Program Overview

Program Overview

The Grado en Ciencia Política y Administración Pública + Mención en Gobierno y Dirección Pública is a four-year undergraduate program offered by the Facultad de Derecho at the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid. The program is designed to provide students with a comprehensive education in political science and public administration, with a focus on governance and public management.

Program Details

• Duration: 4 years (240 ECTS)
• Language of Instruction: Spanish and some courses in English
• Modality: Presential
• Cut-off Note: 8,971
• Approximate Course Price (First Enrollment): 1015 (non-EU students: 6823 )
• Center: Facultad de Derecho

Program Description

The program offers students the opportunity to develop specific skills in formulating and evaluating public policies, preparing them to lead governmental organizations effectively. The curriculum includes:

• Practices (9 ECTS) in institutions directly related to government and public administration
• Reserved places in optional subjects specifically related to this field
• Guarantee of a guided Final Degree Project (TFG) by a specialized tutor
• Mention in the official degree title

The program's purpose is twofold: it provides a general education that enables students to pursue characteristic career paths in political science, and its curricular intensification in public administration matters reinforces competencies highly valued by the labor market (public administrations, government institutions, think tanks, consulting firms).

Admission and Enrollment

• Number of Places Offered: 10
• Admission Criteria: Available in the Tabla de ponderaciones 2026 (Admission academic year 26-27)

Academic Offer

• Plan of Studies: Offer for courses 1 and 2
• Complementary Offer: Transversal and optional subjects from other degrees
• Recognition of Credits: Recognition of credits for university activities and for Higher Grade FP

Profile and Professional Outcomes

• Target Audience: Students interested in public management, who want to know more about the functioning of national, regional, and local administrations, and who wish to deepen their understanding of the configuration of the welfare state.
• Professional Outcomes:
  • Public Administration Technician: directive tasks in the different services and units of the administration, both in the executive and advisory areas.
  • Political Analyst: analysis and interpretation of political events and the results of electoral processes.
  • Advisor and Consultant for action strategies and evaluation projects.

Quality and Accreditation

• External Monitoring: Verification, modification, monitoring, and renewal of accreditation (Acredita_UAM)
• Indicators of Monitoring of the Degree: (Portal UAMDATA)
• Labor Insertion: (link to employability observatory)
• Internal System of Quality Guarantee
• Quality UAM
• Complaints and Suggestions Box

Related Degrees and Masters

• Related Degrees: Grado en Derecho, Grado en Filosofía, Política y Economía, Grado en Estudios Internacionales
• Recommended Masters:
  • Máster Universitario en Democracia y Gobierno
  • Máster Universitario en Desarrollo Económico y Políticas Públicas
  • Máster Universitario en Dirección de Recursos Humanos
  • Máster Universitario en Estudios Árabes e Islámicos Contemporáneos
  • Máster Universitario en Estudios Interdisciplinares de Género
  • Máster Universitario en Investigación Jurídica