TIPS TO SELECT YOUR COURSES
Incoming Students
As an exchange student, you may choose courses from the third and fourth years across our University's three degree programs. You will find the complete list of available courses in the guide attached below the picture (in the previous section), as well as on each degree program's website (link here).
We recommend that you carefully review the structure and content of the courses and check that the courses you pre-select are offered in the correct semester (either the first or the second semester). It is also advisable to identify alternative courses in case some of your preferred options are no longer available when you arrive or if timetable conflicts arise.
To check for possible timetable overlaps, the best is to create a weekly schedule and add the timetable for each course you wish to take. Pay close attention to the group to which each course belongs:
Spanish-taught courses: Groups 01, 02, 03...
Basque-taught courses: Groups 31, 32, 33...
English-taught courses: Group 61
For example, if you choose all compulsory courses in the same group (e.g., Group 01), the timetable is organized so there are no scheduling conflicts between them. Timetable clashes usually occur when combining elective courses.
All courses at our Faculty include both Workshop sessions (TA) and Seminar sessions (S). When checking the timetable (link here), you must take into account all Workshop hours as well as both Seminar groups assigned to each course (S-1 and S-2), as you will not know until the beginning of the semester which seminar group you will be assigned to, or whether, depending on the course organization, you may be required to attend both.
Each course is offered in groups of approximately 15 to 50 students. This means that places are limited for both exchange students and regular students. As a result, some of the courses you are interested in may already be full by the time you arrive. If so, do not worry; we will do our best to help you find suitable alternatives that match your academic interests.
Most courses are in Spanish or Basque. Just a few are offered in English, and some Spanish-taught courses are English-friendly. Even though knowing some Spanish gives you more options; without Spanish, your course choices will be limited.
Once the semester begins, you will be able to confirm your final course selection and timetable. The Learning Agreement signed before your arrival is provisional and may be modified during the first two weeks of the semester, provided that the coordinators at both universities approve the changes.