Bachelor's Degree in Nursing

⁽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 practice of the nursing profession helps to promote, protect and improve the health, safety and well-being of the population, to prevent diseases and their consequences, and to support the sustainability of the health system.

Applicant profile

This degree is aimed at people interested in the general care of people, who have the abilities to work in healthcare, and who are interested in health promotion and disease prevention and in health information and education.

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

• Healthcare: maintenance, promotion and restoration of health, prevention of illness and accidents, care, rehabilitation, primary care centres, psychiatric centres, care and attention for patients, vaccination campaigns, therapeutic dietetics, technical staff in different specialities (obstetrics, paediatrics, geriatrics, psychiatry...)
• Out-of-hospital nursing: social and health care centres, schools, geriatric centres, day centres, support centres for critical processes, spas, nursery schools, development cooperation
• Sports medicine: sports centres, sports clubs
• Health education: health education in schools, care for mothers during childbirth and the postnatal period, health promotion campaigns, health guidance
• Management and administration: management of health resources, management of health services
• Occupational health: company nursing, mutual insurance societies...