Bachelor's Degree in Linguistics

Grado en LingüísticaTranslated

Universitat de Barcelona · Barcelona · Spain

A 4-year bachelor's programme, taught in Catalan, Spanish and English, in Barcelona.

Tracks2 to choose from⁠82 of 1528 similar publish this
Final projectCredits: 6⁠292 of 1528 similar publish this
Places60 places⁠1168 of 1528 similar publish this
Price€17.69/ credit · 2026/27 · all nationalities
Next dateClasses start 14 September 2026 (university framework calendar); second semester 1 February 2027 to 8 February 2027⁠Starts
LanguageCatalan, Spanish and English⁠
Duration4 years⁠

✓ 2 official sources · checked 31 Oct 2026

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What you will study

94 modules published

What do you choose?

1 of 2 specialisations

Branches are the options the institution lists.

The options

  • Mención en Lingüística y dos Lenguas
  • Mención en Lingüística y una Lengua
When you choose: not stated
What are all the subjects?

All 94 modules

Languages and communication

52

Specialist subjects

19

Free electives

15

Society, ethics and law

4

Projects and labs

2

Internship

1

Business and management

1

The institution lists these modules without a year. Source: web.ub.edu, checked 30 Oct 2026

The degree in facts
LevelGrado · EQF 6, ISCED 6⁠
QualificationGrado en Lingüística⁠
Credits240 ECTS⁠
DeliveryOn campus⁠
Thesis / final project
  • Credits6⁠
  • RequiredYes⁠
Places60 places⁠
How it differs

Against similar programmes

Where this programme leans, compared with the same level and field.

What is there more of here?

More projects and labs than 3 of 6 similar

Share of credits by theme. Right: modules counted. Our classification by module titles.

This programmeBachelor's Degree in Linguistics UB94
  • Specialist subjects
  • Data and computing
  • Business and management
  • Society, ethics and law
  • Languages and communication
  • Research methods
  • Projects and labs
  • Internship
  • Thesis
  • Free electives
Is this a typical programme?

Close to typical

Share here against the average of 6 similar programmes. Our classification by module titles.

More here than typical

Specialist subjects
20% here
16% typical

About the same as typical: projects and labs, business and management, internship, languages and communication, research methods, thesis, society, ethics and law.

What is only here?

35 modules not found at 6 similar programmes

Matched by title, so treat it as a hint to check.

Languages and communication

21
  • Language Acquisition
  • Linguistic Anthropology
  • Intercultural Communication - German
  • Linguistic Ecology and Planning
  • Contrastive Grammar (Italian/Catalan-Spanish)
  • Greek Grammar
  • History of the Old and Medieval Catalan Language
  • Catalan Lexicology and Semantics
+13 more
  • Corpus Linguistics
  • Greek Literature III: Prose
  • Pragmatics of Catalan
  • Editing Portuguese Texts
  • Russian Phonetics and Phonology
  • Descriptive Grammar of English I
  • History of the French Language
  • History of the Italian Language
  • Modern and Contemporary Hebrew Literature
  • Contrastive German Syntax
  • Translation Techniques (Italian/Spanish-Catalan)
  • Translation from Portuguese and Galician
  • Linguistic Variation and Policy

Specialist subjects

8
  • Analysis of French Texts I
  • Catalan Phonology
  • Catalan Morphology
  • Romanian in Its Romance Context
  • Catalan Syntax
  • Greek Texts III: Epic and Lyric
  • Greek Texts IV: Prose
  • Greek Texts V: Drama

Society, ethics and law

3
  • Latin Historiography
  • Classical Latin Prose I
  • Medieval Hebrew

Projects and labs

2
  • Laboratory Phonology
  • French Oral Expression II: Creative Workshop

Business and management

1
  • Communication Strategies in Galician
Where you'll study

Studying in Barcelona

What is the campus like?
City sizeOver 1 million people · our calculation from Wikidata: about 1,731,649 in 2025
Distance to the centre≈ 1.2 km from the centre, straight line · our calculation
HousingRooms run by the institution⁠
RankingARWU 2026: 151-200, world⁠
FacilitiesGymInferred, Library⁠, Sports fields⁠, Sports hall⁠, Stadium⁠, Tennis courts⁠
FoodMeal planInferred

The rest of what we hold on UB is on its page.

What it costs

At least €1,091.61 for the first year

What does the first year cost?

≥ €1,091.61 first year · 2026/27 · all nationalities · our sum

Tuition 2026/27 · 60 credits€1,061.40
Application fee€30.21

Not published: living costs

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Every fee as the institution publishes it (1)
FeeWho pays itYearAmount
TuitionAll applicants2026/27€17.69 / credit
ScholarshipsUnknown
Is that expensive?

A typical price

Among 26 similar programmes, in euros / credit

This programme €18

Costs more than 0 of 25 similar programmes. Half of them cost between €18 and €114.

Same level, field and language. Years differ; euros are approximate (ECB).

All 26, cheapest first
This programme2026/27≈ €18
Grado en Filología Clásica (Universitat de Barcelona)2026/27≈ €18
Grado en Lenguas y Literaturas Modernas (Universitat de Barcelona)2026/27≈ €18
Grado en Estudios Ingleses (Universitat de Barcelona)2026/27≈ €18
Grado en Filología Hispánica (Universitat de Barcelona)2026/27≈ €18
Grado en Estudios Literarios (Universitat de Barcelona)2026/27≈ €18
Grado en Filología Catalana (Universitat de Barcelona)2026/27≈ €18
Grado en Historia (Universitat de Barcelona)2026/27≈ €18
Grado en Historia del Arte (Universitat de Barcelona)2026/27≈ €18
Grado en Filosofía (Universitat de Barcelona)2026/27≈ €18
Grado en Arqueología (Universitat de Barcelona)2026/27≈ €18
Grado en Lenguas Románicas y sus Literaturas (Universitat de Barcelona)2026/27≈ €18
Grado en Estudios Árabes y Hebreos (Universitat de Barcelona)2026/27≈ €18
Grado en Arqueología (Universidad Complutense de Madrid)2026/27≈ €114
Grado en Ciencias de las Religiones (Universidad Complutense de Madrid)2026/27≈ €114
Grado en Estudios Ingleses Plan 2022 (Universidad Complutense de Madrid)2026/27≈ €114
Grado en Estudios Semíticos e Islámicos (Universidad Complutense de Madrid)2026/27≈ €114
Grado en Filología Clásica (Universidad Complutense de Madrid)2026/27≈ €114
Grado en Filosofía (Universidad Complutense de Madrid)2026/27≈ €114
Grado en Historia (Universidad Complutense de Madrid)2026/27≈ €114
Grado en Historia del Arte (Universidad Complutense de Madrid)2026/27≈ €114
Grado en Lenguas Modernas y sus Literaturas (Universidad Complutense de Madrid)2026/27≈ €114
Grado en Español: Lengua y Literatura Plan 2021 (Universidad Complutense de Madrid)2026/27≈ €114
Grado en Lingüística y Lenguas Aplicadas Plan 2019 (Universidad Complutense de Madrid)2026/27≈ €114
Grado en Literatura General y Comparada (Universidad Complutense de Madrid)2026/27≈ €114
Grado en Traducción e Interpretación (Universidad Complutense de Madrid)2026/27≈ €114
How to start

Starts: Classes start 14 September 2026 (university framework calendar); second semester 1 February 2027 to 8 February 2027

When does it happen?
DeadlinesNot found on official pages
What do they ask for?
Selection criteriaKind: Cutoff grade · Grade: 5.000 · Month: 2026-07 · Stage: start of the admission process, PAU and FP route · 2026⁠
Prior educationAlso: PAU or equivalent / CFGS · Level: Upper secondary⁠
How to applyUnknown
What else to look at

Other options

How do the alternatives compare?

5 of 6 similar publish a price

Similar: same level, field and language, Spain

The first two matches side by side with this programme, then 4 more.

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Price€17.69 / credit · 2026/27Not published€113.71 / credit · 2026/27
Duration4 years4 years4 years
LanguageCatalan, Spanish and EnglishSpanish and EnglishEnglish and Spanish
Next dateNot publishedNot publishedNot published

0 of 6 publish a next date.

Complutense Madrid · MadridSpain

Bachelor's Degree in English Studies 2022 Plan

Grado en Estudios Ingleses Plan 2022Translated

€16.92–€113.71 / credit · 2026/27 · by citizenship

58% languages and communication · 14% free electives

BachelorThesisPart-timeEnglishSpanish

Complutense Madrid · MadridSpain

Bachelor's Degree in Spanish: Language and Literature 2021 Plan

Grado en Español: Lengua y Literatura Plan 2021Translated

€16.92–€113.71 / credit · 2026/27 · by citizenship

63% languages and communication · 11% free electives

BachelorPart-timeScholarshipsSpanish

UBSpain

Bachelor's Degree in Modern Languages and Literatures

Grado en Lenguas y Literaturas ModernasTranslated

€17.69 / credit · 2026/27 · all nationalities

57% languages and communication · 13% society, ethics and law

BachelorThesisCatalanSpanish

UBSpain

Bachelor's Degree in Literary Studies

Grado en Estudios LiterariosTranslated

€17.69 / credit · 2026/27 · all nationalities

51% languages and communication · 10% free electives

BachelorThesisCatalanSpanish
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The short version

The programme, from the facts

Bachelor's Degree in Linguistics is a bachelor's programme in humanities and languages at Universitat de Barcelona in Barcelona, Spain. It takes 4 years. It carries 240 ECTS credits. Teaching is in Catalan, Spanish and English.

The institution publishes 94 modules, of which 38 are optional. By our classification of module titles, the largest themes are languages and communication (56%), free electives (16%) and society, ethics and law (4%).

It includes a final thesis and a choice of specialisations.

How much does Bachelor's Degree in Linguistics cost?

€17.69 / credit · 2026/27 · all nationalities.

When is the next deadline or start?

Classes start 14 September 2026 (university framework calendar); second semester 1 February 2027 to 8 February 2027 (Starts).

What language is it taught in?

Catalan, Spanish and English.

How long does it take?

4 years.

Where is it?

Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.

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Everything we hold

All 17 fields we hold

Every value with its source, and every field we looked for but could not find.

Admission · 2 with values · 1 without
Language requirementNot found on official pages
Prior educationAlso: PAU or equivalent / CFGS · Level: Upper secondary⁠
Selection criteriaKind: Cutoff grade · Grade: 5.000 · Month: 2026-07 · Stage: start of the admission process, PAU and FP route · 2026⁠
Programme · 11 with values
QualificationGrado en Lingüística⁠
Credits240 ECTS⁠
DeliveryOn campus⁠
Duration4 years⁠
Language of instructionCatalan, Spanish and English⁠
LevelGrado · EQF 6, ISCED 6⁠
Places60 places⁠
Start ruleNote: Inferred from the institution-wide academic calendar; the programme page does not state its own start, and an individual programme may start on another date. · Rule: Classes start 14 September 2026 (university framework calendar); second semester 1 February 2027 to 8 February 2027 · Scope: Institution calendar · Applies to: All · Start date: 14 Sep 2026 · 2026/27 · Second term window: 1 Feb 2027; 8 Feb 2027Inferred
StructureFacultad de Filología y Comunicación · Type: Managing centre⁠Credit distribution · Basic: 60 · Total: 240 · Thesis: 6 · Elective: 60 · Compulsory: 114 · Internship: 0⁠
Thesis / final projectCredits: 6 · Required: Yes⁠
TracksMención en Lingüística y dos Lenguas · Type: Mention⁠Mención en Lingüística y una Lengua · Type: Mention⁠

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