Introduction

The knowledge provided by the bachelor's degree in Catalan allows students to draw connections between specific phenomena from Catalan language, literature and culture and those typical of neighbouring cultural, linguistic and literary regions. 

The bachelor's degree in Catalan at the University of Barcelona provides specialized training in Catalan language and literature, linking them to society, history and other cultures. In connection with various humanistic and scientific disciplines and through new technologies, it prepares students to pursue careers in research, teaching, language consultancy, publishing, cultural management and writing, among others fields with similarly significant employment opportunities. It provides in-depth knowledge of the various disciplines that study language (linguistics, sociolinguistics, literary theory, etc.) and produces professionals prepared to meet the communication needs of today's society, thanks to the development of a critical awareness and capacity for careful analysis. 

Basic information

TypeBachelor's degrees
Faculty or schoolFaculty of Philology and Communication
Branch of knowledge
  • Arts and Humanities
Mode of delivery

face-to-face

Credits240
Number of places available

70

Length of course4 academic years
Language(s) of instructionCatalan 100%
Admission grade

5,000 (July 2023, start of process, via official entrance examinations/vocational training)

 

Approximate price per credit17,69 €
Compulsory placementsNo
CoordinatorMARIA PILAR PEREA SABATER
Coordination

 Lourdes Romera

Course detailsIndicators
SpecializationsYes

Objectives and competences

Objectives

The UB bachelor's degree in Catalan trains professionals and researchers highly qualified in the field of Catalan language and literature. More specifically, this degree develops expert knowledge, competences and skills in:

  • The structure of the Catalan language and its historical and current varieties.
  • Catalan literature: texts, authors and major currents.
  • Regulations and standard language and theoretical bases.
  • Professional applications of language and literature.
  • History of the Catalan language and its literature.
  • The sociolinguistic situation of the Catalan language and intervention methods.

Competences

General competences

  • Communicative ability (the ability to understand and express oneself orally and in writing in Catalan, Spanish, and a third language, mastering specialised language/the ability to search, use, disseminate, and integrate information).
  • Mastery of new information and communication technologies and information management skills.
  • Ethical commitment (critical and self-critical capacity/ability to demonstrate attitudes consistent with ethical and deontological conceptions).
  • Teamwork (the ability to collaborate with fellow colleagues and contribute to a common project/ability to collaborate in interdisciplinary and multicultural teams).

Specific competences

  • Communicative ability (the ability to understand and express oneself orally and in writing in Catalan, Spanish, and a third language, mastering specialised language/the ability to search, use, disseminate, and integrate information).
  • Mastery of new information and communication technologies and information management skills.
  • Ethical commitment (critical and self-critical capacity/ability to demonstrate attitudes consistent with ethical and deontological conceptions).
  • Teamwork (the ability to collaborate with fellow colleagues and contribute to a common project/ability to collaborate in interdisciplinary and multicultural teams).

Access and admission

Applicant profile and access requirements

Recommended applicant profile

It is interesting and recommended that you have:

  • Solid language skills (general reading and writing skills, and listening and speaking in an academic context).
  • The ability to work towards goals.
  • Critical and reasoning skills, the ability to relate concepts and extrapolate from these, and summary and analytical skills.
  • Memory, reading culture and personal interest in intellectual development.
  • Interest in language and literature.
  • Knowledge of Catalan language and literature, notions of other languages and basic IT tools.

Access requirements and conditions

Admission for students with studies completed outside Spain.

Applicants holding higher educational qualifications from a university outside Spain should consult the page Admission with foreign qualifications to find out about specific admission requirements.
 

Pre-enrolment

Students that have studied abroad and who wish to study at the University of Barcelona may be admitted to EHEA bachelor's degree courses. Procedures for gaining admission will depend on the qualifications held by each applicant.

For further information about admission, consult the page Admission with foreign qualifications.
 

Enrolment

As a general rule, at the UB you will be required to enrol online via the Món UB portal. To find out the date and time you have been assigned, check the specific information for your course. Remember that you can lose your place if you do not enrol on the day you have been assigned.

Academic information

Welcome

Support and guidance

Pre-enrolment information and events

 

Course curriculum

Subjects and course plans

Distribution of credits

Type ECTS
Basic training 60
Compulsory 144
Optional 30
Compulsory placements 0
Compulsory final project 6
TOTAL 240

List of subjects

Pathways and specializations

Specialization in Catalan Literature
Specialization in Catalan
Check the planning of the different pathways of the degree

Previous years

Placements

Placements are supervised by tutors and subject to assessment.They are therefore included in the academic record.  There is also an option to complete non-curricular placements of up to 500 hours, which can be extended to 900 hours. For both curricular and non-curricular placements, an educational cooperation agreement is signed between the UB and the company, institution or other organization at which the placement will be carried out.
 

Institutional information

Career opportunities

What can you work on ?

The bachelor's degree in Catalan is the natural entrance to a range of specializations with sustained demand in the labour market:

  • Teaching Catalan language and literature in compulsory secondary education (ESO) and upper secondary school education.
  • Publishing (Review and assessment of originals, etc.).
  • Teaching Catalan as a second language and as a foreign language for adults.
  • Language consultancy in audiovisual, spoken and written media, in language services and companies in the legal sector.
  • Language promotion and language support.
  • Lexicography, onomastics and terminology.
  • Literary heritage management.
  • Coordination of language, interculturalism and social cohesion.
  • Consultancy in the field and discourse analysis and spoken and written communication.

 

Graduates from the degree in Catalan are also valued in areas such as cultural industries, public administration, translation and language technologies.

Data from the university system in Catalonia

Contact us

Faculty of Philology and Communication

Gran Via de les Corts Catalanes, 585 - 08007 Barcelona


Secretary: 934 035 584 | 83
fil-secretaria@ub.edu

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