IES Abroad Barcelona – Journalism & Communications

Barcelona’s spectacular setting on the sea, laid-back Spanish lifestyle, and vibrant culture make this city a great place to study abroad, but did you know Barcelona is one of Europe’s leading centers for digital media, international advertising, journalism, and publishing?

On this program, you can choose from a series of courses in Communications, Literature (including travel writing), Journalism, Playwriting, and much more. Barcelona will be your classroom. All of our courses feature course-related trips and faculty-led visits to cuttingedge digital media outlets, newsrooms, agencies, and more. Imagine studying advertising and then visiting an international ad agency or attending a lecture by an internationally known photojournalist as part of your visual storytelling course. It’s all waiting for you here in Barcelona.

You also have the opportunity to take courses at Universitat Autónoma de Barcelona (UAB) and Universitat Ramon Llull (URL), two of Spain’s top universities for Journalism and Communications (among many other areas of study). All of our partner universities in Barcelona offer courses in a wide variety of disciplines.

Enhance what you learn in the classroom and add international work experience to your résumé by participating in an optional internship placement and accompanying seminar. Possible placements include advertising, tech-media startups, marketing, and writing for media-related organizations.

A wide variety of other disciplines are offered, as well. So you can supplement your study of Journalism and Communication with courses from our other programs in Barcelona focused on Art History, Economics, History, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology, and more!

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Application Procedure:

Applying to an IES Abroad program is easy—just follow the three study abroad application steps outlined below. If you have any questions during the application process, visit the FAQs or contact your Program Advisor at 800.995.2300. You can do this!

1.    Check the application deadline and review the application requirements for your study abroad or internship program of interest. Plan to submit all of the required information by the deadline.

2.    Create an account or log in to complete and submit the initial online study abroad application.

3.    After 1-2 business days, sign in to your MyIESabroad account to view and submit the rest of the application requirements. You will also receive regular emails about deadlines and missing items.

Something unexpected is just around the world. Are you ready? Apply now at: https://www.IESabroad.org/apply