Bachelor's Degree in Fine Arts

Grado en Bellas ArtesTranslated

Universitat de Barcelona · Barcelona · Spain

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

Final projectCredits: 12⁠292 of 1528 similar publish this
Places300 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

69 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
2 modules12 ECTS
2 modules12 ECTS
Year 2
5 modules30 ECTS
5 modules30 ECTS
Year 3
1 module12 ECTS
1 module12 ECTS
Year 4
2 modules18 ECTS
Final project12 ECTS
StudyFinal projectYear known, semester not
What are all the subjects?

All 69 modules

Year 1 · 7 modules · 60 ECTS
ModuleTypeECTS
· AnualBasic12
· AnualBasic12
· AnualBasic12
· 1r semestreBasic6
· 2o semestreRequired6
· 2o semestreRequired6
· 1r semestreRequired6

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Year 2 · 10 modules · 60 ECTS
ModuleTypeECTS
· 2o semestreRequired12
· 2o semestreRequired3
· 2o semestreRequired3
· 1r semestreBasic6
· 2o semestreBasic6
· 2o semestreBasic6
· 1r semestreRequired6
· 1r semestreRequired6
· 1r semestreRequired6
· 1r semestreRequired6

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Year 3 · 4 modules · all required · 36 ECTS
ModuleECTS
· 1r semestre12
· 2o semestre12
· 1r semestre 2o semestre6
· 1r semestre 2o semestre6

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Year 4 · 4 modules · 36 ECTS
ModuleTypeECTS
· 1r semestreRequired12
· 2o semestreThesis12
· 1r semestreRequired6
· 2o semestreRequired6

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Modules · 44 modules · all elective · 261 ECTS
ModuleECTS
· 2o semestre3
· 1r semestre6
· 1r semestre 2o semestre6
· 1r semestre6
· 1r semestre 2o semestre6
· 1r semestre 2o semestre6
· 1r semestre 2o semestre6
· 1r semestre 2o semestre6
· 1r semestre 2o semestre6
· 1r semestre 2o semestre6
· 1r semestre 2o semestre6
· 1r semestre6
· 1r semestre 2o semestre6
· 1r semestre 2o semestre6
· 1r semestre 2o semestre6
· 1r semestre 2o semestre6
· 1r semestre 2o semestre6
· 1r semestre 2o semestre6
· 2o semestre6
· 1r semestre 2o semestre6
· 1r semestre6
· 1r semestre 2o semestre6
· 2o semestre6
· 2o semestre6
· 2o semestre6
· 2o semestre6
· 1r semestre6
· 1r semestre 2o semestre6
· 1r semestre 2o semestre6
· 1r semestre 2o semestre6
· 1r semestre 2o semestre6
· 1r semestre 2o semestre6
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· 1r semestre 2o semestre6
· 1r semestre 2o semestre6
· 2o semestre6
· 2o semestre6
· 1r semestre 2o semestre6
· 1r semestre6
· Anual 1r semestre 2o semestre6
· 1r semestre6
· 1r semestre 2o semestre6
· 1r semestre 2o semestre6
· 1r semestre 2o semestre6

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

The degree in facts
LevelGrado · EQF 6, ISCED 6⁠
QualificationGrado en Bellas Artes⁠
Credits240 ECTS⁠
DeliveryOn campus⁠
Thesis / final project
  • Credits12⁠
  • RequiredYes⁠
Places300 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 4 of 6 similar

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

This programmeBachelor's Degree in Fine Arts UB69
Bachelor's Degree in Fine Arts Complutense Madrid56
Bachelor's Degree in Design Complutense Madrid49
  • 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?

Less languages and communication than usual

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

Less here than typical

Languages and communication
4% here
9% typical
Business and management
0% here
4% typical

About the same as typical: projects and labs, research methods, internship, society, ethics and law, thesis, specialist subjects, data and computing.

What is only here?

20 modules not found at 6 similar programmes

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

Specialist subjects

9
  • Painting I
  • Graphic Representation
  • Avant-Garde Art Concepts
  • Modern Art Concepts
  • Digital Applications
  • Contemporary Art Concepts
  • Critique of Representation
  • Engraving and Printing
+1 more
  • Contemporary Visualities

Society, ethics and law

7
  • Paleontology, Heritage and Society
  • Seminars by Artists and Cultural Producers
  • Anthropology and Sociology of Art
  • Psychology of Art and Gender Studies
  • Art and Social Intervention
  • Feminisms, Cooperation and Co-Creation
  • Artistic and Cultural Policies: Intellectual Property

Languages and communication

2
  • Narratives and Methodologies of Pictorial Figuration
  • Audiovisual

Projects and labs

1
  • Creation Workshop I

Research methods

1
  • Arts-Based Research
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 7 similar programmes, in euros / credit

This programme €18

Costs more than 2 of 6 similar programmes. Half of them cost between €18 and €114.

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

All 7, 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: 8.172 · 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 Fine Arts UBSimilarBachelor's Degree in Fine Arts UPVSimilarBachelor's Degree in Design and Creative Technologies UPV
Price€17.69 / credit · 2026/27€17.34 / credit · 2026/27€14.03 / credit · 2026/27
Duration4 years4 years4 years
LanguageCatalan, Spanish and EnglishSpanish, Catalan and EnglishSpanish, Catalan and English
Next dateNot publishedNot publishedNot published

1 of 6 publish a next date.

Complutense Madrid · MadridSpain

Bachelor's Degree in Fine Arts

Grado en Bellas ArtesTranslated

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

39% free electives · 10% languages and communication

BachelorPart-timeScholarshipsSpanish

UBSpain

Bachelor's Degree in Design

Grado en DiseñoTranslated

€17.69 / credit · 2026/27 · all nationalities

33% projects and labs · 26% free electives

BachelorThesisCatalanSpanish

Complutense Madrid · MadridSpain

Bachelor's Degree in Design

Grado en DiseñoTranslated

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

32% free electives · 10% languages and communication

BachelorPart-timeScholarshipsSpanish

IE · MadridSpain

Bachelor in Fashion Design

€28,020 / year · 2027/28 · all nationalities

21% society, ethics and law · 18% projects and labs

BachelorTaught in EnglishScholarshipsEnglish
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The short version

The programme, from the facts

Bachelor's Degree in Fine Arts is a bachelor's programme in arts and design 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 69 modules, of which 44 are optional. By our classification of module titles, the largest themes are free electives (45%), projects and labs (15%) and society, ethics and law (9%).

It includes a final thesis.

How much does Bachelor's Degree in Fine Arts 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 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: 8.172 · Month: 2026-07 · Stage: start of the admission process, PAU and FP route · 2026⁠
Programme · 10 with values
QualificationGrado en Bellas Artes⁠
Credits240 ECTS⁠
DeliveryOn campus⁠
Duration4 years⁠
Language of instructionCatalan, Spanish and English⁠
LevelGrado · EQF 6, ISCED 6⁠
Places300 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 Bellas Artes · Type: Managing centre⁠Credit distribution · Basic: 60 · Total: 240 · Thesis: 12 · Elective: 48 · Compulsory: 120 · Internship: 0⁠
Thesis / final projectCredits: 12 · Required: Yes⁠

Institution record: Universitat de Barcelona

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