Objectives and competences
Basic information
| Type | Master's degree |
|---|---|
| Faculty or school | Faculty of Information and Audiovisual Media |
| Branch of knowledge |
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| Mode of delivery |
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| Credits | 90 |
| Length of course | 2 academic years |
| Approximate price per credit | 19.37 euros per credit (82 euros for students who are not EU nationals and do not currently reside in Spain). Fees for the academic year 2025-2026 |
| Coordination | MAITE COMALAT NAVARRA |
| Course details | Indicators |
| Open pre-enrolment | Yes |
| Open enrolment | No |
| Lead to doctoral studies | Yes |
| Admission for applicants not holding a degree qualification | No |
| Bridging courses | Yes |
Objectives and competences
Objectives
Competences
- Proporcionar un conjunt de coneixements sobre gestió i planificació que capacitin l'alumnat per col·laborar en la gestió, des d'una perspectiva deontològica i ètica, d'una biblioteca pública.
- Ensenyar a utilitzar un ampli ventall de fonts, eines i tècniques metodològiques que permetin resoldre les necessitats dels usuaris de la biblioteca pública.
- Afavorir la capacitat d'anàlisi de l'alumnat per poder detectar les deficiències i necessitats de la biblioteca pública i dels seus usuaris i poder solucionar els problemes que se'ls plantegin en la gestió diària.
- Proporcionar estratègies de comunicació i màrqueting que permetin a l'alumnat valorar i difondre els serveis i les activitats de la biblioteca pública.
- Facultar per comunicar idees complexes de manera efectiva i promoure l'ús del pensament crític per tal d'afavorir el disseny de respostes creatives a problemes complexos, respectant els valors de justícia social, igualtat i sostenibilitat.
- Fomentar el treball en equip com a preparació per a la integració laboral en equips interdisciplinaris i transdisciplinaris en una forma que ajudi així mateix a la integració de les biblioteques públiques amb el seu entorn.
Access and admission
Applicant profile and access requirements
Recommended applicant profile
Access requirements and conditions
General requirementsStudents wishing to be admitted to a university master's degree must hold one of the following qualifications:
- Official Spanish university 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 issued by an institution outside the framework of the European Higher Education Area. In this case, applicants must request homologation of the degree to its equivalent official Spanish university qualification or obtain express approval from the University of Barcelona, which will conduct a study of equivalence to ensure that the degree is of a comparable level to an official Spanish university qualification and that it grants access to university master's degree study 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.
Pre-enrolment
Calendar
First period: 16 February - 24 April 2026Notification of resolutions: 15 May 2026
Second period: 27 April - 19 June 2026
Notification of resolutions: 29 June 2026
Third period (if vacancies):22 June ' 9 September 2026
Notification of resolutions: 14 September 2026
Notes:
- Pre-enrolment fee: A pre-enrolment fee of 30,21 euros is charged. Students who apply to more than one master's degree must pay the fee for each pre-enrolment request. Pre-enrolment requests cannot be processed until this fee has been paid.Fees will only be refunded if the master's degree in question is suspended.
- Reserved places: A maximum of 5% of the new places of the master's degree are reserved for students who meet the general and specific access requirements and accredit the recognition of a degree of disability equal to or greater than 33%.
Required documentation
- Pre-enrolment application
- Photocopy of degree certificate or equivalent qualification. In case of admission, foreign degrees that require so should be translated and authenticated through diplomatic channels before completing the enrolment.
- Other specific documentation related to the selection criteria
Selection criteria
- Certificat acadèmic de la titulació d'accés (40%)
- Currículum. Els candidats han d'adjuntar a la sol·licitud un currículum que exposi la seva trajectòria acadèmica reglada, l'experiència professional i la formació continuada o complementària rebuda (40%). La valoració del currículum es pondera d'acord amb els aspectes següents:
- Experiència professional en unitats i serveis d'informació (10%)
- Experiència professional en llibreries i en el sector cultural (5%)
- Formació continuada vinculada a les funcions i processos propis d'unitats i serveis d'informació (10%).
- Participació activa en projectes i activitats culturals (5%)
- Experiència professional que impliqui el desenvolupament d'habilitats i coneixements d'usuari habitual de programes informàtics relacionats amb l'elaboració, el tractament, la recerca i el consum d'informació, o bé formació relacionada rebuda (5%).
- Experiència professional que impliqui el treball en equips multidisciplinaris i l'habilitat per a les relacions socials, o bé formació relacionada rebuda (5%)
- Coneixement acreditat d'altres llengües, excepte castellà i català (10%)
- Carta motivada (10%)
Notification
La Comissió de Coordinació del màster analitza les sol·licituds i la documentació presentada i fa pública la llista d'admesos. En el moment de l'admissió, la Comissió de Coordinació indica a cada candidat admès si ha de fer, o no, els complements formatius.Enrolment
As a general rule, at the UB you will be required to enrol online. Remember that you can lose your place if you do not enrol on the day you have been assigned
- Documents required for enrolment
- Procedure to formalize enrolment
- Grants and financial aid (in Catalan)
- Economic information (in Catalan)
Course curriculum
Subjects and course plans
Distribution of credits
| Type | ECTS |
|---|---|
| Compulsory | 54 |
| Optional | 12 |
| Compulsory placements | 15 |
| Compulsory final project | 9 |
| TOTAL | 90 |
List of subjects
| Subject | Type | Language | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|
| Specialization: Public Libraries | |||
| Digital Applications and Public Libraries | Compulsory | 2nd semester | 6 |
| Editorial Offer and Reading Recommendation | Compulsory | 2nd semester | 6 |
| Promotion of Culture and Reading | Compulsory | 2nd semester | 6 |
| Public Libraries and the Local Environment | Compulsory | 2nd semester | 6 |
| Users and Public Libraries | Compulsory | 2nd semester | 6 |
Bridging courses
| Subject | Type | Language | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|
| Specialization: BC for admission to the Master's Degree in Public Libraries | |||
| Document Techniques | Optional | 1st semester | 6 |
| Information Resources | Optional | 1st semester | 6 |
| Public Reading Systems | Optional | 1st semester | 6 |
Previous years
Placements
Placements in a company or another type of organization are an integral part of university studies, providing first-hand experience of working methodologies in students' chosen professional fields. They offer invaluable practical experience for the transition into work after graduation.
Placements are supervised by tutors and subject to assessment. They are therefore included in the academic record. There is also an option to complete non-curricular placements of up to 750 hours, which can be extended to 900 hours. For both curricular and non-curricular placements, an educational cooperation agreement is signed between the UB and the company, institution or other organization at which the placement will be carried out.
Institutional information