Bachelor's Degree in Political and Administration Sciences - Syllabus

Branch	Social and Legal Sciences
Duration	Four academic years
ECTS credits	240 Basic subjects, 60; compulsory subjects, 124; optional subjects, 40; internships (compulsory), 10; end-of-degree project/dissertation; 6
Languages	Catalan, Spanish and English (depending on the subject). Four subjects are taught in the English language, two in the third year and two in the fourth
Timetables	Full time dedication to studies: morning and afternoon. In the first two academic years, classes and seminars are concentrated in the morning timetable (from 9am until 3pm)
Places	160
Price of first year	€ 950
Organised by	Faculty of Political and Social Sciences

Syllabus

	Credits for the 1^st year	Credits for the 2^nd year	Credits for the 3^rd year	Credits for the 4^th year	Total credits
Basic subjects (B)	36	36	--	--	72
Compulsory subjects (O)	24	24	52	22	122
Optional subjects (including internship) (Op)	--	--	8	32	40
Bachelor's degree final project	--	--	--	6	6
Total	60	60	60	60	240

First year
BASIC SUBJECTS	ECTS Credits	Term	Field	Brief description of the subject
Construction and Analysis of Social Indicators	6	1^st	Political science	Obtaining, utilization and comprehension of numerical indicators of political and social reality. Knowledge of the main data sources.
Introduction to Political Science	6	1^st	Political science	Introduction to the main concepts and different types of politological analysis.
Introduction to Sociology	6	2^nd	Sociology	Introduction to the main sociological concepts and methods. Knowledge of the main currents.
Introduction to Law	6	2^nd	Law	Analysis of the basic principles of the articulation of the legal ordinance, paying special attention to constitutional and administrative law.
Introduction to Public Administration	6	3^rd	Political science	Analysis of the main principles of functioning of the public administrations.
Introduction to Economics	6	3^rd	Economics	Basic concepts of macroeconomics and microeconomics.
COMPULSORY SUBJECTS	ECTS Credits	Term	Field	Brief description of the subject
Introduction to the History of Contemporary Societies	4	1^st	History	The main social, political, cultural and economic processes of contemporary societies.
Introduction to International Relations	4	1^st	International relations	History and basic concepts of the discipline. The main international stakeholders and their relations.
Political Actors and Institutions	4	2^nd	Political science	Identification and distinction of the basic elements that make up representative democracies.
Mathematics and Computer Tools in Political Analysis	4	2^nd	Mathematics	Application of mathematical models to the analysis of social reality and their use in designing public policies.
Data Analysis	4	3^rd	Statistics	Vocabulary and basic techniques for statistical analysis.
Constitutional Law	4	3^rd	Constitutional law	The Constitution and the legal ordinance.
Second year
BASIC SUBJECTS	ECTS Credits	Term	Field	Brief description of the subject
Spanish and Catalan Politics	6	1^st	Political science	Study of the relations existing between the society and the main stakeholders of the Spanish and Catalan political system.
Contemporary International Relations	6	1^st	International relations	The post-WW2 international system.
Qualitative Research Techniques	6	2^nd	Political science	Introduction to the different stages of the logic of qualitative research.
Public Policies I	6	3^rd	Political science	Introduction to the analysis of public policies.
COMPULSORY SUBJECTS	ECTS Credits	Term	Field	Brief description of the subject
Administrative Law	4	1^st	Administrative law	The administrative legal ordinance. Administrative organization and actions.
Economics and Public Finance	4	1^st	Economics	The Spanish economic system: markets, public sector and system of taxation.
Statistics	6	2^nd	Statistics	Basic principles of statistical inference, probability and distribution of variables.
Social Structure	4	2^nd	Sociology	Origin of social stratification. Inequalities of class, gender and of opportunities in life. The role of social policies.
Comparative Politics I	4	2^nd	Political science	Comparative study and analysis of different political phenomena.
Quantitative Research Techniques	6	3^rd	Political science	The principles that must be adhered to in designing research. Statistical techniques and the use of the SPSS package.
History of the 20th Century	4	3^rd	History	Study of the main historical processes of the 20^th century.
Comparative Politics II	4	3^rd	Political science	Study of the genesis and the current state of the main political systems in Europe and overseas. Problems and possibilities of comparison.
Third year
COMPULSORY SUBJECTS	ECTS Credits	Term	Field	Brief description of the subject
Political Behaviour and Public Opinion	6	1^st	Political science	Analysis of the electoral attitudes and behaviour of individual and collective stakeholders. Public opinion.
Political Theory I	6	1^st	Political science	Introduction to the main methods, authors, themes and currents of the history of political theory.
Public Sector Economics	4	1^st	Economics	Role and economic effects of the public sector. System of taxation and public spending.
European Politics	4	1^st	Political science	European political system. Definition of European policies and a study of the decision-making systems.
Public Management	6	2^nd	Political science	The running of public organizations. Analysis of the key elements to improve them.
Theory of Collective Action	6	2^nd	Political science	Individual action and collective action. The provision of public goods. Leadership.
Economic History	4	2^nd	Economic History	World economic history from 1870 until today.
Economics and Democracy	6	3^rd	Political science	Main theories on welfare states. Impact of globalization.
Political parties and Stakeholder Organizations	6	3^rd	Political science	Analysis of "organized" political stakeholders.
Theory of Political Institutions	4	3^rd	Political science	Institutionalist approaches in the study of political processes.
OPTIONAL SUBJECTS	ECTS Credits	Term
Optional	8	2^nd, 3^rd

Fourth year
COMPULSORY SUBJECTS	ECTS Credits	Term	Field	Brief description of the subject
Political Theory II	6	1^st	Political science	History of contemporary political theory.
Public Policies II	6	1^st	Political science	Evaluation of public policies. Comparative political policies. The impact of globalization.

INTERNSHIP	ECTS Credits	Term	Brief description of the subject
Internship	10	3^rd	Internship at public organizations, parties, trade unions, employers' associations, NGOs, associations, companies linked to the Administration, etc.
BACHELOR'S DEGREE FINAL PROJECT	ECTS Credits	Term	Brief description of the subject
Bachelor's degree final project	6	3^rd	Students pursue a theme linked to the areas of knowledge of the degree in greater depth.
OPTIONAL SUBJECTS	ECTS Credits	Term
Optional	32	1^st, 2^nd , 3^rd
OPTIONAL SUBJECTS	ECTS Credits	Term*	Brief description of the subject
TRAINING PROFILE: SOCIAL ANALYSIS
Social Demography	4		Techniques and methods of demographic analysis.
Employment Policies and the Labour Market	4		The different employment policies and their MAP relationship in the job market.
Social Stratification	4		Inequalities of income, gender, between generations in a dynamic approach. New concepts of social inequality.
Gender and the Family	4		Women, work and the family. Laws and policies on equality.
Assessment of the Effects of Public Policies and Programmes	4		The methodological requirements of a search aimed at evaluating the effects of public policies.
TRAINING PROFILE: INTERNATIONAL
Spanish Foreign Policy	4		The conditioning factors of the process of making Spanish foreign policy: a historical perspective.
Security and International Conflicts	4		A historical evolution of armed conflicts, war and security.
European Union Institutions and Policies	4		The process of European integration. Structure and function of its bodies.
International Public Law	4		The sources of international law. Diplomatic relations. International cooperation.
International Political Economics	4		The theory and practice of international political economics.
TRAINING PROFILE: ITIZENSHIP AND GOVERNMENT
Communication and Politics	4		Communication processes in political systems and systems of government.
Electoral Systems	4		Comparative study of electoral systems and their consequences on the choice of governments.
Survey Design	4		Learning to design surveys: methodology and stages.
Political Participation	4		Citizens' participation: means, explanatory factors and promoting participation.
Applied Statistical Methods	4		The most commonly used statistical methods in political science.
TRAINING PROFILE: PUBLIC POLICIES AND PUBLIC MANAGEMENT
Comparative Public Management	4		Key areas of administrative improvement aimed at a transversal vision of diagnostics and proposals: comparative analysis of cases.
Public Management and Innovation	4		Study of the emerging fields in public management. Analysis of these processes and diagnosis of their potentialities.
Social Policies	4		Concepts and theories of social policies. Study of the different models in the different areas.
Regulatory Policies	4		Design of regulations, implementation and evaluation. Comparative studies.
Evaluation of Public Projects	4		Quantitative and qualitative methodologies for evaluating public projects.
TRAINING PROFILE: VARIOUS DEMOCRACIES
Theories of Democracy and Justice	4		Description and analysis of the main theories of democracy and justice.
Political Liberalism in the 21^st Century	4		The main currents of current political liberalism in the fields of politics and culture.
Citizenship and Diversity	4		Theoretical and analytical framework for the study of diversity. Fundaments of accommodation policies.
Advanced Comparative Politics	4		A deeper look at the study of comparative political systems.
Concepts and Methods in Political Theory	4		Methods and logics of analysis of political theory. Relationship between policies and political concepts.

*The offer of optional subjects is defined on a yearly basis