Designed for students with a background in economics, the Economics + Culture program offers students the unique opportunity to explore Barcelona's countless cultural wonders while earning college credits in one of Spain's most important economic centers.
Immerse yourself in Spanish university life and enroll in courses delivered in English or Spanish at the Universitat Pompeu Fabra's (UPF) Economics and Business School or Barcelona Program for Interdisciplinary Studies (BaPIS). UPF ranks as the top university in Spain in economics and business (Times Higher Education ranking, 2022), making it the ideal institution to study economics while learning abroad in Barcelona.
Outside the classroom, your courses will complement co-curricular activities and excursions beyond the city to provide intercultural understanding.
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Great professors and classes. Great housing. Overall had a great experience with the program. Pleased by small class sizes and knowledgeable professors overall. Liked the Fridays off. Also great communication from the program. Day trips and excursions were INCREDIBLE and provided huge value.
The CIEE Economics + Culture in Barcelona, Spain program is a great opportunity to learn and immerse yourself in a new culture and country. The professors and CIEE staff are welcoming and willing to help you with whatever you need.
They were very supportive and accommodating my entire time abroad they made sure I adjusted well and I really enjoyed the programs that they offered on the weekend for those students that were not able to travel.
I would be likely to recommend CIEE Study Abroad to a friend or peer because I had such a great experience with CIEE in Madrid. The program was great because I met so many new people super easily and adjusted to the culture easily through group activities and discussions.
Overall, I loved Barcelona as a city. I couldn't imagine studying anywhere else and not having the availability of the beach, city and markets. I had an incredible time living with my host family and enjoying the spanish culture and traditions with them. However, I would say that the CIEE Economics program was not very allowing for this to happen. My classes were at 8 am each day, and were throughout the day until 8:30pm. With this being said, there wasn't much time for me to be at home except to catch dinner and sleep. Also, having classes on Friday was a huge detriment to travel. Traveling is much cheaper if you leave on Thursdays, and that just was not available for CIEE students. Given that we could only have 2-3 absences in our classes, it was hard to miss or you may fail the class. Living in Europe and being so close to so many other beautiful countries was not nearly as available for us to explore while in our program, as it was for many others in different programs. However, I have heard that CIEE has changed their class schedule and it is something to look into!
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