Bachelor's Degree in Semitic and Islamic Studies

Grado en Estudios Semíticos e IslámicosTranslated

Universidad Complutense de Madrid · Madrid · Spain

A 4-year bachelor's programme, taught in Spanish and Arabic, in Madrid.

Price€16.92–€113.71/ credit · 2026/27 · depending on citizenship
Next dateBachelor classes start 2 September 2026; second semester 18 January 2027⁠Starts
LanguageSpanish and Arabic⁠
Duration4 years⁠

✓ 7 official sources · checked 31 Oct 2026

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What you will study

73 modules published

Across 4 years of study.

How does study run?

5 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?

Languages and communication all the way

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

Specialist subjectsSociety, ethics and lawLanguages and communicationThesis
Year 1Year 2Year 3Year 4
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
  • Specialist subjects
  • Society, ethics and law
  • Languages and communication
  • Thesis
What are all the subjects?

All 73 modules

Year 1 · 12 modules · all basic · 72 ECTS
ModuleECTS
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6

Source: ucm.es, checked 31 Oct 2026

Year 2 · 16 modules · all required
ModuleECTS
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6

Source: ucm.es, checked 31 Oct 2026

Year 3 · 20 modules
ModuleTypeECTS
Elective6
Elective6
Elective6
Required6
Required6
Required6
Required6
Elective6
Elective6
Elective6
Required6
Required6
Required6
Required6
Required6
Required6
Required6
Required6
Required6
Required6

Source: ucm.es, checked 31 Oct 2026

Year 4 · 16 modules
ModuleTypeECTS
Elective6
Elective6
Elective6
Required6
Required6
Thesis12
Required6
Required6
Required6
Required6
Required6
Required6
Required6
Required6
Required6
Required6

Source: ucm.es, checked 31 Oct 2026

Modules · 9 modules · all elective · 54 ECTS
ModuleECTS
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6

Source: ucm.es, checked 31 Oct 2026

The degree in facts
LevelGrado · EQF 6, ISCED 6⁠
QualificationGRADO EN ESTUDIOS SEMÍTICOS E ISLÁMICOS⁠
Credits240 ECTS⁠
Study modeFull time, Part time⁠
DeliveryOn campus⁠
CampusMoncloaInferred
Places35 places⁠
Codes and faculty
Curriculum year
  • Text2009-2010⁠
  • MeaningImplementation⁠
How it differs

Against similar programmes

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

What is there more of here?

More society, ethics and law than 6 of 6 similar

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

This programmeBachelor's Degree in Semitic and Islamic Studies Complutense Madrid73
  • Specialist subjects
  • Data and computing
  • Business and management
  • Society, ethics and law
  • Languages and communication
  • Projects and labs
  • Internship
  • Thesis
  • Free electives
Is this a typical programme?

More society, ethics and law, less languages and communication

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

More here than typical

Society, ethics and law
20% here
8% typical

Less here than typical

Specialist subjects
5% here
14% typical
Languages and communication
66% here
71% typical

About the same as typical: thesis, internship.

Which year differs most?

Year 4 stands out most

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

Year 3

More languages and communication 85% against 75% at most

This programme

Year 4

More society, ethics and law 31% against 12% at most

This programme
  • Specialist subjects
  • Data and computing
  • Business and management
  • Society, ethics and law
  • Languages and communication
  • Projects and labs
  • Internship
  • Thesis
What is only here?

52 modules not found at 6 similar programmes

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

Languages and communication

39
  • Introduction to Semitic Languages
  • Language A I (Elementary Level) - Arabic
  • Language A II (Elementary Level) - Arabic
  • Medieval Spanish Literature
  • ICT Applied to the Study of Semitic Languages
  • Language A III: Arabic
  • Language A IV: Arabic
  • Language B I: Arabic
+31 more
  • Language BII: Arabic
  • Languages of the Ancient Near East I
  • Language A V: Arabic
  • Language A VI: Arabic
  • Language B III: Arabic
  • Language B IV: Arabic
  • The Persian Language Through Literary Texts
  • The Turkish Language Through Literary Texts
  • Language A VII: Arabic
  • Language A VIII: Arabic
  • Language A I (Elementary Level) - Hebrew
  • Language A II (Elementary Level) - Hebrew
  • Language A III: Hebrew
  • Language A IV: Hebrew
  • Language B I: Hebrew
  • Language BII: Hebrew
  • Language A V: Hebrew
  • Language A VI: Hebrew
  • Language B III: Hebrew
  • Language B IV: Hebrew
  • Language A VII: Hebrew
  • Language A VIII: Hebrew
  • Literature of Language A I: Arabic
  • Literature of Language A I: Hebrew
  • History and Society II: History of the Jewish People (Middle Ages)
  • Literature of Language A II: Arabic
  • Literature of Language A II: Hebrew
  • Literature of Language A III: Arabic
  • Literature of Language A III: Hebrew
  • Ancient and Medieval Judaism: Literature and Culture
  • Jewish Society in 20th-Century Hebrew Literature

Society, ethics and law

10
  • Medieval and Modern Philosophy
  • History of the Middle East and the Mediterranean
  • History of the Islamic World I
  • History and Society I: History of Israel
  • Thought: History of Arab-Islamic Thought
  • Thought: History of Jewish Thought
  • Islamic Law and Institutions
  • Jewish Law and Institutions
+2 more
  • History and Society III: History of the Jewish People (Early Modern and Contemporary Age)
  • Jewish Religion

Specialist subjects

3
  • Introduction to Literary Studies
  • Science of the Arab and Islamic World
  • Islamic Studies
Where you'll study

Studying in Madrid

What is the campus like?
City sizeOver 1 million people · our calculation from Wikidata: about 3,506,730 in 2025
Distance to the centre≈ 3.9 km from the centre, straight line · our calculation
HousingRooms run by the institution⁠
RankingARWU 2026: 201-300, world⁠
FacilitiesLibrary⁠, Sports hallInferred, Swimming pool (nearby)⁠
FoodCafeteriaInferred, CanteenInferred

The rest of what we hold on Complutense Madrid is on its page.

What it costs

At least €6,863.72 for the first year

What does the first year cost?

≥ €6,863.72 first year · 2026/27 · non-EU · our sum

Tuition 2026/27 · 60 credits€6,822.60
Application fee€40
Insurance, first year€1.12

Not published: visa fee and living costs

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Every fee as the institution publishes it (2)
FeeWho pays itYearAmount
TuitionNon-EU citizens2026/27€113.71 / credit
TuitionEU/EEA citizens2026/27€16.92 / credit
What changes the price?

4 things that move it

×6.7
EU/EEA€16.92
non-EU€113.71

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Becas para residentes en Colegios Mayores UCM

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Ayudas del programa de acogida a personas refugiadas

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Is that expensive?

A typical price

Among 25 similar programmes, in euros / credit

This programme €114

Costs more than 12 of 24 similar programmes. Half of them cost between €18 and €114.

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

All 25, cheapest first
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 Lingüística (Universitat de Barcelona)2026/27≈ €18
Grado en Estudios Literarios (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
This programme2026/27≈ €114
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 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: Bachelor classes start 2 September 2026; second semester 18 January 2027

When does it happen?
DeadlinesUnknownNotify me
Is my language good enough?
Spanish requirementB2 CEFR minimum
What do they ask for?
Admission testsRequired: No⁠
Prior educationUnknown
How to applyUnknown
What else to look at

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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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LanguageSpanish and ArabicSpanishEnglish, Catalan and Spanish
Next dateNot publishedNot publishedNot published

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Grado en Lenguas Modernas y sus LiteraturasTranslated

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The short version

The programme, from the facts

Bachelor's Degree in Semitic and Islamic Studies is a bachelor's programme in humanities and languages at Universidad Complutense de Madrid in Madrid, Spain. It takes 4 years. It carries 240 ECTS credits. Teaching is in Spanish and Arabic.

The institution publishes 73 modules, of which 18 are optional. By our classification of module titles, the largest themes are languages and communication (66%), society, ethics and law (20%) and free electives (5%).

How much does Bachelor's Degree in Semitic and Islamic Studies cost?

€113.71 / credit · 2026/27 · non-EU; prices differ by citizenship (EU/EEA citizens: €16.92; Non-EU citizens: €113.71).

When is the next deadline or start?

Bachelor classes start 2 September 2026; second semester 18 January 2027 (Starts).

What language is it taught in?

Spanish and Arabic.

How long does it take?

4 years.

Where is it?

Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain.

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Everything we hold

All 19 fields we hold

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

Admission · 2 with values
Admission testsRequired: No⁠
Language requirementCEFR: B2 · Scope: University rule · Language: Spanish · Applies to: applicants from foreign education systems whose mother tongue is not Spanish⁠
Programme · 13 with values
CampusMoncloaInferred
QualificationGRADO EN ESTUDIOS SEMÍTICOS E ISLÁMICOS⁠
Credits240 ECTS⁠
Curriculum yearText: 2009-2010 · Meaning: Implementation⁠
DeliveryOn campus⁠
Duration4 yearsInferred
Language of instructionSpanish and Arabic⁠
LevelGrado · EQF 6, ISCED 6⁠
LocationMoncloa, MadridInferred
Places35 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: Bachelor classes start 2 September 2026; second semester 18 January 2027 · Scope: Institution calendar · Applies to: Grado · Start date: 2 Sep 2026 · 2026/27 · Second term start: 18 Jan 2027Inferred
StructureFacultad de Filología · Type: Managing centre⁠
Study modeFull time, Part time⁠

Institution record: Universidad Complutense de Madrid

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