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 |
| Open pre-enrolment | No |
| 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
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: March 3-April 25, 2025.Notification of resolutions: May 12, 2025.
Second period: April 28'June 20, 2025.
Notification of resolutions: June 27, 2025.
Third period (if vacancies):June 23'September 10, 2025.
Notification of resolutions: September 15, 2025.
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
Notification
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: Biblioteques Públiques | |||
| Aplicacions Digitals i Biblioteques Públiques | Compulsory | 2nd semester | 6 |
| Biblioteca Pública i Entorn Local | Compulsory | 2nd semester | 6 |
| Oferta Editorial i Prescripció Lectora | Compulsory | 2nd semester | 6 |
| Promoció Cultural i de la Lectura | Compulsory | 2nd semester | 6 |
| Usuaris i Biblioteca Pública | Compulsory | 2nd semester | 6 |
Bridging courses
| Subject | Type | Language | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|
| Specialization: CF per a l'Accés al Màster en Biblioteques Públiques | |||
| Recursos d'Informació | Optional | 1st semester | 6 |
| Sistemes de Lectura Pública | Optional | 1st semester | 6 |
| Tècniques Documentals | Optional | 1st semester | 6 |
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