The University of Barcelona will continue to offer most of the current Degree courses (e.g. diplomas, degrees and engineering degrees), but they will now be the EHEA's new bachelor’s degrees.  All these degrees are expected to have a duration of four academic years (240 ECTS credits), with some exceptions:  Medicine (360 ECTS credits), Pharmacy (300 ECTS credits) and Dentistry (300 ECTS credits).

The table below provides a list of the new EHEA bachelor’s degrees which will be offered in the 2009-2010 academic year.  Additional degrees will be implemented in subsequent years.  Some former Degree course programs and engineering programs will continue to offer places in the 2009-2010 academic year.  As can be seen from the table, each new degree must be offered within one of the five branches of knowledge.

ARTS AND HUMANITIES

Degree course	First year of implementation	Application for verification	ANECA report	Verified by Council of Universities	UB course report	Approved curriculum	Calendar for implementation	Summary	More information
Arabic and Hebrew Studies	2009-10	03-12-2008	YES	01-06-2009
Art History	2009-10	31-07-2008	YES	06-03-2009
Catalan	2009-10	28-11-2008	YES	13-05-2009
Cinema and Audiovisual Media	2009-10	30-09-2008	YES	01-04-2009
Classics	2009-10	28-11-2008	YES	01-06-2009
English Studies	2009-10	28-11-2008	YES	13-05-2009
History	2009-10	31-07-2008	YES	06-03-2009
Linguistics	2009-10	03-12-2008	YES	01-06-2009
Literary Theory and Comparative Literature	2009-10	28-11-2008	YES	13-05-2009
Modern Language and Literature	2009-10	03-12-2008	YES	01-06-2009		----
Romance Languages	2009-10	03-12-2008	YES	01-06-2009
Spanish	2009-10	28-11-2008	YES	01-06-2009

SCIENCES

Degree course	First year of implementation	Application for verification	ANECA report	Verified by Council of Universities	UB course report	Approved curriculum	Calendar for implementation	Summary	More information
Biochemistry	2009-10	10-09-2008	YES	06-03-2009
Biology	2009-10	10-09-2008	YES	06-03-2009
Biomedical Sciences	2009-10	09-10-2008	YES	13-05-2009
Biotechnology	2009-10	10-09-2008	YES	06-03-2009
Chemistry	2009-10	10-09-2008	YES	06-03-2009
Environmental Sciences	2009-10	10-09-2008	YES	06-03-2009
Geology	2009-10	31-07-2008	YES	06-03-2009
Mathematics	2009-10	31-07-2008	YES	13-05-2009
Physics	2009-10	31-07-2008	YES	13-05-2009

HEALTH SCIENCES

Degree course	First year of implementation	Application for verification	ANECA report	Verified by Council of Universities	UB course report	Approved curriculum	Calendar for implementation	Summary	More information
Dentistry	2009-10	31-07-2008	YES	01-04-2009
Medicine	2009-10	31-07-2008	YES	01-04-2009
Basic Medical Sciences	2009-10	09-10-2008	YES	----	----
Nursing	2009-10	15-09-2008	YES	01-04-2009
Nursing (Sant Joan de Déu)	2009-10	15-09-2008	YES	01-04-2009
Pharmacy	2009-10	06-11-2008	YES	13-05-2009
Physical Activity and Sport Sciences	2009-10	30-09-2008	YES	13-05-2009
Podiatry	2009-10	31-07-2008	YES	01-04-2009
Psychology	2009-10	31-07-2008	YES	01-04-2009

SOCIAL SCIENCES

Degree course	First year of implementation	Application for verification	ANECA report	Verified by Council of Universities	UB course report	Approved curriculum	Calendar for implementation	Summary	More information
Advertising and Public Relations	2009-10	10-09-2008	YES	01-06-2009
Criminology	2009-10	10-09-2008	YES	13-05-2009
Education	2009-10	10-09-2008	YES	06-03-2009
Geography	2009-10	10-09-2008	YES	13-05-2009
Information and Documentation	2009-10	31-07-2008	YES	06-03-2009
Industrial Relations	2009-10	31-07-2008	YES	13-05-2009
Law	2009-10	31-07-2008	YES	13-05-2009
Political and Administrative Sciences	2009-10	10-09-2008	YES	01-04-2009
Public Management and Administration	2009-10	10-09-2008	SI	----
Social and Cultural Anthropology	2009-10	31-07-2008	YES	13-05-2009
Social Education	2009-10	31-07-2008	YES	06-03-2009
Social Work	2009-10	10-09-2008	YES	01-04-2009
Statistics (jointly with the UPC)	2009-10	27-11-2008	YES	01-06-2009
Teaching in Early Childhood Education	2009-10	31-07-2008	YES	06-03-2009
Teaching in Primary Education	2009-10	31-07-2008	YES	06-03-2009
Tourism	2009-10	10-09-2008	YES	13-05-2009

ENGINEERING

Degree course	First year of implementation	Application for verification	ANECA report	Verified by Council of Universities	UB course report	Approved curriculum	Calendar for implementation	Summary	More information
Chemical Engineering	2009-10	30-09-2008	YES	13-05-2009
Computer Engineering	2009-10	31-07-2008	YES	01-04-2009
Electronic Engineering and Telecommunications	2009-10	30-09-2008	YES	13-05-2009

Students will be allowed to change their degree to another degree within the same branch of knowledge or a different one.  However, each faculty will determine its own admission criteria and recognition of credits.  As a result, students will need to take faculty policies into account when they consider a change of degree.

UB students who began their studies prior to the 2009-2010 academic year will have the option of completing their diploma, Degree course or engineering studies or, if they prefer, changing to the new EHEA degree program which replace them.

If students want to complete their studies before the new bachelor’s degrees are implemented, it is very important that they know when their degree programs will be phased out.  The schedule for phasing out each program is different.

As mentioned above, a number of former diplomas, Degree courses, engineering degrees and UB-specific degrees will continue to be offered until they are adapted to bachelor’s degrees in future academic years.  

DIPLOMAS		FIRST - AND SECOND-CYCLE Degree courseS
Business Studies Human Nutrition and Dietetics		Business Administration and Management Economics Fine Art Geological Engineering (jointly with the UPC) Philosopy Sociology

SECOND-CYCLE Degree courseS		UB-SPECIFIC Degree courseS
Audiovisual Communication Biochemistry Psychopedagogy Electronic Engineering Actuarial Science and Finance Food Science and Technology (access coordinated with the UAB and UdL) Market Research Techniques Material Engineering (jointly with the UPC)		Real Estate and Construction Studies Private Investigation Taxes and Accounting

In addition, the University of Barcelona has been offering a series of official master’s degrees since the 2006-2007 academic year.  A complete list and description of the official master’s degrees is available at http://www.ub.edu/masteroficial/.

Similarly, a list of doctoral programs which have already been adapted to EHEA criteria is available http://www.ub.edu/acad/en/.

The doctorates draw on a period of training in one or more official master’s degrees and they involve additional research leading to the submission and defence of a doctoral thesis.