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Study business, design, tourism, and regional identity in Barcelona.

In Barcelona, students examine how global business, design, tourism, and regional identity shape its economy and public life, including Catalan, Spanish, and European perspectives.

What to notice

Notice how global appeal and local identity meet.

Barcelona brings design, tourism, trade, neighborhoods, and regional culture into a Mediterranean setting.

01

Ask how business, identity, tourism, and design shape a major European destination.

02

Observe how organizations respond to Barcelona's neighborhoods, public spaces, and tourism.

03

Begin comparing how business culture changes from one European city to the next.

Student experience

Experience Barcelona with classmates and faculty.

Explore the neighborhoods, cultural sites, and businesses that shape the city.

Europe program students gathered in a city square

Culture and city life

Explore neighborhoods and local traditions

Historic districts, public spaces, and everyday routines show how each city's past influences life today.

Europe program students gathered together

Between class and visits

The group pace becomes part of the experience

Some of study abroad happens in ordinary moments: moving between places, waiting together, and learning the city with classmates.

Design and trade

Examine brands, public space, tourism, entrepreneurship, and regional identity in class.

Local identity

Compare global student recognition with the local and regional forces that shape daily life.

Barcelona in your session

Barcelona may be the start or a later stop, depending on the program and session.

Programs that visit Barcelona

Compare dates and routes to find a session that includes Barcelona.

Next step

Explore a program that includes Barcelona.

Ask about courses, dates, housing, credit, and time in Barcelona.