InfoMàster: Creation and Management of Innovative Technology-Based Companies

The Master's in Creation and Management of Innovative and Technology-Based Companies is primarily professionally oriented and provides the necessary training to create and manage innovative businesses. It has a distinctly interdisciplinary and cross-sectoral approach, with a strong emphasis on practical cases and real-world examples from active innovative companies.

The study program consists of a total of 60 ECTS credits.

The courses are developed over two semesters: the first is from September to January, and the second is from February to June.

The six mandatory courses are taught during the first semester, while the elective courses, Master's Thesis, and external internships are carried out in the second semester.

The teaching of the Master's in Creation and Management of Innovative and Technology-Based Companies is face-to-face and takes place in the afternoon, between 5:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m., at the Faculty of Economics and Business. Attendance at classes, seminars, and conferences is mandatory. Students have access to classrooms to work on individual or group assignments for continuous assessment during the free periods between classes.

The group consists of a maximum of 30 students, who work on practical activities throughout the course using the Virtual Campus and submitting problems and essays for the various courses. The content of the syllabi (programs, activities, assessments, calendars, etc.) is available online on the Virtual Campus.

The language of instruction is Spanish, except for some elective courses that are taught in English.

• Exams by subject
• Exams by dates

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

In the following link, you can check the timetables for each subject, including the schedules for the different groups, the professor assigned to each group, the teaching language, the classroom where the classes will take place, as well as the dates for the different exam sessions.

• Subject sheet: groups, professors, classrooms, and language.

Timetables in pdf

• View the timetables in pdf.

According to the general regulations of the UB, as well as the specific regulations of the Faculty of Economics and Business, official university master’s programs aim for students to acquire advanced, specialized, or multidisciplinary training, oriented towards academic or professional specialization or the promotion of initiation into research tasks. The program must conclude with the development and public defense of a master's thesis.

Within this framework, this master’s program includes the course Master's Thesis, worth 15 ECTS credits.

The student must carry out a project that can be of different types, such as a business plan for a new company, an innovation plan for a department of an existing company, or the development of research applied to the content acquired in the master’s program. It should include personal conclusions that demonstrate critical thinking and personal reflection.

The student must integrate and apply —with a professional, creative, and innovative approach— the competencies acquired throughout the master’s program and incorporate specific skills (autonomy, initiative, practical application, etc.).

The thesis is defined as autonomous, although there is a tutor who must approve the project and provide guidance to the student. Throughout the development of the project, the student may meet with the tutor to present progress reports on the work.

The Master’s Committee designates the teaching staff as tutors for the final master’s projects.

The thesis is presented and defended in a public session before a tribunal.

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 center, especially for its students.

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

The coordinator holds general coordination sessions and individual tutoring upon request by the students.

The master’s program has an information campus where all important matters of interest to students are communicated: seminars, conferences, exam schedules, professional association events where students are invited to participate for free, job offers, etc. There is also an email address for contact (mastercreaempresa@ub.edu) to resolve doubts and provide support to students.