The Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) is known for its excellence in research and quality in teaching, and is a reference centre in Europe. The UAB is located only 25 minutes via public transportation from Barcelona’s city centre, a cosmopolitan metropolis lying on the shores of the Mediterranean Sea. The main campus is located in Bellaterra, in the heart of one of the main industrial and technological poles of Mediterranean Europe. The UAB caters to all aspects of university life. The campus is a true city of knowledge with almost 50,000 inhabitants: students, lecturers, researchers and administrative staff. It is organised with all the necessary services for the university community: residence halls (2,100 places), specialised libraries, a language learning centre, sport facilities (with a gym, pools, football pitch, etc.), healthcare centre, restaurants, stores and cafés. The UAB offers top-level postgraduate and graduate programmes in almost all areas of knowledge: · 113 bachelor's degrees. Its international dimension can also be seen by the high number of students from abroad enrolled (1,423 international bachelor’s degree students). The degrees in Business Management and Administration, Economics, Primary Education and Tourism are offered fully in English, and many other degrees offer subjects in English. · 222 Master’s Degrees, whose aim is to provide students with an advanced-level, specialised, multidisciplinary education oriented towards both professional specialisation and research initiation. · 68 PhD programmes, providing advanced training in research techniques, culminating in a doctoral thesis (709 PhD theses in 2022-2023). They involve preparing and defending a thesis and usually last three years, with the aim of producing top-level academic and professionals. A total of 27 of the UAB’s PhD programmes have received an Excellence Award. The European Doctoral Research Component includes stays in different European countries and the participation of lecturers from foreign universities. The international dimension of the UAB can be seen by the number of students enrolled from abroad, especially in master's degrees with 1,086 international students (42%), and PhD programmes with 1,762 international students (36%). There are over 45 master's degrees taught 100% in English. Each summer, the UAB holds the UAB Barcelona Summer School, which teaches undergraduate subjects in a range of different fields. Courses are taught 100% in English. It is usually held in two different periods: June-July and July-August. The UAB promotes innovation, employability and entrepreneurship. It strives to foster research and transfer in all areas of knowledge and works closely together with the surrounding business and industrial community, as well as with scientific centres such as the Alba Synchrotron Light Facility, located five minutes away from campus. The UAB campus includes 351 research groups, 57 departments and 68 research institutes and centres, many of which were created in collaboration with important scientific institutions, and all of which conduct a large amount of research activities (4,901 articles published in indexed journals according to 2022 Scopus database). Research activities are also carried out in the five UAB-affiliated hospitals, three of which have been awarded the Carlos III Health Institute’s seal of excellence. The university actively encourages the involvement and participation of its students in volunteering activities and community service, and has been recognised by several institutes for these tasks. It also carries out awareness-raising campaigns among the university community. The UAB facilitates participation in mobility programmes and works to attract students from abroad (3,546 international mobility students). Its most important projects are Erasmus Mundus, Comenius, Leonardo Da Vinci and Erasmus K2. It also has specific programmes which welcome and aid international students once they arrive at the UAB. Under the Erasmus programme alone, the UAB has 1,300 bilateral agreements with more than 500 universities in Europe.
Subject | Rank |
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Subject | Rank |
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Veterinary Sciences | 19 |
Ecology | 39 |
Geography | 51-75 |
Mathematics | 76-100 |
Oceanography | 101-150 |
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | 101-150 |
Biotechnology | 101-150 |
Agricultural Sciences | 101-150 |
Undergraduate Programs |
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Advertising and Public Relations |
Art History |
Audiovisual Communication |
Biochemistry |
Biology |
Biotechnology |
Business Management and Administration |
Business Management and Administration+ Law |
Catalan Studies |
Chemistry |
Classics |
Computer Engineering + Mathematics |
Criminology |
Documentation |
East Asian Studies |
Economics |
Education Studies |
Educational Psychology |
English Studies |
Environmental Science |
Food Science and Technology |
French Studies |
Geography |
Geology |
History |
Humanities |
Journalism |
Labour Studies |
Law |
Literary Theory and Comparative Literature |
Market Research Methods |
Mathematics |
Mathematics + Computer Engineering |
Medicine - Uab |
Music and Music History |
Philosophy |
Physics |
Political Science and Public Administration |
Psychology |
Social and Cultural Anthropology |
Sociology |
Spanish Studies |
Translation and Interpreting |
Veterinary Medicine |
Biomedical sciences |
Occupational Therapy |
Speech therapy |
Physiotherapy |
Graduate Programs |
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Accounting and Finances |
Administration and Management of Business Administration and Distribution |
Advanced Accounting and Auditing |
Advanced Accounting and Taxation |
Advanced Accounting and Taxation |
Advanced Dermatology |
Advanced Typography |
Advertising Account Management |
Affective and Anxiety Disorders In Adults |
Affective and Anxiety Disorders In Adults |
Analytical Psychology and Psychotherapy |
Analytical Psychology and Psychotherapy |
Animal Law and Society |
Animal Law and Society |
Applied Social Research Techniques |
Audiovisual Translation |
Auditing |
Auditing |
Books and Literature For Children and Young People |
Business and Institutional Communication |
Business and Institutional Communication |
Business and Public Employment: A Legal |
Economic and Values-Based Approach |
Business Management |
Canine Unit Instruction |
Catalan Teching For Linguistic Inclusion |
Childhood Clinical Psychopathology |
Childhood Clinical Psychopathology |
Children'S Speech Therapy |
Children'S Speech Therapy |
Chronic Illness and Childhood Behavioural Disorders |
Civil and Family Law |
Clinical Optometry |
Clinical Optometry |
Clinical Psychology and Behavioural Medicine |
Clinical Psychology and Health Intervention |
Communication and Education |
Communication and Education |
Communication |
International Cooperation and Socio-Cultural Mediation In The Mediterranean |
Communication,International Cooperation and Socio-Cultural Mediation In The Mediterranean |
Computer Assisted Translation |
Conflicts and Peace Communication |
Conflicts and Peace Communication |
Conflicts and Social Movements Communication |
Conflicts and Social Movements Communication |
Contemporary Migration Movements and Interculturalism |
Contemporary Migration Movements and Interculturalism |
Cooperation In Health and Medical Geography |
Cooperation In Health and Medical Geography |
Court Psychology and Forensic Psychological Assessment |
Court Psychology and Forensic Psychological Assessment |
Creative Communication |
Creative Communication |
Creative Illustration and Visual Comunications Techniques |
Creative Ilustration and Visual Comunications Techniques |
Criminalistics Analysis of Information and Advanced Techniques In Forensic Sciences |
Criminology |
Criminology |
Dance and Movement Therapy |
Dance and Movement Therapy |
Dance and Movement Therapy |
Dependence and Domiciliary Care |
Dependence and Domiciliary Care |
Digital Publishing Design |
Digital Publishing Design |
Electronic Records Management |
Electronic Records Management |
Emergencies and Catastrophes |
Emergencies and Catastrophes |
Emergencies and Intensive Treatment: Integrated Adult Nursing Care |
Emergencies and Intensive Treatment: Integrated Adult Nursing Care |
Environment Specialising In Management of Basins and Natural Resources |
Equestrian Injury Rehabilitation-Hippotherapy |
Equestrian Injury Rehabilitation-Hippotherapy |
Eu-China: Culture and Economy |
Euroasian International Business |
European Graphoanalysis |
European Graphoanalysis |
European Master In Demography |
European Master In Demography |
European Politics of International Cooperation For Development |
Event Management Business Tourism |
Event Management Business Tourism |
Event Management Business Tourism |
Experimental Chemistry |
Fashion and Design Industry Management |
Finance Office Management |
Financial Solutions |
Fine Chemicals Experimentation |
Fine Chemicals Experimentation |
Fiscal Policy |
Food Safety |
Food Safety |
Food Safety and Quality Management |
Food Safety and Quality Management |
Forensic Psychological Assessment and Consulting In Civil |
Family and Labour Law |
Forensic Psychological Assessment and Consulting In Civil |
Family and Labour Law |
Forensic Psychological Assessment For Criminal Court |
Forensic Psychological Assessment For Criminal Court |
Forensichandwritinganalysis,Graphistics |
Document Examination and Forensic Sociolinguistics |
Forensichandwritinganalysis,Graphistics,Document Examination and Forensic Sociolinguistics |
Gender and Equality |
Gender and Equality |
Geographical Information Systems |
Geographical Information Systems |
Glaucoma Fellowship |
Global Business Management |
Graphic Communication |
Graphic Communication |
Graphic Communication |
Graphic Communication Strategies |
Graphic Communication Strategies |
Graphic Elements Design |
Graphic Elements Design |
Guidelines and Strategies For Educational Debate In The Context of The Family |
Guidelines and Strategies For Educational Debate In The Context of The Family |
Gynecology Endoscopic |
Holistic Urgent and Emergency Care |
Holistic Urgent and Emergency Care |
Hotel Management |
Hotel Marketing and Finance |
Hotel Marketing and Finance |
Human Dietetics and Nutrition |
Human Dietetics and Nutrition |
Human Reproductive Medicine |
Human Reproductive Medicine |
Information Sciences In Business and Marketing |
Insurance Company Management |
Insurance Company Management |
Insurance-Specialist Techniques |
Insurance-Specialist Techniques |
Integral Conflict Management and Promotion of Peaceful Coexistence |
Integral Conflict Management and Promotion of Peaceful Coexistence |
Integrated Care For Serious Trauma |
Integrated Freight Transportation |
Integrated Nursing Care For The Fragile |
Integrated Nursing Care For The Fragile |
Integrated Protection and Self-Protection For Public Safety Professionals |
Integrated Protection and Self-Protection For Public Safety Professionals |
Intensive Nursing |
Interactive Creativity and Strategy |
Interactive Creativity and Strategy |
Interdisciplinary Studies In Contemporary Migration |
Intermediterranean Relations: Economic Investment and Intercultural Integration |
Intermediterranean Relations: Economic Investment and Intercultural Integration |
International Armed and Social Conflicts Communication |
International Armed and Social Conflicts Communication |
International Business and Marketing |
International Business Management |
International Comparative Rural Policies Studies |
International Comparative Rural Policies Studies |
International Comparative Rural Policies Studies |
International Comparative Rural Policies Studies |
International In Family Law |
International In Family Law |
International Trade and Marketing |
Introduction To Business |
Landscape Management For Land Use and Environmental Planning |
Landscape Management For Land Use and Environmental Planning |
Language Consultancy For Audiovisual Media |
Language Consultancy For Audiovisual Media Legal Translation |
Language Consultancy In Catalan For Audiovisual Media |
Legal Translation |
Management and Strategic Planning In Safety Organizations |
Management and Strategic Planning In Safety Organizations |
Management of Financial Institutions |
Management of Geriatrics Centres |
Management of Geriatrics Centres |
Management of Political and Electoral Communication |
Management of Political and Electoral Communication |
Management of Sports Services Companies |
Management Planning In Safety Organizations |
Management Planning In Safety Organizations |
Managing People In Organizations |
Managing People In Organizations |
Marketing and Supply Chain |
Mathematics For Finance |
Mathematics For Finance |
Mathematics For Finance |
Mathematics For Finance |
MBA In Hotel Management |
Mediation: Community Mediation Specialization |
Mediation: Community Mediation Specialization |
Medical Education |
Medicinal Plants and Natural Medicine |
Medicinal Plants and Natural Medicine |
Mfs-Orthodontic |
Mobility Planning and Road Safety |
Mobility Planning and Road Safety |
Mobility Planning and Road Safety |
Mobility Planning and Road Safety |
Multimedia Design |
Multimedia |
Information and Documentary Infographics |
Multimedia |
Information and Documentary Infographics |
Music Education |
Music Education |
Nephrological Nursing |
Neurologopedics |
Newborn and Paedriatic Intensive Nursing Care |
Obesity and Eating Disorders |
Obesity and Eating Disorders |
Ocular Photography |
Oncologic Surgery |
Ophthalmic and Orb Plastic Surgery |
Organization and Management of Musical Training Centres |
Organization and Management of Musical Training Centres |
Osteopathy |
Out-Of-Hospital Emergency Care |
Out-Of-Hospital Emergency Care |
Out-Of-Hospital Emergency Care |
Out-Of-Hospital Emergency Care |
Peace Culture |
Peace Culture |
Perioperative Nursing |
Photojournalism |
Physical Therapy In Paediatrics |
Physiotherapy In Neurology: Assessment and Treatment Practical Application |
Physiotherapy In Neurology: Assessment and Treatment Practical Application |
Physiotherapy In Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery |
Physiotherapy of The Thorax |
Physiotherapy of The Thorax |
Podiatry Outpatient Minor Surgery |
Podiatry Outpatient Minor Surgery |
Political Analysis and Communication |
Political Analysis and Communication |
Political and Institutional Communication |
Political and Institutional Communication |
Pre-Hospital Care |
Pre-Hospital Care |
Press and Public Relations Offices |
Press and Public Relations Offices |
Primary Health Care |
Primary Health Care |
Production of Graphic Messages |
Professional Psycho-Pedagogical Intervention and Consulting |
Professional Psycho-Pedagogical Intervention and Consulting |
Programme For Updating Techniques For Human Assisted Reproduction |
Programme For Updating Techniques For Human Assisted Reproduction |
Projective Tests |
Proofreading and Language Quality Control |
Proofreading and Language Quality Control |
Psychobiology and Cognitive Neuroscience |
Psychobiology and Cognitive Neuroscience |
Psychocreativity |
Psychocreativity |
Psychological Analysis of Handwriting Familiy Orientation and Professional |
Psychological Analysis of Handwriting Familiy Orientation and Professional |
Psychological Analysis of Handwriting |
Graphoanalysis |
Graphopathology and Graphic |
Psychological Analysis of Handwriting |
Graphoanalysis |
Graphopathology and Graphic Projective Tests |
Psychology Applied To Sports Performance |
Psychology Applied To Sports Performance |
Psychology of Creativity |
Psychology of Creativity |
Psychomotor Development From 0 To 8 Years |
Psychosocial Rehabilitation In Mental Health |
Psychosocial Rehabilitation In Mental Health |
Psychotherapy of Group Based On The Clinical Practice |
Psychotherapy of Group Based On The Clinical Practice |
Psychotherapy of Group Based On The Clinical Practice |
Psychotherapy of Group Based On The Clinical Practice |
Public Relations and Press Office |
Public Relations and Press Office |
Publishing |
Quality Control and Food Safety Legislation |
Quality Control and Food Safety Legislation |
Refractive Corneal Surgery |
Remote Sensing and Gis From Satellite Images To Internet Cartography |
Remote Sensing and Gis From Satellite Images To Internet Cartography |
Reproductive Biology and Assisted Human Reproduction Techniques |
Reproductive Biology and Assisted Human Reproduction Techniques |
Research Methodology: Design and Statistics In Health Sciences |
Research Methodology: Design and Statistics In Health Sciences |
Retail Management |
Sap Erp |
Sap Erp Financials |
Sap Erp Financials |
Schizophrenia and Dementia |
Schizophrenia and Dementia |
School Libraries |
Written Culture and Web-Based Society |
Science and Welfare of Laboratory Animals |
Scientific Computation and Simulation |
Scientific Computation and Simulation |
Social Agent Integral Training Sanitary Branch |
Social Agent Integral Training Sanitary Branch |
Social Agent Integral Training Sanitary Branch |
Social Research Techniques |
Sport and Physical Activity Nursing |
Sport Traumatology |
Sports Physical Therapy and Recovery To Physical Activity |
Sports Physical Therapy and Recovery To Physical Activity |
Start Date Access To The Legal Profession |
Start Date Addictive Behaviors: Prevention and Nursing Intervention |
Start Date Adult Clinical Psychopathology |
Start Date Adult Clinical Psychopathology |
Start Date Advanced Accounting and Auditing |
Start Date Environment Specialising In Management of Basins and Natural Resources |
Statistics and Design In The Health Sciences |
Statistics and Design In The Health Sciences |
Strabismus and Pediatric Ophthalmology |
Strategy and Interactive Creativity |
Strategy and Interactive Creativity |
Strategy For Graphic Communication |
Strategy For Graphic Communication |
Structural Osteopathy |
Support For Educational and Social Inclusion |
Surgery and Anaesthesia In Small Animals |
Surgical Nursing |
Systemic Coaching |
Systemic Coaching |
Systemic Family Therapy |
Systemic Family Therapy |
Teacher Training |
Theory and Practice of Creative Documentary Making |
Theory and Practice of Prosociality and The Application of Logotherapy |
Theory and Practice of Prosociality and The Application of Logotherapy |
Thinking Contemporary Art |
Tourist Landscape and New Technologies: Aesthetic Theory and Cultural Heritage Management |
Tourist Landscape and New Technologies: Aesthetic Theory and Cultural Heritage Management |
Travel Agency Management and Consulting |
Travel Agency Management and Consulting |
Travel Journalism |
Travel Journalism |
Treatment and Pathogenesis of Aids |
Treatment and Pathogenesis of Aids |
Typography: From The Creation of Type To Publishing |
Typography: From The Creation of Type To Publishing |
Urban Law |
Urban Law |
Vent Management Business Tourism |
Video Game Design |
Video Game Design |
Vitreoretinal Studies |
Winery Management |
Writing For Television and Cinema |