YOUR WAY, OUR GOALmake things happen!

international agreements750

bachelor's degrees48 MASTER'S

DEGREES72faculties and technical schools 25CAMPUSES2

INTERNATIONAL CAMPUS OF EXCELLENCE IN LIFE SCIENCES AND MARINE SCIENCES

UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA

30,000 STUDENTS

3,000 international students

PhD programmes74 libraries21

DEGREES

Lugo

Pontevedra

Ourense

A CorUna

Costa da

morte

Mariña Lucense

Rías Ba

ixas

Ribeira Sacra

Galicia

Spain

spain

santiago de compostela

Galicia location map,

Europe

Galicia l

ocation map,

Spain

Lugo

Pontevedra

Ourense

A CorUna

Costa da

morte

Mariña Lucense

Rías Ba

ixas

Ribeira Sacra

Galicia

Spain

spain

santiago de compostela

Galicia location map,

Europe

Galicia l

ocation map,

Spain

The two campuses of the University of Santiago de Compostela are respectively located in Santiago de Compostela, Galicia’s capital city, and Lugo, a city 90 km north-west from Santiago.

Inner yard at Fonseca College

Old town

Streets in Santiago

Pavement cafes

View from Bonaval Park

Santiago de Compostela is a small university town in north-western Spain, 35 km off the Atlantic coast. It is right in the green heart of Spain.

Santiago is internationally known as the destination of the Way of Saint James. The Way of Saint James (or route of Santiago) is a cultural, humane, religious and touristic route, whose origins go back more than one millennium ago, and every year it attracts thousands of pilgrims from all over the world. They travel hundreds of kilometres through north-western Spain, on foot or by bike, from France or Portugal, turning Santiago into a cosmopolitan city.

This is why Santiago de Compostela has always been the cultural and spiritual capital city of the Northwest, matching the other big capital cities in Central and Eastern Spain. It is an open, welcoming city, green (with 2.2 km2 of parks) and sustainable, whose old town is listed by the UNESCO as a world heritage site; and it boasts one of the highest levels of public safety in Europe.

Santiago de Compostela

and its university

Inner yard at Fonseca College

Old town

Streets in Santiago

Pavement cafes

View from Bonaval Park

The University of Santiago, founded back in 1495 – and, therefore, one of the oldest in the world – is one of the most important universities in Spain. As compared to other Spanish universities, it features an added advantage, for it is located in a small city that grew both around it and around the Way. It is a city where everything is within walking distance. And, surely enough, it is the Spanish city with the best university life, with an extensive cultural offer and a great variety of day and night entertainment venues.

reasonsto choose the

University of Santiago de Compostela

Reason 1: It is one of the best universities in Spain, from all points of view (according to all rankings) Reason 2:

It has an international character and attracts foreign students and researchers (3,000 every year)

Reason 4: It offers a wide range of first-rate bachelor’s and master’s degrees, as well as PhD programmes.

Reason 3: It is a comprehensive university that stands out in the areas of Health Sciences (Campus of International Excellence), Humanities, Nature Sciences, Social Sciences and Engineering

Reason 5: It features modern scientific facilities in all fields of study that make it possible to offer excellent research training

Reason 7: It features high quality of life and a high level of public security: Santiago is one of the cities with the lowest crime rates in Europe

Reason 10: It is the only university in the world to be part of three UNESCO’s world heritage sites: the city of Santiago, the Roman Walls of Lugo and the Way of Saint James

Reason 6: It is a UniverCity model: A university town with an integrated campus. Every corner of the city and all university premises can be reached in less than 15 minutes, as everything is within walking distance

Reason 9: In spite of being at the far end of Europe, it is well-connected with the rest of the world (international airport and high-speed train)

Reason 8: It offers multiple services to the university community and promotes research: 2nd Spanish university in terms of library seats per student, 4th in terms of rooms at the Halls of Residence, sports premises, cultural premises…

YOUR WAY, OUR GOALmake things happen!

Students posing with Fonseca

campus vida

Students at the Faculty of Geography and History

Concepción Arenal University Library

Aerial view of Santiago’s old town

Reason 11: In Santiago you will learn Spanish language and culture in one of the best schools in Spain, following a full-immersion programme. Besides, in Santiago you may also learn Galician, a language that resembles Portuguese that will give you access to Portuguese-speaking countries

And if you come from a country in which neither Spanish nor Portuguese are spoken, here is one more reason for you to come:

Students posing with Fonseca

campus vida

Students at the Faculty of Geography and History

Concepción Arenal University Library

Aerial view of Santiago’s old town

Bachelor’s degrees

Unless otherwise stated, all bachelor’s

degrees are worth 240 ECTS. “Lugo”

indicates that the degree is taught in

the campus of Lugo.

Health Sciences

Nursing (Santiago & Lugo) Pharmacy (300 ECTS)Medicine (360 ECTS)Human Nutrition and Dietetics (Lugo)Dentistry (300 ECTS)Optics and OptometryPsychologyVeterinary Medicine (Lugo, 300 ECTS)

Humanities

Sciences of Culture and Cultural Dissemination (Lugo)Classical PhilologySpanish Language and Literature (Santiago & Lugo)Galician Language and LiteratureEnglish Language and LiteratureModern Languages and LiteraturesPhilosophyHistory History of Art

Experimental Sciences

Biology Physics Mathematics Chemistry

Social and Legal Sciences

Business Administration and Management (Santiago & Lugo) EconomyPolitical Science and Public AdministrationAudiovisual Communication JournalismLawSocial EducationSocial WorkInfant Education (Santiago & Lugo)Primary Education (Santiago & Lugo)PedagogyLabour Relations and Human Resources (Santiago & Lugo) Geography and Land Use

Engineering

Agricultural Engineering and Rural Environment (Lugo)Civil Engineering (Lugo)Agro-food Industries Engineering (Lugo)Industrial Chemical Engineering (Lugo)Geomatics and Topography Engineering (Lugo)Forestry Engineering and Natural Environment (Lugo)Computer Engineering Chemical Engineering

Master’s DegreesUnless otherwise stated, all master’s

degrees are worth 60 ECTS.

“Lugo” indicates that the degree is

taught in the campus of Lugo.

Health Sciences

Medical Assistance, Management and Care (management / clinical speciality)Gerontology (90 ECTS)Public Health Genetic, Nutritional and Environmental Conditionings of Growth and DevelopmentResearch in Vision ScienceDental SciencesBiomedical Research Medical Drug Research and DevelopmentNeuroscience Occupational Risk Prevention and Environmental HealthGeneral Healthcare Psychology Basic and Applied Research in Veterinary Science Research in Veterinary Medicine and Healthcare

Experimental Sciences

Aquaculture (90 ECTS)Biodiversity and Preservation of the Natural EnvironmentMarine Biology (90 ECTS)Environment and Natural Resources Biotechnology (120 ECTS)Innovation in Food Safety and Technology Science and Technology of Colloids and Interfaces Materials Science and Technology Renewable Energies and Sustainable Energy (90 ECTS)Nuclear and Particle Physics and its Technological and Medical Applications Fotonics and Laser Technologies Mathematics Statistical Techniques (90 ECTS) Advanced Chemistry Theoretical Chemistry and Computational Modelling (120 ECTS)

Social and Legal Sciences

Communication and Creative Industries Economic Development and Innovation Economy: Industrial Organization and Financial MarketsUrban Tourism and Management of Tourism Companies Regional Development and Economic Integration (90 ECTS)Business Administration (Santiago & Lugo) Management of Educational Activities in Nature (Lugo)Education, Gender and Equality (120 ECTS)Education ProcessesResearch in Didactics of Experimental Sciences and Mathe-matics Barrister (Santiago & Lugo, 90 ECTS)Solicitor (90 ECTS)International Studies International and European Community TaxationAdministrative Law Research in Education, Cultural Diversity and Community Development Land Use Planning and Management Work and Organizational Psychology, Law and Forensic Psychology and Social Intervention Advanced Studies on Language and Communication and their Pathologies Labour Management and Administration Marketing, Consultancy and Political Communication Public Management (120 ECTS)Youth and Society

Master’s Degrees

Engineering

High Performance ComputingInformation Technologies (90 ECTS)Environmental Engineering (90 ECTS)Chemical and bioprocess engineering (90 ECTS) Industrial Mathematics (90 ECTS) Industrial Engineering (Lugo, 90 ECTS)Forest Engineering (Lugo, 100 ECTS)Agronomic Engineering (Lugo, 100 ECTS)Project Management (Lugo)Sustainable Land and Territory Management (Lugo)Landscape Architecture (Lugo)

Humanities

Literary and Culture Studies (Theoretical and Compared) Advanced English Studies Studies on European Middle Ages: Images, Texts and ContextsApplied Linguistics Cultural Services (Lugo)Philosophy: current issuesLogic and Philosophy of ScienceArchaeology and Sciences of Antiquity Contemporary History Management of Artistic and Architectonic Heritage, Museums and the Art Market

Take a look at our USC-specific master’s degrees at:

www.usc.es/es/centros/cptf/posgrao/index.html

Academic Calendar

Admission to undergraduate programmes

Prices

Admission to master’s programmes

Services

Registration

First term: September _ December January exams

Second term: February _ May May _ June exams

From mid-June to the beginning of July for: University graduates Students from non-EU countries having passed the university admission tests in Spain in previous years and students applying for the validation of their secondary school diploma.

Undergraduate programmes€70 / ECTS credit€4 200 per academic year of 60 ECTS

Registration fees: 300 €Minimum fee: 24 ECTS per term

Master programmes€110 / ECTS credit€6 600 per academic year of 60 ECTS

For more info, visit: www.usc.es/oiu

Patex Programme for international students: study.abroad@usc.es

For more info, visit:www.usc.es/studyinsantiago

Deadline for pre-admission application: 1st of March; the application must be emailed to study.abroad@usc.es The admission will be decided by the Academic Committee of each master’s programme.

Support during admission and registration processesPre-admission letter to be included in the application for the student visaSupport during the accommodation search process (on and off campus) Support with language-course search (Spanish)International students’ tutors

YOUR WAY, OUR GOALmake things happen!

VICERRECTORÍA DE RELACIONES EXTERIORESE INTERNACIONALIZACIÓN

Colegio de San XeromePraza do Obradoiro s/n15782 Santiago de CompostelaTel. +34 881 811 008Fax. +34 881 811 204

Find out 10 reasons to choose the USC...www.usc.es/studyinsantiago