Study Abroad
Semester programs
Tourism, Hospitality & Business Management
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
Due to their four month length, the Fall & Spring Semester Programs are by far the most popular option among international students. During this program students have enough time to get used to new teaching methodologies, gain a better understanding of the host culture, integrate well into the university environment as well as within the city itself, and travel to various places of interest across Europe. Students will have the opportunity to participate in co-curricular and extra-curricular activities enhancing their learning as well as their interaction with other students and the cultural environment and richness Barcelona has to offer.
ACADEMICS
Students are fully integrated in the classroom with local students that are working toward earning their Bachelor’s Degree in Tourism. This degree is highly interdisciplinary offering international students the possibility of taking courses in a multitude of areas of study including Business, Communication, Cultural Heritage, Economics, Gastronomy, Marketing, Project Management and more. Students normally take between 24-30 ECTS credits per semester, equivalent to 240-300 contact hours.
Courses are offered in English and Spanish and organized into three tracks: Business, Tourism Management and Hospitality Management. Students may combine courses among the three tracks and two languages to best suit their academic needs.
Integrated undergraduate tourism studies with local students:
Students may combine courses and tracks according to ther academic needs
Business Track
Hospitality Management Track
Tourism Management Track
Food Culture & Culinary Arts
FOOD CULTURE AND CULINARY ARTS IN THE MEDITERRANEAN
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
The semester-long program of Food Culture and Culinary Arts in the Mediterranean is specially designed for international students pursuing a degree in culinary arts as well as for those pursuing degrees in the social sciences and business. Course content has been extracted from the Bachelor’s Degree in Culinary and Gastronomic Sciences. Students will deepen their understanding of food as art and science, as well as food as an expression of culture. This hands-on program allows for students to develop their technical and theoretical knowledge of gastronomic culture essential for any professional career in cuisine and an enhancement for any professional career in the social sciences.
Food Culture and Culinary Arts in the Mediterranean implements a methodology that puts the student at the center of a pedagogical, innovative and unique process. It is a meeting point of the Catalan gastronomic sector that, with an international vision and a Mediterranean identity, responds to the goals and challenges in the culinary and gastronomy fields.
ACADEMICS
Within the tourism industry, gastronomy has become an asset and a reference over the last few years. At present, Spain has ascended towards a landmark of global trends, predominantly thanks to the awareness and leadership of its chefs. At the same time the food service sector has been targeting the optimization of its processes and the intensification of customer loyalty. Students take between 30 ECTS credits per semester, equivalent 300 contact hours. Additionally, students who fulfill the requirements will have the opportunity to obtain a Certificate in Culinary Arts from CETT-University of Barcelona.
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Short Term programs
CETT-UB offers Short-Term Programs during the months of January - Winter School, and July - Summer School. They have been developed in the fields of Business, Tourism, and Hospitality, as well as General Culture, Sociology and Gastronomy. Top priority is given to current affairs. All programs include in-company visits, field trips, and additional training activities. Programs are instructed in English or Spanish and designed for international and local students, as well as young professionals and professors.
2 modalities of duration: 3 or 4 weeks. In the 4-week modality program, apart from the classes, students have to develop a Final Project. At the end of the program students receive an official transcript, which reflects the courses enrolled, ECTS credits, contact hours, and final grade. ECTS credits are awarded upon the successful completion of the program.
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Custom Made & Faculty Led
PROGRAMAS A MEDIDA
CETT-UB puede diseñar programas a medida en las áreas de turismo, hotelería, gastronomía y negocios, así como de muchas otras áreas con el objetivo de construir el paquete de servicio educativo más apropiado para los alumnos y para las universidades colaboradoras.
En CETT-UB entendemos que la clave del éxito de los programas a medida es la flexibilidad, por ese motivo siempre tenemos en cuenta las sugerencias y propuestas de nuestras universidades socias con la mayor comprensión. CETT-UB está abierto a adaptar la duración, el contenido y las fechas de programas ya existentes para ceñirnos a las necesidades de nuestros socios, así como a crear un nuevo programa desde cero.
PROGRAMAS FACULTY-LED
Los Programas Faculty-led son una experiencia de internacional única e intensa diseñada por universidades socias en colaboración con el CETT-UB. Estos programas suelen ofrecerse durante las pausas entre semestres. CETT-UB puede organizar servicios académicos tales como talleres, visitas profesionales, coordinación académica, alojamiento, tours guiados educativos, aulas, y el uso de otras de otras instalaciones.
Los alumnos tendrán la oportunidad de hacer contactos en organizaciones en el extranjero mientras viajan con sus compañeros de universidad.