The BBA - Bachelor in Business Administration in Barcelona is a comprehensive program intended to engage international students invested in learning with the fundamental business practices shaping the world today. Bachelor in Business Administration students take an in-depth look at global markets and become aware of the cultural implications of doing business in Europe, Asia, Latin America, and other regions worldwide.
The Bachelor of Business Administration in Barcelona arms students to tackle the challenges of an often fractionalized, globalized economy and the aptitude to effectively work across borders. The Bachelor in Business Administration in Barcelona incorporates modern methodologies, case studies, situational analysis, simulation games, and practical projects into the core curriculum through a pragmatic approach, readying students to meet today’s real-life challenges head on.
Students graduating from GBSB Global with a Bachelor of Business Administration degree, additionally obtain Level 4 and Level 5 ATHE Extended Diploma in Management, officially recognized by OFQUAL in the UK, which allows students to complete a top-up year in the leading UK universities and earn a double Bachelors’ degree.
The BBA - Bachelor of Business Administration in Barcelona program offers eight majors:
DEGREE
Bachelor in Business Administration
Extended Diploma in Management awarded by ATHE (OFQUAL UK)
Second Bachelor’s Degree from the UK (An Optional Top-Up Year)*
*Top-up Degree Option at the following UK Universities: Northampton University, University of Derby, University of Worcester, University of Sunderland, Coventry University.
DURATION
3 years
Optional Top-up Year
LANGUAGES
English
LOCATION
Barcelona
ANNUAL INTAKES
OCT | JAN | APR
FORMAT
Full Time | Daytime
TUITION FEES
€9,900
per academic year
PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS
Student Body Representing
More than 70 Nationalities
ACCA and Microsoft
Certifications on Top
of Your Degree
Focus on Innovation
and Technology
Networking Opportunities
with Multinational Companies
Practical Group
Projects and Lectures
Multicultural Faculty
with Industry Experience
RANKINGS, ACCREDITATIONS & PARTNERSHIPS
Fully accredited by ASIC approved by Ofsted and an affiliate of ENQA
Accredited as ATHE (Awards for Training and Higher Education) centre, an awarding organization in the UK
Official ACCA Partner and the only Computer Based Examination Centre in Spain
The only higher education institution in Spain accredited by Microsoft as a leader in digital education
Ranked as a Leader in Business Education by Newsweek Magazine
WHAT YOU WILL LEARN
BE IN DEMAND:
Acquire the knowledge and skills in one of the most central, dynamic yet stable fields today with a Bachelor in Business Administration in Barcelona.
IMPROVE YOUR INNOVATIVE POTENTIAL:
Take courses on design thinking, creativity, and the psychology of new product development. Be at the forefront of innovation and strive to create change.
EMBRACE NEW OPPORTUNITIES:
Direct your studies and career in the direction you feel most driven to succeed. With eight in-demand specializations, invest in the career path that is right for you.
GAIN THE TOOLS TO BE HIGHLY COMPETITIVE:
Obtain the hard skills like accounting, information technologies, and financial analysis, in addition to developing the increasingly valuable soft skills such as leadership, people management, and organizational communications that will make you more marketable.
BUILD A GLOBAL NETWORK:
Earn a BBA - Bachelor in Business Administration in Barcelona degree and benefit from GBSB Global’s professional relationships and connections across borders and industries.
DEVELOP A GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE:
Gain the aptitude and ability to traverse financial markets, international and domestic trade, and the multi-faceted legal arena in business.
SPECIALIZE IN WHAT INTERESTS YOU:
You can prepare for your future ideal career by specializing in one of the business areas. Choose from: BBA in Entrepreneurship, BBA in Management, BBA in PR & Communication, BBA in Marketing, BBA in Digital Business, BBA in Finance, BBA in Fashion & Luxury Business, BBA in Sports Management.
CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
Invest in your future self by earning your Bachelor in Business Administration in Barcelona and take your career to an uncharted level. GBSB Global Business School in Spain offer support to help students plan and achieve career success in Europe and around the world. Take advantage of the wide range of career development services GBSB Global Business School in Barcelona offers from professional workshops and corporate presentations on campus to career evaluation resources.
STUDENT TESTIMONIALS
THIERRY ARMEL BEDI, Ivory Coast
"I started my university studies in the United States at Jacksonville State in Alabama. I decided to move to another country to continue my bachelor degree in Business Administration and to embrace a new culture and learn a new language. I’m here now as a transfer student at GBSB Global Business School studying for my bachelor degree in business management. Studying at GBSB Global Business School for a year and half has helped me to improve my communication skills. I think GBSB Global is more multicultural than other schools I have attended. There are a lot of students from abroad in the BBA program, and I have been learning a lot from my classmates and my professors. In my opinion, studying at GBSB Global provides students the best possible communication training one could ask for."
GBSB Global Alumnus, Class of 2017
AIDAN MCKEVITT, USA
"For me personally, the biggest advantage of GBSB Global is the level of diversity within the student body. I’ve had the chance to share and collaborate with people from countries I knew absolutely nothing about. Most importantly though, what I have gained from my time at GBSB Global is a level of social learning and cultural understanding that is unparalleled to any university I have attended in the past, that I know will be invaluable when entering the international business field."
GBSB Global Alumnus, Class of 2017
Previous
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Year 1 (60 ECTS)
Core Courses
Business Ethics
Business Environment
Communication Skills
Business Law
Marketing Principles & Practice
People in Organizations
Resource Management
Applying Promotional Techniques
Finance for Managers I
Spanish Language & Additional Workshops
Optional Spanish Language (A1)
Microsoft Office Certification Training
Year 2 (60 ECTS)
Core Courses
Business Organizations in a Global Context
People Management
Customer Relationship Management
Planning a New Business Venture
Managing Communication
Finance for Managers II
Research Project
Specialization Courses
A chosen Specialization (Major) allows a student to tailor BBA studies to their professional interests. The students are studying specialization courses during the second year of their BBA studies.
Year 3 (60 ECTS)
Core Courses
Accounting and Finance for Managers
Business Project
Social Responsibility of Business
The Political Economy of China
Strategic Human Resource Management
Strategic Management
International Money & Finance
Supply Chain Operations Management
BBA Thesis
The BBA Thesis allows students to reflect and integrate their learning over their three years of study, and create an original work in an area of their interest related to the major. The BBA thesis represents the student’s integration of theoretical constructs drawn from course work, application of theory and the mastery of academic skills.
Specialization Courses
BBA in Digital Business
Online Retail for Small Business
Digital Marketing Strategy
Knowledge & Technology Management
Agile Methodologies & Design Thinking
UX & Conversion
Digital Operations
BBA in Entrepreneurship
Online Retail for Small Business
Knowledge & Technology Management
Talent Management
Agile Methodologies & Design Thinking
Premium Brand Management
Entrepreneurial Finance
BBA in Fashion & Luxury
Online Retail for Small Business
Sustainable Fashion & Luxury
Digital Marketing Strategy
Event Coordination & Sponsoring
Fashion & Luxury Marketing
Premium Brand Management
BBA in Management
Communication Strategies & Media Planning
E-commerce Management
Employment & Labor Law
Sales Management
Reputation & Relationship Management
Financial Statement Analysis
BBA in Finance
Financial Reporting
Employment & Labor Law
Cost Accounting
Financial Statement Analysis
Global Financial Markets
Investor Relations
BBA in Sports Management
Digital Marketing Strategy
Talent Management
Sports Analytics
Event Coordination & Sponsoring
Premium Brand Management
Sports Marketing
BBA in Marketing
Brand Management
Retailing Management
E-commerce Management
Sales Management
Innovative Marketing Communications
Consumer Behavior
BBA in PR & Communication
Brand Management
Communication Strategies & Media Planning
Public Relations Case Studies
Reputation and Relationship Management
Innovative Marketing Communications
Investor Relations
GBSB Global Business School uses the quarter system where there are four 10 week study periods (or quarters) during the year. Students are expected to attend three quarters, but may attend all four quarters (including summer quarters) to graduate sooner. Summer quarters are available based on the number of students signed up.
STARTING DATES ACADEMIC YEAR 2018- 2019
Our flexible approach to education and unique curricular design allows new students to start their studies in the beginning of each academic quarter. The starting dates for new undergraduate and graduate students are the following:
BBA/MBA/MSc Programs
Fall Quarter – October 1, 2018
Winter Quarter – January 7, 2019
Spring Quarter – April 1, 2019
MA Programs
Fall Quarter – October 1, 2018
Winter Quarter – January 7, 2019
Spring Quarter – April 1, 2019
FALL QUARTER
October 2018 - December 2018
Orientation Days
September 27-28
WEEK 1
October 1 - 5
WEEK 2
October 8 - 12
WEEK 3
October 15 - 19
WEEK 4
October 22 - 26
WEEK 5
Oct. 28 - Nov. 2
WEEK 6
November 5 - 9
WEEK 7
November 12 - 16
WEEK 8
November 19 - 23
WEEK 9
November 26 - 30
WEEK 10
December 3 - 7
WEEK 11
December 10 - 14
ACCA, MOS exams
December 13 - 18
WINTER QUARTER
January 2019 - March 2019
Orientation Day
January 7
WEEK 1
January 7 - 11
WEEK 2
January 14 - 18
WEEK 3
January 21 - 25
WEEK 4
Jan. 28 - Feb. 1
WEEK 5
February 4 - 8
WEEK 6
February 11 - 15
WEEK 7
February 18 - 22
WEEK 8
Feb. 25 - Mar. 1
WEEK 9
March 4 - 8
WEEK 10
March 11 - 15
WEEK 11
March 18 - 22
ACCA, MOS exams
March 21 - 27
SPRING QUARTER
April 2019 - June 2019
Orientation Day
April 1
WEEK 1
April 1 - 5
WEEK 2
April 8 - 12
Easter Break
April 14 - 22
WEEK 3
April 23 - 26
WEEK 4
Apr. 29 - May 3
WEEK 5
May 6 - 10
WEEK 6
May 13 - 17
WEEK 7
May 20 - 24
WEEK 8
May 27 - 31
WEEK 9
June 3 - 7
WEEK 10
June 10 - 14
WEEK 11
June 17 - 21
ACCA, MOS exams
June 19 - 26
CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS: Dec 22 – Jan 6
SPRING HOLIDAYS 2019: March 23 - 31
EASTER BREAK 2019: April 14 - 22
SUMMER HOLIDAYS 2019: July - October 2019
GRADUATION CEREMONY 2019: June 27, 2019
Thesis/Final Master Project Defence (January): (Week 3 of Winter term)
Thesis/Final Master Project Defence (April): (Week 3 of Spring term)
Thesis/Final Master Project Defence (June): (during last week of the month)
Bank Holidays (Barcelona Campus)
January: 1st: New Year(Statewide), 6th: Reyes(Statewide)
April: 19th: Friday of Eastern(Statewide), 22nd: Monday of Eastern(Autonomic)
May: 1st: Day of workers(Statewide)
June:10th: Monday of Pentecostes(Local), 24th: Saint John(Autonomic)
August: 15th: Virgin's ascension(Statewide)
September: 11th: Diada(Autonomic), 24th: Virgel de la Merce(Local)
October: 12th: Spain National Day(Statewide)
November: 1st: Todos los Santos(Statewide)
December: 6th: Day of the Constitution(Statewide), 8th: Inmaculada(Statewide), 25th: Christmas(Statewide), 26th: Saint Esteban(Autonomic)
JOSEP BOSCH
Academic Background
Bachelor and Master Degree, Journalism, Universidad Autonoma de Barcelona, Spain
Career Experience
Head of Media, World Trade Organization, Switzerland
Spokesman and Information Officer, World Trade Organization, Switzerland
Geneva Bureau Chief and Economics Correspondent, Efe, Switzerland
Hong Kong and Southeast Asia and the Pacific Bureau Chief and Economics Correspondent, Efe, China
Tokyo Bureau Chief and Economics Correspondent, Efe, Japan
Correspondent, Efe, UK
VICTORIANO TRAVIESO MORALES
Academic Background
Bachelor Degree, Law, Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain
PG DIP, Legal Studies, Contractual, Conveyancing, Trusts & Equities, European Competition Law, Criminal Law, Commendation, London South Bank University, UK
Postgraduate Degree, Legal Practice, BPP Law School, UK
Career Experience
Senior Spanish Lawyer and English Solicitor, Gimbrere International Advocaten, S.L.P., Spain
Practicing English Solicitor, Stepinlaw Abogados, Spain
Spanish Lawyer and English Solicitor, De Haan & Mulder, S.L.P., Spain
FERRAN TEIXES
Academic Background
Bachelor Degree, Philology, Universitat Oberta de Catalunya, Spain
Master Degree, Economics and Management, Universitat de Barcelona, Spain
Certified Lego ® Serious Play ® Facilitator
Career Experience
Advisory Board Member, IGNITE Serious Play, Spain
Managing Director, Agrupació Pedagògica Sant Nicolau, Spain
STEPHEN HARRISON
Academic Background
BSc, Mathematics, Exeter University, UK
MBA, Marketing, University of Phoenix, USA
Master Degree, Marketing, ESERP Business School, Spain
Career Experience
CEO, Gerentes Internacionales S.A., Spain
Independent Consultant/Coach, Spain
Financial & Business Consultant, Spain
ARIANNA MAZEO
Academic Background
BA, Sociology and Communication, Sapienza Università di Roma, Italy
Master Degree, Education and ICT, University of Catalunya, Spain
Master Degree, European Policies, Digital Creativity and Design Innovation, University Roma Tre, Italy
Career Experience
Senior Managing Director of Master’s Degree in Design and Communication, ELISAVA, Spain
Director, Desis Lab ELISAVA/ Desis Network, Spain
XAVIER BERNARD
Academic Background
BBA, International Marketing, EDHEC Business School, France
MBA, International Marketing, EDHEC Business School, France
MA, Mountain & Rural Development, University of Toulouse, France
Career Experience
Managing Director, Pyrenees Working Community, Spain
Project Manager, European Cooperative Society, Spain
Consultant, Technologic Forest Center, Spain
VICTORIA BALLESTA
Academic Background
Bachelor Degree, Law, Universitat de Barcelona, Spain
MBA, ESADE Business School, Spain
MBA, Exchange Program, UCLA, USA
MA, Digital Marketing & Inbound Marketing, IEBS Business School, Spain
PhD, Civil Law, Universitat de Barcelona, Spain
Career Experience
Founder & Manager, Victoria’s Cakes, Spain
Marketing & Digital Manager, CLB/Teknon/Ruber Internacional/Inmaculada, Spain
Marketing & Trade Marketing Manager/Business Development Manager, Omega Pharma, Spain
REYNALD NAULLEAU
Academic Background
BBA, SKEMA Business School, France
MSc, Strategic Tourism Management, SKEMA Business School/European School of Management, France
Career Experience
CEO & Founder, ZGOAT, France
Area Manager, Golden Tulip Hospitality Group, France
Sales Manager, Louvre Hotels, France
TO BE QUALIFIED FOR ADMISSION TO BACHELOR IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION IN BARCELONA, YOU MUST:
The entry profile should include one of the following:
- A GCE Advanced level profile with achievement in 2 or more subjects supported by 5 or more GCSEs at grades C and above
- Other related level 3 subjects
- Other equivalent international qualifications (high school diploma)
Have a high level of English language
Complete all required forms for admission and submit all required documents
Tuition Fee for the Program (60 ECTS credits)
9,900 EUR
Tuition Fee per Quarter (20 ECTS credits)
3,300 EUR
Tuition Fee per Academic Credit (1 ECTS credit)
165 EUR
(Visiting students)
Payment Conditions:
Minimum Advanced Tuition Payment (EU Students)
4,950 EUR
Due at the time of program acceptance
Minimum Advanced Tuition Payment (Non-EU Students)
4,950 EUR
Due at the time of program acceptance and a requirement to send visa documents
The remaining Tuition Fees are due the first Friday (Week 1) of the program.
Bachelor´s Program Duration: 9 Quarters = 3 Academic Years
A discount may be applied if the student choses to pay
the full amount at the time of program acceptance.
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If payments are not paid by the deadlines, a penalty fee of 5% of the remaining tuition amount will be charged.
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Payment are accepted by bank transfer or PayPal (commission charges apply).
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Program fees do not include accommodation, flights, insurance or program materials.
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Students who wish to participate in Global Study Trips may do so by paying additional fees.
