Universities in Spain

Spain is a country located in Southwestern Europe bordering the Bay of Biscay and the Mediterranean Sea. Its climate is temperate with clear hot summers and cloudy cold winters. It is a Parliamentary Monarchy and a member of the EU. Its monetary unit is the Euro. Spain’s mixed capitalist economy supports a per capita GDP, which is, on an average, 80% of that of the leading western European economies. 

 

In the universities of Spain students can pursue a five-year or a six-year course of study in the liberal and professional programs. Although, the degrees offered by the escuelas is of a lower status than those given in the more traditional academic programs. Spain's universities have shown a rapid growth. University courses in Spain are structured in cycles. 

 

First cycle courses: These are 3-year terminal studies. When the first cycle finishes, students obtain a certificate which help students to study in the second cycle. Its duration is for 4 or 5 years. Passing in it gives the right to obtaining an academic degree (Licenciatura), architecture or engineering qualification.