Program Overview

University of Alicante Programs

The University of Alicante offers a wide range of undergraduate and graduate programs across various fields, including Arts & Humanities, Sciences, Health Sciences, Social Sciences & Law Studies, and Engineering & Architecture.

Undergraduate Degrees

• Arts & Humanities:
  • Spanish: Language and Literature
  • Arabic & Islamic Studies
  • French Studies
  • English Studies
  • Catalan Studies
  • History
  • Humanities
  • Translation and Interpreting
  • Translation and Interpreting (German)
  • Translation and Interpreting (English)
  • Translation and Interpreting (French)
• Sciences:
  • Biology
  • Marine Studies
  • Physics
  • Geology
  • Mathematics
  • Chemistry
  • Physics + Mathematics (FISMAT)
• Health Sciences:
  • Nursing
  • Medicine
  • Human Nutrition & Dietetics
  • Optics and Optometry
  • Speech therapy
• Social Sciences & Law Studies:
  • Business Administration (ADE)
  • Physical Activity and Sports Sciences
  • Criminology
  • Law
  • Law + Business Administration (DADE)
  • Law + Criminology (DECRIM)
  • Law + International Relations (DERRII)
  • Economics
  • Gastronomy and Culinary arts
  • Geography and Land Use Planning
  • Public Management & Administration
  • Computer Engineering + ADE (I2ADE)
  • Pre-school Education Speciality
  • Primary Education Speciality
  • Marketing
  • Publicity and Public Relations
  • International Relations
  • Labour Relations and Human Resources
  • Labour Relations and Human Resources (Elda)
  • Sociology
  • Social Work
  • Tourism
  • Tourism + Business Administration (TADE)
• Engineering & Architecture:
  • Architecture
  • Architectural Technology
  • Fundamentals of Architecture
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Artificial Intelligence Engineering
  • Sound and Image in Telecommunication Engineering
  • Civil Engineering
  • Computer Engineering
  • Computer Engineering + ADE (I2ADE)
  • Multimedia Engineering
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Robotic Engineering
  • Aerospace engineering

Master's Degrees

• Arts & Humanities:
  • Professional Archaeology and Heritage Comprehensive Management
  • Local Development and Territorial Innovation
  • Teaching of Spanish and English as Second Languages (L2) or Foreign Languages (FL)
  • Literary Studies
  • Advanced English Studies
  • History of Science and Scientific Communication
  • History of Contemporary Europe: identities and integration
  • History of the Mediterranean World and its Regions. From Pre-history to the Middle Ages
  • History and Identities in the Western Mediterranean (15th-19th C.)
  • English and Spanish for Specific Purposes
  • Planning and Management of Natural Disasters
  • Institutional Translation
• Sciences:
  • Analysis and Management of Mediterranean Ecosystems
  • Biomedicine
  • Biotechnology for Health and Sustainability
  • Calculus and Scientific Modeling
  • Materials Science
  • Conservation of Biodiversity and restoration of the Marine and Land Environment
  • Electrochemistry. Science & Technology
  • Sustainable Fisheries Management
  • Sustainable Management and Water Technologies
  • Management and Restoration of Natural Environment
  • Nanoscience and Molecular Nanotechnology
  • Advanced Materials
  • Applied Palaeontology
  • Sustainable and Environmental Chemistry
  • Medical Chemistry
• Health Sciences:
  • Emergencies and Disasters
  • Active Ageing and Health
  • Research in Health Sciences
  • Nutrition and feeding
  • Optometry Advanced Visual and Visual Health
  • Public Health
• Social Sciences & Law Studies:
  • Legal Practice
  • Legal Practice and Legal Representation
  • Business Administration
  • Digital communication
  • Communication and Creative Industries
  • Cooperation to Development
  • Law on Environmental Sustainability
  • Tort Law
  • Tourism Planning and Management
  • Applied Economics
  • Economics with Data Science
  • Quantitative Economics
  • Administrative Management
  • Social Innovation and Dynamics of change
  • Criminal Investigation and Forensic Science
  • Educational Research
  • Teacher Training in Compulsory and Upper Secondary Compulsory Education, Vocational Studies and Languages
  • Penal Law System
  • Social Work in the Health Field
  • Cultural Tourism
  • Prevention of Gender Violence and Intervention from an Interdisciplinary Approach
  • Contemporary Political, Economic and Social Studies of Latin America
• Engineering & Architecture:
  • Architecture
  • Automation and Robotics
  • Cybersecurity
  • Data science
  • Applications Development and Web Services
  • Software Development for Mobile Devices
  • Building Management
  • Civil Engineering
  • Materials, Water and Soil Engineering
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Telecommunication Engineering
  • Geological Engineering
  • Computer Engineering
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Occupational Hazard Prevention
  • New Technologies and Energy Efficiency in Buildings

Doctoral Degrees

The University offers various doctoral programs, including:

• Historical and Social Studies on Science, Medicine and Scientific Communication (Joint PhD)
• Interdisciplinary Gender Studies (Joint Programme)
• Philosophy (Joint Programme)
• Philosophy and Arts
• Physics Applied to Sciences and Technology
• Humanities and Social Studies of Latin America
• Computer Engineering
• PhD in Materials, Structures and Geotechnical Engineering: Sustainable Construction
• Chemical Engineering
• Educational Research
• Mathematical Methods and Modelling for Sciences and Engineering
• Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (Joint Programme)
• Organic Synthesis
• Traductology, Professional and Audio Visual Translation (Joint Programme)
• Intercultural and Historic Transferences in Medieval Mediterranean Europe
• Tourism (Joint Programme)

Research Lines

The research lines for the Historical and Social Studies on Science, Medicine and Scientific Communication (Joint PhD) include:

1. Historical and social studies on science, medicine and technology
2. Scientific and medical museology, material heritage of science and medicine
3. Scientific communication, circulation of knowledge and scientific and medical journalism
4. Documental analysis and scientific, medical and technological social networks

Research Staff

The research staff for the University of Alicante includes:

• Bernabeu Mestre, Josep
• Galiana Sánchez, María Eugenia
• García Belmar, Antonio
• Tormo Santamaría, María

Governance and Organisation

The University of Alicante is governed by various bodies, including the Office of the President, the Office of the Comptroller, and the University Senate. The organisation is divided into faculties, departments, research institutes, and services, including the Faculty of Economic and Business Sciences, the Faculty of Science, and the University Library.