All the academic information about Esade’s Double Degree in Business Administration and Law
The Double Degree in Business Administration and Law has been designed for you to become a professional capable of creating synergies between the legal and business worlds. The curriculum will immerse you in both fields from the outset: from the very first year you’ll combine subjects from the Bachelor of Business Administration with others from the Bachelor in Law, easily and quickly fomenting your adaptation to both. In addition, you’ll earn two degrees and, upon completing the Double Degree, you’ll also have the option of completing a Master’s to specialise in your area of interest whether in management or law. You decide.
All this thanks to a top-notch team of faculty who will familiarise you with the latest and most disruptive trends in both disciplines. In addition, and thanks to Esade’s Student-First methodology, faculty will accompany you throughout the entire learning process in which you play a completely active role.
A tailor-made curriculum for you to master law and business administration
The Double Degree’s curriculum will immerse you in subjects within both disciplines: From the very first day, you’ll complete subjects in law and business administration, fomenting your ability to easily adapt to both legal and business settings and create synergies between both.
Your syllabus
Laying the groundwork
First year
During the first year, you’ll acquire a general knowledge of both law and business administration through their practical application. In addition, this will be your first contact with university life, making new friends, joining student associations and immersing yourself in Esade’s vibrant campus life.
During the second year, you’ll delve even further into both fields. 30% of your law and management subjects will now be taught in English. In addition, you’ll have the chance to take part in an international study abroad at one of our partner universities.
The third year of the programme intensifies the focus on the legal world: You’ll also be ready to choose the area of law that interests you the most and in which you want to specialise. In addition, you’ll also take subjects which correspond to the business administration component. 50% of your subjects will be taught in English, and you’ll begin studying legal English and a second language (French, German or Mandarin). In summer, you’ll also be able to take part in solidarity-based international scholarships in Latin America, Africa or Asia through Esade’s University Development Service (SUD). This will also be the last year you spend on the Barcelona-Pedralbes campus.
This also tends to be the year in which students become more involved in student associations and in organising activities related to their areas of interest: Organising events provides you experience for the future and is generally very well-regarded by companies and organisations.
The fourth-year curriculum intensifies its focus on business administration, and you’ll begin your specialisation in the management field though you’ll also complete the final subjects in the law component. 70% of your subjects will now be taught in English, and you’ll begin studying business English. In january, you can take part in a new international experience and enrol in the study abroad in the United States.
This year, you’ll also move to the Sant Cugat campus, a multicultural space in which you’ll live and study side by side students and faculty from more than 100 different countries. You’ll also have to choose the university in which you want to do your semester-long exchange programme during the fifth year. You can choose from over 70 universities!
The fifth year of the programme is when you’ll be able to enjoy the programme’s key international experience: You’ll spend six months studying at one of the world’s 70 best business or law schools, specialising in the area on which you want to focus your career (business or law). In addition, spending this time abroad will enable you to make new friends, experience life on a new campus, learn about a new culture, etc. It represents a life and educational experience that you will never forget.
Internships, your contact with professional reality
Fifth year
You’ll complete your compulsory semester-long internship in the company or law firm you choose depending on your focus (business or law). You can complete your internship in Spain or abroad. No matter which option you choose, you’ll be in a privileged position when it comes to joining the professional world.