An added skill for a global world

International Management Skills is a Deusto degree, offered in combination with the Bachelor’s degree in Business Management and Administration at the San Sebastian campus. This degree aims to provide further insight into skills acquired by students on the Bachelor’s degree and focus on the managerial skills needed to lead businesses and organisations in a global and multicultural environment.

What the degree covers

This Deusto degree is fully taught in English and it comprises 45 ECTS credits over 4 years so that it complements the Bachelor’s degree in Business Management and Administration (from 1st to 4th year).

Managerial Skills for international environments

Communication skills, Negotiation skills, International team working, In-company visits programme…

The programme focuses on communication skills, negotiation techniques and on teamwork and leadership skills in multicultural environments.

Second foreign language for business

To choose between German, French and Chinese

This module will focus on a second foreign language for business, as a key tool for communication between people from different countries and cultures.

Multiculturality

Cross-cultural communication, Global business context, Intercultural immersion programme…

To understand the current multicultural reality in an international business environment. Therefore, the 2nd year includes a two-week stay abroad in a different cultural and business environment.

International internships

Professional internship

Students will be required to do an internship abroad or at a local company in an area or department with strong interactions with other countries particularly in a foreign language.

Practical training

Your training will be action-oriented and very practical. From your first year, the programme includes seminars and workshops so that you can put into practice the theoretical knowledge you have acquired, or discuss real case studies. The programme includes the participation of visiting lecturers from international universities and business leaders. There are also visits to companies so that they can know first-hand about their experience in international markets.

Competences

In addition to the competences worked on throughout the Bachelor’s degree, the Deusto degree focuses on some key aspects for students’ professional development:

Generic competences

• Adaptation to the environment
• Teamwork
• Negotiation skills
• Problem-solving

Specific Competences

• Mastery of foreign languages in an international business context.
• Ability to work in international contexts.
• Lead and manage multicultural work groups.
• Interpret current political, economic and social events from an international business perspective