With this internationally-focused program, learn to successfully lead the management of international business with one of the five best master's degrees in your specialty according to the Eduniversal ranking.
The Online Official Master's Degree in International Business is a program that gives you the necessary tools to lead the strategy and operation of the business in the international market. Learn to analyze business opportunities in each market and sector so as to internationalize a company and develop in international business thanks to the knowledge acquired concerning international financial organizations and regional economic integration organizations.
Design your company's international strategy with the help of everything you learn about international marketing, international human resource management, and international business culture. You will also learn how logistics and transport are managed, customs, incoterms, and everything related to international finance and taxation.
By means of three geographical seminars in the master, you will specialize in the detection and development of business opportunities in Asia, Europe, and Latin America.
With the Business Game simulator in the Online Official Master's Degree in International Business, you can even apply the knowledge you have learned and implement different strategic decisions to achieve the maximum possible results.
Finally, the last module of the Online Official Master's Degree in International Business teaches you managerial skills so that you can work in export departments, export management, international trade, customs, and international logistics companies.
The Master´s Degree in International Business is endorsed by Pompeu Fabra University, the 1st Spanish university and the 15th best university in the world (of those with less than 50 years), according to the Times Higher Education ranking. In addition, UPF Barcelona School of Management has EQUIS accreditation, the most prestigious institutional recognition for business schools globally.
Why choose this program
Develop an international vision
Through specialization seminars you will learn to identify, analyse and develop business opportunities in the Asian, European and Latin American markets, and be able to understand how the socioeconomic framework of those continents works.
Learn from experts
You can count on academics and professionals from the Pompeu Fabra University, the Observatory of Relations with Latin America and renowned companies and institutions, who will help you acquire practical knowledge of business.
Take advantage of extracurricular internships
You will have the possibility of putting into practice the knowledge acquired in companies such as Almirall, Alcatel-Lucent España, Nestle Purina Petcare España, Pimec, Marítima Tuscor Lloyds or Hall Street Barcelona, among others.
Improve your management skills
You will acquire collaborative skills for working in a team and lead your company's projects in the foreign market.
Practice with the Business Game
Through the Business Game you will be able to put into practice the strategic decisions of your company in a simulator, exploring all avenues of an international project.
International recognition
Study at a school accredited by EQUIS, international distinction that guarantees the quality of our institution and makes us the 1st school of management linked to a public university with this accreditation in our country.
Who is it for?
The master is aimed at international business professionals who want to update their knowledge, as well as university graduates and higher graduates, especially in the area of business administration, economics, law and engineering, who have a minimum of approximately 2 years of relevant professional experience.
At the end of the program, participants will have acquired and updated the essential knowledge and skills to be able to face any challenge posed by their company or create their own company aimed at the international market and foreign trade.
Accreditations
UPF Barcelona School of Management is the management school of Pompeu Fabra University, the 1st Ibero-American university and the 16th placed university in the world, among those under 50 years of age, according to the Times Higher Education ranking.
UPF Barcelona School of Management has EQUIS accreditation, the most prestigious institutional recognition for business schools globally, and places itself among the top business schools in the world.
The Online Master in International Business has AMBA accreditation from the Association of MBAs, which recognizes UPF-BSM for its academic quality and reputation.
The Online Master in International Business is an official master's degree and has the academic recognition of the Ministry of Education of the Government of Spain. The Quality Agency of the University System of Catalonia (AQU) has also institutionally accredited UPF-BSM. This accreditation certifies all the official master's degrees that we teach and recognizes the quality of our educational model in accordance with the criteria of the European Higher Education Area (EHEA).
Curriculum
The Master in International Business is structured in 4 large modules and an international trip so that the student can experience first-hand how large multinationals create their international strategies.
Complementary activities
The Online Master in International Business also includes the possibility of participating in practical activities and activities for personal and professional growth such as:
- UPF-BSM Inside: is a group of interdisciplinary subjects (applied data, communication, creativity, innovation and project management, sustainability and leadership among others) that, if you take this program, you can access at no additional cost. They are 100% online and you can take them throughout the academic year at your own pace, as they have been designed as self-study subjects.
Qualification obtained
Once students have completed the course they will obtain the Màster Universitari en Negocis Internacionals. International Business - Máster Universitario en Negocios Internacionales / International Business, awarded by Pompeu Fabra University.
Issuance of official Master's Degrees: The amount stipulated in the DOGC (Official Gazette of the Government of Catalonia) must be paid for the rights to issue the title. This rate varies annually and the rate in force at the time of application for the degree will be applied.
International mobility
The UPF Barcelona School of Management offers you the possibility of expanding your training and international vision through the International Mobility Programme. Extend your studies extracurricularly, during the academic year following the completion of your Master's, at a top-level institution. Limited places.
Faculty
With a global vision and a great track record in research, the faculty of the Master in International Business will give you the 360 degree vision you need to boost your professional career in the international market.
Academic directors
Faculty
Collaborating faculty
- Alejandro Arola
Director General of Arola Logistics Customs.
Customs officer.
President of the Association of Duaners. - José Luis Aznar
Socio-Director of Aznar Advocates.
Advocate specialist in international procurement and negotiation.
A specialist consultant in the European Union.
Member of the Spanish Committee of Incoterms Experts of the Chamber of International Trade. - Martin Brusco
Director of OLEXGLOBAL S. a.
Master in International Business for the UPF-BSM.
Industrial Engineer at the National University of Rosario, Argentina.
Representative of JEM Metallurgy Industries in Argentina. - Pilar Cateabate
Portofolio Manager in Solventis, A.V. Master in Financial Markets at the UPF Barcelona School of Management.
A graduate in Finance and Accounting at the University of Zaragoza. - David Elvira Benito
Partner of the Ma.-Krier-Elvira Advocate.
Warwick Legal Network's Board Member.
He has been a resident of the Spanish-Swedish Chamber of Commerce in Barcelona.
Associate Professor of Tax Law at the UPF. Doctor in Law for the UPF. - Maria Giné
Chief Operating Officer of Arola Logistics .
Customs, responsible for the customs area.
Member of the Spanish Committee of Experts on Incoterms of the Chamber of International Trade.
Master in Digital International Business for IDEC-UPF. - Etel Gros Ruera
Founding partner of Proa Consultoria . Coaching SL.
Licensed in Psychology (UB).
Diploma in Labor Relations for the UPF and Development Program for the IESE. - Tanguy Jacopin
Associate Director of Global Born consultancy.
He is a specialist on the subjects of stakeholder management, cultural cross management and leadership.
Doctor in Applied Economy by the University of the Sorbonne (Paris). - Guadalupe Maldonado Berea
Senior Research Professor at the Benito Juárez Autonomous University of Oaxaca, Mexico.
Member of the National System of Investigators of Mexico.
Doctor in Education (Esment Dra. International) by University of Cordoba, Spain. - Judith Mata Monforte
Executive Director of the Ricardo Fisas Natura Bissé Foundation.
Coach accredited ICF.
Associate Professor of URL.
Doctor in Communication for URL. - Maria Isabel Pardos
Ex-Member of the Board of Directors and International Speaker of Litexco Group.
Member of the Editorial Council of the Single Currency Journal.
A specialist consultant on markets in the countries of central and eastern Europe. - Francisco Puig
Acredat Professor at the Faculty of Economics of the University of Valencia.
"MANAGER" Research Group Coordinator: Clusters and Competitiveness).
Doctor (Extraordinary prize) in Economics from the University of Valencia. - Lucas Pussetto
Professor of Environment and International Economics and economics consultant for private and public organizations in several Latin American countries. Master in Economics and Business from Pompeu Fabra University and Master in Economics from Los Andes University (Bogota, Colombia). - Jordi Sellarés Serra
Director of the Spanish Committee of the Chamber of International Trade.
Master at International Relations at the University of Cambridge.
Legal advisor to the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE).
Associate Professor at the University of Barcelona (UB) and Esade.
Doctor in Law for UB. - Pere Serra Bartolá
He has been the Relationship Manager of the Department of International Financial Institutions in "the Box".
Owner of consultant Gan Consmedes Consulting, S.L. Licensed in Biology by UAB. - Manel Vericat Ramos
Founder of Bobby Coach. Solutions Specific Knowledge Leader Technology in Everis, an NTT Data Company.
A consultant on technology and a consultant on technology-based entrepreneurship. Telecommunications engineer for the UPC.
Methodology
At UPF Barcelona School of Management we are committed to a flexible, dynamic and friendly online methodology that applies the best practices of on-campus experience to the virtual environment.
The UPF-BSM online experience is developed on the eCampus platform, which uses Moddle technology to combine different active methodologies: study of teaching materials, practical activities, discussion forums and self-assessment exercises for each of the subjects, streaming sessions with experts, and tutorials and individualized resolution of questions.
Our aim is to allow you to combine your higher studies with your lifestyle so that you make the most of the time you have for it. That is why you will have 24/7 access to the virtual environment so that you can organize your study time without schedules and at your own pace.
To facilitate day-to-day management and the achievement of your academic goals, the program is structured in didactic units, with which you will acquire instrumental, attitudinal and conceptual skills. You will have a progress bar available for each of them that will indicate the status of completion of the tasks and a recovery period in case you need more time to complete them.
Interactive teaching materials
Various materials and formats will make your experience more motivating: videos, case studies, content maps and downloadable resources. Designed and updated periodically by professionals and experts in the field, they put at your disposal the latest knowledge, skills, and tools to take your career to the next level.
Active and collaborative learning
Participation and discussion with your classmates and teachers are essential to the collaborative learning process. We will provide you with various tools such as the Discussion Forum, where you can propose new topics for debate, comment on and answer questions presented by the teacher or respond to interesting comments.
Streaming sessions with experts
Through videoconference sessions with the expert teacher or special guests, you will be able to ask questions, discuss your learning and connect in real time as if you were all in the same place. To ensure the flexibility of the training, we record the sessions so that you can refer to them if you have not been able to connect.
Personalized help
You will have the support of the expert tutor, who will guide you through each didactic unit; the help of the coordinator and the program manager in the delivery of activities, qualifications, management of procedures or access to services, and the guidance of the career advisor in the improvement of your personal brand and the search for professional opportunities.
Mentor
Throughout the program, you will develop your Final Project and, for this, you will be assigned an expert mentor on the subject, who will be in charge of advising you and supervising its development until the final presentation and defence.
Evaluation
The activities and evaluation dates of each of the subjects in the program will be detailed at its start.
The program's evaluation tests will be established and corrected under the quality criteria required in all UPF Barcelona School of Management programs, which guarantee their academic value and recognition.
The evaluation of the program will be carried out online on the basis of:
- Resolution of practical cases oriented to business reality
- Knowledge tests for each subject
- Proactive participation in forums and debates
- Realization and presentation of a Final Project
Tools
The learning process is characterized by its flexibility, since, in the virtual learning environment, the structure of the school calendar and the diversity of multimedia resources which are made available to the student allows them to acquire knowledge in a self-regulated manner.
The support of the teaching staff and interaction with classmates is carried out by making use of a wide variety of communication channels that facilitate proximity and didactic dialogue.
Professional Future
The master is aimed at international business professionals who want to update their knowledge, as well as university graduates and higher graduates, especially in the area of business administration, economics, law and engineering, who have a minimum of approximately 2 years of relevant professional experience. At the end of the program, the participants will have acquired and updated the essential knowledge and skills to be able to face any challenge posed by their company or to create their own company aimed at the international market and foreign trade.
Student profile
With more than 700 students in its 15 courses, the Master in International Business is made up of students from different continents. They are looking for a unique and modern training capable of generating a professional leap, both in their respective multinationals and to be able to access the international market. The students of the Master in International Business comply with the DNA of the program: international profiles each with their own vision of how to do business in the world and with training in the areas of business administration, economics, law or engineering.
Average age
Number of years of professional experience
International students
Career opportunities
The Online Master's Degree in International Business enables you to develop a professional career in export departments of companies with international activity, as well as in export management, trading companies, customs and international logistics.
- International business department of a multinational company
- Company export and import department
- Public institutions and private consultancies in the field of business internationalization
- Creation of your own trade company