Double Degree – Bachelor of Business Administration & Business and Artificial Intelligence

About the course

A five-year, 329 ECTS double degree taught entirely in English. It combines a Bachelor of Business Administration with a degree in Business and Artificial Intelligence. Spanish is part of the course, and you can add French or German.

Entry requirements for Irish students

• Esade accepts the Leaving Certificate Established with at least six subjects and a minimum of 240 points. At least two of the six subjects must be Higher Level at H1-H7, and the others can be Ordinary Level at O1-O6. You can apply with predicted (estimated) results. That is the minimum: double degrees at Esade are competitive. Because Ireland is an EU system, you need a UNEDasiss accreditation to enrol. You do not have to sit the Spanish PAU.
• This course has a demanding maths requirement for other school systems: 8/10 in Spanish maths, A* in A-Level Maths, or IB Analysis and Approaches HL 5. Esade does not state a Leaving Cert maths grade, so expect to need strong Higher Level Maths and confirm with admissions. You must take the Esade Admission Test or submit the SAT (minimum 1200) or ACT (minimum 24).
• English: the minimum is C1 level (Cambridge C1 Advanced 190, IELTS 7 or TOEFL iBT 100). You are exempt if English was your main language of schooling in Ireland for the final 2.5 years of secondary school.

How to apply

1. Apply online (from Sept 2026)Apply on the Esade portal during your Leaving Cert year, sending your transcripts and current grades and paying the €150 application fee.
2. Sit the Esade Admission TestBook an online test at least one week after you apply. Tests run from October to June. You can send SAT or ACT scores instead.
3. Get a decision and reserve your placeAdmissions Committees meet every two weeks. If you get an offer, reserve your place and pay the deposit by the date Esade gives you.
4. UNEDasiss accreditationAfter your Leaving Cert results, get your UNEDasiss accreditation so that you can enrol before the course starts in September 2027.

Costs

• Tuition is €24,500 for 2027-28. Esade says it may raise fees each year, but by no more than inflation. Esade is a private university, so EU students do not get a lower public fee. There is a non-refundable application fee of €150. If you miss two booked admission test dates, you pay an extra €150. Scholarships, loans and an Income Share Agreement are available.

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