The Final Degree Project involves each student doing an individual, original project, report or study with the guidance of one or more supervisors. This process should use and put into practice the academic content, skills, competencies and abilities they have acquired during the degree course.



The project must be assessable and show that the degree candidate has the minimum key skills and knowledge necessary for their future professional development. It must take the form of a piece of professional/academic research that requires the student to put their knowledge, creative skills and originality to use, in a test of maturity before embarking on their career.



To enrol for the Final Degree Project, students must be enrolled on all the subject courses required to complete the curriculum.

These are the main competences for which this degree will qualify you:



- Understanding the functions of economic actors and the role of institutions in economic and social activity at different territorial levels (from local institutions to international bodies), with the ability to identify and analyse historical, social and institutional factors that condition economic processes.

- Applying the theoretical and practical knowledge acquired to diagnose and solve problems, using appropriate analytical tools in decision-making.

- Making effective use of information technology and IT instruments in their field of study.

- An ability to seek out, analyse and synthesise information from different sources with a capability for criticism, self-criticism and self-directed learning, so as to make reasoned judgement calls concerning significant matters of an economic, social or scientific nature.

- An ability to work in multidisciplinary groups, developing the skills required for each situation: teamwork, leadership, initiative, creativity and decision-making.

- Drawing up reports and communicating ideas on any economic issue clearly and coherently for specialist and non-specialist audiences, using the language skills required in each case.

- Continuously seeking quality and improvement in their knowledge, subject to continual changes and innovations, adopting an ethical commitment to work, society and the environment.

- An understanding of the principles of economic analysis in both its micro and macroeconomic facets so as to help ensure the efficient allocation of resources.

- An ability to extract basic aspects of economic reality via mathematical models, identifying the relevant factors in their design.

- Handling quantitative techniques in the interpretation and qualification of economic data, and understanding the links between verbal, graphic, mathematical and econometric analyses in the study of economics.

- Analysing and solving economic problems by applying deductive and inductive logic, using a suitable theoretical framework for each context.

- Identifying the main instruments for public sector intervention and the links between policy recommendations and the debate between positive and normative economics.

- Applying the principles of economic analysis to the design and assessment of economic policies and assessing their effectiveness and limitations.

- Using the knowledge and techniques acquired to make decisions in economic, social and political contexts subject to continual changes arising, among other factors, from globalisation, technological innovation and environmental problems.

- The capacity to communicate in English, French or German.





The learning results associated with this module are the following:



- Finding and organising documentation.

- Synthesis and abstraction of the basic ideas in the documentation used.

- Application of economic theory and reasoning to a specific area.

- Writing a report including the approach, execution and main conclusions of the project.

- Presenting work in a manner appropriate to the audience

Students will do a piece of work that will show their achievements in terms of studying and assimilating knowledge, solving problems and tasks in the field of the skills associated with the degree, and they will be responsible for their own learning process.



The Final Degree Project must be oriented towards application of the general competencies associated with the degree, to practising finding, managing, organising and interpreting relevant data, normally within their field of study, to give opinions that include reflection on relevant issues of a social, academic, technological or ethical nature, and helping to develop critical, logical and creative thought and judgement. The project can be of an empirical, theoretical or practical nature in professional terms.



Likewise, based on article 4, section 3, of the Regulations on the preparation and defense of the final degree project at the UPV/EHU, approved by the Governing Council on 14 December 2023 and published in the BOPV of 10/4/2024 (https://www.euskadi.eus/web01-bopv/es/p43aBOPVWebWar/VerParalelo.do?cd2024001702), all final degree projects will include a reflection on the work carried out in the light of democratic principles and values and the Sustainable Development Goals. This reflection will analyze the degree of connection of the dissertation with these values and the framework that constitute the SDGs, and/or raise a critical view of them.



The reflection will consist of at least 200 words incorporated as a specific section within the text of the work. Along with the normative references cited in RD 822/2021, the EHUagenda 2030 may be used as a specific reference framework for our university.



In addition, the student will provide the SDGs of reference of the work through the systems articulated by the university or the center.

The methodology of this module is based on autonomous work by students, under the guidance of their tutor. Students must attend a seminar giving guidance on how to approach the Final Degree Project. The supervisor will be in charge of facilitating the student's learning process by guiding them in the execution of the project, its writing and its oral presentation, by means of different teaching and tutorial activities. In summary, the methodology is centred on the student as the key part of the teaching system, with the lecturer/tutor supervising and facilitating the learning process.



In any case, preparing the Final Degree Project requires the student to: a) identify relevant issues of interest to progress in knowledge of a specific area of the Degree; b) take decisions about the type of project to submit to answer the questions raised; c) collect information, analyse it and interpret it critically; d) write the report with academic rigour and e) defend it orally.

• Final Assessment System
• Tools and qualification percentages:
  • Oral defense (%): 30
  • Individual works (%): 70

The final degree project is to be produced and handed in in writing and must be presented and defended orally in the language in which it was written. The pertinent committee will assess the work on the basis of the written report, the tutor's prior report and the public exposition and defence of the said work. Assessment criteria will be: academic quality, clarity of exposition (written and oral) and capacity for argument.



To withdraw from the ordinary session it is sufficient not to attend the defence of the paper.

The final degree project is to be produced and handed in writing and must be presented and defended orally in the language in which it was written. The pertinent committee will assess the work on the basis of the written report, the tutor's prior report and the public exposition and defence of the said work. Assessment criteria will be: academic quality, clarity of exposition (written and oral) and capacity for argument.



To withdraw from the extraordinary session it is sufficient not to attend the defence of the paper.

Basic bibliography

Documentation specific to the Final Degree Project posted on the centre's website.