Barcelona Courses

At the Barcelona center, 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 center.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION
• Except where noted, all courses carry 3 credits.
• Some courses may require mandatory participation in field study excursions on days/times outside of normal class meetings. Students should not book any personal travel until they are onsite and have received details of any mandatory field study dates at orientation.
• Course offerings are subject to change and must meet minimum enrollment.
• Courses may be cross-listed between two disciplines (e.g., ARH/HIS 276). In this case, students should select one discipline to receive credit for and this is the discipline that will appear on their final transcript.
• Courses with the discipline SPA are taught in Spanish.

ACADEMIC TRACKS The following academic programs are available as options for students who wish to pursue a specific course of study. Participants will be required to take the following sequences of courses and credits in order to be eligible for participation. Some additional application requirements may apply.
Program	Requirements
Spanish Honors Program Open to all majors	SPA 421 Spanish Honors Seminar: El Nuevo Mundo Hoy SPA/HIS 327 Spanish Civilization and Culture Spanish Language course (upper division 300 level and above) One topics course taught in Spanish (any topic or discipline) or about Spain Exceptions can be made for one class in English according to home university credit needs.

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Courses

Click below to access our complete course catalog, filterable by term and IAU center location.

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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

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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