Bachelor in Business Administration
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On-Campus version:
HTL International School’s Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration provides students with the knowledge and core business management skills they need to succeed in the global marketplace. You will study the whole degree in English. HTL International School Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration is divided into a 3-year program:
- During the first year, you will concentrate on the fundamentals of business, such as the basics of marketing, management, business economics, and human resources. You will get the theoretical bases of business that will help you to understand business practices in global contexts.
- During the second year, you’ll receive a deeper knowledge of economics, international management, corporate finance, and personal skills.
- The third year will concentrate on strategies, consumer behavior, and investments.
Intended learning outcomes:
- employ theoretical and conceptual knowledge to identify and analyze business problems in global contexts
- apply proven theoretical and conceptual knowledge of global business challenges in multicultural contexts
- communicate effectively in English in oral, written, and electronic formats using communication and information technology for business applications, and can prepare and present reports
- learn a second language and start to use it in a professional environment.
The language of instruction for this program is English. Students also benefit from intensive foreign language modules, choosing between Spanish, French, or Russian. After completing the modules, students may take a state-level language exam.
For Spanish learners, the SIELE certification can be obtained directly at HTL International School, an authorized examination center of Instituto Cervantes.
The program’s specialization modules emphasize practical and professional competencies needed in today’s job market. Students gain hands-on knowledge that allows them to enter employment immediately after finishing their Master’s studies.
Assessment combines continuous evaluation, formal exams, and a final project presentation.
Every student must complete a mandatory internship — either in Spain or internationally.
Depending on individual circumstances, classes may be attended in person or through the virtual classroom (streaming), ensuring mobility, flexibility, and academic continuity worldwide.
Students can transfer between campuses or change the modality of their studies from on-campus to online after completing one module and before starting the next one. The face-to-face modality is offered only on the Barcelona campus. The virtual classroom modality is offered in Barcelona, Madrid, and Valencia on the same timetable as the face-to-face modality.
Get ready to study abroad, come to HTL Spain with the HTL International School’s Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration!
Bachelor in Business Administration
Online version
Program structure:
The Online Study Program gives you full 24/7 access to our e-learning platform, containing all essential course materials for the required modules in your academic plan.
Every student must complete a foreign language module in Spanish, French, or Russian. Students are encouraged to obtain an official language certification — DELE or SIELE Global, from levels A1 to C1.
HTL International School is officially accredited as a SIELE Examination Center by the Instituto Cervantes.
Each academic module has a duration of three months, during which students prepare for exams and final projects. All evaluations and presentations are conducted online, without the need for physical attendance.
The program also includes the opportunity to complete a global internship. The school will sign the required internship agreements, allowing students to gain professional experience anywhere in the world, even while continuing their online classes. After completion, the internship certificate must be submitted to validate academic credits.
Students may switch study modes between Online and On-Campus every trimester, ensuring flexibility for all learning needs.
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ONLINE ENROLLMENT FORM
To enroll in Bachelor’s Degree, it is necessary:
1. Fill out the online application form below
2. submit the requested documents:
- passport copy
- last study transcript
- English level certificate, if any. If you don’t have any proof of your English level, you can pass our online English placement test. The direct link is on the Admissions page.
On completing this High Graduate Program of Study you will:
1. Be awarded the initial professional degree
- Associate Degree (60 credits)
- Bachelor’s Degree (180 credits)
- Master’s Degree (240 credits)
- DELE or SIELE Global Diploma (Spanish Language for Foreigners, official state diploma) or
- French/Russian Language Level Certificate
2. The degree qualifies graduates to take over specialist and managerial positions in the business industry and pursue a Master’s degree course.
3. Have attained a high-level qualification equated to the International studies framework as a Bachelor’s Degree or Grado Propio according to the Spanish National framework.
Graduates can expect to find a job position as:
- Marketing Director
- Export Assistant
- CEO
- HR Coordinator
- Export Assistant
- Mobile Product Manager
- Area Sales Manager
- B2B Marketing Executive
- Trader
- Sales Consultant
- Business Area Manager
- Lead Planner
- Account Manager
- Acquisition Marketing Manager
- Product Manager
- Store manager
- Analyst
- Brand Manager
The HTL International School Bachelor in Business Administration program prepares you for a successful career in the national and international markets.
You will be positioned to interact in a global business environment and can include overseas study tours into your degree. Combine skills outside business management into your course and take electives from outside your main field of specialization, including units from other Faculties – for example, language units. You will graduate with strong expertise in general management, with the added ability to specialize in areas such as small business and entrepreneurship, human resources, and international management. The program blends the on-campus theory with the online study platform and in-company practical internship. The academic year is divided into three trimesters: the theory trimester (including languages and professional subjects), the specialization project trimester, which depends on the program of your bachelor’s degree (e.g., hotel and tourism studies, business administration, international business), and an internship trimester.
In the On-Campus modality, students may also connect remotely to the virtual classroom, participating in real-time sessions from anywhere in Spain or the world. Attendance at the physical campus is not required for lectures, theoretical subjects, exams, or project presentations. This hybrid system provides maximum flexibility and academic continuity.
The Online modality provides round-the-clock access to the school’s e-learning platform, where students can manage their coursework independently. There are no time restrictions — students can study at their own pace, combining academic studies with professional or internship experience.
All assessments and exams are conducted online. The Final Business Planning and Research Project must be presented on campus, in front of the academic panel.
After the theoretical trimester is finished, all students need to do an internship. Internship requirements are:
- 240 hours per academic year (with the possibility to do more hours)
- Internship tasks need to be in line with the study program
- internship can be done anywhere in the world, in person or remotely
- HTL International school does not place students in the company, but will assist with finding an offer and signing an internship agreement
- For those who are working full-time or do not want to do the internship for any reason, there is an alternative to cover the necessary hours. This will be explained by the tutor
- Exams and Projects
- Continuous Evaluation
- Internship evaluation
- Final Business Planning and Research Project
- Official Exam of Spanish Language for Foreigners DELE or SIELE; French/Russian language exam
Bachelor in Business Administration
STUDY PLAN
Year I: 600 h
Module I: Business Spanish/French/Russian I
Module II: General Spanish/French/Russian I
Module III: Accounting
Module IV: Principles of Management and Finance
Module V: Public Relations and: Marketing Management
Module VI: Human Resources Management
Module VII: Introduction to Business Management
Module VIII: Internship (optional)
Year II: 600 h
Module I: Starting the Business
Module II: Corporation Finance
Module III: Strategic Marketing
Module IV: Organizational Behaviour
Module V: Leading Customer Experience
Module VI: Real Estate Management
Module VII: General Spanish/French/Russian II
Module VIII: Business Spanish/French/Russian II
Module IX: Internship
Year III: 600 h
Module I: Business History
Module II: Digital Consumer Behaviour
Module III: Supply Chain and Logistics Management
Module IV: Sustainable Management
Module V: Security and Investment Analysis
Module VI: General Spanish/French/Russian III
Module VII: Business Spanish/French/Russian III
Module VIII: Business Project
Module IX: Internship
Official Exam of Spanish Language for Foreigners DELE or SIELE
French/Russian language exam