universidad Iberoamericana, Mexico
PUC, Peru
AFRICA AND MIDDLE EAST
CBI – Kuwait University, Kuwait
College of Management, Israel
University of Pretoria, South Africa
Ashesi University, Ghana
The final degree project is a major part of the curriculum in the fourth year. Students choose their topic with the help of faculty, as well as being guided by their advisor, drawing upon the knowledge they have gained from specific academic areas, as well as internships or IE Labs projects carried out during their program.
