Implementation schedule of MBA

The Master in Business Administration (MBA) was planned to be implemented in the 2009-2010 academic year. As it is a master of 90 ECTS credits, the study plan is developed in two academic years (regulated by Royal Decree 1125/2003, Article 4.1): 60 ECTS in the 1st year and 30 ECTS in 2nd year. Therefore, the master was fully implemented in 2010-2011.

Year of implementation:

• 2009/2010 (the first year implementation of Title)
• 2010/2011 (implementation of the second year of the title)

Distribution of ECTS Credits by type of subject and their number of credits

	Compulsory	Elective
MODULE 1: ACCOUNTING
Subject 1: Accounting for external users
Introduction to Accounting	3
Financial States Analysis	4
Financial Audit		3
Consolidation of Financial Statements		3
Tax Accounting		3
Subject 2: Accounting for internal users
Audit and Internal Control		3
Management Accounting		3
International Accounting Standards		3
TOTAL	7	18
MODULE 2: BUSINESS ORGANISATION
Subject 1: Human Resources and Organization
Organizational Patterns and Behavior	4
HR Management	4
Corporate Social Responsibility		3
Subject 2: Business Management
Strategic Management	4
Internationalization and Management of Multinational Companies		3
Entrepreneurship		3
Subject 3: Operations Management and Technology
Operations Management	4
Innovation and Information Technology for Business		3
E-Business		3
TOTAL	16	15
MODULE3:  FINANCE
Subject 1: Financial Management
Mathematics for Financial Operations	3
Corporate Finance	4
Mergers, Acquisitions and Company Assessment		3
Real Options and Asset Valuation		3
Corporate Management and Finance		3
Subject 2: Financial Markets and Risk Evaluation
Introduction to Finance	3
International Finance	4
Global Risk Management and Derivatives		3
TOTAL	14	12
MODULE 4: MARKETING AND MARKET RESEARCH
Subject 1: Sales Management
Marketing Management	4
Marketing Strategy and Planning	4
Decision making processes in Marketing and Business Simulation		3
Business Information Systems and Consumer Behavior		3
International Marketing		3
Sectorial marketing		3
Subject 2: Communication and Distribution
Persuasive Communication in Marketing (Advertising, Promotion and Public Relations)		3
Relations and Experiential Marketing		3
Management and Sales Techniques		3
TOTAL	8	21
MODULE 5: ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT
Subject 1: Business and Society
Business Sociology		3
Negotiation, Conflict and Cooperation in the Field of Business		3
Risk Management in Business (social, strategic, environmental, ...)		3
Subject 2: Economy and Society
Economic Environment (Introduction to Economics)	3
History of Business Corporations		3
History of Thought on Entrepreneurship		3
TOTAL	3	15
MODULE6: TAXATION
Subject 1: General taxation
Comparative taxation	4
Taxation of Financial Operations		3
Subject 2: Business Taxation
Taxation in SMEs		3
Tax planning for Business		3
Tax Aspects of Business Organization		3
TOTAL	4	12
MODULE 7: MERCANTILE LAW
Subject 1: Comparative Commercial Legislation
Comparative Commercial Legislation	4
Subject 2: Specific Commercial Legislation
Banking and Trading in Stock Markets		3
Legal Framework of Structural Modifications of Enterprises		3
TOTAL	4	6
MODULE 8: QUANTITATIVE METHODS

Brief description of the modules or subjects, their temporal sequence and skills associated with each of the modules or subjects

The modulus of Business - 111 ECTS Credits (45 compulsory and 66 elective) - develops throughout the introductory course and first, second, third and four trimesters of Master Program. It contains four subjects: Business Organization, Accounting, Finance and Marketing.

The module of Business Organization - 31 ECTS (16 compulsory and 15 electives) - develops throughout the introductory course and first, second, third and four trimesters of Master Program. It is centered in three aspects: Human Resources and Organization (to acquire advanced knowledge in how companies organize and manage their staff), Business Management (acquire knowledge related to the strategic management of the business, internationalization and management of domestic companies, the launch of new businesses and management of corporate social responsibility) and Operations Management and Technology (design the system operations of a business and use technology and innovation to improve the competitiveness of the company, enables better decision-making in management)

Accounting Module. This material, of 25 ECTS Credits (7 compulsory and 18 electives), develops throughout the introductory course and first, second, third and four trimesters of Master Program. Its content is divided into: Accounting for external users (development, measurement, presentation and analysis of data of a company and group companies in accordance with accounting standards , Companies Act and tax regulations , so that external users can make informed decisions) and internal users(collects information analyzed in terms of the consumption cost of production factors , the profitability of the company"s business , future viability , economic and financial performance and use of computerized systems for data representation obtained and procedural simulation and analysis of deviations). 

The module of Business Finance - 26 ECTS (14 compulsory and 12 electives) - develops throughout the introductory course and first, second, third and four trimesters of Master Program. It is centered in two aspects: Financial Management (Portfolio of assets and passive or Capital Budget; Business valuation and parts of companies with different business situations becoming; and mechanisms of Government Businesses at the prospect of shareholders and other stakeholders) and Financial Markets and Risk Evaluation (advanced knowledge in Financial Markets and Financial Asset Management, while delving into the models and techniques for managing the risks inherent in the performance of agents and business risks to them)

Marketing Module. This material, of 29 ECTS Credits (8 compulsory and 21 electives), develops throughout the second, third and four trimesters of Master Program. Its content is divided into: Sales Management (understanding of the markets and their dynamics and how to manage the Marketing Department of the company and use specific resources in the area to implement the tasks) and Communication and Distribution (persuasive tools that stimulate market demand)

Economic Environment Module - 44 ECTS Credits (11 compulsory and 33 elective) - develops throughout the introductory course and second and four trimesters of Master Program. It contains the following subjects: Business and Society, Taxation and Commercial Law.

The module of Business Business and Society- 18 ECTS (3 compulsory and 15 electives) - develops throughout the introductory course and four trimesters of Master Program. It is centered in these aspects: provide an overview of the relationship between business and the social environment in which they exist, and the various aspects and problems of the social relationships that take place within the company and how to manage them, trying to give a overview of the operation of the current economic system as a place where businesses operate, as well as the changes over time in the business organization and economic thinking about the company and the entrepreneur.

The module of Taxation - 16 ECTS (4 compulsory and 12 electives) - develops throughout the second and four trimesters of Master Program. It is centered in two aspects: General Taxation (Spanish Tax System as well as the management of tax obligations both nationally and internationally. It also incorporates specific content on taxation of financial transactions) and Business Taxation (advanced and specialized training on key areas of application of taxation in the field of business management)

Commercial Law Module. This material, of 10 ECTS Credits (4 compulsory and 6 electives), develops throughout the second and four trimesters of Master Program. Its content is divided into: General (the legal and commercial regulations in a comparative law perspective, and its own legal the global Trade Instruments) and Specific Legislation (advanced knowledge of the structural changes of enterprises, business systems external funding, and contracts and guarantees for commercial the financing of business traffic)

Specialization Modules

Area of Management

• Entrepreneurship
• Innovation and Information Technology for Business
• E -Business
• Social Corporate Responsibility
• Internationalization and Management of Multinational Companies

Area Business Finance

• Mergers, Acquisitions and Rating
• Business
• Real Options and Asset Valuation
• Global Risk Management and Derivatives
• Corporate Governance and Corporate Finance

Area of Marketing

• Decision Making Processes of Marketing and Business Simulation
• Business Information Systems and Consumer Behavior
• Relations and Experiential Marketing
• Persuasive Marketing Communication (Advertising, Promotion and Public Relations)
• International marketing
• Sector marketing
• Management and Sales Techniques

Quantitative Methods Area

• Methods of Multicriteria Decision Support
• Multivariate Data Analysis for Business

Area of Taxation

• Tax Planning for Business 
• Taxation of SMEs in Practice 
• Taxation of Financial Operations
• Tax Aspects of Business Organization

Accounting Area

• Audit and Internal Control
• Financial Audit
• Consolidation of Financial Statements
• Tax Accounting
• International Accounting Standards
• Management Accounting

Economic Environment

• Negotiation, Conflict and Cooperation in the Field of Business
• Risk Management in Business
• Economic History of the Company
• History of Business Thought and businessman
• Business Sociology

Area of Business Law

• Banking & Trading in Trading Markets
• Legal Framework of Structural Modifications of Companies
• Research Methodology in the Department of Management and Business Economics

Master Thesis

The Master Thesis is a project in which students use all or most of the skills associated to the MBA Program. The thesis is individual and it can be elected from three areas, as following:

1. An applied and transversal paper of an interdisciplinary nature. For example, a business plan, in which are involved in several of the modules of the MBA.
2. A more specialized one, in which case, will be offered the possibility to the student to choose from an annual list of topics for each module of the MBA.
3. The possibility of choosing a subject by the student (interdisciplinary or specialized) is also available, whenever justified and approved by the course coordinator.

The evaluation system depends on the type of Master"s Thesis chosen by the student. If the work is interdisciplinary, students will have several tutors, representatives of the modules involved in the subject of work (this will require the coordination between different tutors). In the case of the specialized topic, the student will have a mentor assigned depending on the subject of study.

The Following aspects will be assessed:

1. Interest of the topic chosen (5% of final grade)
2. Sources of information (20% of final grade)
3. Methodology (15% of final grade)
4. Clarity and depth of the written report (40% of final grade)
5. Public Presentation (20% of final grade).

Public presentation of the thesis is essential to demonstrate the student maturity. It will be the MBA management committee, with the help of the Deanery, that put in place the the system for presentation.