Barcelona GSE Master Programs
Available Master Programs
- MSc in Economics and MSc in Finance
- MSc in Competition and Market Regulation
- MSc in the Economics of Science and Innovation
- MSc in International Trade, Finance, and Development
- MSc in Macroeconomic Policy and Financial Market
Degree
The Master programs in Competition and Market Regulation; the Economics of Science and Innovation; International Trade, Finance, and Development; and Macroeconomic Policy and Financial Markets lead to a Master of Science degree awarded jointly by the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona and the Universitat Pompeu Fabra. The Master programs in Economics and in Finance lead to a Master of Science degree awarded by the Universitat Pompeu Fabra.
Campuses
Four of the Barcelona GSE masters (Economics, Finance, Competition and Market Regulation, and International Trade, Finance, and Development) are based at the Ciutadella campus, at Universitat Pompeu Fabra in central Barcelona. The Master in Macroeconomic Policy and Financial Markets and the Master in the Economics of Science and Innovation are located at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) campus at Bellaterra, about a thirty-minute train ride from the city center.
Admission Criteria
There are four main criteria for admission: academic preparation, English language requirement, quantitative skills (GRE/GMAT), and letters of recommendation.
The specific requirements listed below should be considered orientative rather than absolute. Excellence in one area may compensate for a shortcoming in another. In the end what is evaluated is the whole file.
Please note that there are always many more applicants than slots available, and possession of the minimum entrance requirements does not guarantee that you will be offered admission.
Academic Preparation:
- Undergraduate/bachelor's degree or the equivalent from an accredited college or university
- Outstanding academic record - download country-specific guidelines [pdf]
- Most common undergraduate degrees: Economics, Finance, Engineering, Sciencies, Mathematics.
English Language Requirement:
- All Barcelona GSE master programs are taught entirely in English.
- No proof of language skill is required if:
- your first language is English
- the language of instruction of your previous degree was English.
- Students with a previous degree taught in English in a non-English speaking country, should provide official evidence from the relevant university that the degree was taught entirely in English to gain an exemption from this requirement.
- All other students must provide recent evidence that their spoken and written command of the English language is adequate.
Scholarships
The “la Caixa” savings bank Foundation and the Barcelona GSE offer 14 fully-funded scholarships to students from emerging and developing countries (*) with excellent academic backgrounds who will return to their home countries at the end of their professional training process to implement their knowledge.
This award covers:
- master program tuition
- medical insurance
- round-trip airfare from the student's country of residence
- monthly stipend for expenses during the student's stay in Barcelona
(*) Note: “Emerging and developing countries” is an expression used to name all countries not included on the following 2008 IMF list of “advanced economies”: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Cyprus, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong SAR, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Singapore, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, United Kingdom, United States of America.
Application Deadline : 15 July 2011
Homepage: http://www.barcelonagse.eu/Programs.html
