Presentació del grau en Global studies de la Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF) - curs 2015/2016

1. Grau
en Global Studies

2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5bh0XeNojxA#t=27

3. Campus de la Ciutadella

4. Campus de la Ciutadella

5. Summary
□ Why a new Degree in Global Studies?
□ Who is the new Degree addressed to? What will
students do afterwards?
□ What are the main features of the new Degree in
Global Studies?
□ What makes the UPF Degree in Global Studies
unique?

6. 1) Why a new Degree in Global Studies?
The academic and professional interest of this new Degree
relies on four complementary observations:
□ The rising number of profound, global
challenges that can only be effectively managed if they
are addressed simultaneously and in a coordinated
manner by relevant local, national, regional and global
actors.
□ The gradual crystallization of a genuine global
society for the first time in History.

7. 1) Why a new Degree in Global Studies?
□ The need for transdisciplinary, plural and
professionally-oriented study programs aimed at
describing, exploring, analyzing, and understanding
globalization and global phenomena.
□ The lack of such programs in the Spanish and
European academic contexts – many programs
address some of these challenges, but very few offer a
transdisciplinary, integrated approach.

8. 2) Who is the new Degree addressed to?
What will students do afterwards?
□ The new Degree is addressed to students from all
over the world that have completed their secondary
education, as well as to recent graduates in Economics,
History, Political Science, Law, Humanities, etc., seeking
to broaden their understanding of globalization and the
dynamics of global society.

9. 2) Who is the new Degree addressed to?
What will students do afterwards?
□ Future graduates in Global Studies will not be mere analysts
of the present, but active designers of the future ready to
cope with existing and emerging global challenges.
□ Future graduates will work in national, regional, and local
governments, international organizations, multinational
corporations, think tanks, global mass media, private
authorities, political parties, research institutions, non-
governmental organizations, etc.

10. 3) What are the main features of the
new Degree in Global Studies?
□ 4 year program of 240 ECTS.
□ The Degree will offer a total of 80 places that
would be open for both local (40 places) and
foreign students (40 places).
□ The new Degree includes a minimum academic
stay of one term (20 ECTS) at a foreign
university, but it may be extended to a whole
year.

11. 3) What are the main features of the
new Degree in Global Studies?
□ All compulsory courses will be conducted in English.
Electives will be offered in English and Spanish, so as
to allow students to complete the program entirely in
English or to combine courses in both languages.
□ In addition, students will be required to complete at
least 18 ECTS of Spanish, Chinese, Russian, Arabic,
French, or other international languages.
□ Faculty coming from at least 5 different
departments under the coordination of the Faculty of
Humanities.

12. 3) What are the main features of the
new Degree in Global Studies?
The Degree is structured in four complementary modules that include 15 different study units
Module 1: Compulsory courses
1. The construction of Global Society
2. Normative and political
foundations of Global Society
3. Cultural, Communicative, and
Economic Foundations of Global
Society
4. Language and Analytical Skills
5. Final Project
Module 2: Electives with Global
Accent
1. Analysis of Global Challenges
2. Regulation and Governance of Global
Society
3. Internship
Module 3: Electives with Regional
Accent
1. Europe and the Mediterranean in
the Current Global Society
2. Asia in the current Global Society
3. America and Africa in the Current
Global Society
Module 4: Electives with Subject
Accent
1. Science, Technology, and
Globalization
2. Innovation, Strategic Leadership, and
Globalization
3. Art, Culture, Religion, and
Globalization
4. Justice, Politics, and Globalization

13. 4) What makes the UPF Degree in
Global Studies unique?
□ Barcelona operates as a local, regional and global node that
offers a privileged position to study and analyze an increasingly
global society.
□ The University Pompeu Fabra has a consolidated tradition in
the study of Humanities and Social Sciences: led by the
Faculty of Humanities and built on the synergies of other four
faculties, the new Degree takes a transdisciplinary approach.
□ The Degree includes a very strong language component.
□ The Degree requires all students to spend at least one term
abroad at a foreign university.
□ After completion, students will be equipped with a strong
theoretical formation and a diverse range of practical and
professional skills.

14. For more information
Jo, la Pompeu – Pàgina oficial @jolapompeu@JolaPompeu
□ www.upf.edu/grau
□ Punt d’Informació a l’Estudiant
93 542 22 28
CAU: https://cau.upf.edu/pie
Web: www.upf.edu/bibtic/serveis/pie
□ Facultat d’Humanitats
Ramon Trias Fargas, 25-27. 08005 Barcelona
93 542 24 16
www.upf.edu/fhuma
deganat.humanitats@upf.edu

15. Thank you very much for
your attention