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. The programs are categorized into several fields, including Arts & Humanities, Sciences, Health Sciences, Social Sciences & Law Studies, and Engineering & Architecture.

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

The University of Alicante also offers a variety of master's degrees in different fields, including:

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 of Alicante offers various doctoral degrees in different fields, including:

• PhD in Materials, Structures and Geotechnical Engineering: Sustainable Construction
• PhD in Chemical Engineering
• PhD in Educational Research
• PhD in Mathematical Methods and Modelling for Sciences and Engineering
• PhD in Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
• PhD in Organic Synthesis
• PhD in Traductology, Professional and Audio Visual Translation
• PhD in Intercultural and Historic Transferences in Medieval Mediterranean Europe
• PhD in Tourism

Research Areas

The university has numerous research institutes and groups, focusing on areas such as:

• Applied Modern Languages
• Valencian Studies
• Geography
• International Economics
• Social Development and World Peace
• Environmental Research
• Electrochemistry
• Gender Studies
• Physics Applied to Sciences and Technologies
• Chemical Processes
• Biodiversity
• Archaeology and Heritage
• Computing Research
• Tourism Research
• Materials

Faculties and Centres

The University of Alicante is composed of several faculties and centres, including:

• 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

Services and Administrative Units

The university provides various services and administrative units, such as:

• University Library
• Reception Offices
• Corporate Image and Graphic Communication
• Protocol Office
• UA Printing Office
• EcoCampus Office for Environmental Management
• Security
• Students Service
• Archives & Records Service
• Accounting
• Public Procurement
• Culture
• Sports
• Academic Management
• Research Management Service
• Human Resources
• Institutional Project Management Service - OGPI
• Economic Management
• Information Service
• Computer Service

General Services

The university also offers general services, including:

• Save car
• Catering Service
• Shopping Centre
• Advanced Language Centre
• Reprography and Bookbinding
• Banking Offices
• Trade Unions
• Image Workshop
• Alicante Science Park
• General Foundation of the UA