Bachelor's Degree in Social Education

⁽¹⁾ Ord: ordinary call, Ext: extraordinary call. Cut-off mark for the 2026/2027 academic year
⁽²⁾ Tuition fees for the ECTS credits of the first year. Other fees not included
⁽³⁾ Discount equivalent to 99% of the tuition fees for first-time enrolment, under a decree of the Xunta de Galicia

Description

The main purpose of this degree is to train professionals capable of creating educational settings and mediating actions that allow the people they work with to join the various social networks, and to promote them culturally and socially through socio-educational actions, both preventive and interventional. It will give students the training and tools needed to carry out the activities listed professionally.

Applicant profile

• A marked social awareness: interest in working with groups of people
• Concern for the problems faced by different social groups
• Ability to solve problems and make decisions
• Empathy
• Interest in the humanities and social field
• Critical sense and capacity for analysis
• Respect for people
• Creativity and initiative to propose alternative solutions together with the people concerned
• Basic social skills for study and teamwork
• Experience in social volunteering activities
• Previous training in the humanities and social fields is recommended, including higher vocational training in sociocultural animation and social integration
• Work experience in the social field is advisable

Access and admission

• Baccalaureate with the university entrance exam (PAU) passed
• Higher vocational training qualifications
• Entrance exam for people over 25 or over 45
• Previous university degree

Career opportunities

• Non-formal education: running extracurricular activities, education for leisure and free time, civic education, environmental education and interpretation, health education
• Adult education: literacy teaching, lifelong education, education for older people, occupational training, continuing training, preparation for retirement
• Social and employment support: social and labour-market integration, employment information and guidance, preparation for retirement, continuing training plans, job training and guidance
• Sociocultural animation: social and cultural tourism, youth tourism, street education, promotion of associations and social participation, youth information and engagement, cultural management, community development.
• Socio-educational action: community care, study of new technologies and their educational application, specialised education, family education, socio-educational intervention, primary care social services, prison services, family planning and information services, social engagement and awareness-raising
• Social integration: prevention and treatment of drug addiction, prevention and intervention with groups at risk of social exclusion, protection and guardianship of minors; social protection and assistance services, juvenile justice services, prevention of and intervention in gender-based violence.

All these activities can be carried out in centres such as:

• Care homes for older people
• Worker cooperatives
• Leisure centres
• Training departments
• Socio-educational services
• Service companies
• NGOs and foundations
• Associations (neighbourhood, cultural, youth...)