Admissions
DIPLOMA PROGRAM
Credits: In total 12 subjects. Each subject receives 4 credits. Total credits for the diploma course: 48 credits. Special educational event per trimester: 2 credits (total: 6 credits). Additional credits from the final project: 6 credits. Total: 60 credits.
Admission requirements: Minimum age 18, no high school graduation necessary.
Teaching language: English
Enrolment: Limited places available. Early application recommended (latest 30 days before begin).

BACHELOR PROGRAMS
Credits: In total 12 subjects. Each subject gets 5 credits. Total credits per year course: 60 credits. Special educational event: 1 credit; in total: 3 credits per year and 9 credits per 3 years. Additional credits from the written final essay: 6 credits. Sum of the Bachelor program: 195 credits.
Admission requirements: Minimum 18 years old, IB, A-level, or equivalent diploma.
Teaching language: English
Enrolment: Limited places available. Early application recommended (latest 30 days before begin).
MASTER’S PROGRAMS (MBA)
Credits: Total 19 subjects. Credits: 51 credits.
Admission requirements: Minimum undegraduate studies or similar academic diploma.
Teaching language: English
Enrolment: Limited places available. Early application recommended (latest 30 days before begin).

LANGUAGE PROGRAM
Admission requirements: Successful applicants who have paid their deposit to secure their study place for one of the MU education programs (Diploma/Bachelor/Master) are eligible to apply for the intensive language program.
Enrolment: Limited places available. Early application recommended (latest 30 days before begin).
SPAIN
Spanish language: Learning basic Spanish is a must for each student. MU offers weekly lessons during the trimesters for learning Spanish, basic and advanced; credited towards the Bachelor Program with 1 point per trimester.
Cultural events: Each trimester a visit to get an insight into the Andalusian culture and history: Seville, Malaga, Granada, Jaen, Cordoba, Ronda, etc. Not credited.
Business contacts: Visits of a variety of businesses throughout Andalucía helps students to understand Spanish business life and to get into new optional business relations in the future. Not credited.
EXTRA CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
Seminars: Marbella University regularly invites international experts to discuss current issues of today’s world with MU students. Topics can include issues of an economic, political, environmental, technological or social nature. Seminars allow a student to receive up to date information about a specific issue of global relevance.
Company visits: MU students have the chance to visit important and key companies of both national and international companies allowing them to gain an invaluable insight into the world of business.
Internships: Marbella University has an extensive local connection in Marbella as well as on the whole Costa del Sol, allowing students the opportunity to gain initial work experience at selected companies in a variety of industries providing invaluable real life work experience.
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This lovely Mediterranean city belongs to Málaga; the most southern of the Spanish peninsula’s provinces.
The MBA programs at Marbella University entail a vanguard approach to international business.