Global communication
We train professionals in communication, economics, finance and business management to enable them, in a short time, to access relevant positions for their professional career.
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School of Communication and International Relations
The bachelor's degree in Global Communication Management is intended for students who understand that organizations are seeking ways to take advantage of the challenges of today's globalization. Solely organizations that succeed in the new market conditions will achieve their goals and attain sustainable growth. This official bachelor's degree seeks to incorporate new, prepared and expert managers in global communication into the market.
We train professionals in communication, economics, finance and business management to enable them, in a short time, to access relevant positions for their professional career.
Our School trains professionals in the field of communication and international relations, and has built a bridge between the two disciplines.
We work on communication, ranging from people, content management and creation of stories by companies through classic and digital media, focusing on civic and social commitment.
We make sure that our students lead technological, social and organizational changes.
A guaranteed future career.
At Blanquerna we provide cross-cutting training in three key areas of knowledge for the development of companies and businesses: Communication, management and international relations.
In conclusion, we are convinced that the new globalized world demands new principles of global communication and new professional training. The curriculum places special emphasis on corporate communication and public relations, business and marketing, new technologies, humanities and social sciences, in addition to the most international of languages (English, Chinese, French, Arabic and Spanish). All courses will be taught in English.
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The Blanquerna methodology is based on seminars, a core element in achieving personalized and qualitative learning and holistic training that includes not only academic and professional competencies but also personal and human skills.
With a focus on subjects with a theoretical component, master classes are taught by professionals and experts in a particular field, who offer guidance and support to their tutees in their particular disciplines, and build an ongoing academic and personal development relationship.
Seminar tutors work 6 hours a week with a maximum of 12 students. This establishes a relationship of trust between tutor and tutee and allows the monitoring of each tutees' progress. These sessions also help students to see the connections between what they are studying and their future professional careers.
We have agreements with leading multinational companies in the country, as well as private companies, and internal and external communication, business, marketing and public relations departments. The School has an agreement with more than 1,200 companies.
Studying abroad is a life-changing experience. We offer you the opportunity to take part in various exchange programs and internships abroad, as well as to participate in a variety of international cooperation programs.
Study for two majors simultaneously, consecutively or following a track tailored to you
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Blanquerna is a university with an international vision. Every year, we welcome students from all over the world wishing to study a full bachelor degree at our center. You could be among them.
The Curriculum for the bachelor's degree in Global Communication Management is made up of basic, compulsory, and elective courses, internships, and a bachelor's thesis divided into 8 semesters (4 years) from September to May. Within this plan, you will be able to choose one of the various languages we offer (Arabic, Chinese or French) and the various elective courses that enable you to define your professional skills.
First | Second | Third | Fourth | Total | ||
Core curriculum | 38 | 16 | 6 | 60 | ||
Compulsory | 22 | 44 | 39 | 45 | 150 | |
Optional | 3 | 3 | 6 | |||
Internships | 12 | 12 | ||||
Final degree project | 12 | 12 | ||||
Total | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 240 |
Subject | Credits | Academic type | |
First semester | |||
English I | 4 | Core curriculum | |
Seminar I: Writing and Performance | 8 | Compulsory | |
Contemporary History | 6 | Core curriculum | |
Introduction to Economics | 6 | Core curriculum | |
Political Philosophy | 6 | Core curriculum | |
Second semester | |||
English II | 4 | Core curriculum | |
Seminar II. Writing and Performance | 8 | Compulsory | |
Sociology | 6 | Compulsory | |
Introduction to Law | 6 | Core curriculum | |
Introduction to Political Science | 6 | Core curriculum | |
Subject | Credits | Academic type | |
Third semester | |||
Theory of Communication and Information | 6 | Core curriculum | |
International Political Economy | 6 | Core curriculum | |
Principles of Global Communication | 6 | Compulsory | |
Seminar III: Global Communication Trends | 8 | Compulsory | |
Second Language. This choice of subject area will be maintained throughout the entire course of studies | 4 | Compulsory | |
Language III. Arabic 1 | |||
Language III. Spanish 1 | |||
Language III. French 1 | |||
Language III. Chinese 1 | |||
Fourth semester | |||
International Trade | 6 | Compulsory | |
Intercultural Communication | 4 | Core curriculum | |
Teory of International Relations | 6 | Compulsory | |
Seminar IV: Professional Communication Skills | 8 | Compulsory | |
Digital Storytelling | 3 | Compulsory | |
Fundamentals of Marketing | 3 | Compulsory | |
Subject | Credits | Academic type | |
Fifth semester | |||
Digital Content Management | 3 | Compulsory | |
Communication Ethics | 6 | Core curriculum | |
Theory and Techniques of Public Relations | 3 | Compulsory | |
Seminar V: Business and Management | 8 | Compulsory | |
Mathematics Applied to Social Sciences | 3 | Compulsory | |
Communication Management in Public Affairs and Public Diplomacy | 3 | Optional | |
Global Governance and Religions | 3 | Optional | |
Second Language. This choice of subject area will be maintained throughout the entire course of studies | 4 | Compulsory | |
Language IV: Arabic 2 | |||
Language IV: Spanish 2 | |||
Language IV: French 2 | |||
Language IV: Chinese 2 | |||
Sixth semester | |||
Finances | 3 | Compulsory | |
Global Project Management | 3 | Compulsory | |
Seminar VI: International Project Management | 8 | Compulsory | |
Internship | 12 | Practicum | |
Second Language. This choice of subject area will be maintained throughout the entire course of studies | 4 | Compulsory | |
Language V: Arabic 3 | |||
Language V: Spanish 3 | |||
Language V: French 3 | |||
Language V: Chinese 3 | |||
Subject | Credits | Academic type | |
Seventh semester | |||
Communication Law | 4 | Compulsory | |
Seminar VII: Leadership, Negotiation and Advocacy | 8 | Compulsory | |
People Management | 3 | Compulsory | |
Digital Marketing | 4 | Compulsory | |
Programing Languages | 4 | Compulsory | |
Final Degree Project I | 6 | Final degree project | |
Eighth semester | |||
International Marketing | 4 | Compulsory | |
Seminar VIII: Global Communication Project and Planning | 8 | Compulsory | |
International Business | 3 | Compulsory | |
Data Science and Analytics | 3 | Compulsory | |
Final Degree Project II | 6 | Final degree project | |
Management in Corporate Communication and Public Relations | 3 | Optional | |
Global Governance and Social Thought of the Church | 3 | Optional | |
Second Language. This choice of subject area will be maintained throughout the entire course of studies | 4 | Compulsory | |
Language VI: Arabic 4 | |||
Language VI: Spanish 4 | |||
Language VI. French 4 | |||
Language VI: Chinese 4 | |||
External internships at companies and institutions are a key part of the learning process. The School has agreements with upwards of 1,200 companies where students are prepared to face the working world.
Apartool · African Federation for Emergency Medicine · EADA · Expansoo · Interprofit · Just For Fun 360 · Play the game Agency · Qnary · Pauta Media · Raventós I Blanc (can Sumoi) · Sampling Innovations Europe · Sistemes de Restauració de Catalunya · The Label Edition · The Rendon Group · Value Retail Management Spain (La Roca Village) · British Chamber of Commerce · Futbol Club Barcelona · Laboratorios Ferrer Infernacional · The Label Edition · Galeria Mayoral · Acos Alliance · Mes Advocats · Bové Montero · Pierre & Vacances · UNHCR · Rabat · TOUS Aigües de Barcelona · Lima Appareil · Bocetto
There are two types of external internships: curricular and extracurricular.
Curricular internships are those that form part of our curriculum: these are compulsory internships that are taken in parallel to seminar VI during the second semester of third year and the elective ones taken during the first semester of fourth year. The seminar VI professor is the advisor who will supervise the evolution of the student in their internships and guide them throughout the process. In the fourth year elective courses, the internship coordinator will appoint a faculty member to conduct a follow-up of the student. In the company, students will also have an advisor appointed by the center who will supervise their learning.
Extracurricular internships are all others that the student can do electively outside the curriculum, although they also have an exclusively training and teaching purpose and will therefore be included in the European Diploma Supplement (EDS). In all cases, the internship must be compatible with the student's class hours. Internships may or may not be remunerated, depending on the company or institution.
In the following links you will find the program of the curricular internships.
Students also have the opportunity to do internships abroad through different agreements with companies via programs such as Erasmus+.
The curricular and extracurricular internships are regulated by point 17 of the school's academic regulations.
The student's advisor in the school will provide students with the criteria to follow to successfully pass the internship course and the parameters for drawing up the internship report. Here is the guide to writing the report.
This must be done by contacting the School's Internship Service.
The curriculum of the bachelor's degree in Global Communication Management includes a thesis, as a subject that students have to take in the fourth year of the degree. This work constitutes in itself a key instrument in the student's education, which has to allow them to integrate the learning acquired throughout the degree, to delve into the various areas of knowledge of global communication, to understand its transdisciplinarity, as well as to develop discursive and argumentative skills, analysis, use of sources of information and documentation, communication, initiative and autonomy.
The thesis is written during the fourth academic year and has its own seminar. The student decides the topic and type of thesis. To write the thesis, the student can decide to do a research project or design an intervention program that will be tutored throughout the academic year by a professor-tutor specializing in that area.
The topics may be related to any of the areas of the profession and, where applicable, may also be linked to the center where the student is doing the internship or to the School's research groups.
The work will be conducted in group. Projects must be written in Catalan, Spanish, or English. In any case, the work will have to include a summary in English, Catalan, and Spanish.
The bachelor's degree thesis will last two semesters and will be supervised by a professor-advisor, both individually and in the Seminar space.
Within this space, the process carried out is shared in groups, guidelines are established, and the activity is organized. These Seminar sessions will be alternated with individualized follow-up/tutoring (in which each advisor will personally follow up on the thesis).
There will be three grading systems and assessment times:
The cross-cutting nature of our studies provides a broad knowledge base for our students which, together with internships, brings them closer to the professional world. In the changing world of communication, management and internationalization, the student's high degree of employability is a guarantee of the studies received at Blanquerna.
Our work doesn't finish the moment you graduate. The Alumni department will support you to enable us to achieve an employment rate of 90% of students in the first year after graduation
In front of or behind the camera? You can work on any of these skills in the school's two television studios. In addition to the cameras, you can learn how the production room, the lighting and the teleprompter work.
Available for both academic work and personal projects, you will find a total of 9 audio and video post-production rooms at the school, equipped with pioneering programs such as Photoshop, DaVinci Resolve, Final Cut Pro, Premiere Pro, After Effects and Audition.
Whether it's broadcasting live or recording a podcast, you'll find all the equipment you need to do radio. The school has two radio studios and three individual workspaces equipped with microphones and telephones for external interviews.
The school has an auditorium that can be used for celebrations, academic events, conferences or activities. In addition to the school's events, the space hosts other occasions that require ample space.
If you have a job or just need a computer, you can go to the computer classrooms or workspaces and use the Macs we have at your disposal.
Going into the world of work having been able to use professional equipment is essential. That's why we provide you with cameras that are used in the Audiovisual Communication and Journalism sectors so that you can learn with professional teams.
If you need a quiet space to study or to do individual and group work, come to the library! Each school has its own library with computers, workrooms, reading points and an extensive catalog of documents you can consult in both hard copy and digital format.
If you have a job or just need a computer, you can go to the computer classrooms or workspaces and use the Macs we have at your disposal.
The chapel is the right place to find recollection, peace, to focus, to pray and to celebrate the Eucharist weekly and at important liturgical moments (Christmas, Ash Wednesday and Easter). The sacrament of reconciliation is also celebrated.
Using the latest equipment and audio-visual techniques is part of the learning process and enables students to enter the world of work with a broad knowledge of computer science. For this reason, the schools are equipped with audio-visual material for viewing and editing and a video library.
Ets estudiant o Alumni dels graus en Comunicació o del Grau en Relacions Internacionlals i tens un projecte que requereix equipament tecnològic i assessorament professional? Posem a la teva disposició el programa de mentoring, un servei per donar suport tecnològic i assessorament a aquests projectes.
Our facilities include Mac computers, state-of-the-art software, WiFi network and printers to provide students with all the materials they need in their learning process.
Ethics in the field of research is fundamental. The Faculty Research Institutes are supported by the opinions of the Research Ethics Committees (CER-URL) to evaluate and rate projects that have ethical implications.
If you are part of a research group, a professor or a PhD student and you need help with a project, you can ask for advice. This assistance includes analysis, guidance, help with applying for awards, and the financial management of projects.
The nerve center of the quintessential faculties is the bar. There, teachers, students and staff meet throughout the day for breaks or meals.
The Academic Secretaries of the Blanquerna faculties are the space for students to relate to the processes linked to the registration of official and own courses.
Would you like to receive information on pre-registration and admissions processes, scholarships and grants or validations? The SIOE is the service you need. Ask for all the information about any of these processes and discover all the possibilities at your fingertips.
Professional experience is a core part of our methodology. For this reason, we have a broad spectrum of internship agreements to meet the needs and preferences of all students. You will graduate having worked in your industry.
At Blanquerna, we put the future within everyone's reach thanks to our scholarships and grant service to start or continue studying at our schools. Financial aid is both internal and external to the university. You will find a wide range of possibilities.
Going abroad is a unique opportunity to discover the plurality of the world. Aware of the importance of the internationalization of studies, we have established mobility agreements around the world.
This service provides graduates with the necessary means so that they can actively participate in their professionalism and propose optimal candidates to organizations and companies looking for staff.
The leap into the world of work is always a challenge. For this reason, we provide a Job Bank for students and graduates. This service puts students in touch with companies and institutions looking for staff.
Solidarity and the struggle for human dignity are values that identify us. Solidarity Action is a volunteer program that our students can join to participate in projects in the Third and Fourth World.
Studying in Blanquerna allows you to be part of our community. Being a college student opens the door to a lot of options for continuing your vocational training beyond your time in the classroom.
Want to represent the URL in college sports tournaments? You can find a wide range of possibilities for both individual and team sports. To be a student of Blanquerna, you will have a discount at the Can Caralleu and La Salle Sport & Fitness sports complexes.
If you are in a difficult situation in the academic, personal or social field, you can request, free of charge, the personalized attention of the SOP. This is an interdisciplinary team of professionals who will guide you in dealing with the situation.
Living in Barcelona is a unique experience and, even more so, in a university residence. Blanquerna has agreements for URL students who want to live in any of the residences within their reach.
In the three Blanquerna faculties, you will find spaces for reflection isolated from the hustle and bustle dedicated to the celebration of the Faith or cultural and religious animation. If you wish, you can also receive personalized attention and information about church life.
At Blanquerna we promote personal development at all levels to people with a diversity of specific needs from a normalizing context that encourages personal autonomy and uniqueness.
If you like music and want to take part in the concerts of institutional events and festivities, sign up for the Blanquerna Choir. There you will meet new friends and enjoy music.
Each class group must elect a representative to put forward concerns or make proposals to the faculty members and academic management. At the same time, each degree must appoint a delegate and each school a representative on the general URL council.
Contact between students and the university is constant and is channeled through the Student Council, the body that collects proposals and requests from students and facilitates university life.
Are you studying a foreign language and want to improve your level? Do it at your own pace in the language self-learning classroom. This service offers various teaching resources and materials to practice the language.
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La Facultat de Comunicació i Relacions Internacionals Blanquerna-URL, conscient de la dimensió europea dels estudis que ofereix, ha presentat diversos projectes en l’àmbit de la internacionalització des del curs 1997-1998, que inclouen els programes de mobilitat d’estudiants de quart curs dels graus de Comunicació i Global Communication Management, i de tercer curs de Relacions Internacionals, i el programa d’intercanvi de professors i personal administratiu.
The admissions process for the 2023-2024 academic year begins on November 7, 2022. After closing, pre-enrollment will remain open in those bachelor's degrees that have places available.
There are a number of different pathways for students to access a bachelor's degree at the School:
University studies begun but not completed. Students who have begun their university studies and wish to change their degree or their university may access a new degree via this option. At least 30 ECTS credits must be recognized for the new degree to be taken.
Completed university studies. If the student has previously completed any university degree, they can access all the degrees offered at the School.
Highlights
Two bachelor's degrees in 5 years.
Increased career opportunities.
Versatile communicator profile: journalism-advertising, journalism-audio-visual, advertising-audio-visual.
Possibility to take more internships.
Intensive morning and afternoon.
The admission process for bachelor's degree studies at the School is carried out in 4 stages:
Pre-enrollment entitles you to take part in the admission process and can be done virtually or in person.
Online pre-enrollment can be accessed from the pre-enrollment button on each bachelor's degree web page, or directly from here. You need to:
Note: For courses with more than one timetable option, admission is granted by order of conditional enrollment and persons completing enrollment in July, if a timetable choice is still available, must bear in mind that enrollment will be carried out by order of pre-enrollment.
In-person pre-enrollment can be done on-site at the School, by visiting the Student Information and Orientation Service (SIOE) and submitting the following:
The Blanquerna School of Health Sciences has its own admission tests suitable for the degrees offered and these are held once pre-enrollment is completed. Applicants who pass the admission tests will be able to access enrollment, which remains conditional upon passing the University Entrance Exams (PAU) or completing their higher education training course. The test will be in-person. It will only be taken online if the prospective student resides abroad or in another autonomous community of Spain.
The planned schedule of admission tests is:
First test on Wednesday, January 18 at 5 p.m.
Second test on Saturday, February 18 at 10 a.m.
Third test on Wednesday, March 29 at 5 p.m.
Fourth test on Saturday, May 6 at 10 a.m.
Fifth test on Thursday, June 29 at 10 a.m.
After this date, in the event that there are places available in any bachelor's degree course, new admission tests will be scheduled. The date of this test is assigned upon pre-enrollment and is recorded on the corresponding pre-enrollment receipt, which students can always consult in their document repository. Students who reside outside Catalonia and Andorra and have proven difficulties in taking the test in person on the assigned day may change the date or request to do so online.
The admission test for bachelor's degrees in Communication comprises:
The admission test for the bachelor's degree in International Relations, the bachelor's degree in Global Communication Management and the double bachelor's degree in Journalism and International Relations comprises:
All this joint information determines whether or not the candidate is admitted to the degree. The student must demonstrate an overall English level of B2 in order to be admitted to the degree in International Relations (or the double degree in Journalism) and the degree in Global Communication Management.
For bachelor's degrees in Communication, it comprises:
At the start of the academic year, admitted students will have to take an English level test for the degrees in Communication, which will be in-person and will serve to assign the group of the compulsory subject.
For the bachelor's degree in International Relations, the bachelor's degree in Global Communication Management and the double bachelor's degree in Journalism and International Relations, the test comprises:
The interview comprises three sections:
All this information determines whether or not the candidate is admitted to the degree. The student must demonstrate an overall English level of B2 in order to be admitted to the degree in International Relations (or the double degree in Journalism). Subsequently, students admitted through the online test who enroll in the degree will be invited to Barcelona to complete the written part of the entrance test and to finish assigning them the corresponding level of English for the first semester. The grades for the compulsory English subjects from which a student is exempt are also derived from the entrance test. Together with the written part of the English test, they also take the current affairs test to assess their knowledge of internationally important events.
A few days after taking the admission test, students will be informed, via email, of the admission resolution (suitable or not suitable). In the case of being deemed suitable for admission, in the same email students will be invited to enroll during the next enrollment call according to the places available, and instructions on when and how to enroll will be provided.
The criterion used to call admitted students for enrollment in the two enrollment periods (conditional and final) is by order of pre-enrollment. It is important to bear in mind one timetable option may fill up during the (conditional) enrollment period. Admission will be confirmed as final if the student delivers the necessary documentation with their university admission test, entrance exam or CFGS, and completes final enrollment.
Persons admitted for enrollment can choose between two options, depending on whether or not they already have an admission pathway:
Note: The criterion used to call admitted students for enrollment in the two enrollment periods (conditional and final) is by order of pre-enrollment. It is important to bear in mind one timetable option may fill up during the (conditional) enrollment period. Admission will be confirmed as final if the student delivers the necessary documentation with their university admission test, entrance exam or CFGS, and completes final enrollment in July.
Note: The required documentation must be uploaded through the document repository.
Studies can be paid upfront and/or in interest-free installments. If payment by installment is selected, upon enrollment the student will have two business days to pay 50% of the total cost of the enrolled credits, using their chosen form of payment; this payment will not be taken by direct debit. The remaining 50% is split into nine monthly installments, from October to June, payable by direct debit using the bank account number provided upon enrollment. Prices are updated each academic year.
Once payment is made, the corresponding receipt of enrollment can be viewed in the student's document repository and via the student's portal.
For the foreign student admission process, the following considerations and requirements must be taken into account in accordance with the prevailing regulations.
Students must apply to the Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia (UNED) to obtain the credential certifying that they meet the requirements to access university studies within the state education system (UNED Credential). They do not have to sit the University Entrance Exams; however, without the credential they will not be able to enroll in our bachelor's degrees.
The education systems that can be accessed through this pathway are: Germany, Andorra, Austria, European Schools (European Baccalaureate), International Baccalaureate, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Denmark, Slovakia, Slovenia, Estonia, Finland, France, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Norway, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, the United Kingdom, the Czech Republic, Romania, Sweden, Switzerland, China and Cyprus.
Can access our bachelor's degrees by presenting the convalidation of their Baccalaureate qualification by the Ministry of Education of the Spanish State or the duly authorized Autonomous Communities, as is the case of the Generalitat de Catalunya. Proof of application for convalidation will be sufficient for students to enroll and begin taking a bachelor's degree course, however full enrollment is conditional on convalidation being confirmed. Bear in mind that convalidating studies can take more than three months to complete, so this process should be done in parallel with the admissions process to our bachelor's degrees. If the convalidation resolution is not obtained in the terms requested by the interested party, the results of any exams taken, or the enrollment made as a result thereof, are rendered null and void. For any doubts or queries about the pre-enrollment or enrollment process, please contact the admissions department/academic secretary: [email protected]
For any doubts or queries about the pre-enrollment or enrollment process, please contact the School's Student Information and Orientation Service: [email protected].
Course fees are paid in installments without any interest. At the time of enrollment, 50% of the total cost of the credits for which the student is enrolled must be paid*; the remaining 50% is split into nine monthly installments (from October to June) payable by direct debit.
The tuition fee / credit of degrees is regularized each academic year for all courses.
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