Study plan Bachelor's Degree in Political Science and Public Management + Bachelor's Degree in Sociology

Study guides

Title of qualification awarded

Diploma in Political Science and Public Administration and Diploma in Sociology

Timetables

Mornings and afternoons

Table of credits for each course

Credit distribution Basic training Compulsory Optional Final Project
1st year 60      
2nd year 6 60    
3rd year   72    
4th year   72    
5th year   6 30 24
Totals 66 210 30 24

Period of study

Six-monthly

Part-time or full-time

Full-time dedication; slow track also available.

Specialisations

Basic and compulsory training

1st year 2nd year
Year-long
  • Political Science
  • Political Economics
  • Fundamentals of Sociology
  • International Relations
1st semester
  • Introduction to Data Analysis
2nd semester
  • Methodology and Design of Social Research
Year-long
  • Political Thought
  • Spanish Politics
  • International Relations
  • Social Policy, Family and Migrations
1st semester
  • Social Research Quantitative Methods
  • Social Research Qualitative Methods
  • Fundamentals of Public Law
2nd semester
  • Methods of Analysis
  • Modern World and Politics
3rd year 4th year
Year-long
  • Administration and Public Policies
1st semester
  • Social Classes and Stratification
  • Contemporary Sociological Thought
  • Social Change and Globalisation
  • Research Techniques
  • Modern International System
2nd semester
  • Gender and Ethnicity
  • Micro Sociological Theory
  • Management of Social Intervention Projects I
  • Economic Policy and Public Sector Economics
  • Political Behaviour
1st semester
  • Macro Sociological Theory
  • Sociology of Education
  • Sociology of Religion
  • Electoral Analysis
  • Comparative Politics I
  • Public Administration
2nd semester
  • Qualitative Analysis
  • Methodology and the Social Sciences
  • Sociology of Work
  • Environmental Sociology
  • Institutions and Politics of the European Union
  • Comparative Politics II
5th year 
1st semester
You must complete 12 optional credits from the bachelor's degree in Sociology and 6 optional credits from the bachelor's degree in Political Science and Public Administration

2nd semester
  • Management of Social Intervention Projects II
  • Final Project in Sociology
  • Final Project in Political Science and Public Administration
You must complete 12 optional credits from the bachelor's degree in Political Science and Public Administration

Optional subjects

5th year
Sociology Political Science Public Administration
  • Analysis of Religious Organisations
  • Social Anthropology
  • Consumerism and Sustainability
  • Demography
  • Social Policy Economics
  • Education, School and Territory
  • Education Policies
  • Industrial Relations
  • Sociology of Communication
  • Sociology of Culture
  • Sociology of Businesses and Organisations
  • Sociology of Identities
  • Sociology of Knowledge
  • Sociology of Gender
  • Housework and Everyday Life
  • Work Placement
  • Analysis of Public Policies
  • Foreign Policy Analysis
  • Analysis and Resolution of Conflicts
  • Public Management Assessment
  • Communication and Public Opinion
  • Demography
  • Administrative Law
  • Constitutional Law
  • Public International Law
  • Spanish Economics
  • International Trade and Economics
  • Public Finance
  • Local Government
  • Multi-Level Government
  • Interest Groups and Social Movements
  • Professional Skills
  • Negotiation of Public Interventions
  • International Organisations
  • Political Parties 
  • Catalan Politics
  • Comparative Politics III
  • Spanish Foreign Policy
  • European International Politics
  • European Community Policies
  • Current Problems in International Relations
  • Avanced Qualitative Techniques
  • Advanced Quantative Techniques
  • Theory of International Relations
  • Political Theory
  • Work Placement*

*All optional subjects are worth 6 credits, except for Work Placement which is worth 12 credits.