International Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration

(Course taught exclusively in English)

 

The International Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration was launched in 2014 and CATÓLICA-LISBON was once again a pioneer in its internationalization strategy. Over the years, it has continued in the vanguard, keeping up with changes in international teaching standards and the demands of a constantly changing global labor market and business environment.

With a teaching staff made up of leading academics in the production of scientific knowledge and reputable members of industry and the business arena, the Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration allows students who choose this course to develop strong interdisciplinary skills in management in an international context, complemented by a highly analytic course framework.

When you have concluded your Management course, you will have advanced knowledge of topics such as Strategy, Marketing and Accounting.

After the common core first year, which allows students to learn more about the basics of management, along with useful concepts in the area of economics and finance, the students will have access to elective subjects in a study plan that can be customized according to the areas they are most interested in and the professional future they aspire to.

When building a personalized curricular plan, the elective subjects available for this bachelor's degree course are part of an exclusive management track, opening doors to the interdisciplinarity that is in the DNA of the Business School.

In line with the international experience and to open up new horizons, CATÓLICA-LISBON also has protocols with universities in over 40 countries for exchange programs, through the Erasmus program and other protocols, such as Double Degrees or the International Tri-School Exchange.

In third year, students set out to gain an enriching international experience, doing one or two exchange semesters. This not only opens the doors to new cultures and languages and greater self-awareness, but it also broadens their horizons. This experience is highly valued, both by recruiting companies and when applying for a master's degree course.

The bachelor's degree courses at CATÓLICA-LISBON also have a mentoring program that connects course students with alumni in important positions in the industry, allowing some former students to share their experience in relevant international careers and providing the students with learning that is closer to the reality in the labor market.

Learn in Action is a development program for personal skills development which is included in the compulsory study plan and has been developed exclusively for our bachelor’s degree students.

The aim is to take practice a little further, with training devoted to the essential skills needed for the labor market and the opportunity to take part in different extracurricular activities, including internships, volunteering and even entrepreneurial projects that will generate richer resumés and more complete people.

This is why bachelor's degrees from CATÓLICA-LISBON guarantee employability rates very close to 100% within six months of completing the course.

Curricular Plan

 

Conclusion of the Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration & Management requires students to obtain 180 ECTS, divided between:

Compulsory Subjects and the Learn in Action Program

Elective Subjects and/or Exchange Semester
keyboard_arrow_up 1st Year
Common Core
1st Year – 1st Semester
  • Mathematics for Business & Economics
  • Foundations of Microeconomics
  • Financial Accounting
  • Foundations of Management
  • Data Analysis
  • + Learn in Action Program

 

 1st Year – 2nd Semester
  • Mathematics II
  • Foundations of Macroeconomics
  • Statistics for Business and Economics
  • Economics and Business Law
  • Christianity & Culture
  • + Learn in Action Program
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Management Track, exclusive to the International Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration
2nd Year - 1st Semester
  • Finance I
  • Marketing
  • Strategy
  • Organizational Behavior
  • Data Modelling
  • + Learn in Action Program

 

2nd Year - 2nd Semester
  • International Management
  • Operations Management
  • Cost Accounting
  • Entrepreneurship and Innovation
  • Applied Data Analytics
  • + Learn in Action Program
keyboard_arrow_up 3rd Year
Management Track, exclusive to the International Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration
3rd Year - 1st & 2nd Semesters
  • Cross Cultural Management
  • Ethics and Social Responsibility
  • Data Driven Decision Making and Business Analytics 
  • + Elective Courses and Exchange Program or Double Degree

International Exchange, International Tri-School Exchange or Double Degree

In their last year, students can choose one of the following options:

- an international exchange semester in a partner school and a “tailor-made” semester at CATÓLICA-LISBON;

- two semesters abroad on an international exchange program with one of our partner schools;

- two International Tri-School Exchange semesters at two Business Schools on different continents;

- two Double Degree semesters at Grenoble École de Management;

- Double Degree at the University of San Diego, remaining for one additional year (the program is for two years).