Master's degree and Doctoral programmes

Master’s degree

& Doctoral programmes

2015 2016 A high quality, excellent in research and international university

Pompeu Fabra University Created in 1990 with the goal of becoming one of Europe’s leading universities, UPF is a young, modern, public institution.

UPF’s studies are organized into three areas of knowledge, namely social and human sciences, health and life sciences, and information and communication technologies.

The University offers high quality teaching and first-rate research that enjoys international renown, these being the three cornerstones of the UPF model.

UPF has always offered comprehensive training of great relevance to its students. The numerous indicators that currently bear testimony to the success of that approach include strong demand for places on the University’s study programmes, as well as high levels of success, satisfaction and employment rate among its students and graduates.

UPF has a decidedly international profile, with 36% of its master’s degree students, 52% of its PhD students and 17% of its teaching staff coming from outside Spain. Additionally, 30% of the University’s graduates have undertaken a study period abroad.

Facts and figures (academic year 2013-2014)

9,783

1,247

594

students on bachelor’s degree programmes

students on doctoral programmes

full-time equivalent research staff

959

339

students on master’s degree programmes

permanent teaching staff

Rankings Times Higher Education World University Rankings (2014): ranked 13th in the world among universities under 50 years old.

Times Higher Education World University Rankings (2014): ranked 1st among Spanish universities (165th worldwide and 72nd in Europe).

U-Multirank (2014): ranked 15th in Europe.

Shanghai Ranking (2014): ranked in the world’s top 400 universities, and 1st among Spanish universities in the social sciences field.

U-Ranking (BBVA Foundation and the Ivie, 2014): ranked 1st among Spanish universities in terms of productivity in teaching and research.

Ranking 2012, based on Spanish public universities’ research activity and published by researchers from the University of Granada (2013): ranked 1st among such universities in terms of scientific productivity since 2010.

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Master’s degrees All UPF master’s degrees are adapted to the European Higher Education Area (EHEA) and accredited by external organizations. Their course loads are established in ECTS credits. An academic year is equivalent to 60 ECTS credits, which is the number of credits available to a full-time student.

Based on their orientation, there are three different types of master’s degrees: 1. Professional programmes, geared to training for professional practice, 2. Research programmes, geared to training for research activity, 3. Academic programmes.

Master’s degrees are the standard means of qualifying for admission to PhD studies.

›› Admission Admission to a master’s degree may be applied for by: Students with an official Spanish university qualification, i.e. holders of bachelor’s, engineering or architecture degrees, three-year degrees, or engineering or architecture diplomas.

Students with an EHEA university qualification that makes them eligible for such admission.

Students with a non-EHEA university qualification. It is not compulsory to obtain official recognition of such a qualification, but checks of postgraduate studies in its country of issue will be undertaken. For pre-enrolment purposes, such students must submit an application form for admission to a master’s degree on the basis of non-EHEA studies, along with the duly authenticated documentation.

Additionally, specific admission requirements apply to every university master’s degree, details of which can be found in the section on such programmes on the UPF website.

›› Grants and financial support UPF awards grants for enrolment fees to the master’s degree candidates with the best academic transcripts.

All students taking master’s degrees may apply for grants issued by the Spanish Ministry of Education and Science, the Catalan government and other institutions, such as the Spanish International Development Aid Agency.

Additionally, many educational and governmental institutions have systems for providing financial support for studies.

Students may also apply for special low-interest and/or commission-free loans.

Find out about grants and financial support at www.upf.edu/master-grants.

›› Pre-enrolment and enrolment Application

Applications to study on master’s degree programmes are to be made online at www.upf.edu/mastersdegrees/ A fee of €30,21 is payable.

Admission

Students admitted to a programme must make a payment of 600 € (an advance on their enrolment fee) to reserve their place on their course. This payment is non-refundable.

Enrolment

Enrolment on master’s degrees is carried out online at www.upf.edu/mastersdegrees/, as of September.

Academic year

The academic year runs from late September to late June.

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Master’s degrees Communication Contemporary Film and Audiovisual Studies This programme offers training on audiovisual culture to enable students to use research to help institutions, teaching centres, film libraries, art centres, festivals and publishers interpret the contemporary audiovisual arena.

Duration

Languages*

Fee**

1 academic year / 60 ECTS credits

Catalan and Spanish

€3,079.80 / € 4,092 (Non-EU students)

Organized by: Department of Communication. secretaria.dcom@upf.edu

International Studies on Media, Power and Difference The master’s degree programme in International Studies on Media, Power and Difference allows students to acquire the competences necessary to critically investigate difference/diversity, an area of study that includes analysing communication in relation to groups that could be defined as vulnerable due to their status or to being deemed different (on the grounds of identity, culture, gender, race, social class, risk, etc.). Students have the option of international mobility, involving spending time at the University of Westminster, home to the only international master’s degree programme in this area (MA in Diversity and the Media).

Duration

Language

Fee**

1 academic year / 60 ECTS credits

English

€3,079.80 / € 4,092 (Non-EU students)

Pending approval Organized by: Department of Communication. secretaria.dcom@upf.edu

Social Communication The aim of this programme is to produce experts, analysts, teaching staff and researchers to work in communication. Students will become familiar with essential tools for research training and advising institutions and businesses on basic and applied research into communication.

Duration 1 academic year / 60 ECTS credits

Languages* Spanish (some subjects are taught in Catalan or English)

Fee** €3,079.80 / € 4,092 (Non-EU students)

Organized by: Department of Communication. secretaria.dcom@upf.edu

Strategic Communication and Public Relations The master’s degree programme in Strategic Public Relations & Communication is a joint degree of UPF and the University of Stirling (Scotland). This master’s degree provides students with a strong international perspective on strategic communication and public relations. It is an interdisciplinary research master which offers a practical approach and provides the theoretical foundations necessary to practice and investigate the processes of strategic communication in general and public relations in particular.

Duration

Language

Fee**

1 academic year / 90 ECTS credits

English

£6,000 / £12,000 (Non-EU students)

Organized by: Department of Communication. secretaria.dcom@upf.edu

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Health and Life Sciences Bioinformatics for Health Sciences (UPF-UB) This programme is designed to provide professionals with knowledge and skills geared to the development of new computational strategies and IT systems for biomedical research.

Duration

Language

2 academic years / 120 ECTS credits

English

Fee (corresponding to the 60 ECTS of one academic year)

€3,379.80 € / €4,092 (Non-EU students)

Organized by: Department of Experimental and Health Sciences. masters.dcexs@upf.edu

Biomedical Research This programme is aimed at students who want to specialize in the study of the molecular, cellular, physiological and developmental bases of biological processes and their alterations.

Duration

Language

Fee**

1 academic year / 60 ECTS credits

English

€3,379.80 € / €4,092 (Non-EU students)

Organized by: Department of Experimental and Health Sciences. masters.dcexs@upf.edu

Clinical Analysis Laboratory This programme focuses on the application of laboratory techniques for clinical diagnosis, through studies related to microbiology, genetics and immunology.

Duration 1 academic year / 60 ECTS credits

Languages* Spanish (English for some subjects)

Fee** €3,379.80 € / €4,092 (Non-EU students)

Organized by: Department of Experimental and Health Sciences. masters.dcexs@upf.edu

Pharmaceutical and Biotechnology Industry This programme aims to train students to be able to work in companies involved in research into medicines and biotechnological products for use in the prevention and treatment of human diseases. It has two tracks, namely Pharmaceutical Industry and Medical Biotechnology.

Duration

Languages*

Fee**

1 academic year / 60 ECTS credits

Catalan and Spanish

€3,379.80 € / €4,092 (Non-EU students)

Organized by: Department of Experimental and Health Sciences. masters.dcexs@upf.edu

*The subjects in this master may be taught in any of the languages specified in this box. **Fees for academic year 2014-2015. ***Students take the first semester at the University of Stirling and the second one at UPF. The master’s degree final project is held either at Stirling or in Barcelona, as chosen by the student.

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Public Health (UPF-UAB) This programme produces professionals able to deal with health problems and their determinants, and to promote and restore people’s health through collective action and the provision of health protection and promotion services. It has two tracks, namely Research in Public Health and Professionalization in Public Health.

Duration

Languages*

2 academic years / 120 ECTS credits

Spanish and English

Fee (correspondig to the 60 ECTS of one academic year)**

€3,079.80 € / €4,092 (Non-EU students)

Organized by: Department of Experimental and Health Sciences. salud.publica@upf.edu

Humanities & History Chinese Studies This programme is designed to prepare professionals and researchers for a career revolving around China or for active participation in relations between China and Europe in the fields of international trade, culture, institutional relations, migratory movements, research, etc. It has two tracks, namely Humanities and Social Sciences. Students choosing the professional course type can carry out their practicum in China. Students choosing the academic or the research-oriented course type can take up to 20 optional credits at an Asian university (in China, Japan or Korea) or in Europe.

Duration

Languages*

Fee €3,079.80 € / €4,092 (Non-EU students) (1st academic year)

2 academic years / 90 ECTS credits

Spanish and English

€1,609.80 € / €2,115.9 (Non-EU students) (2nd academic year)

Organized by: Department of Humanities. departament.humanitats@upf.edu

Comparative Studies in Literature, Art and Thought The aim of this programme is for students to develop the ability to use theoretical and practical knowledge applicable to the study of art and works of literature and philosophy. The programme provides instruments for reflection, analysis and interpretation geared to understanding the complexity of the cultural phenomena of our time. It has three tracks, namely Literature, Art and Thought.

Duration

Languages*

Fee**

1 academic year / 60 ECTS credits

Catalan and Spanish

€3,079.80 € / €4,092 (Non-EU students)

Organized by: Department of Humanities. departament.humanitats@upf.edu

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World History World History is an innovative line of study that analyzes interconnections between different human societies during their evolution over time. The programme has seven modules, namely A Historical Perspective on the World Today; Colonizers and the Colonized; Diasporas and Migrations; Power and Resistance; Work and Gender; Institutional Work; and Cultural Contact.

Duration

Languages*

1 academic year / 60 ECTS credits

Spanish and English

Fee** €3,079.80 € / €4,092 (Non-EU students)

Organized by: Jaume Vicens i Vives University Institute of History. iuhjvv@upf.edu

Law Criminology and Criminal Justice System (UPF-UAB-UdG) This programme provides specialized training for Criminology degree and other Social Science degree holders aiming at developing their research abilities and at focusing their professional future in the areas of criminology, crime prevention, the criminal justice system and victimology. There are currently two exchange agreements, under which our master’s students can take one term at the Utrecht University (MSc in Global Criminology) or at the Free University of Brussels (MA in Criminology).

Duration

Language

Fee**

1 academic year / 60 ECTS credits

Spanish

€3,379.80 € / €4,092 (Non-EU students)

Organized by: Department of Law. suportmcrim.dret@upf.edu

Legal Sciences This academic programme focuses on both an introduction to research and in the professional study of all major legal disciplines. This is an advanced master’s degree course in law that offers cross-disciplinary contents in all of the most important legal disciplines, with a strong international and comparative perspective. This programme participates in the CIEL network, which comprises six European universities. One of its aims is to encourage the mobility of master’s students studying comparative, international and European law. The degree earned is a Master degree in Legal Sciences (by UPF) and a Master degree in Comparative, International and European Law (by CIEL).

Duration

Languages*

Fee**

1 academic year / 60 ECTS credits

Spanish and English

€3,379.80 € / €4,092 (Non-EU students)

Organized by: Department of Law. master.dret@upf.edu

*The subjects in this master may be taught in any of the languages specified in this box. **Fees for academic year 2014-2015.

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Information and Communication Technologies Brain and Cognition The master’s degree programme in Brain and Cognition provides extensive knowledge in the key areas of brain and cognitive sciences. It offers students the possibility to participate directly in the various research projects conducted by the faculty. This programme is aimed primarily, though not exclusively, for students wishing to undertake doctoral studies in the various areas of neurocognitive sciences.

Duration

Language

Fee**

1 academic year / 60 ECTS credits

English

€3,079.80 € / €4,092 (Non-EU students)

Organized by: Department of Information and Communication Technologies. secretaria.dtic@upf.edu

Cognitive Systems and Interactive Media This programme combines knowledge on interactive communication, psychology, art, digital technology and computing for the purpose of training systems and interactive device integrators. It has two tracks, namely Cognitive System and Interactive Media Analysis, Design and Scripting; and Cognitive System and Interactive Media Cognition, Technologies and Integration.

Duration

Language

Fee**

1 academic year / 60 ECTS credits

English

€3,079.80 € / €4,092 (Non-EU students)

Organized by: Department of Information and Communication Technologies. secretaria.dtic@upf.edu

Intelligent Interactive Systems The emerging technologies of the future will be characterized by interactivity and intelligence. This programme approaches the trends in question by focusing on the design, principle and use of agents that can interact intelligently with humans and other agents capable of perception, action, planning and communication.

Duration

Language

Fee**

1 academic year / 60 ECTS credits

English

€3,079.80 € / €4,092 (Non-EU students)

Organized by: Department of Information and Communication Technologies. secretaria.dtic@upf.edu

Sound and Music Computing This programme, which combines scientific, technological and artistic methodologies, is geared to understanding, modelling and generating sound and music using computational techniques.

Duration

Language

Fee**

1 academic year / 60 ECTS credits

English

€3,079.80 € / €4,092 (Non-EU students)

Organized by: Department of Information and Communication Technologies. secretaria.dtic@upf.edu

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Wireless Communications (UPF-UPC) This master’s degree programme chiefly aims to provide advanced training in the area of wireless communications. It offers students the foundations and skills needed for an in-depth understanding of the operation of both present and future mobile communications technologies, thus enabling them to work in the field of research and innovation in this area.

Duration

Language

Fee**

1 academic year / 60 ECTS credits

English

€3,079.80 € / €4,092 (Non-EU students)

Organized by: Department of Information and Communication Technologies. secretaria.dtic@upf.edu

Political and Social Sciences Current Democracies: Nationalism, Federalism and Multiculturality Linguistic, ethnic, religious and cultural diversity is an established reality. We are witnessing a process of political, economic and technological change, one that is global and irreversible, and which entails challenges, problems and opportunities alike for today’s liberal democracies. The main aim of this programme is to train academics and professionals in political theory, to enable them to become specialists equipped to compete in their respective international arenas.

Duration

Language

Fee**

1 academic year / 60 ECTS credits

English

€3,079.80 € / €4,092 (Non-EU students)

Organized by: Department of Political and Social Sciences. departament.cpis@upf.edu

Immigration Management The aim of this programme is to train researchers in the field of immigration and diversity, with tools to specialize in academic research and in comparative case studies and with application of quantitative and qualitative methodologies..

Duration

Language

Fee**

1 academic year / 60 ECTS credits

English

€3,079.80 € / €4,092 (Non-EU students)

Organized by: Department of Political and Social Sciences. departament.cpis@upf.edu

*The subjects in this master may be taught in any of the languages specified in this box. **Fees for academic year 2014-2015.

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Political Philosophy This programme is geared towards the acquisition of the knowledge and skills needed to work as a political analyst in different political and social institutions and organizations, or to enter doctoral studies in this field.

Duration

Language

Fee**

1 academic year / 60 ECTS credits

English

€3,079.80 € / €4,092 (Non-EU students)

Organized by: Department of Political and Social Sciences. departament.cpis@upf.edu

Research in Political Science This programme is intended to train analysts and political science researchers. Students will learn up-to-date analysis techniques and methodologies, allowing them to do research independently.

They will also acquire the skills for working in a team, preparing them for collaborative work in research groups, or public and private research centres. Students also have the possibility to enrol in the twoyear programme European Master in Government (EMIG), jointly organized by the Department of Political and Social Sciences at Pompeu Fabra University and the Department of Political Sciences and Administration at the University of Konstanz (Germany). Students in this programme spend one year at each institution and earn a degree from both institutions.

Duration

Language

Fee**

1 academic year / 60 ECTS credits

English

€3,079.80 € / €4,092 (Non-EU students)

Organized by: Department of Political and Social Sciences. departament.cpis@upf.edu

Research in Sociology and Demography This programme aims to train specialists in the analysis of the evolution of individuals’ wellbeing over the course of their life, and of how they are affected by changes in the job market, social policies and family dynamics. The Area of Socio-Demography at UPF offers three double master’s degrees with two universities in the Netherlands: the Tilburg University (degree earned: International Master’s Degree in Sociology and Population Studies) and the University of Trento (degree earned: International MA in Sociology, Social Research and Demography).

Duration

Language

Fee**

1 academic year / 60 ECTS credits

English

€3,079.80 € / €4,092 (Non-EU students)

Organized by: Department of Political and Social Sciences. departament.cpis@upf.edu

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*The subjects in this master may be taught in any of the languages specified in this box. **Fees for academic year 2014-2015.

Translation and Language Sciences Discourse Studies: Communication, Society and Learning (UPF-UAB) This programme takes a multidisciplinary approach to training experts in discourse studies. It has three specializations, namely Discourse and Communication (study of discourse in social practices related to communication); Discourse and Society (study of discourse in social contexts); and Discourse and Learning (study of discourse in multicultural and multilingual learning situations).

Duration

Languages*

Fee**

1 academic year / 60 ECTS credits

Spanish, Catalan and English

€3,079.80 € / €4,092 (Non-EU students)

Organized by: Department of Translation and Language Sciences. departament.traduccio@upf.edu

Theoretical and Applied Linguistics This programme provides training in linguistics and in computerized language processing and new technologies. It has three specializations, namely Acquisition and Learning (language acquisition and language learning); Lexicon (lexicology, lexicography and terminology); and Formal Linguistics (formal and descriptive linguistics and variation). Students specializing in formal linguistics will have the option of take the entire programme in English.

Duration

Languages*

Fee**

1 academic year / 60 ECTS credits

English, Catalan and Spanish

€3,079.80 € / €4,092 (Non-EU students)

Organized by: Department of Translation and Language Sciences. departament.traduccio@upf.edu

Translation Studies This programme trains specialized translators and interpreters in the humanistic and literary, the scientific and technical, and the legal and economic fields. It has three specializations, namely Academic Translation Studies (translation and literary reception or translation and discourse); Specialized Translation (legal and economic, scientific and technical, and humanistic and literary translation); and Specialized Translation and Interpreting.

Duration

Languages*

Fee**

1 academic year / 60 ECTS credits

Spanish and English

€3,379.80 € / €4,092 (Non-EU students)

Organized by: Department of Translation and Language Sciences. departament.traduccio@upf.edu

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Doctoral programmes Biomedicine Lines of research Cellular and molecular biology. Evolutionary biology and complex systems. Biomedical computing.

Genetics and neurosciences. Public health and education in health sciences.

Duration

Language

Fee (approx.)

3 academic years

English

€401.12

Contact: phdprogram.cexs@upf.edu

Communication Lines of research Communication and advertising. Audiovisual media aesthetics. Digital documentation and interactive communication. Ethics and excellence in journalism. Scientific communication. Politics and history.

Analysis of internet journalism (online media).

Duration

Languages*

Fee (approx.)

3 academic years

Catalan, Spanish and English

€401.12

Contact: doctorat.dcom@upf.edu

Economics, Finance and Business Lines of research Experimental and behavioural economics. Business management and organization studies. Economic and business history. Finance and accounting. Labour, public, development and health economics.

Macroeconomics and international economics. Business economics and industrial organization.

Microeconomics. Production and operations management. Statistics, econometrics and quantitative methods.

Duration

Language

Fee (approx.)

3 academic years

English

€401.12

Contact: gpefm@upf.edu

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*The subjects in this master may be taught in any of the languages specified in this box. **Officially recognized as a quality programme by Spain’s National Agency for Quality Assessment and Accreditation (ANECA).

History** Lines of research Phoenician archaeology. Phoenicians in the west: colonial strategies and interaction. Mediterranean protohistory. Colonial systems in the ancient Mediterranean region: social and environmental repercussions.

Cultural contact and social archaeology. Colonial relations in the Mediterranean region. Everyday technologies as cultural heritage: new approaches to recovery and projection. China under the Ming dynasty and relations with 16th-century Europe. Spanish China: production of a digital corpus of Spanish documents on China from 1555 to 1900. The history of historiography. History of women in ancient times: theoretical and methodological problems of archaeology of women. Landscape history and archaeology: dynamics of human occupation in Empordà’s wetlands. Funerary practices and social construction of identity. Study of coastal socio-environmental change: historical landscapes of the Empordà and Baix Llobregat coastlines. The Catalan counties and Carolingian Europe. Justice and violence in Catalonia in the 9th-12th centuries. Rural communities and market towns in medieval Catalonia. Subsistence crises in medieval Europe. Pre-factory industry. Trade and consumption of durable goods (prior to industrialization). Colonial history of the Caribbean, Latin America, the Philippines and Southeast Asia in the 18th and 19th centuries. Imperial dynamics, decolonization and imperial transitions. The Spanish colonial empire (1650-1975). Comparative analysis of the state construction process in Latin America (1820-1870). Institutions, politics and society in modern Catalonia (16th-19th centuries).

Political and cultural history of Catalonia and Spain in the 19th and 20th centuries. Formation of Bourbon Spain (1700-1746). Economic impact of political and institutional change (Spain, 18th century). The study of the history of Spain (1808-1848).

Duration

Languages*

Fee (approx.)

3 academic years

Catalan, Spanish and English

€401.12

Contact: iuhjvv@upf.edu

Humanities** Lines of research European art and non-western cultures. Art and nature. Philological editing of literary texts. Aesthetics, mysticism and hermeneutics. Ethics and political philosophy. Forms of manifestation of subjectivity in literary and performative genres. History of literary creation. History of the philosophical schools. History of artistic movements. Image, symbol and vision. Intertextuality and rewriting. Contemporary Catalan literature.

Comparative literature. Travel literature. Literature and visual arts. Literature and politics. Literatures of the European tradition. Orality and writing. Poetics and rhetoric: reading strategies. Relationships between philosophy and literature. Cultural representations: gender issues and identities. Art theory and criticism.

Theory and history of literary reception.

Duration

Languages*

Fee (approx.)

3 academic years

Catalan and Spanish

€401.12

Contact: department.humanitats@upf.edu

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Information and Communication Technologies** Lines of research Cognitive and intelligent systems: Cognition, computing and robotics. Artificial intelligence and theoretical computer science. Natural language processing. Ubiquitous computing. Information retrieval and data mining.

Cognitive multimedia technologies.

Audiovisual technologies: Image processing and computer vision. Image processing for enhancing motion picture photography. Audio processing and music. Human-computer interaction and graphic and educational technologies. Networks and communications: Network technologies and strategies. Information theory and coding.

Computational biology and biomedical systems: Biomedical data analysis. Non-linear signal analysis.

Biomedical instrumentation and signals. Simulation, imaging and modelling for biomedical systems.

Duration

Language

Fee (approx.)

3 academic years

English

€401.12

Contact: secretaria.dtic@upf.edu

Law** Lines of research Administrative law, civil law, constitutional law, Spanish ecclesiastical law, financial and tax law, history of law, private international law, public international law and international relations, business law, criminal law, procedural law, Roman law, labour and social security law, and philosophy of law.

Duration

Languages*

Fee (approx.)

3 academic years

Catalan, Spanish and English

€401.12

Contact: doctorat.dret@upf.edu

Political and Social Sciences** Lines of research Comparative politics. Government and administration. Health inequalities. Immigration and cultural diversity. Political behaviour. Political theory. Social and political psychology. Sociology and demography. Statistics and survey methodology. Public policy.

Duration

Language

Fee (approx.)

3 academic years

English

€401.12

Contact: departament.cpis@upf.edu

Translation and Language Sciences** Lines of research Language acquisition. Discourse analysis. Language learning. Translation studies. Lexicology and lexicography.

Computational linguistics and language engineering. Formal and descriptive linguistics and variation. Literary reception and translation. Terminology and knowledge management. Specialized translation.

Duration

Languages*

Fee (approx.)

3 academic years

Catalan, Spanish and English

€401.12

Contact: departament.traduccio@upf.edu

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*The subjects in this master may be taught in any of the languages specified in this box. **Officially recognized as a quality programme by Spain’s National Agency for Quality Assessment and Accreditation (ANECA).

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If you are a non-EU citizen, prior to arriving in Spain you will need to obtain a student visa from the Spanish consulate in your country of origin or the country in which you officially reside.

International university students may combine their studies with a part-time job.

If you are an EU citizen, you have the right to free movement and residence in Spain. However, all EU citizens residing in Spain for a period exceeding three months must apply for registration in the Central Registry of Foreigners.

Full information on the procedures you should carry out before your arrival in Barcelona can be found at www.upf. edu/barcelona.

Acco ommodatio on in Barccelona UPF has several university halls of residence located just a few minutes away from its campus (www.resa.es), and has also established agreements with other halls of residence in Barcelona (www.agora.com, www.residenciaonix.com, www.melondistrict.com and www.studentresidence.com).

Additionally, you may find the Barcelona Housing Service for Students (www.bcn-housing-students.com) useful.

Lang guages Catalan and Spanish are both official languages in Barcelona.

At UPF, Catalan has official status and is the language that the University considers its own, while Spanish is also an official language.

This means that lecturers may choose to give lectures and students may choose to carry out assigments and exams in whichever of the two languages in question they prefer.

As an international lingua franca, English is deemed a working language at UPF, meaning that students and lecturers alike may also use it for academic purposes, subject to certain conditions.

For further information:

www.upf.edu/barcelona/en

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