- UAB Specialisation Diploma
- Code: 3374/12
- 12th edition
- Modality: Face to face
- Credits: 40 ECTS
- Start date: 15/10/2025
- Finish date: 23/12/2026
- Places: 25
- Orientation: Professional
- Price: 2275 €
- Teaching language: Catalan (50%), Spanish (50%)
- Location: Espai Francesca Bonnemaison Escola de la Dona Sant Pere més Baix, 7 Barcelona
The POSTGRADUATE SPECIALIZATION DIPLOMA IN GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE is a study by the Department of Political Science and Public Law at the Autonomous University of Barcelona, in collaboration with the Barcelona Provincial Council (Area of Feminisms and Equality), which aims to offer specialized training in the area of gender-based violence, including phenomena that go beyond violence in intimate partner relationships. This study is pioneering in the study of the set of gender-based violence against women, such as sexual violence, human trafficking, etc.
Furthermore, it is fundamentally a legal training, which also gives this specialty a distinctive feature, given that most training on violence against women has a psychosocial character. Legal training becomes essential to understand and intervene in a highly juridified field, such as gender-based violence (both internationally and nationally).
The educational objective of these studies is to provide legal training to jurists and other professionals with university studies, familiar with gender-based violence but lacking socio-legal tools.
The studies are mainly aimed at training students in the following aspects:
Conceptualization and contextualization of gender-based violence
Violations of fundamental rights
Legislation on gender-based violence
Intervention, prevention, detection, and intervention in cases of gender-based violence
The Department of Political Science and Public Law at the Autonomous University of Barcelona and the consolidated SRG group Antígona: Law and Society in a Gender Perspective offer training in the field of gender studies and in recent years have developed various international and national research projects in the field of gender-based violence.
The various interventions made by local authorities in the area of gender-based violence (specific counselling, assistance and recovery services; plans for countering gender-based violence; intervention protocols; preventive measures, etc.) mean there is a need for specially trained professionals. Under the 3/2007 Law on Equality this will become even clearer. In fact, town councils are already taking on specialists in this field.
Specialist institutions at autonomous community level.
There are specific public institutions, like the Catalan Institute for Women, and government ministries, with clearly-defined competences in this area, like those of justice, interior and welfare, which are actively involved in this area and which need professionals with a sound socio-juridical background in gender-based violence.
Private companies and unions.
Some forms of gender-based violence have a clear impact on the workplace, such as intimate partner violence and sexual harassment. In both cases specific legal interventions are stipulated, which require professional expertise.
Associations.
The network of associations is of particular interest to those who can approach gender-based violence from a socio-juridical perspective.
Professionals in general.
Professionals in any field wishing to specialise in gender-based violence
Furthermore, it is fundamentally a legal training, which also gives this specialty a distinctive feature, given that most training on violence against women has a psychosocial character. Legal training becomes essential to understand and intervene in a highly juridified field, such as gender-based violence (both internationally and nationally).
The educational objective of these studies is to provide legal training to jurists and other professionals with university studies, familiar with gender-based violence but lacking socio-legal tools.
The studies are mainly aimed at training students in the following aspects:
Conceptualization and contextualization of gender-based violence
Violations of fundamental rights
Legislation on gender-based violence
Intervention, prevention, detection, and intervention in cases of gender-based violence
The Department of Political Science and Public Law at the Autonomous University of Barcelona and the consolidated SRG group Antígona: Law and Society in a Gender Perspective offer training in the field of gender studies and in recent years have developed various international and national research projects in the field of gender-based violence.
Career opportunities
Local authorities.The various interventions made by local authorities in the area of gender-based violence (specific counselling, assistance and recovery services; plans for countering gender-based violence; intervention protocols; preventive measures, etc.) mean there is a need for specially trained professionals. Under the 3/2007 Law on Equality this will become even clearer. In fact, town councils are already taking on specialists in this field.
Specialist institutions at autonomous community level.
There are specific public institutions, like the Catalan Institute for Women, and government ministries, with clearly-defined competences in this area, like those of justice, interior and welfare, which are actively involved in this area and which need professionals with a sound socio-juridical background in gender-based violence.
Private companies and unions.
Some forms of gender-based violence have a clear impact on the workplace, such as intimate partner violence and sexual harassment. In both cases specific legal interventions are stipulated, which require professional expertise.
Associations.
The network of associations is of particular interest to those who can approach gender-based violence from a socio-juridical perspective.
Professionals in general.
Professionals in any field wishing to specialise in gender-based violence
Internships
Mandatory for students who do not do the Master's Dissertation, external Work Placement module for 5 ECTS credits: 125 external placement hours (including work, tutorials and assessment) in institutions: assessment by the student's tutor, pursuant to agreements signed, at the institution, monitoring by the coordinators of the graduate diploma and approval from the director of the diploma.Possibility of optional placements in veterinary clinics.
Scholarships and financial aid
Chek all the information on the possibilities for grants and scholarships in the page for UAB financial aids, grants and calls.
Coordinating centres
Departamento de Ciencia Política y de Derecho Público
Collaborating centres
Diputació Barcelona
Contact
Albert Guirao