ESADE Business School

 

Country Spain
City Barcelona (pop. 4.2 mill. in urban area)
Accreditations AACSB, AMBA, EQUIS
Key Rankings
  • Wall Street Journal ranking of International Business Schools: #1
  • Business Week ranking of International Business Schools: #4
  • 2012 Financial Times ranking of European Business Schools: #5
  • 2012 Financial Times ranking of Masters in Management programs: #7
Program Duration 24 months
Year Launched 2011
Language English
Degrees Earned
  • Master of Science in Marketing Management (ESADE)
  • Master in International Business (Queen’s)
Admission Requirement Bachelor’s degree in Business from accredited university
Key Features
  • Career support from both universities
  • Becoming an alumnus of both universities provides an invaluable international professional network
  • Optional international study tour (ESADE – Year 2)
  • Choice of deliverable: thesis, business plan, in-company project (ESADE – Year 2)
First Year

Queen's

Fall Term (September - December)
  • Core and elective courses
  • Formation of student learning teams
  • Introduction of team-based global consulting project

Queen's

Winter Term (January - April)
  • Elective course(s)
  • Continued development of team-based consulting project

Varies*

Summer Term (July - August)
Completion of team-based consulting project (completed remotely)
Second Year

ESADE

Fall Term (September - December)
  • Major/specialization courses
  • Thesis preparation seminar

ESADE

Spring (January)
Choice of: international study tour, skill seminars, professional career planning

ESADE

Spring (February - April)
Two marketing elective courses plus three free elective courses

ESADE

Summer (May - August)
Choice of final deliverable: thesis, individual business plan, or in-company project