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Universities in Spain

Secretar?a de Estado de Universidades, Investigaci?n y Desarrollo Universidad Alfonso X El Sabio Universidad A?tonoma de Barcelona Universidad Aut?noma de Madrid Universidad de Alcal? Universidad de Alicante Universidad de Almer?a Universidad de Barcelona Univesidad de C?diz Universidad de Cantabria Universidad Carlos III de Madrid Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha Universidad Complutense de Madrid Universidad de Cantabria Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha Universidad de C?rdoba Universidad de Deusto Universidad de Extremadura Universidad de Granada Universidad de las Islas Baleares Universidad de Ja?n Universidad de La Coru?a Universidad de La Laguna Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria Universidad de Le?n Universidad de M?laga Universidad de Murcia Universidad de Navarra Universidad de Oviedo Universidad del Pa?s Vasco Universidad de Salamanca Universidad de Sevilla Universidad de Valladolid Universidad de Vigo Universidad de Zaragoza Universidad Nacional de Educaci?n a Distancia Universidad Polit?cnica de Madrid Universidad Pontificia de Comillas, Madrid Universidad P?blica de Navarra Universidade de Santiago de Compostela Universitat Aut?noma de Barcelona Universitat de Barcelona Universitat de Girona Universitat de Lleida Universitat de Valencia Universitat Jaume I de Castell?n Universitat Polit?cnica de Catalunya Universitat Polit?cnica de Valencia Universitat Pompeu Fabra Universitat Ram?n Llull Universitat Rovira i Virgili

Courtesy of The General Libraries, The University of Texas at Austin Spain Country Information Capital: Madrid Area: 505,990 km? Population: 40 million Ethnic groups: Castilians, Asturians, Andalusians, Catalans, Basques, Galicians Official language(s): Castilian Spanish, Catalan, Galician, and Basque Religion(s): Roman Catholic Currency: 1 euro = 100 cents Approximate Figures Education system Higher education is provided by both public and private institutions. Universities are divided into departamentos, facultades universitarias, escuelas tecnicas superiores, escuelas universitarias, institutos universitarios, and other centers, notably the colegios universitarios. The existing plans of study, are intermediate degrees (three years) and superior degrees (five years, six for medicine) which are being replaced by two different types of studies: the single cycle, runs for three years and is directly professional; and the three cycles in some cases, receiving diplomas which are professionally valid; the BA's (always with various specialties) and the doctorate (two years and a final thesis). In certain studies, the student will be able to pass from the short cycle to the bachelor's degree with a new major after a course of transition. In addition to the doctorate, in many faculties, such as medicine, there are areas for specialization and at present, there are many types of master's degrees for graduates in law and economics. The basic plans of study include required subjects grouped in courses that the students will have to follow consecutively and elective courses. The courses taken may be mainstream courses (at 30% of the total in the first cycle or 25% in the second), which are those that the University Councils declare obligatory; or electives, chosen freely by the student (at least 10% of the total).