The objective of these courses is for students to obtain general training geared towards preparation for professional activities.

These are 240-credit (ECTS) qualifications, equivalent to a minimum study period of 4 years.
Exceptionally, certain degrees may have more credits and a longer duration.

The official qualification that is obtained upon successful completion this course is “graduate”.

All undergraduate courses belong to one of the following fields: Arts and Humanities, Sciences, Health Sciences, Social and Legal Sciences, Engineering or Architecture.

The field conditions the basic subjects that have to be taken in the first two years.

Undergraduate syllabuses will contain at least the following activities: basic subjects, obligatory and optional subjects, work experience and final-year project.

The Government of Catalonia was especially concerned with placing emphasis on the fact that all undergraduate syllabuses at Catalan universities contain work experience undertaken in companies or institutions and also subjects that guarantee knowledge of English.