Description

Contents

The degree consists of core courses: in analytical tools (statistics and managerial accounting) and in management theory (marketing and organisational behaviour). Students can additionally choose a mix of courses from three specialisation tracks: Strategy, Operations Research and Marketing.

Brush-up Courses

These Brush-up Courses will provide the background to be able to easily follow classes in the first term. We strongly recommend taking these courses with the exception of students who have studied these topics recently. In that case, the student may choose not to attend one or several Brush-up Courses. Each student should discuss their choice with the Program Coordinator.

Core courses

1. Analytical tools

• Applied statistics
• Managerial accounting
• Corporate finance

2. Management theory

• Marketing
• Organisational behaviour

3. Final project advising I-II

Elective Courses

1. Strategy

• Business strategy
• Analytical tools for strategic decision-making
• Business economics
• Behavioural economics
• Innovation management and new business ideas

2. Operations management

• Operations management
• Quantitative methods in management
• E-commerce/Internet marketing

3. Marketing

• Marketing analytics
• Consumer behaviour
• Marketing research
• Marketing strategy
• E-commerce/Internet marketing

4. Rationality and ethical values5. Internship: experiencing the world of management

Note: Optional courses may change depending on student demand and the availability of the faculty.

Audience

The programme is aimed at university graduates of engineering, science or social sciences who have received quantitative training. It is suitable for students with a high level of English who are interested in improving their theoretical and practical business knowledge in an international environment, and for people with a background in economics, humanities or other studies who can demonstrate a basic knowledge of quantitative methods.

Student Profile

• Nationalities represented: 9
• Average age: 25
• Age range: 22-29
• Women: 36%
• Most represented countries: Brazil, Ecuador, Germany, Mexico, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Turkey and Venezuela.

Lecturers

Ana Valenzuela: Associate professor of Marketing at the Pompeu Fabra University. PhD in Marketing from the Autonomous University of Madrid. MBA from the Georgetown University, USA. Research Fellow at the Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley.

Gaël Le Mens: Associate Professor of Economics and Business at the Pompeu Fabra University. PhD in Business from the Stanford Graduate School of Business. MSc in Management Science and Engineering from the Stanford University. His areas of reasearch are psychology, organizational behavior and decision science.

Maria Galli: Assistant Professor of the Department of Economics and Business at the Pompeu Fabra University. PhD in Marketing from INSEAD. BA in Economics from the Torcuato Di Tella University. Her areas of research are Information processing, associative learning, regulation of emotions, consumer wellbeing and social marketing.

Anna Torres: Associate Professor of the Department of Economics and Business at the Pompeu Fabra University. PhD in Economics and Business from the Pompeu Fabra Unversity. Master in Economics from the Pompeu Fabra University. Marketing is her main area of research.

Oriol Amat: Professor of Financial Economics and Accounting of the Department of Economics and Business at the Pompeu Fabra University. Board member at the CNMV (Spanish Stock Exchange Commission). PhD in Business Administration from the Autonomous University of Barcelona. MBA from ESADE. International Teachers Programme from the Stockholm School of Economics. His areas of research are financial and management accounting.

Xavier Cuadras Morato: Professor of the Department of Economics and Business at the Pompeu Fabra University. PhD in Economics from the University of York. Bachelor in Economics and Business Sciences from the University of Barcelona. His areas of research are monetary theory and history, financial history and health economics.

Walter Alfredo Garcia Fontes: Associate professor of the Department of Economics and Business at the Pompeu Fabra University. PhD in Economics from the Stanford University. Master in Analytical Economics and Quantitative Methods from the Autonomous University of Barcelona. His areas or research are industrial economics and economics of education.

Michael John Greenacre: Professor of the Department of Economics and Business at the Pompeu Fabra University. PhD from the University Pierre et Marie Curie. MSc in Computer Science from the University of South Africa. His areas of research are applied statistics, multivariate analysis and correspondence analysis.

Marc Le Menestrel: Associate Professor of the Department of Economics and Business at the Pompeu Fabra University. PhD in Management from INSEAD. Graduate degree in Business from the Ecole Supérieure de Commerce de Paris. His areas of research are rational behaviour, economic behaviour and ethical rationality in management.

Daniel Serra: Professor of Management of the Department of Economics and Business at the Pompeu Fabra University. PhD in Engineering from Johns Hopkins University. Master in Systems Analysis from the Johns Hopkins University. His areas of research are quantitative methods in management, logistics and operations.

Antonio Ladrón de Guevara: Associate Professor of the Department of Economics and Business at the Pompeu Fabra University. PhD in Economics from the Carlos III University of Madrid. MBA from the IESA. His areas of research are consumer choice models, multi-market and international diffusion models, technological innovation and communication networks.

Luz Parrondo: PhD student in Managerial Accounting in the Pompeu Fabra University. MSc in Management from the Pompeu Fabra University. Consultant and trainer at Consultoría y Formación Prior Experience.

Kalyan Talluri: Professor of the Department of Economics and Business at the Pompeu Fabra University. PhD in Operations Research from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Master in Industrial Engineering from the Purdue University. His areas of research are pricing and revenue management, transportation, airline operations applications and logistics.

Robin Hogarth: Emeritus Professor of the Department of Economics and Business at the Pompeu Fabra University. PhD in Business from the University of Chicago. MBA from INSEAD. His areas of research are judgement and decision making.

Albert Banal-Estañol: Associate professor of the Economics and Business Department at the Pompeu Fabra University. PhD in Economics from the Autonomous University of Barcelona. Master in Mathematics from the Paul Sabatier University of Toulouse. His areas of research are corporate finance, innovation, competition and regulation.

Carlos Serrano: Assistant Professor of the Department of Economics and Business at the Pompeu Fabra University. PhD in Economics from the University of Minnesota. MSc in Economics from the University College London. His areas of research are empirical industrial organization; economics of innovation and technological change; entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial finance.

Inga Hoever: Assistant Professor of the Department of Economics and Business at the Pompeu Fabra University. PhD in Management from the Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University Rotterdam. MSc in Psychology from the University of Cologne. His areas of reasearch are organizational behavior, industrial and organizational psychology.

Marco Giarratana: Associate Professor of the Department of Management and Technology at the Bocconi University of Milan. PhD in Economics and Management from the Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies of Pisa. BA in Economics from the Bocconi University of Milan. His research areas are strategy and innovation.

Daniel Navarro Martínez: Assistant Professor of the Department of Economics and Business at the Pompeu Fabra University. PhD in Economics from the Jaume I University. Master in Economics from the Jaume I University. His areas of research are Behavioural Economics and Behavioural Decision Research.

Josep-Maria Fàbregas: Associate professor in Direct and Promotional Marketing at Pompeu Fabra University. Technical Engineer of Telecommunications from La Salle University. Director of Strategic Planning at OgilvyOne and founder of Ogilvy Healthcare Spain. Executive coach at Internacional Coach Federation (ICF).

Yuliya Snihur: Adjunct professor of the Department of Economics and Business at the Pompeu Fabra University. PhD student at the IESE Business School. Master of Research in Management from the IESE Business School. Her areas of research are entrepreneurship, strategy, innovation and business model innovation.

Gert Cornelissen: Assistant professor of the Department of Economics and Business at the Pompeu Fabra University. PhD in Psychology from the Catholic University of Leuven. Master in Psychology from the Catholic University of Leuven. His areas of research are consumer behaviour and marketing.

Requirements

Please make sure your application meets the following criteria:

1. Undergraduate/bachelor's degree of economics, business or engineering, from an accredited college or university with an excellent student record.

2. Applicants should have finished their undergraduate degree at the time of entry to the programme.

3. Applicants from countries where English is not the official language must provide recent evidence that their spoken and written command of the English language is adequate. Students must have obtained:

• TOEFL CBT: > 235
• TOEFL PBT: > 575
• TOEFL IBT: > 100
• CAE: C1
• IELST: > 6.5

All results must be sent directly by the examining institution to Barcelona School of Management Admission Department (Balmes 132-134, 08008, Barcelona, Spain).

• If your mother tongue is English, you do not need to submit any of the certificates mentioned.
• If your university degree was completely in English, you should submit official evidence in writing.

English Language Requirements

Funding

Scholarships and Grants

Consult the information about Scholarships and Grants offered by the Barcelona School of Management and other institutions.

Grants for the MSc programmes

The Barcelona School of Management offers grants covering up to 20% of tuition fees for the Masters of Science, so that the Spanish and foreign students can gain access to the Masters of Science.

• Mobility Grant: targeted at candidates from every country of the world (excluding candidates from the BRIC countries) interested in broadening their international experience.
• Entrepreneur Spirit Grant: targeted at candidates with entrepreneurial spirit interested in demonstrating their ideas and motivation to create new business solutions.
• BRIC Countries Grant: targeted at candidates from these strategic markets: Brazil, Russia, India and China.
• UPF Collaborating Universities Grant: targeted at candidates who have completed studies at universities that have collaboration agreements with the Pompeu Fabra University.

Requirements

• To have been admitted in the selected Master of Science.
• Submit the grant form within the corresponding period.

Application deadlines*

• Round 1: 25^th March
• Round 2: 29^th April
• Round 3: 27^th May
• Round 4: 24^th June

*All the requirements must be met at the time of the application.

Candidates will be notified of the Grants Committee decision within approximately 2 weeks after the above deadlines.

• The grants are not compatible with other scholarships, discounts or allowances of the Barcelona School of Management. However, students are encouraged to apply for external sources of financing.
• If you have any question, do not hesitate to contact us at grants@bsm.upf.edu.

Financing: consult the information about the institutions offering financial aids.

Discounts: consult the conditions to apply for registration discounts.