University of Barcelona

Information for the student – Geography (extinction)

Course curriculum

Distribution of credits

Type ECTS
Basic training 60
Compulsory 126
Optional 42
Compulsory placements 0
Compulsory final project 12
TOTAL 240

Subjects by year and semester

FIRST YEAR
Subject Semester Type Credits
Economic and Social History of the World Today 1 FB 6
Principles of Human Geography 1 FB 6
Principles of Physical Geography 1 FB 6
Principles of Regional Geography 1 FB 6
Statistics 1 FB 6
Climatology 2 OB 6
Economics 2 FB 6
General Cartography 2 FB 6
Population Geography 2 OB 6
Regional World Structure 2 OB 6
SECOND YEAR
Subject Semester Type Credits
Anthropology of Contemporary Societies 1 FB 6
Economic Geography 1 OB 6
Geography of Europe 1 OB 6
Geomorphology 1 OB 6
Thematic Mapping 1 FB 6
Advanced Geographic Information Systems and Teledetection 2 FB 6
Geography of Spain 2 OB 6
Hydrogeography and Soil Geography 2 OB 6
Quantitative and Qualitative Techniques in Geography 2 OB 6
Social and Cultural Geography 2 OB 6
THIRD YEAR
Subject Semester Type Credits
Advanced Geographic Information Systems 1 OB 6
Biogeography 1 OB 6
Geography of Catalonia 1 OB 6
Spatial Planning 1 OB 6
Urban and Rural Geography 1 OB 6
Fieldwork Project 2 OB 6
Global Change 2 OB 6
Local and Regional Development 2 OB 6
Project Design and Management 2 OB 6
The City and the Metropolitan Area 2 OB 6
FOURTH YEAR
Subject Semester Type Credits
Final Project Annual TR 12
Geographic Theory 1 OB 6
Optatives Subjects 1 OT 18
Optatives Subjects 2 OT 24
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