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Universitat Pompeu Fabra


Universitat Pompeu Fabra
City: Barcelona
The Poblenou campus is better suited to exchange studies than the Ciutadella campus.
Website: http://www.upf.edu
Approximate semester dates: Trimester 1: September-December
Trimester 2: January-March
Trimester 3: April-June
Language of instruction: Spanish, English (limited), Catalan
Full time load equivalent: 60 ECTS a year
Fields of Study Available:

Humanities and Social Sciences
Journalism/Communication
Translation and Interpreting
Very limited courses in Literature, History, Philosophy, IR and Law in English

There are no specific 'Spanish as a foreign language' courses. Spanish language students must choose courses from the standard humanities/translation/culture courses, so must be at a B1/B2 minimum language level.

Course Options

Restricted Fields of Study: Not available for post-graduate students (UPF policy)
Approximate living expenses:

EUR 4,000 per semester
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Living expenses breakdown

Additional information:

UPF's statutes recognise Catalan as the University's language and as its normal vehicle for communication. In Catalonia it is an official language, along with Spanish. While the percentage of teaching carried out through Catalan varies from area to area, in general around 70% of classes are in this language. You can check the language of instruction for a given subject here.

Accommodation is available through the UPF housing service or through www.melondistrict.com

Information Sheet

International students can sit exams/write papers in English under the "multilingual plan".