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- Place: Barcelona Campus: Casa Convalescència
- Period: September to July
- Price: Check the tuition fees 2025
- Mode: Classroom-based
- Contact:
study.abroad@uab.cat
+34 93 433 50 29
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- Over 40 subjects
- 9 levels of Spanish language lessons
- Well-equipped, centrally located campus in Barcelona
- International environment
- No Spanish language requirement
- Diverse and inclusive programmme
Presentation
The Pre-Established Programme is designed for international students wishing to stay in Barcelona studying subjects taught in English or Spanish with the option of Spanish and Catalan language courses, during one of the following periods:
- 15 weeks in Spring or Fall
- 3 weeks in May
- 6 weeks in Summer (early June to mid-July)
Highlights
- Students can take between two and six subjects in Fall and Spring, each consisting of 45 hours of class time.
- In May and Summer students can take between one and three subjects.
- Places are limited to 30 students for electives and 15 for language classes.
- Programmes start in September, January, May and June.
- Students can choose subjects from the following fields: Art and Architecture, Business, Communication, Economics and Politics, Mediterranean Studies and Language.
- Classes are held at the UAB campus in the city of Barcelona, a UNESCO World Heritage Campus, in an enriching international environment.
Certification
On completing the term, students receive a UAB certificate that can be validated for credits at their home university.
Please note that the Pre-established Programme is not open to Erasmus or exchange students.
Spring Programme
- 15-week programme with maximum flexibility for students
- Choose from more than 30 elective subjects earning 12-36 ECTS
- Spanish and Catalan language options
May Programme
- 3 weeks in Barcelona, with a selection of subjects in diverse study areas.
- Choice of one elective subject (6 ECTS) taught in English.
- Credits completely transferable to the student's home university.
Summer Programme
- 6 weeks in Barcelona, with a selection of subjects from diverse study areas.
- Choose from 1 to 3 elective courses (6-18 ECTS) taught in English or Spanish.
- Take a Spanish Language course (beginner to advanced level, and specialist courses).
- Credits completely transferable to the student’s home university.
Fall Programme
- 15-week programme with maximum flexibility for students
- Choose from more than 30 elective subjects earning 12-36 ECTS
- Spanish and Catalan language options.
Academic programme
Calendar
Spring 2026
First day: 8th January
Last day: 23rd April
May 2025
First day: 12th May
Last day: 29th May
Summer 2025
First day: 3rd June
Last day: 16th July
Fall 2025
First day: 4th September
Last day: 18th December
Tuition fees 2025
- 6 ECTS 1,102€
- 12 ECTS 1,818€
- 18 ECTS 2,634€
- 24 ECTS 3,383€
- 30 ECTS 4,100€
- 36 ECTS 4,805€
Admission and enrolment
Admission requirements
To apply to the Pre-Established programme students should meet the following requirements:
- Students must be enrolled at a university and must have completed at least 2 semesters (60 ECTS) before applying to this programme.
- For full-time students who need a study visa there is a minimum requirement of 24 ECTS per semester.
- For all students the maximum number of credits is 36 ECTS per semester.
- Students can spend 1, 2 or 3 terms on the programme (Fall + Spring + Summer), doing a maximum of 60 ECTS in total.
- The minimum entry requirement is a GPA of 2.75 (or equivalent).
Language requirements
- Students who select subjects in English: a minimum of English at B2 level is required.
- Students who select subjects in Spanish: a minimum of Spanish at B2.1 level is required.
Application documents required
- A scanned copy of your home university Official Academic Transcript with the GPA or equivalent (if applicable).
- A scanned copy of your valid passport.
- A digital photo in jpeg format with a maximum weight of 24KB (passport size and type).
Language certificates
- If you are a non-native English speaker, a certificate of English Proficiency (minimum TOEFL 78, IELTS 6, Cambridge Advanced or First Certificate).
- If you are a non-native Spanish speaker and wish to choose electives in Spanish, a certificate of Spanish level B2.1 (DELE or equivalent).
Enrolment periods
- May 2025 Programme: from 20th January to 25th April 2025.
- Summer 2025 Programme: from 10th February to 9th May 2025.
- Fall 2025 Programme: from 10th March to 27th June 2025.
Academic accommodations
It is important that you provide us your academic accommodations before the start of the programme, so we are able to ensure you have the resources needed. Please note that we cannot guarantee you will have access to the accommodations requested if you don’t submit these prior the beginning of the programme. You can send your accommodations to study.abroad@uab.cat once you have completed your enrolment.
NOTE: The final enrolment dates are subject to places still being available.
Services
Barcelona Campus: Casa Convalescència
- Quiet and centrally located in Barcelona
- Historical art nouveau venue within the Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau complex, UNESCO World Heritage Site
- Spacious classrooms equipped with the technology necessary for modern teaching
- Excellent connections by public transport
More information about the Barcelona Campus
Living in Barcelona: an open and welcoming city
The main UAB campus is located just 30’ from Barcelona -a cosmopolitan and diverse city; one of the main European industrial and technological hubs in the Mediterranean. Students of the Study Abroad Programmes who wish to live in the capital have the following accommodation options:
- With families
- In student residences
- Shared apartments
- Hotels
The main UAB campus
The UAB is spread across a large campus in Bellaterra (Cerdanyola del Vallès), located in a very beautiful natural setting with green, open spaces and woods and excellently connected to Barcelona by road and public transport.
It is one of the few purpose-built Spanish universities where the different academic, cultural and social activities happen in one place. In addition, students can also live on campus in the Vila Universitària halls of residence, with more than 2,000 accommodation places.
The UAB campus provides all kinds of additional services, including libraries, a language-learning centre, own cultural activities, sports facilities, restaurants and bars, hotel, a health centre, bookshops and various other shops.
International Support Service is the place where international students and lecturers can find all the information and support they may need, located in the heart of the UAB Bellaterra campus.
Healthcare insurance
Any foreign student coming to a Catalan university must have medical insurance cover.
If you are from outside of the European Economic Area, you should check whether there is an agreement for healthcare between the Social Security of your country and the Social Security of Spain. If there is such an agreement, you should submit the necessary documents in your country so that you can have free access to Spanish public healthcare.
In the case of renewing your Residence Card (NIE, TIE) you have to check if the above mentioned document replaces the obligation to present a private medical insurance regarding illness and accidents (Social Security does not include the repatriation to your home country). For more information, contact the ISS.
If your country has no healthcare agreement with the Spanish Social Security system, you should take out private insurance cover for the whole time of your stay in Spain.
The private medical insurances need to ensure no less than 100.000 euros in the basic services (hospitalization, cover for repatriation to home country, cover for COVID-19, etc.), without gaps of coverage or co-payments.