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. These are the aims behind the Bachelor's Degree in Nursing taught on the three campuses of the Universidade de Vigo.

Applicant profile

It is recommended that students wishing to take this degree have the following characteristics: a helpful attitude towards people, responsibility, balance, personal maturity, good health, ability to work in a team, capacity for analysis, synthesis and leadership, knowledge of biology, statistics, physics and chemistry, ability to read and write in English, and the ability to search bibliographic sources.

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, nurseries, 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…