University of Barcelona

Information for the student – People and Team Management and Development in Organizations

Recommended applicant profile and admission requirements

Recommended applicant profile

Candidates best suited for admission to the program should have an EHEA bachelor's degree or equivalent in psychology or industrial relations. Students with degrees in management and public administration, sociology, business, business management, law or other related disciplines must complete additional bridging courses to ensure that their knowledge base is on par with that required for the master's program.

Candidates should be able to learn independently; perform critical analyses and syntheses; work in teams and in multidisciplinary, entrepreneurial environments; and resolve conflicts.

Candidates should also have foreign language proficiency (English) equivalent to level B1 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.

Admission requirements

In accordance with Article 16 of Royal Decree 1393/29 October 2007, students must hold one of the following qualifications to access university master's degree courses:
· An official Spanish degree.
· A degree issued by a higher education institution within the European Higher Education Area framework that authorizes the holder to access university master's degree courses in the country of issue.
· A qualification from outside the framework of the European Higher Education Area. In this case, the qualification should be recognized as equivalent to an official Spanish degree. If it is not recognized, the University of Barcelona shall verify that it corresponds to a level of education that is equivalent to official Spanish degrees and that it authorizes the holder to access university master's degree courses in the country of issue. Admission shall not, in any case, imply that prior qualifications have been recognized as equivalent to a Spanish master's degree and does not confer recognition for any purposes other than that of admission to the master's degree course.

Specific requirements

The university master's degree in People and Teams Management and Development in Organizations has the following admission requirements:

  • Bachelor's degree or pre-EHEA degree or equivalent in Psychology or Labour Relations. An equivalent university qualification in Public Management and Administration, Sociology, Business, Business Administration and Management, Law or another similar area is also accepted. If the student does not have a degree in Psychology or Labour Relations, the Coordination Committee will require the candidate to take bridging courses from the course syllabus of the University of Barcelona's bachelor's degree in Psychology. Specifically, students should take the compulsory subject Psychology of Organizations (6 credits) as well as some of the optional subjects, depending on each specific case. Students must pass the bridging courses before they prepare and submit their final project. Students can take up to 18 credits in bridging courses.

  • Command of the following languages: English (level B1), Catalan (intermediate level, B) and Spanish (level A2)


In addition to these requirements, all candidates will be given credit for the following:

  • Professional experience in the area of human resources.
  • Motivation, expressed in writing.
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