Bachelor in Business Management and Administration+ Digital Business Intelligence
+ International Management Skills
+ Innovation and Entrepreneurship

In your 4th year you will have the option to take a dual pathway in a company for the entire academic year. In it you will have the opportunity to work on different projects related to business management (marketing, finance, human resources, strategy...) in an immersive way. 

You will be trained in a simultaneous and integrated way both at the University and in the host company, thanks to the joint work of the actors involved in this dual ecosystem. You will play an active role in your learning process, which will be monitored and assessed by both parties. You will have a facilitator at the university and a facilitator at the host company.
 

The programme has 15 dual places on each university campus. These will be allocated through a selection process, subject to a minimum number of students. 

Candidates will be selected based on the following criteria:

• Academic transcript
• Curriculum vitae (free format)
• A specific letter of motivation stating their reasons to participate in the dual pathway
• A personal interview with the pathway coordinator

Find out the assessment criteria here

• You will participate in a co-creation process based on direct immersion in the company. 
• You will benefit from continued immersion in the host company for the entire academic year.
• You will acquire theoretical and practical training (testing and direct application).
• You will receive the minimum wage pro rata for the work performed in the company, based on the working hours and the collaboration agreement.
• Early entry into the labour market, you will get to know the company and the projects before finishing your degree.
• You will have guidance from both the Faculty and the host company.

Collaborating entities will participate both in the design and implementation of the pathway in different ways, and will take an active part in participants’ training process.

Specifically, there will be an agreement between the University and the host companies to plan the pathway jointly.

The very methodology that will be applied in the pathway, Design Thinking, demonstrates the importance of the role of collaborating entities in defining the learning process of the pathway in a cooperative and coordinated way.

It should also be noted that the facilitators designated by both the university and the host company will jointly supervise and assess students' progress throughout the process.

Coordinator of the dual pathway at the University of Deusto.  They will be responsible for coordinating the general terms of the dual stage of the programme to ensure that it will be developed under the relevant terms and with the means required for the development of participants' competences. They will manage the day-to-day running of the dual pathway, maintaining contact with the coordinators and/or facilitators at host companies, the facilitators at the University of Deusto, internal and external teaching staff and participants.

Coordinator of the dual programme on behalf of the collaborating entity or company. Each entity participating in the pathway programme will have a coordinator responsible for coordinating the general terms of the placement at the host company, together with the Dual Pathway Coordinator.

Facilitators at collaborating entities. Each participating company or institution must designate a tutor to supervise the progress of student interns. The facilitator will be an expert from the organisation in the area of competence of the specific subject to be developed within the framework of the Dual Pathway in Strategic Management and with accredited work experience. The facilitator will be in direct contact with the University facilitator.

Academic facilitators at the University of Deusto. They will be lecturers at the University of Deusto who are experts in the subjects that make up the dual pathway.

Lecturers of the subject taught in dual mode. They will be lecturers at the University, experts in the area of competence being developed by the participant at any given time. In cases where the lecturer considers it appropriate, external lecturers and/or experts will be invited

As part of the implementation of the dual pathway, a JOINT COMMITTEE has been defined, consisting of representatives from the University and the host companies. This coordinating body will ensure the proper development of the dual training process, identifying problems, proposing solutions and monitoring improvement actions.