Objectives and competences

Presentation

Warning, this degree is being phased out.
The Economics degree provides the theoretical and practical skills and knowledge to carry out tasks of management, advising, and evaluating economic affairs, both in private companies and in any other public institution or one of economic or social relevance

Important information for students from second year onwards

When accessing self-registration, you will need to choose between the following profiles:

  • MORNING-AFTERNOON CONTINUATION: allows registration in any group from 08:00 to 12:00 and from 16:30 to 20:30 hours. Additionally, in any GIE group and in changed semester groups (A8, B8, F8, G8).

  • MIDDAY-AFTERNOON CONTINUATION: allows registration in any group from 12:00 to 16:30 hours and from 16:30 to 20:30 hours. Additionally, in any GIE group and in changed semester groups (A8, B8, F8, G8).

In the regular registration period (September), you will only be able to enroll in subjects in groups of one of these two profiles. You cannot combine registration for morning and midday groups.

Exception: For fourth-year subjects, any group can be chosen. During the modification and expansion period of registration, this restriction will no longer apply.

Academic calendar
Itinerary
Schedule
Final work
EUS program
Degree procedures

Course curriculum

This degree is being phased out. You can check the academic planning here.

Organization and methodology

General information

The teaching is structured by semesters, and in general, the courses are organized into in-person activities, guided work activities, and independent work activities.

In-person sessions consist of lectures by the professor and discussions with students on the course content, as well as the issues arising from its theoretical conception and practical application. Guided activities aim to develop student-led tasks, as well as the review of these tasks.

The Course Syllabus for each subject is the document that outlines both the content, as well as the teaching and learning methodologies, and the assessment systems. In general, the teaching methodologies used in the degree include: lectures, conferences, group work, written assignments, information research, case studies, practical exercises, applied activities, problem-solving, project development, simulations, and external internships.

EUS Programme

The Entrepreneur-University-Society Educational Cooperation Program (EUS) was born in 1987 as a result of the collaboration between the Faculty of Economics and Business, the Cercle d’Economia Foundation and the Bosch i Gimpera Foundation, with the aim of achieving comprehensive training of outstanding academically and with skills in other languages of the degrees in Business Administration and Management (ADE) and Economics of the Faculty of Economics and Business.

See all the details of the EUS program.

Study intensification group

The bachelor's degree in Economics offers teaching groups addressed to the following subjects:). These are the so-called Study Intensification Groups (GIEs). These groups have the following characteristics:

 

  • Only students who have already enrolled and have not passed that subject can enrol in a GIE group of a subject. For those students who enrol forthird time a subject, it will be mandatory to enrol in these groups. Students enrolling the subject for the second time may choose GIE group or "normal" group
  • The subjects of the GIE groups will have two hours of face-to-face teaching  a week. The main feature of these groups is that they have a special intensive methodology in the Virtual Campus.
  • GIE groups are identified with the lettersY (first semester) i Z (second semester).
  • The teaching of these groups will be carried out in the time slot of 14:30 to 16:30 hours  so that they are fully compatible with the teaching schedules of the traditional groups, avoiding any overlap.
  • There will be continuous evaluation and attendance is indispensable to follow this continuous evaluation.
  • These groups follow the same teaching plan as traditional groups and will have the same level of requirementto pass the subject.

Evaluation

Exams for the academic year 2024-25

Below, you will be able to access the exam calendar for the entire course, organized either by year/semester or grouped by exam date.

The dates and location for exam reviews will be promptly announced on the Virtual Campus.

Evaluation system

The ordinary system of evaluation of the subjects is the continuous evaluation. This evaluative route consists of a series of activities and / or evaluable works throughout the semester, which can be concluded in a final synthesis test. This set of evaluable activities must allow to accredit the achievement of the objectives of the subject included in the teaching plan, both in terms of the competences to be acquired and the skills to be developed, as well as in terms of the theoretical or conceptual knowledge of the subject that the student must achieve and that must allow him to solve the activities applied in the practical aspect.

The student also has the possibility of taking the single assessment under the conditions set by the regulations of the University of Barcelona. The subjects have a single assessment call. But there is the possibility of re-evaluating a subject when it has not been passed initially (either through the continuous evaluation or through the single evaluation). The calendar of final tests (evaluation and re-evaluation) is approved by the Academic Council and published on the teaching website at the beginning of the academic year.

The syllabus of each subject contains all the information related to the evaluation system of each of the modalities.

In the following link you can download a model ofsingle assessment request.

Regulations

See the regulations governing the assessment and qualification of learning at the Faculty of Economics and Business at: https://web.ub.edu/en/web/faculty-business-economy/regulation-regulations

Calendar

This course is governed by the academic calendar of the Faculty of Economics and Business, which you can consult here.

Specific information
The start of the course is September 16.

Schedule

Timetables by subject | 2024-2025

In the following link, you can consult for each subject the timetables of the different groups, the assigned professor for each, the language of instruction, the classroom where the classes will be held, as well as the dates for the different exam sessions.

You will also have access to the course syllabus and its Virtual Campus.

Timetables per course s 2024-2025

Third year

  • First semester: Timetable.
    • Teaching English: group A6/C6.
    • Study intensification groups (GIE): group Y1.
    • EUS Groups: E1 group. Open to other students in the case of free places (is made in English).
  • Second semester: Timetable.
    • Teaching English: group F6/H6.
    • Study intensification groups (GIE): group Z1.
    • EUS Groups: E2 Group. Open to other students in the case of free places (is made in English).

Fourth year

  • First semester: Timetable.
    • Teaching English: groups A6/C6.
    • Study intensification groups (GIE): group Y1.
    • EUS Groups: E1 group. Open to other students in the case of free places (is made in English).
  • Second semester: Timetable.
    • Teaching English: groups F6/H6
    • Study intensification groups (GIE): group Z1.
    • EUS Groups: E2 Group. Open to other students in the case of free places (is made in English).

Schedules of the EUS program per course s 2024-2025

You can check the schedule of the EUS  Programhere.

Support Tools

Time generator CHRONOS.

From the following app you will be able to generate your own schedules and upload them to the personal agenda of your devices. This application allows you to make a simulation of your schedule, in no case does it imply an enrollment or reservation of place.

Final work

Mobility

The Faculty of Economics and Business has an International Promotion Area that is responsible for managing the Faculty's international mobility programs, seeking new agreements, and actively contributing to the internationalization of the institution, especially for its students.

In this office, they will guide and assist you with international mobility.

Scholarships and grants

You can consult the scholarship and aid page for undergraduate students to find information on the requirements, procedures, and deadlines for applying for a scholarship or financial aid.

There are scholarships and aids available at any stage of university and of all kinds:

  • For research,
  • For participating in exchange programs,
  • For accessing summer courses,
  • For further studies or research abroad,
  • For working as a lector,
  • For internships in other countries,
  • Etc.

All this information is accessible through the scholarship search engine on the student portal.

You can also consult the scholarship calls linked to the Faculty through the electronic office.