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    Master of Business Administration (MBA)

    The Faculty of Economics, Business, and Tourism at the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria offers the Master’s Degree in Business Administration and Management (MBA), a professionally oriented program designed to meet the demands of an increasingly competitive, global, and continuously evolving business environment. This Master’s program provides advanced training in business management that combines a practical approach with a solid academic foundation, enabling students to gain a comprehensive understanding of the company and develop key decision-making competencies in complex contexts.

    The program is aimed at graduates from different disciplines who wish to acquire or strengthen their training in business management, as well as professionals seeking to update their knowledge and assume greater managerial responsibilities. Throughout the program, students develop skills in key areas such as strategy, finance, marketing, human resources, and business analysis, while also incorporating an innovative, entrepreneurial, and problem-solving-oriented perspective.

    The MBA at ULPGC is thus a multidisciplinary and employability-oriented program that prepares students to assume management and leadership roles across diverse organizational contexts, contributing to economic and social development and strengthening the business sector.

    The curriculum comprises 60 ECTS credits, including 6 credits for External Internships and 6 for the Master’s Thesis.

    The minimum number of European credits per student and academic period is aligned with the Progress and Permanence Regulations for official degrees at the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, which establish full-time and part-time enrolment modalities. Full-time students, corresponding to the standard study mode at ULPGC, must enroll in the full number of ECTS credits for the first year. From the second enrolment onwards, they must register for 48-60 ECTS credits. Part-time students must enroll in 30 ECTS credits in the first year and, from the second year onwards, between 24 and 30 ECTS credits. Students may request modifications to these limits through the Faculty Administration Office within the established deadlines and under the conditions set out in the regulations.

    The language of instruction throughout the program is mainly Spanish, although some courses may include sessions delivered in English. For admission to the program, applicants must demonstrate proficiency in a foreign language, specifically English, at a level equivalent to B1 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR).

    NOTE: The information displayed in the “Student Information” section, referring to the 2025/2026 academic year, is common to all Master’s programs and is therefore included in this program, even though it is not currently being delivered. When the information for the 2026/2027 academic year is published, it will be updated and will be the one MBA students should consider.

    Degree in Tourism

    The fundamental objective of the Degree in Tourism is to train professionals with a specialized profile in tourism that considers the needs of business management and the tourist use of natural and cultural resources, with a global knowledge of all areas related to tourism and with the ability to lead the development of projects and adapt efficiently to a rapidly changing environment. This degree in the branch of Social and Legal Sciences was published in BOE on 05/11/2011.

    The study plan that leads to the Bachelor’s degree in Tourism, taught by the Faculty of Economics, Business, and Tourism of the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, has been designed so that students can study a total of 240 ECTS credits in four years.

    The Degree in Tourism is organized around semester subjects of 6 ECTS essential and compulsory training credits. The ULPGC regulation establishes the value of each credit in 25 hours of student work. Thus, students must take five-semester subjects to complete 30 credits per semester (750 hours) and thus reach 60 credits per year (1500 hours) and a total of 240 credits in four years (6000 hours).

    The minimum number of European enrollment credits per student and academic year in the degree follows the Rules for Progress and Permanence in official degrees of the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, which establish the modalities of enrollment on time, complete and partial. Full-time students, the regular dedication regime of ULPGC students, must enroll in all the first year’s ECTS credits; from the second enrollment, they will have to register between 48 and 60 ECTS credits. Part-time students, for their part, must enroll for 30 ECTS credits in the first year and from the dual enrollment for between 24 and 30 ECTS credits. The student may request the modification of these limits in the Administration of the Building within the periods established for this purpose and according to the conditions included in the regulation.

    Spanish, English, and German are used throughout the training process. Of the 216 ECTS credits of basic and compulsory training for the degree, the subjects of English and German have a combined weight of 16.67%, corresponding to 18 ECTS credits. The rest of the issues are taught in Spanish, reaching a total of 180 ECTS, which represents 83.3%. In addition to the 24 ECTS credits offered as electives, the student can take a German subject of 6 ECTS credits. To obtain the title, the student must have the equivalent of level B1 of the Common European Framework of Reference in a foreign language for languages.

    RD 861/2010, which modifies RD 1393/2007, establishes that access to official Bachelor’s degrees will be governed following the provisions of RD 1892/2008, of November 14, which regulate the conditions for access to official university degree courses and admission procedures to Spanish public universities, modified by RD 558/2010, of May 7. The Governing Council of the ULPGC, in a session of April 27, 2010, agrees to approve the Regulations for Access and Admission of the ULPGC for Official Degrees created in the application of Royal Decree 1393/2007 of October 29. On September 27, 2010, the Permanent Commission of the Governing Council of the ULPGC approved the regulation modification

    Degree in Economics

    The university teaching of the Degree in Economics provides a scientifically based training and professional orientation that enables the analysis and interpretation of the functioning of the economy in its aspects: individual and aggregate, to improve the well-being of society and, in general, rigorously addressing the analysis and solution of the most relevant economic and social problems. This title of the branch of Social and Legal Sciences was published in BOE on 11/11/2010.

    The study plan that leads to the Bachelor’s degree in Economics, taught by the Faculty of Economics, Business, and Tourism of the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, has been designed so that students can study a total of 240 ECTS credits in four years.

    The minimum number of European enrollment credits per student and academic year in the degree follows the Rules for Progress and Permanence in official degrees of the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, which establish the modalities of enrollment on time complete and partial. Full-time students, the regular dedication regime of ULPGC students, must enroll in all the first year’s ECTS credits; from the second enrollment, they will have to enroll between 48 and 60 ECTS credits. Part-time students, for their part, must register for 30 ECTS credits in the first year and from the dual enrollment for between 24 and 30 ECTS credits. The student may request the modification of these limits in the Administration of the Building within the periods established for this purpose and according to the conditions included in the regulation.

    The Degree in Economics is organized into semester subjects of 6 European ECTS credits. The ULPGC regulation establishes the value of each credit in 25 hours of student work. In this way, students must take five-semester subjects to complete 30 credits per semester (750 hours) and, thus, reach 60 credits per year (1500 hours) and a total of 240 credits in four years (6000 hours).

    The languages used throughout the training process are Spanish and English, with the English language corresponding to 7.5 percent of the total credits of the degree collected in the teaching of three compulsory subjects. The student must have the equivalent of level B1 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages in a foreign language to obtain the degree.

    RD 861/2010, which modifies RD 1393/2007, establishes that access to official Bachelor’s degrees will be governed following the provisions of RD 1892/2008, of November 14, which regulate the conditions for access to official university degree courses and admission procedures to Spanish public universities, modified by RD 558/2010, of May 7. The Governing Council of the ULPGC, in a session of April 27, 2010, agrees to approve the Regulations for Access and Admission of the ULPGC for Official Degrees created in the application of Royal Decree 1393/2007 of October 29. On September 27, 2010, the Permanent Commission of the Governing Council of the ULPGC approved the modification of said regulation.

    Degree in Business Administration and Management

    The central objective of the Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration and Management, belonging to the Branch of Social and Legal Sciences, is to train professionals capable of carrying out management, advisory, and evaluation tasks in productive organizations. These tasks can be carried out in the global scope of the organization or any of its functional areas: production, human resources, finance, marketing, investment, administration, or accounting. Specifically, they must know how to identify and anticipate opportunities, allocate resources, organize information, select and motivate people, make decisions, achieve proposed objectives, and evaluate results. The BOE-A-2010-17372 establishes the official nature of the Degree and its registration in the Register of Universities, Centers, and Degrees.

    The study plan that leads to the Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration and Management, taught by the Faculty of Economics, Business, and Tourism of the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, has been designed so that the student can take a total of four years of 240 ECTS credits, organized into semester subjects of 6 and 3 European ECTS credits. The ULPGC Regulation establishes the value of each credit in 25 hours of student work.

    The minimum number of European enrollment credits per student and academic year in the Degree follows the Rules for Progress and Permanence in official degrees of the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, which establish the modalities of enrollment on time complete and complete and partial. Full-time students, the regular dedication regime of ULPGC students, must enroll in all the first year’s ECTS credits; from the second enrollment, they will have to enroll between 48 and 60 ECTS credits. Part-time students, for their part, must register for 30 ECTS credits in the first year and from the dual enrollment for between 24 and 30 ECTS credits. The student may request the modification of these limits in the Administration of the Building within the periods established for this purpose and according to the conditions included in the regulation.

    The languages used throughout the training process are Spanish (95% of the credits that make up the Degree) and English (5% of the credits of the Bachelor’s Degree). To obtain the Degree, the student must have the equivalent of level B1 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages in a foreign language.

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