Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

Bellaterra Campus, Barcelona Spain

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# 175QS World University Rankings

114Undergraduate programs

216Postgraduate programs

6,000 EURTuition Fee/year

About Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

Founded in 1968, the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) is known for its excellence in research and quality in teaching and it's a reference centre in Spain and the European Union.

The UAB is a public and groundbreaking university, leader in international rankings and a benchmark in research.

Barcelonian, Catalan and international, the UAB has a strong international vocation, highly committed to promoting mobility, collaboration and the capture of talent.

The UAB is transformative, supportive, diverse and egalitarian, sustainable and healthy, participative and cultural university.

Academic teaching at the UAB is characterised by its multidisciplinary and is closely linked to many research activities. It's a campus university with its faculties and schools, research institutes and services, all within a natural environment that offers a variety of unique experiences.

The UAB offers top level academic programmes in all areas of knowledge, with more than 100 Bachelor’s Degrees, over 550 University Master's Degrees, UAB Master's Degres and Graduate Diplomas and almost 90 PhD programmes.

About Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

Founded in 1968, the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) is known for its excellence in research and quality in teaching and it's a reference centre in Spain and the European Union.

The UAB is a public and groundbreaking university, leader in international rankings and a benchmark in research.

Barcelonian, Catalan and international, the UAB has a strong international vocation, highly committed to promoting mobility, collaboration and the capture of talent.

The UAB is transformative, supportive, diverse and egalitarian, sustainable and healthy, participative and cultural university.

Available programs

The UAB offers more than Bachelor's Degrees, covering all fields of knowledge. Our bachelor's degrees are known for their quality and international character, as well as for the amount of practical experience students acquire.

UAB bachelor's degrees provide students with a large amount of practical experience, helping them to be better prepared as they enter the professional world.

Some bachelor's degrees are offered fully in English, and many other degrees offer subjects in English.

The UAB Barcelona Summer School offers a wide array of subjects in several fields and takes place from the end of June to the beginning of August. Most of the courses are taught in English, with an option to learn and improve your Spanish as a Foreign Language. Depending on the regulations of each home university, especially if there is a mobility agreement with the UAB, students will be able to transfer the credits earned during their stay to their current degree.

Arts and Humanities (7)

Bachelor's Degree in Ancient Studies

Bachelor's Degree in Archaeology

Bachelor's Degree in Art History

Bachelor's Degree in Art and Design - Massana School of Art (affiliated school)

Bachelor's Degree in Catalan Philology: Literary Studies and Linguistics

Bachelor's Degree in Catalan and Spanish

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Business and Management (7)

Bachelor's Degree in Accounting and Finances

Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration and Management

Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration and Management + Bachelor's Degree in Law

Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration and Management - English

Bachelor's Degree in Business and Information Technology

Bachelor's Degree in Economics

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Engineering and Technology (7)

Bachelor's Degree in Aeronautical Management

Bachelor's Degree in Artificial Intelligence

Bachelor's Degree in Automation and Industrial Electronic Engineering

Bachelor's Degree in Automation and Industrial Electronic Engineering + Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering

Bachelor's Degree in Automotive Engineering

Bachelor's Degree in Chemical Engineering

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Life Sciences and Medicine (7)

Bachelor's Degree in Biochemistry

Bachelor's Degree in Bioinformatics - UAB/UPF/UB/UPC

Bachelor's Degree in Biology

Bachelor's Degree in Biomedical Sciences

Bachelor's Degree in Biotechnology

Bachelor's Degree in Environmental Biology

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Natural Sciences (7)

Bachelor's Degree in Chemistry

Bachelor's Degree in Computational Mathematics and Data Analytics

Bachelor's Degree in Environmental Science + Bachelor's Degree in Geology

Bachelor's Degree in Environmental Sciences

Bachelor's Degree in Food Science and Technology

Bachelor's Degree in Geography, Environmental Management and Spatial Planning

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Others (7)

Economics

Tourism - English

Social Sciences and Management (7)

Bachelor's Degree in Advertising and Public Relations

Bachelor's Degree in Applied Statistics

Bachelor's Degree in Applied Statistics + Bachelor's Degree in Sociology

Bachelor's Degree in Audiovisual Communication

Bachelor's Degree in Communication in Organisations

Bachelor's Degree in Criminology

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The Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) is a public university offering:

More than 500 programmes which include:

Universitary Master's Degrees, which provide you with advanced interdisciplinary training and are divided into programmes offering practical training for employment and others specialising in initiation to research. Our official master's degrees are valid in all of Spain and equivalent to the master's degrees programmes in Europe. The research-oriented programmes give access to PhD programmes.
UAB Master's Degrees and Graduate Diplomas. The aim of these programmes is to provide students with an advanced-level, specialised, multidisciplinary education oriented towards professional specialisation. In order to guarantee their academic rigour, they are subject to similar quality control processes to those used for official programmes taught at the UAB. Professors, professionals and external institutions take part in graduate teaching to make sure that courses offer the practical approach that the labour market demands.

Almost 90 PhD programmes in 5 areas of knowledge: Arts and Humanities, Health Sciencies, Sciencies, Social Sciencies and Law and Technological Sciencies.

The aim of these programmes is providing advanced training in research techniques, culminating in a doctoral thesis. They involve preparing and defending a thesis and usually last four years, with the aim of producing top-level academic and professionals.

Some of the UAB’s PhD programmes have received an Excellence Award. The European Doctoral Research Component includes stays in different European countries and the participation of lecturers from foreign universities.

Approximately 30-40% of students come from other countries in both master's degrees and graduate diplomas, as well as PhD programmes.

Arts and Humanities (6)

Double Master's Degree in English and American Studies

Master of Research in Art and Design

Master's Degree in Advanced Studies in Catalan Language and Literature

Master's Degree in Analysis and Management of the Artistic Heritage

Master's Degree in Analytic Philosophy

Master's Degree in Ancient Mediterranean

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Business and Management (6)

Erasmus Mundus Master's Degree in Models and Methods of Quantitative Economics

Master's Degree in Account Auditing and Accounting

Master's Degree in Applied Research in Economics and Business

Master's Degree in Economic Analysis

Master's Degree in Economic History

Master's Degree in Economics and Business Administration

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Engineering and Technology (6)

Master in Semiconductor Engineering and Microelectronic Design

Master's Degree in Biological and Environmental Engineering

Master's Degree in Computer Vision

Master's Degree in Data Science

Master's Degree in Electrochemistry. Science and Technology

Master's Degree in Geoinformation

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Life Sciences and Medicine (6)

Erasmus Mundus Master's Degree in Human Diseases Models Morphological Phenotyping (MorphoPHEN)

Master's Degree in Advanced Biotechnology

Master's Degree in Advanced Genetics

Master's Degree in Advanced Immunology

Master's Degree in Animal Genetics and Breeding, and Reproductive Biotechnology

Master's Degree in Applied Clinical Research in Health Sciences

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Natural Sciences (6)

Master's Degree in Advanced Mathematics

Master's Degree in Advanced Nanoscience and Nanotechnology

Master's Degree in Chemistry and Biochemistry for Health

Master's Degree in Erasmus Mundus in Interdisciplinary Mathematics

Master's Degree in Erasmus Mundus in Photonics

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Social Sciences and Management (6)

Master's Degree in Anthropology: Advanced Research and Social Intervention

Master's Degree in Archival Studies and Information Governance

Master's Degree in Audiovisual Communication and Advertising Contents

Master's Degree in Criminology and Criminal Justice System

Master's Degree in Discourse Studies: Communication, Society and Learning

Master's Degree in Enterprise Law

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Arts and Humanities (6)

PhD in Art History and Musicology

PhD in Catalan Language and Literature and Theatre Studies

PhD in Classical Archaeology

PhD in Cognitive Science and Language

PhD in Comparative, Political and Social History

PhD in English Studies

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Business and Management (6)

PhD in Applied Economics

PhD in Economic Analysis

PhD in Economics, Management and Organization (Business Economics)

PhD in Entrepreneurship and Management

Engineering and Technology (6)

PhD in Computer Science

PhD in Electronic and Telecommunication Engineering

Life Sciences and Medicine (6)

PhD in Advanced Immunology

PhD in Animal Medicine and Health

PhD in Animal Production

PhD in Aquaculture

PhD in Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Biomedicine

PhD in Biodiversity

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Natural Sciences (6)

PhD in Chemistry

PhD in Demography

PhD in Electrochemistry. Science and Technology

PhD in Environmental Science and Technology

PhD in Food Science

PhD in Geography

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Social Sciences and Management (6)

PhD in Audiovisual Communication and Advertising

PhD in Communication and Journalism

PhD in Education

PhD in Gender Study: Cultures, Societies and Policies

PhD in Human Security and Global Law

PhD in Law

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University information

Admission criteria varies according to the academic degree level. Please click on the following links for more information:

General

GPA

International Baccalaureate

24+

IELTS

6.5+

Bachelor

GPA

2.75+

IELTS

6.5+

Master

TOEFL

90+

IELTS

6.5+

The Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) is located only 25 minutes in public transport from Barcelona's city centre, a cosmopolitan metropolis lying on the shores of the Mediterranean Sea.

The main campus is located in Bellaterra, in the heart of one of the main industrial and technological poles of Mediterranean Europe. The university is located in an area of outstanding natural beauty: 263 Hectares of campus surface area with 60% covered in woodlands and green areas.

The UAB campus offers all types of services for the university community:

specialised libraries open 24 hours a day,
computer halls and laboratories,
a language school ,
healthcare centre ,
disability and specific educational needs ,
volunteering ,
sports hall (with a gym, pools, football pitch, etc.),
theatre , cinema ,
restaurants , shops and cafés,

as well as a hotel and residence halls with space for almost 2,600 students.

Total students

32,682

UG students

77%

PG students

23%

International students

3,959

UG students

32%

PG students

68%

Total faculty staff

2,245

Domestic staff

89%

Int'l staff

11%

Student life

The Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) caters to all aspects of university life. The campus is organised as a true city of knowledge with almost 50,000 inhabitants: students, lecturers, researchers and administration staff.

The international dimension of the UAB can be seen by the number of students enrolled from abroad, more than 5,000 international students from 90 countries worldwide. Every year, the UAB reaches new mobility agreements with universities from around the world. It also has specific programmes which welcome and aid international students once they arrive at the UAB. The UAB campus provides a framework for intercultural co-existence, where different university realities and cultures from around the globe can be seen side by side.

The UAB is a sustainable university. It strives to improve the health of the university community, promote healthy environments and lifestyles and, moreover, is committed to responsible consumption and has pioneered the implementation of sustainable actions.

The university actively encourages the involvement and participation of its students in volunteering activities and community service, and has been recognised by several institutes for these tasks. It also carries out awareness-raising campaigns among the university community.

The Plaça Cívica is the reference point for campus involvement, a space of meeting, leisure, solidarity, demand… A public place for the community to share and enjoy.

The UAB promotes innovation, employability and entrepreneurship. It strives to foster research and transfer in all areas of knowledge and works closely together with the surrounding business and industrial community, as well as with scientific centres such as the Alba Synchrotron Light Facility, located five minutes away from campus.

The UAB campus includes:

many of which were created in collaboration with important scientific institutions, and all of which conduct a large amount of research activities.

Helping graduates enter the labour market is one of the main objectives of the UAB. All bachelor's degrees offer external work placements in prestigious firms and institutions. The UAB yearly manages over 4,000 work placements included in its academic study plans. Students can also take advantage of more than 2,000 extracurricular work placements, job offers, professional mobility abroad and support to entrepreneurs.

Domestic Students

Tuition Fee/year

5,000 EUR

Tuition Fee (Out of State)

International Students

Tuition Fee/year

6,000 EUR

Other Expenses

One of the important factors when considering a master's degree is the cost of study. Luckily, there are many options available to help students fund their master's programme. Download your copy of the Scholarship Guide to find out which scholarships from around the world could be available to you, and how to apply for them.