International Foundation Program in Social Sciences (Spanish, English)
Getafe, Spain
DURATION
1 Years
LANGUAGES
English, Spanish
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
Request application deadline
EARLIEST START DATE
Sep 2025
TUITION FEES
EUR 8,500
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
Introduction
Improve your chances of admission to degrees at UC3M. The International Foundation Program in Social Sciences aims to help international students adapt to the Spanish university system and facilitate integration by acquiring the foundations of Spanish culture and language.
- Duration:ย 1 year with 60 ECTSย (European Credit Transfer System).
- Possibility ofย access to degree studies
- Areas:ย Social Sciences and Humanities | Engineering.
- Languages: Spanish and English.
- Price: โฌ8,500
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Curriculum
Each semester is made up of 30 ECTS credits and you can combine the subjects of the study plan that you choose, as best suits your interests.
The subjects are divided into 2 blocks:
- Academic subjects: these are the introductory subjects related to degree studies and degree subjects.
- Experiential subjects: Courses, workshops, languages, โโand activities that are not related to Degree studies. From this block, you can take a maximum of 6 ECTS.
Between these 2 blocks of subjects, the following combinations can be made:
- 4 introductory academic subjects and 1 undergraduate subject. This combination is recommended to access Degree studies after the IFP
- 5 introductory academic subjects.
- 3 introductory academic subjects, 1 undergraduate subject, and 6 ECTS in experiential subjects (language, workshops, etc.)
- 4 introductory academic subjects and 6 ECTS in experiential subjects (language, workshops, etc.)
In addition to the chosen subjects, training complements will be added, which are mandatory subjects taken in the first semester. There are 2 types of training supplements: Mathematics reinforcement (only for Engineering students) and Oral and Written Expression (for all students).ย It is not necessary to register them.
*If you want to access Degree studies after the International Foundation Program, it is important to take the following into account:
- Each introductory subject is related to degrees in different areas of knowledge. In the Degree Access Requirements (paragraph below of Degree Access), you can check which subjects are related to each Degree.
- It is advisable to take and pass at least 6 ECTS in undergraduate subjects
- Experiential subjects and training complements are not taken into account for access to the Degree.
First Quarter
Academic Subjects
- Introduction to Economics (6 credits)
- Introduction to Business Administration (6 credits)
- Introduction to Mathematics (6 credits)
- Introduction to Law (6 credits)
- History of Spain (6 credits)
- Introduction to Contemporary Artistic Creation I (6 credits)
- Oral and Written Expression (Complementary training)
- Degree Subject (6 credits)
Second Term
Academic Subjects
- Introduction to Political Science (6 credits)
- Introduction to Statistics (6 credits)
- Introduction to Sociology (6 credits)
- Introduction to Philosophy (6 credits)
- Communication (6 credits)
- Introduction to Contemporary Artistic Creation II (6 credits)
- Degree Subject (6 credits)
Admissions
Rankings
- QS World University Rankings Top 50 Under 50
- 35.ยบ place worldwide andย 10.ยบ in Europe in the QS Top 50 Under 50 ranking
- QS World University Rankings
- 319.ยช Position in the QS World University Rankings 2024
- QS World University Rankings Subjects Rankings
- Among the best universities in the world in 13 academic fields, according to the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2023
- QS Graduate Employability Rankings
- Among the 136 best universities in the world in employability, according to THE Global University Employability Ranking 2022.