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Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Bellaterra Campus UAB Barcelona View map
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Public
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30,837
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1,772
3,944
Overview
Founded in 1968, the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) is one of the top academic institutions in Spain and the European Union.
The UAB is a leading public university with a strong international vocation, highly committed to promoting mobility, collaboration and the capture of talent.
The UAB offers top level academic programmes in all areas of knowledge, with almost 100 bachelor's degrees, some 300 official and UAB-specific master's degrees and graduate diplomas and almost 70 PhD programmes
Academic teaching at the UAB is characterised by its multidisciplinarity and is closely linked to many research activities. The UAB pioneers the implementation of several action plans focused on increasing sustainability and environment-friendly measures on campus.
UAB, you've got to live it!!!
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Campus of International Excellence (2013)
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Un món de llengües
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Nanotechnology Innovation Maymester
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Vila 2 (ENG)
Vila 2 is a new residential space with apartments for postgraduate students, teachers, researc...
UAB, you've got to live it!!!
Video included in the UAB 2010 campaign.
Campus of International Excellence (2013)
UAB works towards shaping an area of R&D&I excellence and making it the most important...
Un món de llengües
Aquest vídeo mostra la diversitat lingüística i cultural que es pot trobar a la UAB. El campus...
Nanotechnology Innovation Maymester
Led by Cockrell School chemical engineering professor Brian Korgel, the Nanotechnology Innovat...
Vila 2 (ENG)
Vila 2 is a new residential space with apartments for postgraduate students, teachers, researc...
Programs available
Undergraduate Faculties/Departments and Programs
Arts and Humanities
- Archaeology
- Art History
- Catalan and Classics
- Catalan and Spanish
- Catalan Language and Literature
- Classics
- East Asian Studies
- English and Catalan
- English and Classics
- English and French
- English and Spanish
- English Studies
- French and Catalan
- French and Classics
- French and Spanish
- History
- Humanities
- Musicology
- Philosophy
- Spanish and Classics
- Spanish Language and Literature
- Translation and Interpreting
Biosciences
Health Sciences
Sciences
Social Sciences and Law
- Accounting and Finance
- Advertising and Public Relations
- Aeronautical Management
- Applied Statistics + Sociology
- Audiovisual Communication
- Business Administration
- Business Administration and Management
- Business Administration and Management - English
- Business Administration and Management + Law
- Business and Information Technology
- Criminology
- Early Childhood Education
- Economics
- Education Studies
- Geography and Planning
- Geography and Planning (online)
- Hotel Management
- Journalism
- Labour Relations
- Law
- Political Science and Public Management
- Political Science and Public Management + Law
- Prevention and Integral Safety and Security
- Prevention and Integral Safety and Security (Online)
- Primary Education
- Primary Education - English
- Social and Cultural Anthropology
- Social Education
- Sociology
- Spanish and French Law
- Tourism
- Tourism - English
Postgraduate Faculties/Departments and Programs
Agrofoods
Biosciences
- Master's Degree in Advanced Biotechnology
- Master's Degree in Advanced Genetics - in English
- Master's Degree in Applied Microbiology
- Master's Degree in Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Biomedicine
- Master's Degree in Bioinformatics - in English
- Master's Degree in Biology and Plant Biotechnology
- Master's Degree in Cytogenetics and Reproductive Biology
- Master's Degree in Neurosciences
- Master's Degree in Terrestrial Ecology and Biodiversity Management
- PhD in Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Biomedicine
- PhD in Biotechnology
- PhD in Cellular Biology
- PhD in Genetics
- PhD in Microbiology
- PhD in Neurosciences
- PhD in Plant Biology and Biotechnology
- PhD in Terrestrial Ecology
Business and Economics
- Erasmus Mundus Master's Degree in Models and Methods of Quantitative Economics (QEM) - in English
- Master's Degree in Applied Research in Economics and Business - in English
- Master's Degree in Economic Analysis - in English
- Master's Degree in Economics and Business Administration - in English
- Master's Degree in Higher Accounting and Auditing
- Master's Degree in Management, Organization and Business Economics - in English
- Master's Degree in Marketing
- PhD in Applied Economics
- PhD in Economic Analysis
- PhD in Economics, Management and Organization (Business Economics)
- PhD in Entrepreneurship and Management
Communication and Journalism
- Erasmus Mundus Master's Degree in Crossing the Mediterranean: Towards Investment and Integration - in English
- Master's Degree in Audiovisual Communication and Advertising Contents
- Master's Degree in Media, Communication and Culture
- Master's Degree in Research in Communication and Journalism
- Master's Degree in Strategic Planning in Advertising and Public Relations
- PhD in Audiovisual Communication and Advertising
- PhD in Communication and Journalism
- PhD in Cultures in Contact in the Mediterranean
- PhD in Media, Communication and Culture
Education
- Master's Degree in Educational Psychology
- Master's Degree in Research in Education
- Master's Degree in School Library and Reading Promotion
- Master's Degree in Teaching in Secondary Schools, Vocational Training and Language Centres
- Master's Degree in Teaching in Secondary Schools, Vocational Training and Language Centres (Specialisation in Mathematics)
- PhD in Education
Engineering and Technology
- Master's Degree in Aeronautical Management
- Master's Degree in Biological and Environmental Engineering
- Master's Degree in Computer Vision - in English
- Master's Degree in Logistics and Supply Chain Management - in English
- Master's Degree in Telecommunication Engineering - in English
- PhD in Computer Science
- PhD in Electrical and Telecommunication Engineering
History, Philosophy and Art
- Master's Degree in Analysis and Management of the Artistic Heritage
- Master's Degree in Archival and Records Management
- Master's Degree in Contemporary History
- Master's Degree in Documentary Management, Transparency and Access to Information
- Master's Degree in Egyptology
- Master's Degree in Musicology, Musical Education and Interpretation of Early Music
- Master's Degree in Prehistory, Antiquity and the Middle Ages
- Master's Degree in The Challenges of Contemporary Philosophy
- PhD in Art History and Musicology
- PhD in Classical Archaeology
- PhD in Cognitive Science and Language
- PhD in Comparative, Political and Social History
- PhD in Philosophy
- PhD in Prehistoric Archaeology
Language, Literature and Translation
- Master's Degree in Advanced English Studies - in English
- Master's Degree in Advanced Studies in Catalan Language and Literature
- Master's Degree in Comparative Literature: Literary and Cultural Studies
- Master's Degree in Information Processing and Multilingual Communication
- Master's Degree in Spanish Language, Hispanic Literature and Spanish as a Foreign Language
- Master's Degree in Theatre Studies
- Master's Degree in Translation, Interpreting and Intercultural Studies
- PhD in Catalan Language and Literature and Theatre Studies
- PhD in English Studies
- PhD in Literary Theory and Comparative Literature
- PhD in Romance Languages and Cultures
- PhD in Spanish Studies
- PhD in Translation and Intercultural Studies
Law
- Master's Degree in Enterprise Law
- Master's Degree in European Integration
- Master's Degree in Legal Profession
- Master's Degree in Public Law and Multilevel Integration Processes
- Master's Degree in Social and Labour Rights
- PhD in Human Security and Global Law
- PhD in Law
- PhD in Law, Science and Technologies
Medicine
- Master's Degree in Applied Clinical Research in Health Sciences
- Master's Degree in Introduction to Research in Mental Health
- Master's Degree in Pharmacology
- Master's Degree in Pharmacovigilance and Pharmacoepidemiology - in English
- Master's Degree in Reconstructive Microsurgery - in English
- Master's Degree in Research and Innovation in Nursing Care
- Master's Degree in Transfusion Medicine and Advanced Cell Therapies - in English
- Master's Degree in Translational Biomedical Research
- PhD in Medicine
- PhD in Methodology of Biomedical Research and Public Health
- PhD in Paediatrics, Obstetrics and Gynaecology
- PhD in Pharmacology
- PhD in Psychiatry
- PhD in Surgery and Morphological Sciences
Political Science and Society
- Erasmus Mundus Master's Degree in Education Policies for Global Development (GLOBED) - in English
- Erasmus Mundus Master's Degree in Public Policy (MUNDUS MAPP) - in English
- Master's Degree in Anthropology: Advanced Research and Social Intervention
- Master's Degree in European Union-China: Culture and Economy
- Master's Degree in International Relations, Security and Development
- Master's Degree in Policies and Planning for Towns, Environment and Landscape
- Master's Degree in Political Science - in English
- Master's Degree in Public Administration
- Master's Degree in Regional and Population Studies
- Master's Degree in Remote Sensing and Geographical Information Systems
- Master's Degree in Social and Cultural Anthropology
- Master's Degree in Social Policy and Community Action
- Master's Degree in Social Policy, Employment and Welfare
- PhD in Demography
- PhD in Geography
- PhD in Politics, Policies and International Relations
- PhD in Social and Cultural Anthropology
- PhD in Sociology
Psychology and Speech Therapy
- Master's Degree in Communication and Language Disorders
- Master's Degree in General Health Psychology
- Master's Degree in Management of Human Resources in Organisations
- Master's Degree in Psychosocial Research and Intervention
- Master's Degree in Research in Psychology Applied to Health Science
- PhD in Clinical and Health Psychology
- PhD in Health and Sports Psychology
- PhD in Person and Society in the Contemporary World
- PhD in Psychology of Communications and Change
Sciences and Environmental Science
- Erasmus Mundus Master's Degree in Environmental Studies - Cities and Sustainability (JEMES) - in English
- Erasmus Mundus Master's Degree in Mathematical Modelling in Engineering: Theory, Numerics, Applications (MATHMODS) - in English
- Master's Degree in Advanced Nanoscience and Nanotechnology - in English
- Master's Degree in Electrochemistry. Science and Technology
- Master's Degree in High Energy Physics, Astrophysics and Cosmology - in English
- Master's Degree in History of Science: Science, History and Society
- Master's Degree in Industrial Chemistry and Introduction to Chemical Research - in English
- Master's Degree in Interdisciplinary Studies in Environmental, Economic and Social Sustainability
- Master's Degree in Modelling for Science and Engineering - in English
- Master's Degree in Photonics Engineering, Nanophotonics and Biophotonics (EUROPHOTONICS) - in English
- PhD in Chemistry
- PhD in Electrochemistry. Science and Technology
- PhD in Environmental Science and Technology
- PhD in Geology
- PhD in History of Science
- PhD in History of Science
- PhD in Materials Science
- PhD in Mathematics
- PhD in Physics
Security and Prevention
Tourism and Hotel Management
Veterinary Medicine
University Highlights
Total students - 30,837
24%
76%
International students - 3,944
32%
68%
Total faculty staff - 1,772
237
1535
Total students - 30,837
24%
76%
International students - 3,944
32%
68%
Total faculty staff - 1,772
1535
237
Scholarships
Yes
The Scholarships above offer some form of financial aid to prospective students. Please always check the specific requirements and restrictions on scholarship availability.
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