Subject offer & requirements
CLICK HERE TO CHECK THE 2024/25 ACADEMIC OFFER
*The final information will be displayed in the application for subjects site
⇒Syllabi: You can find the subjects guides here
⇒Schedules and rooms: You can check the schedules in the above published academic offer.
See also: How can I check the subjects schedules and rooms?
It is important to check that the subjects belong to the semester during which the student is coming (ex. a 2nd semester student can not take a 1st semester or full year subject)
(!) Our main teaching language is Catalan, which means that we have a limited offer of subjects in Spanish and English. In order to allow all students take subjects in both languages, they can register in a maximum of 5 courses, 30 ECTS per semester in our faculty, which may be:
- Maximum 2 subjects in English (12 ects)
- Maximum 1 subject in Spanish (6 ects)
- Other courses in Catalan
The minimum quota will be guaranteed, but the subject selection will be upon availability (no specific courses can be confirmed until the student makes the selection in the application).
A minimum 50% of the total credits must be enrolled at your host faculty at UAB. The remaining credits can be enrolled in a different faculty (upon availability, note that there may be also requirements and English taught subjects are very limited also), or students can also take language courses in the UAB School of Languages that may transfer into recognized ECTS. See information below:
LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS
Our incoming students taking bachelor courses from our faculty are required to have a minimum level of B2 of English and B2 in Spanish (depending on the language of instruction of the requested subjects).
If students want to register in both Spanish taught and English taught courses, they will have to submit both certificates. No Catalan certificate is required, but a good knowledge of Spanish is highly recommended in order to take them, for the similarities between both languages.
EVALUATION METHOD
UAB works under the Continuous Assessment system, which means compulsory attendance and delivery of different evaluation tests during the semester. The presence of the student on campus is compulsory, both for classes and for taking exams (midterm, final or resits). Students can check the study guides of each subject to see all the details.
Incoming students can not ask for the single evaluation in our faculty. Also, exam rescheduling is not possible, neither taking distance exams.
Only the exams of the subjects taught in Englilsh can be answered in English.
For Catalan taught subjects, students can answer the exams in Spanish or Catalan. If they need the questions to be translated into Spanish, they must ask it to the professors well in advance.
SUBJECTS FROM OTHER FACULTIES
You can check the general academic offer of the UAB, but to make sure that the subjects you are interested in are open to exchange students, also visit the exchange offices of other faculties at UAB.Note that their English offer is also very limited, also work under availability and they can have requirements as well: see 2024/25 Fact Sheet.
The period for requesting other faculties subjects usually opens during the second week after the start of the semester. This timing responds to the needs of each faculty of close their own subjects add drop during the first days of classes, and then all the faculties open their available spots to other centers.
During these firsts days students can try different classes if desired, however, they can't follow them if they do not get a spot during the application period. A few days after the start of the semester students will get further instructions on how to apply for them.
CATALAN AND SPANISH LANGUAGE COURSES
Exchange students can learn Catalan and Spanish with subsidized courses (Spanish subsidized coures are offered too). Each year there are also free initial Catalan courses for incoming students. More info at UAB Languages Campus
2024/25 Fall offer:
⇒ Information about Catalan language courses for incoming students
*Catalan "Inicial" course is 100% subsidised for UAB students (exchanges included) and staff, see the above mentioned web to know about the registration. The rest of the levels have different percentage of subsidy.
⇒ Information about Spanish language courses for incoming students
*The available levels have different percentage of subsidy.
Credit recognition for language courses:
These courses can be added to the learning agreement but not to the enrollment of the faculty. The decision on whether courses at this Language Service or its certificates can be recognised for credit purposes rests with the university where you are taking your bachelor’s or master’s degree.
Guidance on the possible recognition of credits for taking language courses (See "Credit recognition" section):
Catalan: general, on-site (A1-C2) - UAB Idiomes - UAB Barcelona
Spanish: general, on-site (A1-B2) - UAB Idiomes - UAB Barcelona
It is only possible to enroll in master courses if the agreement between UAB and your home university includes the master level. Moreover, the coordinator of the master must give the final approval for your enrolment.
Exchange incoming students at Master level can enroll a maximum of 30 ECTS.
Please note that the offer is very limited and spots will be assigned upon availability and prioritizing the study area of the current active agreement: the subject selection must match the master program linked in our agreement and the field of studies. Students can ask for other masters but those coming from a related agreement will be assigned first.
(!) APPLICATION DEADLINE:
- First semester: June 7th
-Second semester: December 6th
CLICK HERE TO CHECK THE MASTER PROGRAMS OFFER