Provisional schedule 2024-2025
Academic calendar information
Beware: Each university has its own calendar, check the "start/end" dates of each course. Specially the UPF which works with trimestres September-December; January-March; March-June.
Important: students who have to take additional training to access the master's degree (background courses) must consult the calendar of degrees in Philosophy, Psychology and Linguistics of the different centers (UB, UAB, UPF, UdG, URV) to adapt to their start dates.
Provisional dates
- Background courses start 16th September 2024 [you can start attending background courses without being registered yet]
- Welcome meeting: 27th September 2024 to confirm
- MA courses start 30th September 2024
- Annual conference: To be announced
- MA thesis defense: July 2025 or September 2025
Fall semester
- Teaching: 29 September 2024 - 31 January 2025
- Assessment: 29 September 2024 - 31 January 2025
- One-exam assessment: 8-31 January 2025
- Resits: 3-7 February
Chistmas break: 23 December 2024 - 7 January 2025
Spring semester
- Teaching: 10 February 2025 (UPF: starts 8th January) - 27 June 2025
- Assessment: 10 February 2025 (UPF: starts 8th January) - 27 June 2025
- One-exam asessment: 2-27 June
- Resits:1-5 July
Easter break: 14 -21 April 2025
MA thesis defence:
- July: 8-12 July
- September: 2-13 September
1st Semester: 11th September (Diada, Catalunya), 24th September (Mercé, Barcelona), 12th October (Hispanic Heritage Day), 1st November (All Saints), 6th December (Spanish Constitution), 8th December (Immaculate Conception).
- Christmas holidays: 23th December to 7th January (public holidays -shops closed- 25th December, 26th December, 1st January, 6th January)
2nd Semester: 21 April (Easter Monday-), 1st May (Worker's day), 9th June (Pasqua Granada), 24th June (Sant Joan).
- Easter break: 14 -21 April 2025
Create your schedule 2024-25
Download the Excel below to have an editable schedule with your courses.
Remember you have 4 general compulsory courses (3+final project), 3 compulsory courses of your branch and 3 optionals (that you need to choose yourself with the help of your tutor).
Syllabi
You can see the syllabus of each course by clicking in its title. The official ones, that include the Ministry Memoir competence are available in the link below. In those links, the general interface of schedules and syllabi is only available in Catalan click "Pla docent" in order to see the syllabus in English (when English is the teaching language) and "Tardor" [Fall] or "Primavera" [Spring] in order to see the schedule.
Common mandatory courses
| Course | Credits | Code | Teacher | Start | End | Schedule | Location | Sem |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foundations and structure of language | 5 | 570503 | Sergio Balari Ravera Evelina Leivada | Thursdays, 9:00-11:00h | UAB Filosofia i Lletres. Classroom: TBA | 1st | ||
| Mental architecture and basic processes | 5 | 570501 | Tuesdays, 10:30-13:30h | UB Raval. Classroom: TBA | 1st | |||
| Philosophy of language and cognition | 5 | 570502 | Josefa (Pepa) Toribio Mateas Carlota Serrahima | Mondays, 10:00-13:00h | UB Raval. Classroom: TBA | 1st |
Master courses: Philosophy
| Course | Credits | Code | Teacher | Start | End | Schedule | Location | Sem |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philosophy and cognitive sciences | 5 | 571055 | Thomas Sturm | Thursdays, 10:30-13:30h | UAB Filosofia i Lletres. Classroom: TBA | 2nd | ||
| Advanced issues in cognitive sciences and philosophy | 5 | 570504 | Sven Rosenkranz | Monday to Friday, 10:00-13:00h | UB Raval. Classroom: TBA [APhil Name: Debates in Theoretical Philosophy] | 2nd | ||
| The nature of language | 5 | 570632 | Manuel Jesús (Manolo) Martínez | Wednesdays, 11:00-14:00h | UB Raval. Classroom: TBA | 1st |
Master courses: Linguistics
| Course | Credits | Code | Teacher | Start | End | Schedule | Location | Sem |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Interdisciplinary applications of linguistic concepts | 5 | 570515 | Cedric Boeckx | 14/10/2024 | 16/12/2024 | Mondays, 15:00-18:00h | UB Universitat (Josep Carner building). Classroom: TBA | 1st |
| Contrastive linguistics | 5 | 570505 | Tuesdays, 17:30-20:30h | UPF Poblenou. Classroom: TBA (UPF name: Qüest. Actuals Lingüística Formal) | 2nd | |||
| Advanced issues in cognitive science and linguistics | 5 | 570514 | Francesc Xavier Villalba | Fridays, 11:30-14:30h + Intensive course by invited professor | UAB Filosofia i Lletres. Classroom: TBA | 2nd |
Master courses: Psychology
| Course | Credits | Code | Teacher | Start | End | Schedule | Location | Sem |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Developing speech, language and cognition | 5 | 570518 | Tuesdays, 15:00-18:00h | UB Mundet. Classroom: Seminar Room, Dept. Cognition, Development and Educational Psychology (Edifici Ponent), 5th floor. | 1st | |||
| Advanced issues in cognitive science and psychology | 5 | 570517 | Juan Manuel Toro | Fridays, 10:00-13:00h | UPF Ciutadella (Edifici Merce Rodoreda). Classroom: TBA | 2nd | ||
| Topics in psychology, language and cognition | 5 | 570516 | Ruth De Diego-Balaguer Lluís Fuentemilla | Mondays, 15:00-18:00h | UB Mundet. Classroom: TBA | 2nd |
Optional Philosophy courses
| Course | Credits | Code | Teacher | Start | End | Schedule | Location | Sem |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Topics in philosophy of mind | 5 | 570636 | David Pineda | Wednesdays, 16:00-19:00h | UB Raval. Classroom: TBA | 2nd | ||
| Topics in semantics and pragmatics | 5 | 570640 | Josep Macià Fàbrega | Thursdays, 16:30-19:30h | UB Raval. Classroom: TBA | 1st | ||
| Topics in ontology | 5 | 570641 | Marta Campdelacreu Arqués | Tuesday, 15.00-18.00h | UB Raval. Classroom: TBA | 1st | ||
| Topics in epistemology | 5 | 570638 | Dario Mortini | Fridays, 11:00-14:00h | UB Raval. Classroom: TBA | 2nd | ||
| Foundations of philosophy of science | 5 | 570637 | David Pineda | Tuesdays, 9:30-12:00h | UB Raval. Classroom: TBA | 2nd | ||
| Philosophical logic | 5 | 570639 | José (Pepe) Martínez Fernández | Tu. 15:00-16:30 & Th. 15:00-16:30h | UB Raval. Classroom: TBA | 2nd |
Optional Linguistics courses
| Course | Credits | Code | Teacher | Start | End | Schedule | Location | Sem |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Natural Language Processing | 5 | 570524 | Mireia Farrús | 02/10/2024 | 04/12/2024 | Wednesdays, 15:00-18:00h | UB Universitat. Josep Carner (Aribau, 2). Classroom: TBA | 1st |
| Linguistic Variation | 5 | 570522 | Eulàlia Bonet Alsina Elena Pagliarini | Thursdays, 11:30-13:30h | UAB Filosofia i Lletres. Classroom: TBA | 1st | ||
| Computational morphosyntax | 5 | 570519 | Thomas Brochhagen | 08/01/2025 | 11/03/2025 | Tuesdays, 14:30-17:30h | UPF Poblenou. Classroom: TBA(UPF name: Natural Language Processing) | 2nd |
| Empirical linguistics | 5 | 570521 | Dan Dediu | 12/02/2025 | 30/04/2025 (exclusions: 16 April Easter and 23 April Sant Jordi -Philology patron-)) | Wednesdays, 10:00-13:00h | UB Universitat (new building: entrance Aribau). Classroom: TBA | 2nd |
| Grammar and its interfaces | 5 | 570523 | Francesc Josep (Xico) Torres Tamarit Maria Teresa Espinal Farré | Fridays, 9:30-11:30h | UAB Filosofia i Lletres. Classroom: TBA | 2nd | ||
| Cuestiones de Semántica Léxica | 5 | 570520 | Natàlia Català Torres | Lunes, 16:00-19:00h | UB Universitat (Josep Carner building). | 2nd |
Optional Psychology courses
| Course | Credits | Code | Teacher | Start | End | Schedule | Location | Sem |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perception, action and consciousness | 5 | 570527 | Cristina De La Malla Elisabet Tubau Sala | Wednesdays, 15:00-18:00h | UB Mundet. Classroom: TBA | 1st | ||
| Modelos Cognitivos del Procesamiento Sintáctico | 5 | 570526 | Josep Demestre | Viernes, 11:00-14:00h | UB Universitat (Carner). Classroom: TBA | 1st | ||
| Language processing in bilinguals | 5 | 570528 | María Pilar Ferré Romeu | Thursdays, 11:00-14:00h | Tarragona. URV Sescelades. Classroom: TBA | 2nd | ||
| Methods and statistical techniques for researchers | 5 | 570525 | Rumen Manolov | Wednesday 10.00 to 13.00 | UB Mundet. Classroom: TBA | 1st |
Master thesis
| Course | Credits | Code | Teacher | Start | End | Schedule | Location | Sem |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Master's final dissertation or MA thesis (TFM) | 15 | 570532 | 06/02/2024 | 15/09/2024 | First general meeting in February. After that individual tutorships with advisors. | TBA | 2nd |
Background courses: Psychology
| Course | Credits | Code | Teacher | Start | End | Schedule | Location | Sem |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Language and Comnunication (BA code: 361075) | 6 | 570558 | Mireia Hernández Prado | UB Mundet. Classroom: TBA (Tuesday & Thursday), TBA (Friday) | 1st | |||
| Perception and attention (codi grau:361071) | 6 | 570560 | Laura Bosch | 13/09/2023 | 21/12/2023 | Monday & Wednesdays 13.00-15.00 (group E1) | UB Mundet. Classroom: 1202 (11 and 18 October, 1306 ) | 1st |
| Psicolingüística y neurolingüística (codi grau:12264226) | 6 | 570557 | María Dolores Jiménez López Natàlia Català Torres | 25/09/2023 | 09/02/2024 | Wednesdays & Thursdays, 12-14h | URV Campus Catalunya. Classroom: 416 | 1st |
| Raonament i resolució de problemes | 6 | 570561 | Elisabet Tubau Sala | 18/09/2023 | 21/12/2023 | 2 groups. G1: Tuesdays & Thursdays (10-11:30) & Fridays (10:30-11:30). G2: Tuesdays & Thursdays (8:30-10) & Fridays, (9:30-10:30) | UB Mundet. Classroom: G1: 2102 / G2: 2104 | 2nd |
| Diseño de investigación (codi grau: 361050) | 6 | 570562 | María Isabel Núñez Peña | 18/09/2023 | 21/12/2023 | 2 groups. G1: Mondays & Wednesdays (13-14:30) & Fridays (11:30-12:30). G2: Mondays & Wednesdays (11:30-13) & Fridays (10:30-11:30) | UB Mundet. Classroom: 2101 | 2nd |
| Internships in centers - Disseny experimental de psicologia (pràctiques en centres) | 12 | 570556 | Laura Bosch María Pilar Ferré Romeu Juan Manuel Toro | October | June | 250h working in research groups throughout the year | Different locations (Mundet, Bellvitge, Sant Joan de Déu-Numància) |
Background courses: Linguistics
| Course | Credits | Code | Teacher | Start | End | Schedule | Location | Sem |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grammatical structures (codi UAB 100228: Introduction to linguistics) | 6 | 570548 | Sergio Balari Ravera | UAB Filosofia i Lletres. Classroom: TBA | 1st | |||
| Theory of language/Teoría del lenguaje (codi grau UB: 361872, Introducció a la lingüística) | 6 | 570554 | Joana Maria Rossello Ximenes Wendy Elvira-García Faustino Diéguez Vide | UB. Universitat. Carner building (Aribau, 2) (Catalan group), (Spanish group), (English group) | 2nd | |||
| Lingüística computacional (codi grau: 361749) | 6 | 570550 | Mireia Farrús | UB Universitat. Josep Carner building. Classroom: 4.4 | 1st |
Background courses: Philosophy
| Course | Credits | Code | Teacher | Start | End | Schedule | Location | Sem |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Filosofia de la ciència I (codi UB:360962) | 6 | 570539 | Manuel Jesús (Manolo) Martínez | (Exam January) | UB Raval. Classroom: TBA | 1st | ||
| Filosofia del llenguatge I (codi UB:360964) | 6 | 570540 | Aida Roige | Group A1. Tuesdays (11-13h) & Wednesdays (11-12h) Group B1 afternoon | UB Raval. Classroom: TBA | 1st | ||
| Filosofia del llenguatge i de la ment (codi UB:363799) | 6 | 570546 | Encarnación (Esa) Díaz León | Wednesdays, 17-19h | UB Raval. Classroom: TBA | 1st | ||
| Introducció a la lògica (codi UB:360906) | 6 | 570542 | José (Pepe) Martínez Fernández | Group A1. Tuesdays, Wednesdays & Thursdays, 10-11h | UB Raval. Classroom: TBA | 1st | ||
| Metafísica I (codi UdG:3102G03025) | 6 | 570547 | Josep Lluís Prades | Tuesdays & Thursdays, 16-17:30h | UdG Barri Vell. Classroom: A5. Students are able to choose virtual tutoring. For more information, please contact the professor | 1st | ||
| Qüestions de Teoria del Coneixement (Epistemologia) (codi UB:360970) | 6 | 570538 | Manuel Pérez Otero | UB Raval. Classroom: TBA | 1st |