The UOC - Today marks the start of the academic year for postgraduate courses at the UOC

Oct. 28, 2009 - PRLog -- Barcelona - New programmes are on offer in the following knowledge areas:
- Art, Culture and Society: university master's degree in Cultural Management.
- Psychology and Educational Sciences: university master's degree in Teacher Training.
- National and Identity Studies: master's degree in National and Identity Studies; postgraduate course in Nationalism and Globalisation, and specialization course in National and Identity Theories.
- Information and Communication: postgraduate courses in Digital Communication Applied to Tourism, Innovation and Creation of Audiovisual Content, and New Digital Media and Internet Advertising.
- Health Sciences: postgraduate course in Nursing Adults and Children with Burns.
Likewise, as part of the UOC's internationalization, the number of programmes offered in other languages – English and French – has been increased in the following knowledge areas:

- Global Executive Education: specialization courses in Doing Business in China; Doing Business in Europe; Doing Business in India, and Doing Business in Spain.
- Food Systems, Culture and Society: master's degree in Food, Society and International Food Governance; postgraduate course in Food Systems and Governance, and specialization course in Food Systems Analysis, in English.
- Humanitarian Cooperation, Peace and Sustainability: master's degree in Conflictology.
- Arabic and Islamic Studies: master's degree in Arabic and Islamic Studies, and specialization course in Interpretation of the Sources of Islam, in French.

International Graduate Institute (IGI)
The IGI is in charge of the postgraduate and master’s studies offered by the University, as well as the open programmes (which do not set the same entry requirements, including the @thenaeum, the Summer School or seminars) and the in-company training. The Institute works in a wide range of areas including health, business (with particular emphasis on e-business and enterprise), city management and cooperation.
Among its priorities is internationalization, both in terms of capturing students and faculty, and links to renowned institutions. The European Higher Education Area is set to standardise the role of master’s degrees, making them an official and prestigious qualification.
The IGI promotes the development of enterprising projects aimed at the UOC community and companies, in the same way that it acts as an intermediary between entrepreneurs and regional bodies that support enterprise. To date, the UOC has provided nine hundred in-company training programmes. Its lifelong learning students are, for the most part, working professionals who are looking to improve their skills.

UOC - Open University of Catalonia - The Global Online University, offers online courses in the languages English, Spanish, Catalan and French.  For more information about the online courses offered by UOC visit the website TheGlobalOnlineUniversityUocEdu.  For individual questions or enquiries, contact the training advisor team at +34 93 326 30 00, or send an e-mail to: queries@uoc.edu

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