Program Overview
Master’s Degree in Industrial Business Management
Programme Overview
The Master’s Degree in Industrial Business Management is a highly professional program that offers students with a scientific or technical background the opportunity to gain knowledge and skills in business management. The program is designed to prepare graduates for professional activities related to business management and leadership in industrial companies.
Key Information
- Years: 1 academic year
- Credits: 60 ECTS Credits
- Start: October 2025
- Timetable: Monday to Friday from 4:00 pm to 7:30 pm
- Language: English
- In-company internships: 7.5 credits
- Degree: Official degree
Objectives and Competences
The primary objective of the Master’s Degree in Industrial Business Management is to offer people who have completed a bachelor’s degree in a scientific or technical discipline with specific training to take on positions of responsibility in leading and managing industrial companies.
By completing this master’s degree, students will expand their business knowledge thanks to gaining a scientific and technological foundation that will be essential for working within an industrial company.
The training provided by the Master’s Degree in Industrial Business Management strengthens three areas:
- General overall knowledge
- Shared services within a company
- Specific areas
The program enables students to provide the industrial company they join with the ability to design, generate, market current and new products, and optimize production processes and improve action strategies.
Curriculum
The curriculum includes the following subjects:
- Economics
- Accounting and finance
- Marketing
- Internships
- Business Administration
- General Education
- Master Thesis
Possibility of Doing a Dual Master’s Degree
Students can study this master’s degree along with another master’s degree from the IQS School of Engineering to earn two master’s degrees. This offers students a multidisciplinary profile that combines scientific and technical training with knowledge of management.
Leadership Team
- Flavio Vasconcellos Comim, PhD - Dean of the IQS School of Management and Department of Ethics and Christian Thought
- Francesc Prior Sanz, PhD - Department of Economics and Finance
Faculty
- Andrés García Granada, PhD - Department of Industrial Engineering
- Antoni Olivé Tomàs, PhD - Department of Business Management
- Francesc Prior Sanz, PhD - Department of Economics and Finance
- Michael Bruyns-Haylett, PhD - Department of Business Management
- Mihály Tamás Borsi, PhD - Department of Economics and Finance
- Paola Andrea Raffaelli, PhD - Department of Ethics and Christian Thought
- Xavier Ramírez Roma, PhD - Department of Economics and Finance
External Faculty
- Esther Bernadó - European Commission. National Expert HEInnovate Facilitators Group, European Commission, DG Education & Culture
- Rocío Arjona - Roche. Global Lead Workforce Strategies
- Silvia Andrés Larrión - Roche. Global Lead Workforce Strategies
Admissions Process
The admissions process includes the following steps:
- Online pre-registration
- Admission confirmation
- Pre-enrolment
- Enrolment
Scholarships and Financial Aid
IQS offers scholarships and financial aid to students who wish to study a master’s degree at IQS and who have completed their undergraduate studies at another university. We also provide scholarships for academic excellence, financial need, and international students.
Career Opportunities
This master’s degree is highly professional in nature, and the course structure is aimed at preparing graduates to be able to take on professional activities related to business management and leadership mainly in industrial companies and in the food, automotive, electronics, and telecommunications sectors, capital equipment, wood, and metal manufacturing, and the textile or chemical sectors.
Graduates will be able to launch their professional activity in the functional areas of marketing, finance, human resources, management control, quality, and/or strategic leadership. Students will also gain the skills needed to create and lead small and medium-sized enterprises or manage and lead departments within governmental entities.
In-Company Internship
In-company internships are mandatory and are conducted in the second semester. The IQS Career Services department will support students in their internship search.
Quality and Accreditations
IQS is accredited by the AACSB (Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business, USA), the leading international accreditation entity for studies in the areas of business and accounting. The Bachelor’s, Master’s, and Doctoral studies at the IQS School of Management hold this accreditation and international recognition.
The Master’s Degree in Industrial Business Management is highlighted by the Eduniversal ranking in the “Best Masters Ranking Worldwide 2022.”
In 2023, the Master’s Degree in Industrial Business Management joined the QS BUSINESS MASTERS RANKINGS: MANAGEMENT 2024 in spot 151+ worldwide.
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Program Outline
Master's Degree in Industrial Business Management at IQS Barcelona
Degree Overview:
This master's degree is designed for graduates with a technical or scientific background who wish to pursue a career in business management. The program aims to provide students with the necessary knowledge and skills to take on leadership and management roles in industrial companies.
Objectives:
- To equip graduates with the specific training needed to assume positions of responsibility in leading and managing industrial companies.
- To complement students' existing scientific background from their undergraduate studies.
- To enable graduates to contribute to industrial companies by designing, generating, marketing current and new products, optimizing production processes, and improving action strategies.
Competences:
- General Overall Knowledge: Develop a global vision of the company and its business environment.
- Specific Areas: Become experts in specific areas related to specific job positions or departments.
Specific Competences:
- Analyze relationships within the global economic reality and understand the economic factors involved and their impact on companies.
- Interpret a company's accounts and draw conclusions about its economic and financial situation and future evolution.
- Make informed decisions regarding investment areas and human resource management aligned with company objectives.
- Analyze and study consumer and customer needs, addressing pricing, products, promotion, and distribution.
- Understand the social and legal environment in which companies operate.
- Manage a company's resources and processes to achieve customer satisfaction effectively and efficiently.
Skills:
- Ethical commitment
- Analytical thinking
- Goal-oriented
- Impactful and influential communication
- Leadership and team management
- Initiative and entrepreneurial spirit
- Customer-focused
- Global and international vision
- Mastery of new technologies
Outline:
Modules:
- Economics:
- Economic Analysis (3 ECTS)
- International Economics (3 ECTS)
- Accounting and Finance:
- Financial Statement Planning (3 ECTS)
- Cost Analysis for Decision-Making (4.5 ECTS)
- Financial Analysis (3 ECTS)
- Marketing:
- Marketing (4.5 ECTS)
- Internships:
- Internship (7.5 ECTS)
- Business Administration:
- Strategic Analysis and Planning (4.5 ECTS)
- Business Law (4.5 ECTS)
- Human Resources Management (4.5 ECTS)
- Logistics and Processes (3 ECTS)
- Innovation Management (3 ECTS)
- Analysis and Data Management (3 ECTS)
- General Education:
- Ethics and Social Responsibility in the Company (3 ECTS)
- Master Thesis:
- Master Thesis (6 ECTS)
Structure:
- The program is delivered over one academic year.
- It consists of 60 ECTS credits.
- Classes are held from Monday to Friday, from 4:00 pm to 7:30 pm.
- The program is taught in English.
- In-company internships are mandatory and worth 7.5 credits.
Teaching:
- The program is highly professional in nature.
- The course structure is designed to prepare graduates for professional activities related to business management and leadership.
- The program emphasizes a combination of theoretical knowledge and practical application.
- The faculty includes experienced professionals from both academia and industry.
Careers:
- Potential Career Paths:
- General Manager
- Scientific and technical management positions
- Business Management
- Finance
- Human Resources
- Sales Management
- Strategic Management
- Consultant
- Entrepreneurship
- Opportunities:
- Graduates will be able to work in various functional areas of industrial companies, including marketing, finance, human resources, management control, quality, and strategic leadership.
- They will also be equipped to create and lead small and medium-sized enterprises or manage and lead departments within governmental entities.
Other:
- Students can combine this master's degree with another master's degree from the IQS School of Engineering to earn two master's degrees.
- The program offers access to the IQS Job Exchange.
- The program is highlighted by the Eduniversal ranking in the "Best Masters Ranking Worldwide 2022."
- The program includes access to management laboratories with cutting-edge technology.
- The IQS Career Services department provides support for internship searches.
- The program emphasizes the importance of in-company internships as a way to gain practical experience and make initial contact with the labor market.
