Course Options

IES Barcelona offers a wide range of academic courses, both at the IES Center and at local institutions, which can be summarized into the following course options:

Area Studies courses offered at the IES Center, mostly in English but some in Spanish as well, in a wide range of disciplines, from Business and Economics to Humanities and Social Sciences.

Spanish language courses are offered at the IES Center and range from the 100 to the 400 level. There are also intensive language courses. These courses are required for most students.

Estudios Hispanicos courses are available in outside universities, mainly in Spanish but some in English. These courses are specifically designed for international students, in a wide range of disciplines.

Regular courses at outside universities are also offered in both Spanish and English. Students who take regular courses will be in class with local Spanish students. These are degree courses for local students.

At IES you also have the option of doing an internship. Internships combine project-based placements in a business, social organization or school with an academic seminar. There are four types of internships: Business, Service Learning, Teaching Internships or Architecture. Even though they require some fluency in Spanish, some placements are in English.

When selecting courses for registration, it is important to remember that some IES and Outside courses share the same topics and subjects, and cannot be taken simultaneously. The following blocks of courses cannot be taken together:

For detailed information on the course offer select your Academic Track.

Course Options

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