Program Overview

University of Alicante Programs

The University of Alicante offers a wide range of academic programs, including undergraduate degrees, master's degrees, and doctoral degrees.

Undergraduate Degrees

The university provides over 40 undergraduate degrees in various fields, including:

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

Master's Degrees

The university offers over 50 official master's degrees in various fields, including:

• Arts & Humanities
  • History of Contemporary Europe: identities and integration
  • Advanced English Studies
  • English and Spanish for Specific Purposes
  • History and Identities in the Western Mediterranean (15th-19th C.)
  • History of Science and Scientific Communication
  • Histoy of the Mediterranean World and its Regions. From Pre-history to he Middle Ages
  • Institutional Translation
  • Literary Studies
  • Local Development and Territorial Innovation
  • Planning and Management of Natural Disasters
  • Professional Archaeology and Heritage Comprehensive Management
  • Teaching of Spanish and English as Second Languages (L2) or Foreign Languages (FL)
• Sciences
  • Advanced Materials (start academic year)
  • Analysis and Management of Mediterranean Ecosystems (admission is closed for academic year) (admission is closed from academic year)
  • Applied Palaeontology
  • Biomedicine
  • Biotechnology for Health and Sustainability
  • Calculus and Scientific Modeling
  • Conservacion of Biodiversity and restoration of the Marine and Land Environment
  • Electrochemistry. Science & Technology
  • Management and Restoration of Natural Environment (admission is closed for academic year) (admission is closed from academic year)
  • Materials Science
  • Medical Chemistry
  • Nanoscience and Molecular Nanotechnology
  • Sustainable and Environmental Chemistry
  • Sustainable Fisheries Management
  • Sustainable Management and Water Technologies
• Health Sciences
  • Active Ageing and Health
  • Emergencies and Disasters
  • Nutrition and feeding
  • Optometry Advanced Visual and Visual Health
  • Public Health
  • Research in Health Sciences
• Social Sciences & Law Studies
  • Administrative Management
  • Applied Economics
  • Business Administration
  • Communication and Creative Industries
  • Contemporary Political, Economic and Social Studies of Latin America (Start of academic year)
  • Cooperation to Development
  • Criminal Investigation and Forensic Science
  • Cultural Tourism
  • Digital comunication
  • Economics with Data Science (start academic year)
  • Educational Research
  • Law on Environmental Sustainability
  • Legal Practice (in the process of being phased out)
  • Legal Practice and Legal Representation
  • Penal Law System
  • Prevention of Gender Violence and Intervention from an Interdisciplinary Approach
  • Quantitative Economics (does not accept new admissions for the academic year)
  • Social Innovation and Dynamics of change
  • Social Work in the Health Field
  • Teacher Training in Compulsory and Upper Secondary Compulsory Education, Vocational Studies and Languages
  • Tort Law
  • Tourism Planning and Management
• Engineering & Architecture
  • Applications Development and Web Services
  • Architecture
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Automation and Robotics
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Building Management (admission is closed for academic year) (doesn't let new entries; Extinction Decree 193/2019 of September 13, 2019)
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Civil Engineering
  • Computer Engineering
  • Cybersecurity
  • Data science
  • Geological Engineering
  • Materials, Water and Soil Engineering (admission is closed for academic year) (doesn't let new entries; Extinction Decree 193/2019 of September 13, 2019)
  • New Technologies and Energy Efficiency in Buildings
  • Occupational Hazard Prevention
  • Software Development for Mobile Devices
  • Telecommunication Engineering

Doctoral Degrees

The university offers various doctoral degrees in different fields, including:

• Biodiversity and Preservation
• Business, Economy and Society
• Chemical Engineering
• Computer Engineering
• Didactic of the Experimental Sciences
• Economics
• Economics (Joint Programme)
• Ecosystem Preservation and Restoration
• Educational Research
• Educational Technology for Knowledge
• Electrochemistry, Sciences and Technology (Joint Programme)
• Experimental and Applied Biology
• Experimental and Bio-Health Sciences (no new admissions starting from the 202526 academic year)
• Health Sciences
• Historical and Social Studies on Science, Medicine and Scientific Communication (Joint Programme)
• Humanities and Social Studies of Latin America
• Intercultural and Historic Transferences in Medieval Mediterranean Europe
• Interdisciplinary Gender Studies (Joint Programme)
• Law
• Marine Sciences and Applied Biology
• Materials Science
• Mathematical Methods and Modelling for Sciences and Engineering
• Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (Joint Programme)
• Organic Synthesis
• PhD in Materials, Structures and Geotechnical Engineering: Sustainable Construction
• Philosophy (Joint Programme)
• Philosophy and Arts
• Physical Activity and Sports Sciences
• Physics Applied to Sciences and Technology
• Sciences (starting in the 202526 academic year)
• Tourism (Joint Programme)
• Traductology, Professional and Audio Visual Translation (Joint Programme)
• Water and Sustainable Development

Governance

The University of Alicante has a governance structure that includes:

• Administration & Council
• University bodies
• Office of the President
• Office of the Comptroller
• Office of the Registrar
• Office of the Vice President for Research
• Office of the Vice President for Academic and Faculty Affairs
• Office of the Vice President for Infrastructures, Sustainability and Workplace Safety
• Office of the Vice President for Economic and Strategic Planning
• Office of the Vice President for International Relations and Development Cooperation
• Office of the Vice President for Students and Employment
• Office of the Vice President for Studies and Quality
• Office of the Vice President for Knowledge Transfer, Entrepreneurship and Dissemination
• Office of Continuous Education and Languages
• Office of the Vice President for Culture, Sports and Extracurricular Activities
• Office of the Vice President for Digital Transformation
• Office of the Vice President for Equality, Inclusion and Corporate Social Responsibility
• Institutional Relations and Project Management Office
• Data Protection Officer
• Social Advisory Board
• University Senate
• Governing Council
• University Ombudsperson
• Electoral Board
• General Inspection of Services
• Student Council
• Centres, Departments and Research Institutes

Organisation

The University of Alicante is organised into:

• Faculties and centres
  • Faculty of Economic and Business Sciences
  • Faculty of Science
  • Faculty of Health Sciences
  • Faculty of Law
  • Faculty of Education
  • Faculty of Arts
  • Polytechnic School
  • International Doctoral School
  • Permanent Education Centre
• Other centres
  • Virtual Library Miguel de Cervantes
  • Mario Benedetti Centre for Ibero-American Studies
  • Mediterranean Gastronomy Center
  • Elda Affiliated School of Labour Relations
  • Institute of Education Sciences
  • Adult Learning Centre
  • Valencian Institute of Economic Research
• Departments
  • Analytical Chemistry, Nutrition and Food Sciences
  • Applied
  • Applied Economic Analysis
  • Applied Economics and Economic Policy
  • Applied Mathematics and Aerospace Engineering
  • Architectural Constructions
  • Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and Soil and Agricultural Chemistry
  • Biotechnology
  • Building Sciences and Urbanism
  • Business Organization
  • Catalan Studies
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Civil Engineering
  • Civil Law
  • Commercial Law and Procedural Law
  • Communication & Social Psychology
  • Community Nursing, Preventive Medicine & Public Health and History of Science
  • Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence
  • Computer Science and Technology
  • Contemporary Humanities
  • Development Psychology and Teaching
  • Ecology
  • Economic Analysis
  • English Studies
  • Environment and Earth Sciences
  • Environmental Sciences and Natural Resources
  • Finance and Accounting
  • General and Specific Didactics
  • Graphic Expression, Design and Projects
  • Health Psychology
  • Historical and Legal Sciences
  • Human Geography
  • Innovation and Teaching Methods
  • Inorganic Chemistry
  • Marine Sciences & Applied Biology
  • Marketing
  • Mathematics
  • Medieval History, Modern History, and Historiographic Sciences and Techniques
  • Modern Languages Studies
  • Nursing
  • Optics, Pharmacology and Anatomy
  • Organic Chemistry
  • Philosophy of Law and Private International Law
  • Physical Chemistry
  • Physics, Systems Engineering and Sign Theory
  • Physiology, Genetics and Microbiology
  • Prehistory, Archaeology, Greek and Latin Studies
  • Public International Law and Penal Law
  • Regional Geographic Analysis and Physical Geography
  • Social Work and Social Services
  • Sociology I
  • Sociology II
  • Software and Computing Systems
  • Spanish Studies, General Linguistics and Literature Theory
  • State Legal Studies
  • Tax Law and Economics
  • Translation & Interpreting
  • Work Law and Social Security
• Research Institutes
  • "Ramón Margalef" Multidisciplinary Institute for Environmental Research (IMEM)
  • Inter-university Institute for Applied Modern Languages
  • Inter-university Institute for Social Development and World Peace
  • Inter-university Institute of Geography
  • Inter-university Institute of International Economics
  • Inter-university Institute of Valencian Studies
  • University Institute for Biodiversity (CIBIO)
  • University Institute for Chemical Processes
  • University Institute for Computing Research
  • University Institute for Electrochemistry
  • University Institute for Gender Studies
  • University Institute for Organic Synthesis
  • University Institute for Socials Studis of Latin America
  • University Institute for Tourism Research
  • University Institute of Materials
  • University Institute of Physics Applied to Sciences and Technologies
  • University Institute of Research in Archaeology and Heritage (INAPH)
  • University Institute of Water and Environmental Sciences
• Services and administrative units
  • Academic Management
  • Accounting
  • Archives & Records Service
  • Computer Service
  • Corporate Image and Graphic Communication
  • Culture
  • EcoCampus Office for Environmental Management
  • Economic Management
  • Human Resources
  • Information Service
  • Institutional Project Management Service - OGPI
  • Protocol Office
  • Public Procurement
  • Reception Offices
  • Research Management Service
  • Security
  • Sports
  • Students Service
  • UA Printing Office
  • University Library
  • Administrative Staff Recruitment
  • Communication Unit
  • Digital Accessibility Office
  • Digitization Office
  • Diversity Unit
  • Employment Promotion and Social Inclusion Service
  • Gender Equality Unit
  • Geographic Information System of the University of Alicante
  • Health Promotion and Prevention
  • Heritage and Inventory Unit
  • Infraestructures & External Services
  • Institutional Chairs and Agreements Unit
  • International Relations
  • Languages
  • Legal Service
  • Publications Service
  • Quality Standards
  • Research Technical Services
  • Service for Technology Transfer - OTRI
• General Services
  • Advanced Language Centre
  • Alicante Science Park
  • Banking Offices
  • Catering Service
  • General Foundation of the UA
  • Image Workshop
  • Reprography and Bookbinding
  • Save car
  • Shopping Centre
  • Trade Unions

ua:emprende

ua:emprende is the University of Alicante's institutional program for entrepreneurship, dedicated to promoting the culture of entrepreneurship and supporting the development of innovative business ideas.

Dinamización

ua:emprende promotes the culture of entrepreneurship and innovation through various activities and events.

Ideación

The program generates and develops initial business ideas through workshops, seminars, and other activities.

Maduración

ua:emprende validates business ideas and models through mentorship, coaching, and other support services.

Premios y +

The program provides information and announcements about awards, competitions, and other opportunities for entrepreneurs.

Quiénes somos

ua:emprende is a program of the University of Alicante, aimed at promoting entrepreneurship and innovation among students, faculty, and staff.

Actualidad

The program publishes news, announcements, and updates about its activities, events, and achievements.

• PREMIOS SANTANDER X ESPAŃA 2026: The program announces the opening of the call for the Premios Santander X Espańa 2026, which recognizes and promotes university entrepreneurship.
• PREMIO A LA INNOVACIÓN Y EL EMPRENDIMIENTO: The program announces the call for the Premio a la Innovación y el Emprendimiento, which awards 2,000 and mentorship to the winners.
• BOOTCAMP DE EMPRENDIMIENTO FEMENINO - GREEN & DIGITAL: The program announces the Bootcamp de Emprendimiento Femenino Green & Digital, a 1.5-day event to design and validate sustainable business ideas.
• PROYECTO BIKE-HEI: The program announces the Proyecto BIKE-HEI, which aims to promote innovative and knowledge-based entrepreneurship, applying artificial intelligence in areas such as environmental protection, climate action, and green economy.
• PREMIOS UA:EMPRENDE A TRABAJOS FIN DE GRADO, FIN DE MÁSTER Y TESIS DOCTORALES 2024: The program announces the winners of the Premios UA:emprende a Trabajos Fin de Grado, Fin de Máster y Tesis Doctorales 2024.
• V Convocatoria Programa Lean CT: The program announces the fifth edition of the ua:emprende Lean CT program, a market validation and business model development program based on the Lean Launchpad methodology.