Can I study in English at the University of Barcelona?

The University of Barcelona is one of the most prestigious universities in Spain, and according to several rankings that analyze the quality of universities worldwide, they rank it among the 100 best universities in the world. 

Many foreign students wonder if to study at the University of Barcelona they need to have notions of Catalan or Spanish, or if they can take their university studies, whether they are a bachelor's or master's degree, in English. 

If you live in a student residence, living with national students will make you learn Spanish and Catalan in a natural way. In addition, living in a city where both languages ​​are used in all areas will progressively dominate both languages. 

But this is not something that happens overnight and managing classes in a language that you do not know will make it harder to keep up the academic pace during your years as a student in Barcelona. 

If you want to study at the University of Barcelona, ​​you should know that there are a series of university careers that you will be able to complete in English. Others combine subjects in English with others in Spanish or Catalan. 

These are the university degrees that you can study in English, or are taught mostly in English. We indicate the% of classes taught in English: 

Degree study: 

Business Administration and Management 100%

100% bioinformatics

Artistic Creation for Video Games and Applied Games 100%

International Company100%

English Studies 100%

Physiotherapy100%

Tourism100% 

University Masters: 

Astrophysics, Particle Physics and 100% Cosmology

Bioinformatics for Health Sciences 100%

Plant Biology, Genomics and Biotechnology 100%

Cognitive Science and Language 80%

International Development100%

Diplomacy and International Organizations

Economy100%

International Company / International Business 100%

Erasmus Mundus of Global Markets, Local Creatives 100%

Analytical Philosophy 90%

Photonics / Photonics 100%

Fundamentals of Data Science 100%

Reservoir Geology and Geophysics 95%

Artificial Intelligence100%

Behavioral and Cognition Research 80%

Applied Linguistics and Language Acquisition in 100% Multilingual Contexts

Pure and Applied Logic 100%

Advanced Mathematics 100%

100% Translational Medicine

Nanoscience and Nanotechnology 100%

Paleobiology and Fossil Record 85%

Theoretical Chemistry and Computational Modeling 100%

International Relations100%

International Security100% 

You can obtain more information through the website of the University of Barcelona, ​​in the links indicated below: 

• www.ub.edu/web/ub/galeries/documents/universitat/internacional/international_degrees_courses.pdf
• www.ub.edu/studyabroad/home-masters