Bachelor's degrees

These are the first level of university studies, and they provide a general education. Bachelor's degree programmes have 240 ECTS credits and fall within one of the following branches of knowledge: arts and humanities, sciences, health sciences, law and social sciences, engineering and architecture.

The programme of study for a bachelor's degree contains at least 60 basic ECTS credits, of which at least 36 are linked to subject areas in the degree's branch of knowledge. There are also compulsory courses and optional courses, as well as a bachelor's degree final project and, in some cases, external internships in companies or institutions.

The UOC's bachelor's degrees are official university studies that provide a flexible university education focused on the professional world. They allow you to develop your studies with a unique learning method whereby you manage your own time with full support from the tutoring teams and teaching staff.

Take a look at the UOC's bachelor's degrees and the career opportunities they offer

University master's degrees

University master's degrees are official studies that allow you to complement your bachelor's degree studies with advanced training focused either on professional specialization or on academic research. An official master's degree introducing students to research tasks is a requirement for admission to doctoral studies. 

University master's degrees at the UOC have between 60 and 90 ECTS credits and are made up of compulsory and optional courses as well as a final project course. Internships are also possible.

If you have an official bachelor's degree, you can study an official master's degree online at the UOC, at your own pace, and combine your studies with work and other areas of your life.

Take a look at the UOC's master's degrees and the career opportunities they offer

PhD programmes and knowledge transfer

Our doctoral degree programmes provide the techniques and competencies required to develop high quality research in academic, scientific and business spheres. They culminate in the preparation and defence of a doctoral thesis, and students completing them obtain a doctoral degree, the highest qualification that the university can confer.

Our doctoral programmes reaffirm the UOC's leading position as a pioneering institution in Europe and an international benchmark in e-learning. At the UOC, you can do your doctoral degree part-time or full-time, either online or on-site.

The UOC also offers research, knowledge transfer and entrepreneurship courses aimed at enhancing the careers and profile of research staff. These are short courses in English, aimed at students, researchers and teaching staff, focusing on learning and developing competencies related to research work.

Take a look at the doctoral and knowledge transfer programmes

Vocational training from Jesuïtes Educació in partnership with the UOC

Jesuïtes Educació, which is responsible for the academic organization of the programmes, currently offers these qualifications for students studying on-site. The UOC provides the platform, technological tools and methodological support needed to offer this training online. With this agreement, the two institutions are able to provide innovative, high quality vocational training that goes far beyond what is available elsewhere in terms of the methodology (the educational model, technology and service).

These are vocational training programmes focused on learning know-how, based on projects, seminars and theoretical and practical training in the workplace. They enable students to obtain an official qualification at their own pace, without being subject to timetables.

Take a look at our range of vocational training courses (in Catalan)

Lifelong learning programmes

Lifelong learning programmes are geared towards helping you acquire the knowledge required for the professional profiles in the most demand. They have been designed taking the latest trends in society into account and, therefore, are a great way to progress in the world of work.

There are three types of lifelong learning programme:

• Lifelong learning master's degrees: the professional focus of UOC-certified master's degrees lets you educate yourself in order to enhance your career. They contain between 60 and 66 ECTS credits. 
• Specialization diplomas: containing 30 to 36 ECTS credits, these courses help you specialize in your field and give your career a boost.
• Expert diplomas: these are short courses of between 10 and 21 ECTS credits, with a strong focus on the profession world.

In order to take a UOC-certified master's degree or diploma, you must have an official university degree or proof of work experience equivalent to a bachelor's degree.

With these programmes you'll be able to broaden or update your knowledge in fields in the highest professional demand, following an innovative methodology that allows you to study at your own pace.

Take a look at the range of lifelong learning master's degrees

Take a look at the range of lifelong learning diplomas

University entrance examination preparation courses

If you don't have an academic qualification that gives you access to university, the entrance exam for people over 25 years old can open the door to bachelor's degree studies. If you're over 45 years old, you'll have to take the university entrance exam for people over 45 and pass a personal interview at the university where you want to study.

At the UOC we offer you an entrance exam preparation course to help you gain the knowledge you need to pass the exam. The course is 100% online, and includes various study techniques and the entire syllabus you need. You'll also be working with the same methodology and the same resources that other students use, which will make it easier for you to integrate into the UOC's university community. 

Also note that, if you're over 40 years old, you can also gain admission to university if you can prove that you have work experience related to the bachelor's degree course you have applied for, and pass a personal interview.

Find out more about the university entrance exam preparation course (in Catalan)

Language courses

The range of language training available at the UOC covers over 50 online courses of various levels and durations, for learning English, French, German, Chinese, Japanese, Catalan or Spanish.

The courses do not have timetables or classes, and you'll be able to learn and practise all aspects of language skills: reading, writing, listening and speaking. Students passing the courses are awarded a UOC language certificate. 

Take a look at our language courses

Soft skills courses at the UOC Skills Lab

The UOC Skills Lab is a new multi-level soft skills centre providing high quality support, where you can practise and develop personal skills that are currently in high demand in the professional world.

The UOC Skills Lab offers you short courses organized in levels to enable you to certify your knowledge. You can currently train in three key skills: change management, creativity, and emotional intelligence, and the range of courses available will be expanded in the future. 

Take a look at the soft skills courses available at the UOC Skills Lab (in Catalan)

Courses at the UOC Coding School

The Coding School lets you acquire the market's most sought-after skill set, with practical programming courses in Python, JavaScript and Java. The learning system is divided into six sequential levels, and you will learn entirely online and at your own pace. You can start from scratch or from a more advanced level if you already have some knowledge of coding. You can make as much progress as you want in one semester, depending on your capacity and availability.

Take a look at courses at the Coding School (in Catalan)

Microcredentials

Some of the short specialized training courses (such as soft skills and coding courses, some webinars, open courses and postgraduate courses) make you eligible for a microcredential. 

Microcredentials are digital certificates that show you have key professional skills to help you stand out in your sector.

Microcredentials are a European Union initiative to promote lifelong learning with university quality standards. The microcredential certifies the learning outcomes you have obtained, and is aimed at facilitating your professional progress, employability and enriching your personal profile.

Take a look at the UOC's range of university microcredentials (in Catalan)

Seminars

UOC seminars provide a flexible learning experience, lasting just a month, deepening your understanding of the subjects that interest you most. They are discrete learning units dealing with culture and society that provide detailed analysis of current issues. 

Take a look at the seminars available and choose one that suits you

Profession-focused courses

Profession-focused courses provide training focused on the world of work to help you acquire skills in the areas currently in demand in the labour market. They are fully online continuing education courses of medium duration, enabling you to update and develop your professional competencies.

Take a look at our profession-focused courses (in Catalan)

Open courses

The UOC also offers students the opportunity to take bachelor's degree and master's degree courses without having to meet any admission requirements or do the whole programme, with all the advantages of the university's methodology.

You'll be able to enjoy the pleasure of learning with this unique opportunity to sample the UOC's 100% online educational model, without any long-term commitment.

Take a look at the list of open courses (in Catalan)

Postgraduate courses

The UOC's online postgraduate courses are capsules of university knowledge focused on the topics that interest you most.

Take a look at the postgraduate courses available