Student profile
Type of Degree
Students should have an interest in aspects related to how the economy operates in economic policies and the economic agents intervening in society. Students should also have an aptitude for mathematics and statistics, and a capacity for analysis and synthesis. An aptitude for understanding abstract ideas, good communication skills, the ability for creative thought, a sociable outlook and an expansive view of the world and its social and political interactions are also desirable.
This is an officially recognised University Degree, valid throughout the European Higher Education Area.
WORLD HERITAGE
This Degree complies with European Higher Education Arearequirements
Career opportunities Holders of this Degree will have received an extremely versatile education, enabling them to perform a wide range of functions of a managerial or technical support nature, in private companies, study and research centres, or at various professional levels in different national and international public administrations. Among others: w w w w w w
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Business creation. Teaching. Access to the public sector. Auditing. Business Consultant. Economic analyst (trade, stock market, finance, etc.). Business management. Economic development programmes and sector analysis. Econometric studies.
FACULTY OF ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS STUDIES
Plaza de la Victoria, s/n 28802 Alcalá de Henares (Madrid) www.uah.es/economicas
Access to Higher Degree programmes Students who have obtained the Degree in Economics may continue their officially recognised studies by taking a Master’s and Doctoral Degree course. The University of Alcalá offers various officially recognised Master’s Degree programmes (lasting either 1 or 2 years), oriented either to professional practice, adapted to the needs of the market, or to academic activity, leading to a Doctorate.
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Bachelor’s Degree in:
Economics
In addition to a Degree qualification, students may obtain a “Special Mention” for one of the specialisations by successfully completing at least 24 credits from among the optional subjects pertaining to the specialisation. Overall credit distribution SUBJECT TYPE
ECTS
Basic Training (B)
60
Obligatory (Ob)
99
Optional (Opt)
69
Bachelor's Degree Final Project (Ob)
12
TOTAL CREDITS
240
STUDY PLAN FIRST YEAR
Type
ECTS
Type
ECTS
Introduction to Economics
B
6
Introduction to Business Administration
B
6
World Economy
B
Introduction to Law
B
6
Mathematical Analysis
B
9
6
Economic Statistics I
B
9
Cross-Disciplinary Skills I Cross-Disciplinary Skills II
Opt
6
Spanish Economy
B
6
Opt
6
Total ECTS
30
Total ECTS
30
Type
ECTS
Type
ECTS
Introduction to Financial Accounting (a group in English is offered)
B
6
Economic Sociology
B
6
Optimisation in Economic Analysis
Ob
6
Economic History
Ob
6
Economic Statistics II
Ob
6
Public Finance
Ob
6
Microeconomics I
Ob
6
Microeconomics II
Ob
6
Macroeconomics I
Ob
6
Macroeconomics II
Ob
6
Total ECTS
30
Total ECTS
30
Type
ECTS
Type
ECTS
Econometrics I
Ob
9
Econometrics II
Ob
6
Economic Policies: Objectives and Instruments
Ob
6
Comparative Economic Policies
Ob
6
Spanish Tax System
Ob
6
History of Economic Thought
Ob
6
External Practical Training or Optional Subjects
Opt
9
SECOND YEAR
THIRD YEAR
First semester
First semester
First semester
Second semester
Second semester
Second semester
Institutional Economics
Ob
6
International Economic Institutions
Ob
6
Total ECTS
30
Type
ECTS
Total ECTS
30
Type
ECTS
Optional 1
Opt
6
Optional 6
Opt
6
Optional 2
Opt
6
Optional 7
Opt
6
Optional 3
Opt
6
External Practical Training or Optional Subjects
Opt
6
Optional 4
Opt
6
Bachelor's Degree Final Project
Ob
12
Optional 5
Opt
6
Total ECTS
30
Total ECTS
30
FOURTH YEAR
First semester
Second semester
TOTAL ECTS CREDITS: 240 B: Basic Training; Ob: Obligatory; Opt: Optional
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COURSE ORGANISATION AND CONTENTS
Economic Analysis Business Economics Spanish Economy Labour and Education Economics Industrial and Service Sector Economics Public Sector Economics
Students who wish to study part-time may take the same programme spread over eight years.
Course contents The basic subjects listed in the study plan are taught in the first and second years. Subjects taught in the first year should provide students with sufficient knowledge to understand and assimilate the subjects taught in the following years. In addition to the Basic Training subjects (worth 60 ECTS), there are a total of 99 obligatory credits. Subjects taught in the second and third year principally comprise those which will provide students with the theoretical, technical and practical bases of Economics. Optional subjects, worth 6 or 9 credits, are introduced in the second academic year, but are mainly offered in the third and fourth years, and students are required to take a total of 42 Optional credits. External Practical Training (worth 15 ECTS) is also offered in the last two years, and is optional. It should be stressed that students who successfully complete 24 credits pertaining to those subjects comprising a specialisation will obtain a Special Mention in their Degree. In addition to the optional courses offered in the fourth academic year, students are required to undertake a Final Project, worth 12 ECTS, where they are expected to apply the knowledge acquired during previous years. This final year enables students to consolidate the abilities, skills, practices and techniques which they are expected to have acquired, equipping them for professional practice in the fields to which this Degree is oriented.
The University of Alcalรก has established that a minimum of 12 credits in cross-disciplinary subjects must be offered on all course programmes, and must be studied by all students. In each academic year, the University will offer subjects (worth 6 ECTS each) enabling students to obtain 12 credits in cross-disciplinary skills. In accordance with current regulations, students are entitled to request validation of 6 crossdisciplinary credits for participating in university cultural, sporting, student representation, charitable and cooperation activities. Objectives of the Degree in Economics The primary objective of this degree is to train professionals capable of analysing market behaviour, the conduct of economic agents and the consequences of governmental economic policy measures. The Degree in Economics also analyses possible responses to problems such as inflation, the determinants of welfare, economic growth, unemployment and economic imbalances, the role of the State as administrator of social resources and the problems associated with sustainability, among others. The skills graduates will acquire will enable them to identify and anticipate market and sector opportunities, allocate resources, manage information, select and train personnel, and make the necessary decisions to achieve the goals of the institution in which they are employed.