Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M)

University Carlos III of Madrid is one the best universities for social science students in Spain. Campus is located in a town nearby Madrid, Getafe, and it counts on good facilities taking into account that it is a small university. In genera, professors are experienced professionals and researchers. Students are hard-working people coming from all regions of Spain. Furthermore, the university has agreements with many institutions where you can spend a year abroad, both in and outside the European Union. 

Nevertheless, the evaluation system of the university makes it really stressful for students. Normally, the continuous assessments requires projects (both individual and team), presentations and discussions. However, the final exam, that normally represents between the 50 or 60% of the grade still needs to be passed for the grade obtained in the continuous assessment to be taken into account. Furthermore, the design of the courses could be improved, as well as the ways of teaching and engaging with materials.

This University is a pretty good one. The teachers are usually experts on the field, some of them very well-known but the amount of workload is pretty big. They use a method of continuous assessment where you have to work the whole year and apart from that study for a final exam. More of their degrees are bilingual.

Se trata de una buena universidad con prestigio en España. La mejor opción si quieres cursar un estudios bilingües o en inglés en Madrid. Se enseña bien y sales bien preparado de la carrera aunque los métodos de enseñanza son algo anticuados y podrían adaptarse más a las nuevas tecnologías y necesidades.