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Earn free-choice credits to complete your four-year degree or engineering degree

European Computer Driving Licence (ECDL)
Do you need free-choice credits to complete your four-year degree or engineering degree? With ECDL courses you can earn from one to twelve free-choice credits and obtain an internationally recognised certificate in digital technologies.

27/11/2014

Enrolling in the European Computer Driving Licence (ECDL) certification course at the UAB allows students to obtain a certificate which represents a substantial improvement of the curriculum, as it is strongly valued by companies, especially at an international level in countries like Germany, England or Italy, where there have been more than one million tests in recent years.

The courses are given online and are made up of seven modules which can be taken each independently. To obtain the ECDL certificate students must take all seven modules, and for the Basic ECDL only modules 1 to 4 and module 7 are necessary.

Course’s contents are:

Module 1: Concepts on information technologies (15 hours/1 credit) 41 €
Module 2: PC use and file management (23 hours/1.5 credits). 70 €
Module 3: Word processing (30 hours/2 credits). 105 €
Module 4: Spreadsheets (30 hours/2 credits). 105 €
Module 5: Databases (44 hours/3 credits). 155 €
Module 6: Presentation and design (15 hours/1 credit). 53 €
Module 7: Network services (23 hours/1.5 credits). 70 €

Modules are open for registration from 13/05/2014 to 31/07/2015, during the whole academic period. You can register on the internet by clicking here.

The ECDL (European Computer Driving Licence) certification course is aimed at students of four-year and engineering degrees, of UAB programmes, affiliated centres and new students. This is a very good option for those students who need a few credits in order to complete their four-year degree or engineering degree.

There is an equivalent programmeavailable for UAB bachelor's degree and official master's degree students.

More information and the application process:
ECDL certification course (students of four-year degrees and engineering degrees, UAB programmes, affiliated centres and new students)
ECDL certification course (bachelor's degree and official master's degree students)
Programme website