Overview

Would you like to contribute to help find solutions to the challenges facing society today? Do you need to master the mechanisms used to evaluate public policies based on empirical evidence or acquire the training to go on to a PhD programme? Do you want to learn how to use a large volume of data generated by a new digital environment? Are you interested in processes of political and electoral change and identifying the reasons behind how citizens behave, both in and outside of Europe?

This Advanced Research in Political Science master's degree at Autonomous University of Barcelona will prepare you to work with sociopolitical data by enabling you to:

Gather and generate data in different formats, including the automatisation of processes through the use of the internet.
Master advanced analysis techniques (longitudinal and multiscale data) and methods used for causal identification (experimental and quasi-experimental designs).

Programme Structure

Courses included:

Public Policy Analysis and Management
Multi-Level Governance in the European Union
Socio-Political Marketing
Spanish and Catalan Politics

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-10-04 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-06-30 00:00:00

Language

English

Credits

120 ECTS

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Barcelona, Spain

Disciplines

Environmental Economics & Policy Public Policy Political Science View 12 other Masters in Environmental Economics & Policy in Spain

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.

Other requirements

General requirements

Before beginning the application please check out the access requirements, the required documents that you will need to scan and the admissions calendar.
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Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International Applies to you

Applies to you

Non-residents

4500 EUR / year

≈ 4500 EUR / year
EU/EEA Applies to you

Applies to you

EU/EEA Nationals

1680 EUR / year

≈ 1680 EUR / year

Living costs

Barcelona

Spain

770 - 1360 EUR / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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