Bachelor in International Business

About the course

A four-year, 240 ECTS international business degree taught entirely in English at UNIE’s Arapiles campus in Madrid. Subjects include international business communication, law, economics, trade, business intelligence, global innovation and entrepreneurship, and international negotiation, with options such as energy, climate change and sustainability, and a crisis simulator. The current page shows a September 2026 start. The 2027 intake is not published yet.

Entry requirements for Irish students

• Under Spanish rules (Royal Decree 534/2024), Leaving Certificate holders do not sit the Spanish PAU but must meet Irish university matriculation requirements. As a guide, UCD asks for six subjects with at least H5 in two and O6/H7 in the other four, including English and Irish. UNIE’s admission regulations accept a UNEDasiss credential for qualifications from EU countries, so expect to need one. Confirm with UNIE admissions.
• All applicants sit UNIE’s three-part admission test. It assesses skills and attitudes towards intellectual work, tests English and assesses merit.
• English-taught degrees require B2 English. You can send a document showing B2 level, or take UNIE’s own English test. Ask admissions whether Leaving Cert English counts for native speakers.

How to apply

1. Contact admissionsContact UNIE admissions by email or phone (+34 919 032 201) to get the 2027 fee and dates and to check places.
2. Get UNEDasiss accreditationApply online to UNEDasiss with your Leaving Cert results. In 2026, applications were open from 4 February to 1 December.
3. Submit documents and sit the testSend your documents to UNIE and book its entrance test.
4. Accept and enrolIf your result is favourable, pay the reservation fee and enrol within UNIE’s enrolment period.

Costs

• UNIE is a private university and does not publish the tuition fee for this degree on its programme page, so ask admissions for the 2027 price. If you are offered a place, you pay a reservation fee to enrol, but UNIE does not publish the amount. You may also need UNEDasiss accreditation, which has its own fee set by UNED; check the current amount on the UNEDasiss website.

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