Active Learning Abroad

Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

Academic Programs

Academic Program for fall, spring, may and summer sessions with courses, taught in English and Spanish, in Business, Economics & Politics, Art & Architecture, Communications, Mediterranean Studies and Language.

Overview

  • Minimum GPA: 2.75
  • Language of instruction: English and Spanish
  • Language requirements: None. Open to all levels.
  • Place of instruction: Sant Pau Campus, metro line L4-yelow
  • Participants: International students
  • Before arrival students take an online test to determine language proficiency
  • Students choose courses from any area for a total of 180 hours during the semester, 360 hours for the academic year (additional courses are available at an additional fee), 45 hours for May and 90 hours for summer. Students may combine May and summer sessions.

Courses Avaliable

LANGUAGE

Subject Code Semester Hours ECTS Language Area
Lengua Española - 90 hours
Levels A1, A2, B1.1, B1.2, B2.1, B2.2, C1
SA1001S Fl & Sp 90 12 Spanish Language
Lengua Española  - 45 hours
Levels Beginner (A1), Elementary (A2), Low Intermediate (B1.1), Intermediate (B1.2), Upper Intermediate (B2.1), Advanced (B2.2)
SA1002S Fl & Sp & Su 45 6 Spanish Language
Español para los negocios (Level B1.2 required) SA1005S Fl & Sp & Su 45 6 Spanish Language & Business
Español Académico (Level B1.2 required) SA1005S Sp 45 6 Spanish Language
Introduction to Catalan Language SA1003C Fl & Sp 45 6 Catalan Language

BUSINESS

Subject Code Semester Hours ECTS Language Area
Business in Action: Local Companies in a Global World SA2043E Fl & Sp 45 6 English  Business
Cross-Cultul Management SA2005E Fl & Sp & Su 45 6 English Business
Dog Business in Emerging Markets SA2042E Fl & Sp 45 6 English Business
E-Commee and Online Businesses SA2017E Fl & Sp & Su 45 6 English Business
Entrepreneursp and New Venture Creation SA2016E Fl & Sp & Su 45 6 English Business
Estrategs de Marketing Internacional (Level B2 required) SA3031S Fl & Sp 45 6 Spanish Business
Gestión Intercultural (Level B2 required) SA3032S Sp 45 6 Spanish Business
Hun Resources Management SA2044E Fl & Sp 45 6 English Business
Internatiol Business SA2007E Fl & Sp & Su 45 6 English Business
Internatiol Finance SA2008E Fl & Sp & Su 45 6 English Business
Internatiol Marketing Strategies SA2009E Fl & Sp & Su 45 6 English Business
Managerl Skills for International Business SA2041E Fl & Sp & Su & M 45 6 English Business
Managg Services SA2011E Fl & Sp 45 6 English Business
Negocs Internacionales (Level B2 required) SA3030S Sp 45 6 Spanish Business
Stratec Management of the Firm SA2010E Fl & Sp 45 6 Spanish Business

ECONOMICS & POLITICS

Subject Code Semester Hours ECTS Language Area
Behaviour and Incentives in Economics: The Case of Soccer SA2025E Fl & Sp 45 6 English Economics
Geopolitics and International Relations SA3043E Fl & Sp 45 6 English Politics
Inequality, Poverty and Globalisation SA2035E Fl & Sp 45 6 English Economics
International Economics SA2006E Fl & Sp & Su 45 6 English Economics
Politics of the Developing World SA3036E Fl & Sp 45 6 English Politics
Politics, War and Economics in the Age of Globalization SA2019E Fl & Sp 45 6 English Politics & Economics
Strategic Behaviour in Business and Economics SA2004E Fl & Sp 45 6 English Economics
The Creative Economy SA2024E Fl & Sp 45 6 English Economics
The Political Economy of European Integration SA2018E Fl & Sp 45 6 English Economics
Understanding the European Economy SA2012E Fl & Sp 45 6 English Politics & Economics

ART & ARCHITECTURE

Subject Code Semester Hours ECTS Language Area
Arte  Español (Level B2 required) SA3045S Fl & Sp 45 6 Spanish Art
Digital Photography SA3042E Fl & Sp & Su 45 6 English Art
Modernisme: Art Nouveau Architecture Sketched and Explained SA3038E Fl & Sp & M 45 6 English Art & Architecture
New Tendencies in Spanish Contemporary Art SA3041E Fl & Sp 45 6 English Art
Spanish Art and Cultural Heritage SA3026E Fl & Sp & Su 45 6 English Art
Spanish Contemporary Art SA3025E Fl & Sp 45 6 English Art
The Great Art Collections in Spain SA3039E Fl & Sp 45 6 English Art
The Seven Wonders of Spain SA3040E Fl & Sp 45 6 English Art
Urban Interventions, Graffiti & Public Sculpture SA3037E Fl & Sp 45 6 English Art & Architecture

COMMUNICATION

Subject Code Semester Hours ECTS Language Area
Communication and Gender SA3048E Fl & Sp 45 6 English Communication
Intercultural Communication SA3049E Fl & Sp 45 6 English Communication

MEDITERRANEAN STUDIES

Subject Code Semester Hours ECTS Language Area
Mediterranean Politics SA2021E Fl & Sp 45 6 English Politics
A Greater Middle East SA2023E   Fl & Sp  45  English Politics 
An Urban Approach to Spain and Europe SA3022E Fl & Sp  45 6 English Politics & Economics
Barcelona City Planning and Architecture SA3029E Fl & Sp  & Su 45 6 English Architecture
Civilización y Cultura Españolas SA3024S Fl & Sp 45 6 Spanish History
Cultures Without State: the Case of  Catalonia SA3028E Fl & Sp 45 6 English Politics
Mediterranean Culture and History SA2022E Fl & Sp 45 6 English History
Spanish Civilization and Culture SA3023E Fl & Sp & Su & M 45 6 English History
Spanish History and Politics: 1936 to the present SA3050E Fl & Sp 45 6 English History
The Image of  Barcelona in Literature SA3044E Fl & Sp 45 6 English Literature

Fl = Fall
Sp = Spring
M = May
Su = Summer
ECTS: European Credit Transfer System