Classes are scheduled from Monday to Friday and require full-time dedication. Throughout the day, practical classes alternate with tutorial sessions, case study discussions, team projects, individual study time, library consultations and language classes. During the first and second years, students are divided into two sections, one taught in Catalan and the other in Spanish. During the third and fourth years, classes are taught in Spanish or English in the Spanish section and in Catalan or English in the Catalan section. Lastly, ESADE's MSc Programmes in Management are taught solely in English.

Students completing the Bachelor in Business Administration (BBA) and an ESADE MSc Programme in Management will receive the corresponding degree from the Universidad Ramon Llull, the second top-rated private university in Spain (El Mundo, May 2008).

Upon completing the Bachelor in Business Administration (BBA) programme, graduates will receive the corresponding official degree from Universidad Ramon Llull.

Upon completing the specific Master within the MSc Programmes in Management, graduates will also receive the corresponding official degree for said Master from the Universidad Ramon Llull.

In addition, students may obtain either of the following Master's:

· CEMS Master in International Management, an internationally recognised, private degree granted by the Community of European Management Schools.
· Master from one of the following universities: RSM Erasmus University (Rotterdam, Netherlands), Groupe HEC (Paris, France), University of St. Gallen (St. Gallen, Switzerland) or Università Commerciale Luigi Bocconi (Milan, Italy). This is an official degree.