Bachelor's Degree in Social and Cultural Anthropology

Grado en Antropología Social y CulturalTranslated

Universitat de Barcelona · Barcelona · Spain

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

Final projectCredits: 12⁠270 of 1328 similar publish this
Places100 places⁠1097 of 1328 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 and Spanish⁠
Duration4 years⁠

✓ 2 official sources · checked 31 Oct 2026

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What you will study

45 modules published

Across 4 years of study.

Where will you be?

8 semesters, one by one

Each block is what the institution publishes for that semester.

Year 1
5 modules30 ECTS
5 modules30 ECTS
Year 2
4 modules30 ECTS
4 modules30 ECTS
Year 3
5 modules30 ECTS
5 modules30 ECTS
Year 4
Semester 7Not stated
Final project12 ECTSSemester not stated
StudyFinal projectYear known, semester not
How does study run?

6 lines through 4 years

One line per theme. Hollow stop: the semester isn't stated. Our classification by module titles.

How does the focus shift?

From society, ethics and law to projects and labs

Share of modules by theme in each semester. Our classification by module titles.

Specialist subjectsBusiness and managementSociety, ethics and lawResearch methodsProjects and labsThesis
Year 1Year 2Year 3Year 4
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
  • Specialist subjects
  • Business and management
  • Society, ethics and law
  • Research methods
  • Projects and labs
  • Thesis
What are all the subjects?

All 45 modules

Year 1 · 10 modules · all basic · 60 ECTS
ModuleECTS
· 2o semestre6
· 2o semestre6
· 1r semestre6
· 1r semestre6
· 1r semestre6
· 2o semestre6
· 1r semestre6
· 2o semestre6
· 1r semestre6
· 2o semestre6

Source: web.ub.edu, checked 30 Oct 2026

Year 2 · 8 modules · all required · 60 ECTS
ModuleECTS
· 1r semestre6
· 2o semestre6
· 1r semestre6
· 2o semestre6
· 1r semestre9
· 1r semestre9
· 2o semestre9
· 2o semestre9

Source: web.ub.edu, checked 30 Oct 2026

Year 3 · 10 modules · all required · 60 ECTS
ModuleECTS
· 2o semestre6
· 2o semestre6
· 1r semestre6
· 1r semestre6
· 1r semestre6
· 1r semestre6
· 2o semestre6
· 2o semestre6
· 1r semestre6
· 2o semestre6

Source: web.ub.edu, checked 30 Oct 2026

Year 4 · 2 modules · 18 ECTS
ModuleTypeECTS
· AnualThesis12
· AnualRequired6

Source: web.ub.edu, checked 30 Oct 2026

Modules · 15 modules · 90 ECTS
ModuleTypeECTS
· 2o semestreElective6
· 1r semestreElective6
· 2o semestreElective6
· 1r semestreElective6
· 2o semestreElective6
· 2o semestreElective6
· 1r semestreElective6
· 2o semestreElective6
· 2o semestreElective6
· 1r semestreElective6
· 2o semestreElective6
· 1r semestreElective6
· 1r semestreElective6
· 1r semestreInternship6
· 1r semestre 2o semestreInternship6

Source: web.ub.edu, checked 30 Oct 2026

The degree in facts
LevelGrado · EQF 6, ISCED 6⁠
QualificationGrado en Antropología Social y Cultural⁠
Credits240 ECTS⁠
DeliveryOn campus⁠
Thesis / final project
  • Credits12⁠
  • RequiredYes⁠
Places100 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 6 of 6 similar

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

This programmeBachelor's Degree in Social and Cultural Anthropology UB45
Bachelor's Degree in Sociology Complutense Madrid59
  • Specialist subjects
  • Maths and foundations
  • 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?

More projects and labs, less languages and communication

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

More here than typical

Specialist subjects
6% here
1% typical
Projects and labs
6% here
2% typical

Less here than typical

Languages and communication
0% here
4% typical

About the same as typical: society, ethics and law, thesis, business and management, research methods, maths and foundations, internship.

Which year differs most?

Year 1 stands out most

The same mix of themes, cut by year of study. Our classification by module titles.

Year 1

More projects and labs 20% against 10% at most

This programme

Year 2

More business and management 13% against 10% at most

This programme

Year 3

More society, ethics and law 80% against 75% at most

This programme
  • Specialist subjects
  • Maths and foundations
  • Data and computing
  • Business and management
  • Society, ethics and law
  • Languages and communication
  • Research methods
  • Projects and labs
  • Internship
Same name, same content?

Furthest from Universidad Complutense de Madrid in year 1

Bachelor's Degree in Social and Cultural Anthropology here and at Universidad Complutense de Madrid. The wider the gap, the less alike the mix of themes that year. Our calculation by module titles.

Year 170% same mix more projects and labs here
Year 273% same mix more business and management here
Year 387% same mix more society, ethics and law here

Left line: this programme. Right line: Universidad Complutense de Madrid.

What is only here?

34 modules not found at 6 similar programmes

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

Society, ethics and law

28
  • Anthropology of Contemporary Society
  • Professional Fields of Anthropology
  • Human Geography
  • Comparative Contemporary History
  • Introduction to Social and Cultural Anthropology
  • Social Theory
  • Anthropology of Food
  • Anthropology of Social Exclusion
+20 more
  • Anthropology of Social Movements
  • Anthropology of Consumption
  • Anthropology of Myth
  • Urban Anthropology
  • Visual Anthropology
  • Anthropology and Sociocultural Mediation
  • Science, Technology and Culture
  • Gender and Identities
  • Cultural Transmission and Education
  • Anthropology of Health
  • Anthropology of Development
  • Ecological Anthropology
  • Legal Anthropology
  • Symbolic-Cognitive Anthropology
  • Anthropology and Feminism
  • History and Theory of Anthropology I
  • Migration and Transnational Processes
  • Ethnological Heritage and Museology
  • Anthropology of Kinship
  • Religious Anthropology

Projects and labs

3
  • Ethnography Workshop II: Experimental Perspectives in Anthropology
  • Ethnography Workshop
  • Workshop Seminar

Specialist subjects

2
  • The Contemporary World
  • Regional Ethnology I

Research methods

1
  • Research Techniques I
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 15 similar programmes, in euros / credit

This programme €18

Costs more than 1 of 14 similar programmes. Half of them cost between €18 and €114.

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

All 15, cheapest first
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: 6.074 · 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?

6 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.

This programmeBachelor's Degree in Social and Cultural Anthropology UBSimilarBachelor's Degree in Social Work UBSimilarBachelor's Degree in Social Education UB
Price€17.69 / credit · 2026/27€17.69 / credit · 2026/27€17.69 / credit · 2026/27
Duration4 years4 years4 years
LanguageCatalan and SpanishCatalan, Spanish and EnglishCatalan and Spanish
Next dateNot publishedNot publishedNot published

0 of 6 publish a next date.

Complutense Madrid · Pozuelo de AlarcónSpain

Bachelor's Degree in Social and Cultural Anthropology (Programme Being Phased Out)

Grado en Antropología Social y Cultural (Plan a Extinguir)Translated

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

63% society, ethics and law · 8% business and management

BachelorPart-timeTaught in EnglishSpanishEnglish

Complutense Madrid · Pozuelo de AlarcónSpain

Bachelor's Degree in Sociology

Grado en SociologíaTranslated

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

68% society, ethics and law · 8% business and management

BachelorPart-timeScholarshipsSpanish

UBSpain

Bachelor's Degree in Sociology

Grado en SociologíaTranslated

€17.69 / credit · 2026/27 · all nationalities

65% society, ethics and law · 10% business and management

BachelorThesisTaught in EnglishCatalanSpanish

Complutense Madrid · Pozuelo de AlarcónSpain

Bachelor's Degree in Political Science 2009 Plan (Plan Being Phased Out)

Grado en Ciencias Políticas Plan 2009 (Plan a extinguir)Translated

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

65% society, ethics and law · 7% business and management

Closed to new studentsBachelorPart-timeScholarshipsSpanish
Where this comes from

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59 facts from 2 official sources

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The short version

The programme, from the facts

Bachelor's Degree in Social and Cultural Anthropology is a bachelor's programme in social sciences and psychology at Universitat de Barcelona in Barcelona, Spain. It takes 4 years. It carries 240 ECTS credits. Teaching is in Catalan and Spanish.

The institution publishes 45 modules, of which 13 are optional. By our classification of module titles, the largest themes are society, ethics and law (70%), projects and labs (6%) and business and management (5%).

How much does Bachelor's Degree in Social and Cultural Anthropology 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 and Spanish.

How long does it take?

4 years.

Where is it?

Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.

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Everything we hold

All 16 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: 6.074 · Month: 2026-07 · Stage: start of the admission process, PAU and FP route · 2026⁠
Programme · 10 with values
QualificationGrado en Antropología Social y Cultural⁠
Credits240 ECTS⁠
DeliveryOn campus⁠
Duration4 years⁠
Language of instructionCatalan and Spanish⁠
LevelGrado · EQF 6, ISCED 6⁠
Places100 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 Geografía e Historia · Type: Managing centre⁠Credit distribution · Basic: 60 · Total: 240 · Thesis: 12 · Elective: 42 · Compulsory: 126 · Internship: 0⁠
Thesis / final projectCredits: 12 · Required: Yes⁠

Institution record: Universitat de Barcelona

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