Bachelor's Degree in Public Administration and Management

Grado en Administración y Dirección PúblicaTranslated

Universitat de Barcelona · Barcelona · Spain

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

InternshipCredits: 12 · Curricular: Yes⁠94 of 1328 similar publish this
Final projectCredits: 6⁠270 of 1328 similar publish this
Places80 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

37 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
10 modulesSemester split not stated
Year 3
10 modulesSemester split not stated
Year 4
Semester 7Not stated
Internship12 ECTSSemester not stated
StudyInternshipYear known, semester not
How does study run?

7 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 business and management

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

Specialist subjectsData and computingBusiness and managementSociety, ethics and lawLanguages and communicationInternshipThesis
Year 1Year 2Year 3Year 4
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
  • Specialist subjects
  • Data and computing
  • Business and management
  • Society, ethics and law
  • Languages and communication
  • Internship
  • Thesis
What are all the subjects?

All 37 modules

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

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

Year 2 · 10 modules · 60 ECTS
ModuleTypeECTS
Basic6
Required6
Required6
Required6
Required6
Required6
Required6
Required6
Required6
Required6

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

Year 3 · 10 modules · all required · 60 ECTS
ModuleECTS
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6

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

Year 4 · 4 modules · 30 ECTS
ModuleTypeECTS
Internship12
Required6
Required6
Thesis6

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

Modules · 3 modules · all elective · 12 ECTS
ModuleECTS
· 1r semestre3
· 1r semestre3
· 2o semestre6

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

The degree in facts
LevelGrado · EQF 6, ISCED 6⁠
QualificationGrado en Administración y Dirección Pública⁠
Credits240 ECTS⁠
DeliveryOn campus⁠
Internship
  • Credits12⁠
  • CurricularYes⁠
Thesis / final project
  • Credits6⁠
  • RequiredYes⁠
Places80 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 business and management than 4 of 6 similar

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

This programmeBachelor's Degree in Public Administration and Management UB37
  • 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 business and management, less society, ethics and law

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

More here than typical

Business and management
38% here
31% typical
Specialist subjects
11% here
5% typical

Less here than typical

Society, ethics and law
38% here
47% typical

About the same as typical: internship, data and computing, languages and communication, thesis, maths and foundations.

Which year differs most?

Year 3 stands out most

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

Year 1

More languages and communication 10% against 0% at most

This programme

Year 2

More data and computing 10% against 0% at most

This programme

Year 3

More business and management 70% against 46% at most

This programme
  • Specialist subjects
  • Maths and foundations
  • Data and computing
  • Business and management
  • Society, ethics and law
  • Languages and communication
  • Research methods
  • Internship
What is only here?

30 modules not found at 6 similar programmes

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

Business and management

13
  • Public Sector Economics
  • Administrative Activity
  • Public Accounting
  • People Management and Administration
  • Financial Management and Administration
  • Strategic Design and Management of Public Policies
  • Fundamentals of Public Employment
  • Applied Administrative Management and Digital Skills
+5 more
  • Data Management and Digital Administration
  • Land Management
  • Budget Management
  • Public Employment Management and Planning
  • Information Management Systems in Public Administration

Society, ethics and law

11
  • Fundamentals of Administrative Law
  • Fundamentals of European Union Law
  • Legal and Economic History of the Public Sector
  • Contemporary Political Institutions
  • Legal Regime of Public Administrations
  • Society and Administration
  • Administration and Public Policy
  • Legal Oversight of Public Administrations
+3 more
  • Public Policy Evaluation
  • Integrity and Transparency in the Public Sector
  • Legal Regime of Public Revenue

Specialist subjects

4
  • Public Procurement
  • Public Intervention in Property
  • Organization Models
  • Tax Procedures

Languages and communication

1
  • Spanish Constitutional System

Data and computing

1
  • Data Analysis for Public Management
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

Add your own figures Not published. Only you see these, nothing is saved.

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 13 similar programmes, in euros / credit

This programme €18

Costs more than 6 of 12 similar programmes. Half of them cost between €14 and €114.

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

All 13, 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: 8.076 · 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?

3 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 Public Administration and Management UBSimilarDouble Bachelor's Degree in Business Management + Law CEU UCHSimilarDouble Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration and Management + International Relations Nebrija
Price€17.69 / credit · 2026/27€12,008 / year · 2027/28Not published
Duration4 years5 years5 years
LanguageCatalan and SpanishSpanishSpanish and English
Next dateNot publishedNot publishedNot published

0 of 6 publish a next date.

Complutense Madrid · MadridSpain

Bachelor's Degree in Labour Relations and Human Resources 2020 Plan

Grado en Relaciones Laborales y Recursos Humanos Plan 2020Translated

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

57% society, ethics and law · 30% business and management

BachelorThesisPart-timeSpanish

UCAM · Sedes ExaminadorasSpain

Labour Relations and Human Resources

Relaciones Laborales y Recursos HumanosTranslated

€4,250 / year · year not stated · confirm with the source

62% society, ethics and law · 26% business and management

BachelorOnlineSpanish

UBSpain

Bachelor's Degree in Labour Relations and Human Resources

Grado en Relaciones Laborales y Recursos HumanosTranslated

€17.69 / credit · 2026/27 · all nationalities

66% society, ethics and law · 21% business and management

BachelorThesisCatalanSpanish
Where this comes from

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Why trust this page?

52 facts from 2 official sources

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The short version

The programme, from the facts

Bachelor's Degree in Public Administration and Management is a bachelor's programme in business and management 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 37 modules, of which 3 are optional. By our classification of module titles, the largest themes are business and management (38%), society, ethics and law (38%) and internship (5%).

It includes an internship and a final thesis.

How much does Bachelor's Degree in Public Administration and Management 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 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: 8.076 · Month: 2026-07 · Stage: start of the admission process, PAU and FP route · 2026⁠
Programme · 11 with values
QualificationGrado en Administración y Dirección Pública⁠
Credits240 ECTS⁠
DeliveryOn campus⁠
Duration4 years⁠
InternshipCredits: 12 · Curricular: Yes⁠
Language of instructionCatalan and Spanish⁠
LevelGrado · EQF 6, ISCED 6⁠
Places80 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 Derecho · Type: Managing centre⁠Credit distribution · Basic: 60 · Total: 240 · Thesis: 6 · Elective: 30 · Compulsory: 132 · Internship: 12⁠
Thesis / final projectCredits: 6 · Required: Yes⁠

Institution record: Universitat de Barcelona

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