Semester at Universidad Carlos III de Madrid

The transcript from the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid will reflect the ECTS credit values indicated on the course listing. Please be in touch with your home university regarding transfer credit for this program. 

Please see the UC3M department pages linked in the next section for an updated list of courses offered during your semester of study.

You may enroll in 4 courses (24 ECTS) OR 5 courses if two of them are worth 3 ECTS credits (max 30 ECTS).

This UC3M program offers two types of courses: those designed for visiting international students (through UC3M’s International School) and courses designed for local, degree-seeking students.  

Due to the academic rigor of UC3M courses, we recommend that you enroll in a combination of courses with locals and courses offered through the UC3M international School.

Keep in mind that when choosing courses, even lower-level courses at UC3M can be quite challenging and academically rigorous. Compared to university classes in the U.S., UC3M classes require more self-study and independent work outside of the classroom.

Business & Social Sciences

Courses with locals may be taken from the following departments: Business Administration, Cultural Studies, Economics, Film, Finance and Accounting, History and Politics, International Studies, Journalism, Philosophy, Politics and Economics, Management and Technology, and Television and Media Studies.

Engineering:

Courses with locals may be taken from the following departments: Aerospace Engineering, Computer Science and Engineering, Data Science and Engineering, Electrical Power Engineering, Energy Engineering, Engineering Physics, Industrial Electronics and Automation Engineering, Industrial Technologies Engineering, Mathematics and Computing, Mechanical Engineering, Mobile and Space Communications Engineering, Robotics Engineering, Sound and Image Engineering with Artificial Intelligence, Telecommunication Technologies Engineering, and Telematics Engineering.

WorldStrides offers course level recommendations for the courses listed below. Please note that the course level recommendations are based on Universidad Carlos III de Madrid’s curso (year) classifications of 1, 2, 3 or 4, which correspond with the typical four-year bachelor's degree cycle. Courses offered in the first or second years of a degree plan are recommended as lower division. Courses offered in the third or fourth years of a degree plan are recommended as upper division. These WorldStrides recommendations are intended to facilitate the determination of course equivalencies by advisors and credential evaluators at participants' U.S. home institutions. 

WorldStrides students are not permitted to enroll in fourth-year courses at UC3M. Third-year courses are not recommended due to differences in prerequisites for UC3M third-year coursework and typical prerequisites for third-year coursework at US universities. If you select third-year courses, our academic team will conduct a review of your transcript and provide a recommendation regarding whether your previous coursework qualifies you for third-year courses at UC3M. We also recommend that you speak with your US university academic advisor for their recommendations. Past students who have taken courses with locals at UC3M report that they are highly challenging in comparison to their US university courses. 

If you are planning to take a Spanish language course through the UC3M International School, you will complete a placement online with the host university prior to your arrival in Madrid.