Barcelona Courses
At the Barcelona campus, students may choose their courses across a variety of disciplines. Alternatively, students can focus their studies within a specific discipline by enrolling in an academic track, specialized program, or certificate program. Internships and Field Study Trips and Tours round out the academic options available at the Barcelona campus.Course Lists
Fall 2025 Course List
Summer 2025 Course List
Spring 2025 Course List
Syllabi
Click below to access available syllabi. It is important to consult with your study abroad advisor to confirm course approvals at your home institution. If syllabi for your planned term of study are not yet available, you may reference and submit syllabi from the most recent term.
Course Syllabi
Example Courses
The table below lists all currently available disciplines in Barcelona. It's important to note that the list below is only a sampling of the courses IAU offers and that not all courses you see will be offered in any given term.
Note that some courses are cross-listed between one or more disciplines.
Discipline | Courses |
Architecture | ♦ Architectural History of Spain ♦ Barcelona : Emergencies and Urgencies ♦ Barcelona: From City to House and Back ♦ Barcelona: Land, Construction and Craft ♦ Barcelona: On Representation ♦ Design Thinking: Independent Study on Barcelona ♦ Site, Form and Space: The Collective and Domestic Domains ♦ The Unfinished Barcelona: Urban Housing in Poblenou |
Art / Art History | ♦ Capturing Barcelona through Photography ♦ History of the Mediterranean Through Its Art ♦ Picasso, Matisse, Dali and the Mediterranean ♦ Writing the City |
Business | ♦ Advertising and Society ♦ Business Ethics ♦ Consumer Behavior ♦ Fashion Business and Product Strategy ♦ Global Marketing ♦ Intercultural Management ♦ International Business Today and Tomorrow ♦ International Wine Trade ♦ Marketing and Distribution Channels ♦ Shopper Data and Business Research ♦ Sports in Catalonia, Spain and Europe: A Cultural Approach ♦ The Business of Social Media ♦ Wine Marketing and Analysis |
Communication Studies | ♦ Communication and Gender ♦ Intercultural Communication ♦ Media and Conflict |
Cross Cultural Studies | ♦ Sports in Catalonia, Spain and Europe: A Cultural Approach |
Economics | ♦ Intermediate Macroeconomics ♦ Intermediate Microeconomics ♦ The Political Economy of European Integration |
Environmental Studies | ♦ Global Environmental Politics |
Film Studies | ♦ Spain as Seen through its Movies |
Finance | ♦ Financial Management ♦ International Finance |
Geography | ♦ Analyzing and Exploring the Global City |
History | ♦ History of the Mediterranean Through Its Art ♦ Spanish Civilization and Culture |
International Relations | ♦ Global Environmental Politics ♦ Media and Conflict ♦ Nationalism in Comparative Perspective |
Internships | ♦ Internship |
Language & Culture - Spanish | ♦ Beginning Spanish I ♦ Beginning Spanish II ♦ Intermediate Spanish I ♦ Intermediate Spanish II ♦ Conversation ♦ El Nuevo Mundo Hoy - Spanish Honors Seminar ♦ Internship ♦ Spain as Seen through its Movies ♦ Spanish Civilization and Culture |
Management | ♦ Operations Management ♦ Organizational Behavior ♦ Statistical Inference in Management |
Marketing | ♦ Principles of Marketing ♦ Wine Marketing and Analysis |
Philosophy | ♦ Ethics in Society |
Political Science | ♦ Global Environmental Politics ♦ Nationalism in Comparative Perspective ♦ The Political Economy of European Integration |
Psychology | ♦ Abnormal Psychology ♦ Cross-Cultural Psychology ♦ Human Sexuality ♦ Human Development in Cultural Contexts ♦ Music Therapy: Exploring the Healing Power of Sound and Music ♦ Positive Psychology and Happiness ♦ Social Psychology |
Religious Studies | ♦ The Children of Abraham: Judaism, Christianity and Islam |
Sociology | ♦ Nationalism in Comparative Perspective ♦ Sports in Catalonia, Spain and Europe: A Cultural Approach |
Wine Studies | ♦ International Wine Trade ♦ Wine and Food Pairing ♦ Wine Marketing and Sensory Analysis |