Introduction

The double degree in Business Administration and Management and Chemistry provides training in the transformations that take place in any chemical process, whether material or in the natural world or in living beings, as well as on how to administer, manage and lead companies and public and non-governmental institutions.
The double degree in Business Administration and Management and Chemistry, which is unique in the Catalan public university system, is designed to meet the growing need for a new type of chemistry professional, skilled at team management and with social and economic training enabling them to lead and manage a business challenge in the field of chemistry. Over the course of five and a half years, it provides students with an excellent preparation that combines specific technical knowledge of chemistry with knowledge of business administration and management. Students additionally have access to the services and expertise of the teaching staff at the Faculties of Economics and Business and of Chemistry. The course provides theoretical and experimental training in what matter is and how it can be analysed and transformed, both from a scientific perspective and with regard to its industrial application, as well as on how to administer, manage and lead companies and public and non-governmental institutions, from both a national and international perspective, giving rise to a very wide range of career opportunities.

Basic information

TypeDouble degree
Faculty or schoolFaculty of Economics and Business
Faculty of Chemistry
Branch of knowledge
  • Sciences
  • Engineering
  • Social Sciences
Credits420
Number of places available

20

Length of course

 5.5

academic years
Admission grade

10.724 (July 2024, start of process, via official entrance examinations/vocational training)

Approximate price per credit17,69 €
Compulsory placementsNo
Course detailsIndicators

Objectives and competences

Objectives

  • To acquire training in general and strategic business activity and in financial, commercial, production and human resource management.  
  • To understand the interrelation between society and the economy.   
  • To understand competition between companies.  
  • To understand the connection between the production market and the consumer market.   
  • To understand the regulations that govern the functioning of companies: type of company, taxation and hiring systems.   
  • To learn to use the analytical tools and technical instruments necessary for business management.  
  • To acquire the strategic expertise required for innovation, entrepreneurship and value creation.  
  • To acquire a solid and balanced grounding in chemistry and practical abilities that can be applied to solve chemistry-related problems.  
  • To acquire the tools to develop valuable abilities in all scientific fields.  
  • To understand the value of chemistry in industrial, economic, environmental and social settings.  
  • To acquire a solid theoretical and practical grounding for further study, in specialized and interdisciplinary areas.

Competences

General
 
  • Capacity for learning and responsibility (capacity for analysis and synthesis, to adopt global perspectives and to apply knowledge in practice, and capacity to make decisions and adapt to new situations).  
  • Ability to work in a team (capacity to collaborate with others and contribute to a common project, and capacity to work in cross-disciplinary and multicultural teams).  
  • Creative and entrepreneurial skills (capacity to conceive, design and manage projects/capacity to research and integrate new knowledge and approaches).  
  • Communication skills (capacity to understand and produce spoken and written Catalan, Spanish and a third language, using the specialized terminology of the discipline, and capacity to search, use and integrate information).  
  • Capacity to understand the evolution of the environment and adapt to it. 
  • ​Capacity to use ICTs in professional practice.  
  • Decision-making, problem-solving and leadership skills.  
  • Ability to design, elaborate, develop and implement projects and critically evaluate the results.
  • Commitment to ethical practice and respect for fundamental rights. 
 Specific  
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  • Capacity to analyse business organizations according the environment in which they operate.  
  • Capacity to acquire and understand basic knowledge about how markets and companies operate in national and international contexts.  
  • Capacity to identify the economic agents that make up an economy and understanding of how they interrelate.
  • Capacity to understand the social, legal and historical realities within which markets and companies operate.  
  • Capacity to prepare, analyse and apply external and internal accounting and financial information in order to control decision-making and management.  
  • Capacity to understand and apply the basic quantitative methods and instruments to obtain and analyse information about the company and its socio-economic environment.  
  • Ability to understand the basic elements in business competitiveness and how it is managed.  
  • Capacity to analyse business problems on the basis of case studies and to draft reports that address these problems.
  • Capacity to understand consumer behaviour, marketing strategy and programmes, and product, pricing, distribution and communication policies.  
  • Capacity to learn and apply basic taxation theory in a business environment.  
  • Capacity to learn the basic aspects of financial management in companies and their investment and financing strategies.
  • Capacity to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the essential aspects of chemistry.  
  • Capacity to relate, differentiate and recognize the behaviour of different chemical elements and their compounds, and predict their properties, structure and reactivity.   
  • Ability to handle chemical products safely and to assess the risks involved in their use and in other laboratory and industrial procedures.  
  • Capacity to follow standard laboratory procedures for analytical and synthesis tasks involving chemical systems.  
  • Ability to evaluate, interpret and synthesize chemical data and information.  
  • Understanding of the theoretical foundations of the main industrial processes, as well as the most adequate materials in each case. 

Access and admission

Applicant profile and access requirements

Recommended applicant profile

  • Interest in the economy and the corporate world and a natural curiosity for political and social issues.
  • Natural ability in mathematics, chemistry, accounting and statistics.
  • Initiative and a predisposition for critical thinking.
  • Language skills (mainly English).
  • Ability to use computer tools.
  • Manual dexterity for the manipulation of laboratory material.

Access requirements and conditions

Admission for students with studies completed outside Spain.

Applicants holding higher educational qualifications from a university outside Spain should consult the page Admission with foreign qualifications to find out about specific admission requirements.
 

Pre-enrolment

Students that have studied abroad and who wish to study at the University of Barcelona may be admitted to EHEA bachelor's degree courses. Procedures for gaining admission will depend on the qualifications held by each applicant.

For further information about admission, consult the page Admission with foreign qualifications.
 

Enrolment

As a general rule, at the UB you will be required to enrol online via the Món UB portal. To find out the date and time you have been assigned, check the specific information for your course. Remember that you can lose your place if you do not enrol on the day you have been assigned.

Academic information

Welcome

Support and guidance

Pre-enrolment information and events

 

Course curriculum

Subjects and course plans

Distribution of credits

Type ECTS
Basic training 132
Compulsory 246
Optional 24
Compulsory placements 0
Compulsory final project 18
TOTAL 420

List of subjects

Subject Language Type Credits
Final project 1st semester
2nd semester 		Compulsory final project 6
Final Project 1st semester
2nd semester 		Compulsory final project 12

Pathways and specializations

Double Degree in Business Administration and Management and Chemistry (2020)
Check the planning of the different pathways of the degree

Previous years

Placements

Placements in a company or another type of organization are an integral part of university studies, providing first-hand experience of working methodologies in students' chosen professional fields. They offer invaluable practical experience for the transition into work after graduation.

Placements are supervised by tutors and subject to assessment. They are therefore included in the academic record.  There is also an option to complete non-curricular placements of up to 500 hours, which can be extended to 900 hours. For both curricular and non-curricular placements, an educational cooperation agreement is signed between the UB and the company, institution or other organization at which the placement will be carried out.
 

Institutional information

Career opportunities

What can you work on ?

Graduates will be able to access a broad labour market, since they will have job opportunities in both the chemical sector and in business management and administration. Because of the complementary nature of the dual pathway, graduates will be specially prepared to access a variety of fields, including:
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  • Business management in the chemical sector.
  • Business management in finance, production, commerce, marketing, human resources and market research.
  • Consultancy, auditing and business advisory services, particularly in the chemical sector.
  • Entrepreneurship and business creation.
  • Consulting services and evaluation of business projects, particularly in the chemical sector.
  • Management and direction of chemical laboratories.

Contact us

Faculty of Chemistry
Martí i Franquès, 1 - 08028 Barcelona
Secretary: 934 021 200
secretaria.quimica@ub.edu
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Faculty of Economics and Business

Diagonal, 690-696 - 08034 Barcelona
Secretary: 934 024 304
secretaria.fee@ub.edu


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