At the administrative level, the Contemporary History and Current World section is part of the Department of History and Archeology of the Faculty of Geography and History of the University of Barcelona. The Section teaches various degrees in which subjects related to the following modalities are taught: History, Archeology, Geography, Art History, Anthropology, and Communication and Cultural Industries.
The professors also teach in two university master’s degrees: Màster en Història Contemporània i Món Actual; and what is taught with the coordination of several universities, entitled Màster d’estudis de Dones, Gènere i Ciutadania.