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Universitat Autónoma de Barcelona

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 Term, 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 Term Hours ECTS Language Area
Lengua Española - 90 hours
Levels A1, A2, B1.1, B1.2, B2.1, B2.2, C1 		SA1001S Sp/F 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 Sp/Su/F 45 6 Spanish Language
Español para los negocios (Level B1.2 required) SA1005S Sp/F 45 6 Spanish Language & Business
Español Académico (Level B1.2 required) SA1005S Sp 45 6 Spanish Language
Introduction to Catalan Language SA1003C Sp/F 45 6 Catalan Language

BUSINESS

Subject Code Term Hours ECTS Language Area
Business in Action: Local Companies in a Global World SA2043E Sp/F 45 6 English Business
Career Management SA3055E Sp/F 45 6 English Business
Cross-Cultural Management SA2005E Sp/F 45 6 English Business
Doing Business in Emerging Markets SA2042E Sp/F 45 6 English Business
E-Commerce and Online Businesses SA2017E Sp/Su/F 45 6 English Business
Entrepreneurship and New Venture Creation SA2016E Sp/M/Su/F 45 6 English Business
Estrategias de Marketing Internacional (Level B2.1 required) SA3031S Sp/F 45 6 Spanish Business
Gestión Intercultural (Level B2.1 required) SA3032S Sp/F 45 6 Spanish Business
International Business SA2007E Sp/Su/F 45 6 English Business
International Finance SA2008E Sp/Su/F 45 6 English Business
International Marketing Strategies SA2009E Sp/M/Su/F 45 6 English Business
Managerial Skills for International Business SA2041E Sp/M/Su/F 45 6 English Business
Managing Services SA2011E Sp/F 45 6 English Business
Negocios Internacionales (Level B2.1 required) SA3030S Sp/F 45 6 Spanish Business
People Management SA3054E Sp/F 45 6 English Business
Strategic Management of the Firm SA2010E Sp/F 45 6 Spanish Business

ECONOMICS & POLITICS

Subject Code Term Hours ECTS Language Area
Behaviour and Incentives in Economics: The Case of Soccer SA2025E Sp/F 45 6 English Economics
Econometrics SA2057E Sp/F 45 6 English Economics
Geopolitics and International Relations SA3043E Sp/F 45 6 English Politics
Inequality, Poverty and Globalisation SA2035E Sp/F 45 6 English Economics
International Economics SA2006E Sp/F 45 6 English Economics
Introduction to Cryptoeconomy and Decentralized Finances SA3056E Sp 45 6 English Economics
Politics of the Developing World SA3036E Sp/F 45 6 English Politics
Politics, War and Economics in the Age of Globalization SA2019E Sp/F 45 6 English Politics & Economics
Strategic Behaviour in Business and Economics SA2004E Sp/F 45 6 English Economics
The Creative Economy SA2024E Sp/F 45 6 English Economics
Understanding the European Economy SA2012E Sp/F 45 6 English Politics & Economics

ART & ARCHITECTURE

Subject Code Term Hours ECTS Language Area
Arte Español (Level B2.1 required) SA3045S Sp/F 45 6 Spanish Art
Digital Photography SA3042E Sp/Su/F 45 6 English Art
Modernisme: Art Nouveau Architecture Sketched and Explained SA3038E Sp/F 45 6 English Art & Architecture
Spanish Art and Cultural Heritage SA3026E Sp/Su/F 45 6 English Art
Spanish Contemporary Art SA3025E Sp/F 45 6 English Art
The Great Art Collections in Spain SA3039E Sp/M/F 45 6 English Art
The Seven Wonders of Spain SA3040E Sp/F 45 6 English Art
Urban Interventions, Graffiti & Public Sculpture SA3037E Sp/Su/F 45 6 English Art & Architecture

COMMUNICATION

Subject Code Term Hours ECTS Language Area
Communication and Gender SA3048E Sp/F 45 6 English Communication
Intercultural Communication SA3049E Sp/M/F 45 6 English Communication

MEDITERRANEAN STUDIES

Subject Code Term Hours ECTS Language Area
Mediterranean Politics SA2021E Sp/F 45 6 English Politics
A Greater Middle East SA2023E Sp/F 45 6& English Politics
An Urban Approach to Spain and Europe SA3022E Sp 45 6 English Architecture
Barcelona City Planning and Architecture SA3029E Sp/Su/F 45 6 English Architecture
Civilización y Cultura Españolas (Level B2.1 required) SA3024S Sp/F 45 6 Spanish History
Cultures Without State: the Case of Catalonia SA3028E Sp/F 45 6 English Politics
Ideas that Made Europe SA3052E Sp 45 6 English Politics
Mediterranean Culture and History SA2022E Sp/F 45 6 English History
Spanish Civilization and Culture SA3023E Sp/M/Su/F 45 6 English History
Spanish History and Politics: 1936 to the present SA3050E Sp/F 45 6 English History
The Image of Barcelona in Literature SA3044E Sp/F 45 6 English Literature

STEM

Subject Code Term Hours ECTS Language Area
Behavioral Neuroscience SA2061E Sp 45 6 English STEM
Data Analysis SA3062E Sp 45 6 English STEM
Ethics in Artificial Intelligence SA3058E Sp 45 6 English STEM
Project Management for STEM students SA3060E Sp 45 6 English STEM

STEM

Subject Code Term Hours ECTS Language Area
Emotions, Stress and Self-Regulation SA1059E Sp/F 45 6 English Psychology

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