Advanced Program in Social Impact Management and Measurement
Become a leader capable of guiding, measuring and managing social impact.
What does the Advanced Programme have to offer?
We are facing a new market need for people capable of transforming and managing companies and organisations to generate business and activities with a social impact. The main objective of this program is to provide training covering the key aspects of managing and measuring the social impact of companies and organisations, with the aim of helping Spanish society to recognise and understand the benefits of impact investing, corporate philanthropy and their associated metrics.
To achieve this, the program offers the necessary resources to acquire a high level of knowledge, with the aim of helping to establish a benchmark professional profile in a sector where such profiles are still lacking.
The programme adopts a collaborative approach that is closely linked to the professional world, specialising in knowledge, skills and methodologies in the field of social impact management and measurement. Our students will develop managerial skills and competencies that will enable them to make decisions or lead teams in these areas.
- CentersComillas Onexed
- LanguagesInglés, Español
- CertificationTítulos propios
- ModalityMixta (65% Online asíncrono, 35% presencial)
- Duration(20 ECTS)
- Seats30
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Curriculum

Study Plan
Advanced Program in Social Impact Management and Measurement / PSGMIS 23
Module 1 – Economics with Social Impact
Créditos
- From Project to Systemic Impact
0.3 ECTS
- Key Players
0.3 ECTS
- An Introduction to Impact Economics
0.3 ECTS
Créditos
- An Introduction to Impact Economics
0.4 ECTS
- New Economies for Social Impact
0.2 ECTS
Module 2 – Designing Projects with a Social Impact
Créditos
- Business Architecture with Social Impact
0.8 ECTS
- Stakeholder Groups
0.8 ECTS
Créditos
- Business Architecture with Social Impact
0.8 ECTS
- Reshaping the Third Sector towards Hybrid Organisations
0.4 ECTS
- Certifications and Reputation
0.2 ECTS
Module 3 – Tools and methodologies for measuring impact
Créditos
- Theory of Change
1.0 ECTS
- Introduction to measurement. Common frameworks and principles
0.4 ECTS
- Qualitative techniques for developing indicators and reliability
0.3 ECTS
- Experimental and quasi-experimental measurement methods
0.3 ECTS
- Workshop on the value chain and the development of indicators
0.3 ECTS
- SROI Workshop
0.3 ECTS
- IMP Workshop
0.3 ECTS
- VSI Workshop
0.3 ECTS
Créditos
- Workshop on the value chain and the development of indicators
0.4 ECTS
- Experimental and quasi-experimental methods of measurement
0.4 ECTS
- SROI Workshop
0.4 ECTS
- IMP Workshop
0.4 ECTS
- VSI Workshop
0.4 ECTS
- Qualitative techniques for developing indicators and reliability
0.4 ECTS
- Theory of Change
0.4 ECTS
Module 4 – Managing Social Impact in Organisations
Créditos
- Regulations and standards on non-financial information
0.5 ECTS
- Team and People Management. Impact Governance
0.5 ECTS
- Digitalisation and AI in impact management
0.5 ECTS
- Tools for communication and impact reporting
0.5 ECTS
- Impact management tools and models (SDG IMPACT)
1.0 ECTS
- Leadership Skills for Social Impact
0.6 ECTS
Créditos
- Leadership Skills for Social Impact
0.4 ECTS
Module 5 – Social Impact Financing
Créditos
- Impact investment
0.3 ECTS
- Due Diligence Processes in Impact Investing
0.7 ECTS
- Social Impact Contracts
0.3 ECTS
Créditos
- An Introduction to Responsible Finance
0.2 ECTS
Module 6 – Cross-cutting aspects of the Program
Créditos
- Cross-disciplinary project: Design and implementation of a GMIS system within an organisation through service-learning
2.0(ol) 2.0(p) ECTS
Career prospects
Sustainability consultancy
Social impact and the measurement of intangible assets
Impact investor
Third-sector project officer
Social Impact Entrepreneur
Public Administration
Faculty of teachers
Everything you need to know
Important information
Official information about the qualification
On completion of the program, students will receive a degree awarded by Comillas Pontifical University:
“Advanced Program in Social Impact Management and Measurement”.
20 ECTS
ICADE Quotations
23 Alberto Aguilera Street
28015 Madrid
Its origins date back to 1956, when business management courses began to be taught at the Jesuit residence on Calle Zorrilla. Today, it has been a leading institution for over half a century in the fields of Law and Business Administration and Management, playing a pioneering role in the introduction of dual-degree Programs in our country.
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- Másteres oficiales
- Inglés, Español
- 1 año (60 (ECTS) ó 2 años (30 cada año ECTS)
- Humanidades
- Másteres oficiales
- Español
- 1 año (60 ECTS)
Frequently Asked Questions
As there is high demand for places at Comillas and places are limited, the best candidates must be selected through entrance examinations.
Each class has a form tutor, whose role is to help students settle into the class and ensure they achieve good academic results. Furthermore, at Comillas, the teaching system is characterised, amongst other things, by personalised support and a close, ongoing relationship between teachers and students.
Comillas’ teaching system is specifically geared towards engaging with the real-world context of businesses, institutions and organisations, as well as professional practice. The Degree Guidance, Work Placements and Employment Service (OPE) is responsible for helping students secure work placements related to their studies in order to enhance their education. In the 2022–23 academic year, the service arranged 7,101 work placements for students in companies.
The Career Guidance, Work Placements and Employment Service (OPE) is the university’s service dedicated to providing information, guidance and support to help recent graduates enter the labour market and to assist Comillas graduates in planning their degree paths; To this end, it offers an online tool that connects candidates directly with 8,302 companies with which Comillas has a relationship. During the 2022–23 academic year, 1,542 job vacancies were processed. Of the total number of graduates from the 2021 cohort, 92 per cent are in employment or further study within six months of completing their studies.
Get in touch if you need help
impactosocial@comillas.edu
Tel.: 915422800, ext. 2242
Head of the Chair in Social Impact:
Carlos Ballesteros García
ballesteros@icade.comillas.edu
Course Co-ordinator:
Julia Liaño Moreno
jliano@comillas.edu