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Open calls for registrations from 13/10/25 to 30/09/26

Master in Research Methods for Management, Economics and Finance

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What can the Master offer you?

We are at a time of unprecedented transformation. Digitalisation, massive access to data and the demand for data-informed decisions are redefining the way companies and institutions generate knowledge and design their strategies.

Today more than ever, the ability to research, analyse and convert information into quality, actionable knowledge is key to competitiveness and innovation. It is not just about collecting data, but about asking the right questions, applying rigorous methodologies and drawing conclusions with real impact. In a world where intuition is no longer enough, applied research becomes the cornerstone for evidence-based decision making.

Do you want to be part of this change and develop an analytical and critical mindset that allows you to lead in this new context? The Master's Degree in Research Methods for Management, Economics and Finance provides you with the necessary tools to design rigorous studies, analyse qualitative and quantitative data, and communicate findings with clarity and precision. You will learn to apply innovative methodologies in business, social and organisational contexts, collaborating with experts and developing solutions based on real research.

  • Centers
    Económicas y Empresariales (Comillas ICADE)
  • Languages
    English
  • Certification
    Official master's degrees
  • Modality
    In person and online
  • Duration
    1 year (60 ECTS)
  • Starts On
    01/10/2026
  • Seats
    30 (8 online)

Do you have any questions?

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Come and get to know us closely and discover all the academic offer and university experience that awaits you.

We look forward to meeting you!

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Syllabus

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Study Plan

Master's Degree in Research Methods for Management, Economics and Finance / MIGEEF 25

SUBJECTS

1st Term

Credits

Fundamentos del diseño de la investigación / Foundations of research design (COMP)

6.0 ECTS

Teorización y revisión de la literatura / Theorization and literature review (COMP)

4.0 ECTS

Diseños de investigación cualitativa / Qualitative research designs (COMP)

6.0 ECTS

Diseños de investigación cuantitativa / Quantitative research designs (COMP)

4.0 ECTS

2nd Term

Credits

Escritura académica y diseminación de la investigación / Academic writing and research dissemination (COMP)

6.0 ECTS

2nd Term

Credits

Análisis de datos para la investigación / Data analysis for research (COMP)

4.0 ECTS

Análisis de datos avanzados para la Gestión Empresarial / Advanced data analysis for Management (ELEC)

4.0 ECTS

Análisis de datos avanzados para la Economía y Finanzas: Series temporales / Advanced data analysis for Economics and Finance: Time series (ELEC)

4.0 ECTS

Análisis de datos avanzados para la Economía y las Finanzas: Causalidad / Advanced data analysis for Economics and Finance: Causality (ELEC)

4.0 ECTS

Análisis de datos no estructurados / Analysis of unstructured data (ELEC)

4.0 ECTS

Annual Courses

Credits

Avances en Economía / Advances in Economics (ELEC)

6.0 ECTS

Avances en Emprendimiento / Advances in Entrepreneurship (ELEC)

6.0 ECTS

Avances en Finanzas / Advances in Finance (ELEC)

6.0 ECTS

Avances en Gestión Empresarial / Advances in Management (ELEC)

6.0 ECTS

Avances en Marquetin / Advances in Marketing (ELEC)

6.0 ECTS

Avances en Operaciones y Gestión de la Cadena de Suministro / Advances in Operations and Supply Chain Management (ELEC)

6.0 ECTS

Annual Courses

Credits

Trabajo Fin de Máster / Master Dissertation

16.0 ECTS

Your Future Career

  • Analyst in company research centres

  • Consultant

  • Analyst in business development teams

  • Economic, social and sustainability impact assessment analyst

  • Valuation and Transaction Analyst

  • Academic career

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Work Placements

We prepare you for your future and introduce you to the real world with comprehensive work experience training.

Information for students

Everything you need to know

Open calls for registrations from 13/10/25 to 30/09/26

Quality and standards

Facultad de la Universidad Pontificia de Comillas en Madrid con árboles y cielo despejado

ICADE Comillas

Calle Alberto Aguilera, 23
28015 Madrid

Its origins date back to 1956 when business management courses began to be taught in the Jesuit residence in Zorrilla Street. Today, it has been a reference for more than half a century in the areas of Law and Business Administration and Management, playing a pioneering role in the implementation of double degree programmes in our country.

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • Because Comillas studies are in high demand and places are limited, the best candidates have to be selected through admission tests.

  • Each class has its own tutor, whose function is to integrate the student into the group and to pay attention to their academic performance. Furthermore, at Comillas, the teaching system is distinguished, among other characteristics, by the personalised attention and the fluid and permanent relationship between teachers and students.

  • The Comillas education system is especially oriented towards the relationship with the reality of companies, institutions, organisations and professional practice. The Careers, Internships and Employment Guidance Service (OPE) is responsible for providing students with internships related to their studies in order to enrich their training. In the 2022-23 academic year, 7,101 student internships in companies were managed.

  • The Professional Careers, Internships and Employment Guidance Service (OPE) is the University's service dedicated to informing, guiding and collaborating in the insertion of recent graduates in the labour market or in the projection of the professional careers of Comillas graduates, for which it has an online tool that directly connects candidates with 8,302 companies with which Comillas maintains a relationship. During the 2022-23 academic year, 1,542 job offers were managed. Of the total number of graduates from the 2021 graduating class, 92% are employed, either working or furthering their studies, within six months of completing their studies.

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Contact us for help

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Tel.: (+34) 91 542 28 00
Fax: (+34) 91 559 65 69

Dª María Jesús Belizón Cebada  - Director mjbelizon@comillas.edu  

Pamela Cabral Tiburcio - Coordinator pcabral@comillas.edu

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