Enhance your international profile
The Esade Bachelor of Business Administration degree programme will prepare you to work anywhere in the world. When you graduate, you’ll have an international perspective on business and extensive language skills in Spanish, plus a third language: French or German. Non-native speakers can also perfect their Business English.
Choose a 100% English or bilingual degree
The Esade Bachelor of Business Administration is delivered on the Barcelona–Sant Cugat campus both 100% in English and as a bilingual Spanish/English or Catalan/English program.
Business English
You can perfect your business English in this subject, which connects with themes and cases studied in other classes across the syllabus:
- 1st year: research and expansion of business English vocabulary, mainly through written work.
- 2nd year: introduction of English speaking practice.
- 3rd year: in-depth practical work on being persuasive during negotiations, debates, project presentations and more.
What do the classes involve?
Case preparation
Research
Roleplaying games
Debates
Public speaking
Persuasive presentation
BEC: Business English Certificate
Sit the internationally recognised BEC exam to certify your level of business English. Esade can help you prepare for the BEC before you finish your degree.
The BEC consists of three levels: Preliminary, Vantage and Higher. With the knowledge and abilities you acquire during the business English lessons of the Bachelor of Business Administration programme, you will be able to take and pass the Higher exam with confidence.
Spanish
The BBA syllabus also includes compulsory Spanish courses, ranging in level from beginner to advanced. You’ll start with the Modern Language I course and learn to understand, speak, read and write basic Spanish that’s applicable both in business environments and in daily life. Over the course of the programme, you’ll progress to Español 5, which focuses on becoming fluent and understanding the cultural context of the language.
Living and Barcelona and practicing the language outside the classroom will accelerate your learning and enrich your Esade experience.
French or German (optional)
You can study French or German for up to six hours per week. Your teachers will be native speakers, class sizes are small and learning is based on participation. You’ll learn essential business vocabulary and develop key skills such as negotiation.