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ESADE is consistently one of the world’s top-ranked international business schools. It is widely recognized for its academic excellence, international outlook and its distinct orientation toward the comprehensive development of professional and human competencies.
Currently, the immense majority of the more than 38,000 ESADE alumni holding positions of responsibility at diverse companies and organizations are the ambassadors of these values.
Since its founding over 50 years ago, the institution has forged strong ties with the business world, for which it serves as a platform for education, innovation and dialogue. To this end, ESADE works on the quest for progress and new solutions in all that relates to corporate social responsibility, knowledge management, entrepreneurship, and new challenges in the management of people within organizations.
ESADE’s MSc Programmes in Management are innovative one year programmes delivered entirely in English at the Barcelona-Sant Cugat campus for recent graduates in management or related disciplines who are starting out on their professional career.
There are three different Master of Science programmes: Master in International Management, Master in Marketing Management and Master in Finance. Participants can also opt to take the Combined Programme, leading to a double degree: the ESADE Msc Programme in Management and the CEMS Master in International Management conferred by the Community of European Management Schools.
The methodology of the MSc Programmes in Management is focused on the participant and is completely oriented toward developing management skills and competencies through diversity and the integration of information technologies. Taught by academics and professionals who are renowned in their fields, these programmes ensure that participants acquire a practical vision of the business world.
The MSc Programmes participants have access to the Career Services. This service liaises with companies and organisations that recruit ESADE graduates, matching candidates' profiles with their vacancies. Every year ESADE Career Services deal with personnel selection for over 1,200 organisations in 30 countries. On completing the participants and launching out on their professional careers participants become part of the ESADE Alumni Association, an outstanding international network of 38,000 professionals working all around the world.
School Info
Name of the school: ESADE Business School
Campuses: Barcelona-Pedralbes, Barcelona-Sant Cugat, Madrid (Spain) and Buenos Aires (Argentina)
Ranking: The ESADE Master in Management was ranked the 9th best European Master in Management by the Financial Times (September 2009). The CEMS Master, delivered in Spain only at ESADE, leads the Financial Times Masters in Management ranking, after ranking #1 in the world for the first time.
Accreditation: EQUIS, AACSB and AMBA
Number of Faculty: 114 full time and 13 part time
International Faculty: 13%
Graduates employed: 85% (class 2008)
Program Info
Subjects of Masters Study:
Finance & Accounting –
Master in Finance (Full time)
Master in Finance + CEMS MIM (Full time)
Marketing
Master in Marketing (Full time)
Master in Marketing + CEMS MIM (Full time)
Management
Master in International Management (Full time)
Master in International Management + CEMS MIM (Full time)
Others
Master of Research in Management Sciences
Courses held in: English
Length of Courses: 10 -18 months depending on the program
Starting Dates: ends of September
Application Deadlines: 30th June 2010
International Exchanges:
Internships: 75% students take part in supervised internship programmes in national and international companies.
Student Body
Average Class Size: 60
Percentage of International Students: 88%
Number of Incoming exchange students: 160
Admission
University degree : Degree in Business Management or similar discipline
Tests required and level: GMAT exam (average score is 610 points) or ESADE admission test (in Spanish)
Specific Languages tests: Internet-based TOEFL: 100 points; IELTS: 7.0, Cambridge: Certificate in Advanced English
Languages fluency: Fluent in English. No knowledge of Spanish required for ESADE MSc Programmes in Management. CEMS MIM candidates should know at least three languages: their mother tongue and two foreign languages. The CEMS MIM programme requires a basic level of Spanish (level A2 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages).
References: 2 letters of recommendation
Years of work experience : Professional experience not required, maximum two years full time.
Costs
Application fees: €135
Range of Tuition fees: €22,250 - €28,250
Instalments : To guarantee the place the candidate has to make a payment of the 25% of the total amount. The tuition fee payment for the programme should be paid before the beginning of the academic year.
Estimate for accommodation/living costs, insurance per year : €12.000 – €16.000
Scholarships availabilities: There are many scholarships available to students studying a MSc Programme in Management at ESADE as well as other financial aid options. For more information, consult this website: www.esade.edu/grantsmsc
Contacts
Address: Av. de Torreblanca, 59
08172 Sant Cugat del Vallès
Barcelona
Telephone: +34 93 554 35 13
Contact Information: mscmanagement@esade.edu
Masters programmes director:
Josep Franch josep.franch@alumni.esade.edu
