Introduction

The bachelor's degree in Nursing provides students with a general qualification comprising scientific and personal training, and enables them to develop a critical, reflective and humanistic approach to the nursing profession.

The bachelor's degree in Nursing provides knowledge of both nursing science and the health, human and social sciences in order to meet the health needs and expectations of individuals, families, groups and communities. Students develop the skills needed to apply nursing care protocols and procedures. They likewise develop the ability to establish positive relationships with the people they interact with and to act based on ethical principles, with respect for the values and rights of the person, to ensure that people maintain their dignity in any situation. It enables the development of critical thinking skills and reflective practice, using scientific methodologies and evidence to make nursing care decisions. With placements at care centres, students have the opportunity to put the knowledge and skills acquired in the classroom to use and, at the same time, to explore the different care realities around us. Upon successful completion of the degree, students may either begin to work or go on to postgraduate studies.

Basic information

TypeBachelor's degrees
Faculty or schoolFaculty of Nursing
Branch of knowledge
  • Health Sciences
Mode of delivery

face-to-face

Credits240
Number of places available

Campus Clínic    135

Campus Bellvitge    395

Length of course4 academic years
Language(s) of instructionCatalan 80,8%, Spanish 18,7%, English 0,5%
Admission grade

Campus Clínic     12,000 (July 2023, start of process, via official entrance examinations/vocational training)

Campus Bellvitge     11,228 (July 2023, start of process, via official entrance examinations/vocational training)

Approximate price per credit18,46 €
Compulsory placementsYes
CoordinatorAMPARO DEL PINO GUTIERREZ
E-mailcapest-infermeria@ub.edu
Course detailsIndicators
Professional practiceYes
Profesión regulada--

nurse

SpecializationsYes

Objectives and competences

Objectives

What you will learn

The EHEA bachelor's degree in Nursing provides students with a general qualification comprising scientific and personal training, and enables them to develop a critical, reflective and humanistic approach to the nursing profession. Students will acquire the skills to identify and assess the health needs of individual patients, families and members of the local community, and the practical experience to attend to these.

In the task of developing personal potential, promoting health, preventing illness and providing treatment, nursing professionals need to work side by side with other health care personnel in the planning, organization, management and assessment of a variety of professional areas.

For this reason, the degree in Nursing aims to provide students with the following skills and competences:

- knowledge of nursing science and of health, human and social sciences so as to effectively attend to patients¿ needs and to the needs of families, social groups and the community at large;
- professional skills in the application of protocols and procedures for treatment;
- interpersonal skills in the development of positive relationships with patients, patients¿ families and other health care personnel;
- good practices and the ability to ground professional activity in ethical principles respecting individuals¿ values, rights and personal dignity;
- analytical skills and the ability to reflect and extrapolate, applying scientific methodology and findings to decision making in treatment and care.

Through the completion of placements in health care centres, the student will have the opportunity to put into practice the classroom learning and skills he or she has acquired and will also gain experience in different professional contexts. Finally, upon successful completion of the degree, students may either begin to work or go on to postgraduate studies.

Number of ECTS credits: 240
Branch of knowledge: Health Sciences
Faculty or school: Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences

Competences

Access and admission

Applicant profile and access requirements

Recommended applicant profile

What you will need

Language competence in Catalan, Spanish and another language, preferably English.
Basic knowledge of biology, chemistry, physics and mathematics.
IT skills.
The potential to further develop the following skills and attitudes:

  1. learner autonomy
  2. teamwork abilities
  3. analysis and summary skills
  4. leadership ability
  5. information retrieval skills
  6. time management skills
  7. personal motivation
  8. motivation to pursue in-service training
  9. ability in the reading of specialist literature
  10. interest in preventive healthcare and human health in general terms
  11. interest in group work and teamwork.
  12. the ability to adapt to changing working environments

 

Access requirements and conditions

Admission for students with studies completed outside Spain.

Applicants holding higher educational qualifications from a university outside Spain should consult the page Admission with foreign qualifications to find out about specific admission requirements.
 

Pre-enrolment

Students that have studied abroad and who wish to study at the University of Barcelona may be admitted to EHEA bachelor's degree courses. Procedures for gaining admission will depend on the qualifications held by each applicant.

For further information about admission, consult the page Admission with foreign qualifications.
 

Enrolment

As a general rule, at the UB you will be required to enrol online via the Món UB portal. To find out the date and time you have been assigned, check the specific information for your course. Remember that you can lose your place if you do not enrol on the day you have been assigned.

Academic information

 

 

Welcome

Support and guidance

Pre-enrolment information and events

 

Course curriculum

Subjects and course plans

Distribution of credits

Type ECTS
Basic training 60
Compulsory 84
Optional 6
Compulsory placements 84
Compulsory final project 6
TOTAL 240

List of subjects

Subject Language Type Credits
Clinical Nursing II Annual Compulsory 9
Community Nursing Annual Compulsory 9
Estades Clíniques II Practices 22
Estades Clíniques III Practices 20
Subject Language Type Credits
Aprenentatge Servei, Compromís i Transformació Social 1st semester Optional 6
Atenció Infermera en Situacions Crítiques en la Infància i Adolescència 1st semester Optional 3
Catalan Sign Language for the Healthcare Sector 1st semester Optional 3
Clinical Situations for Addressing Ethical Problems 1st semester Optional 3
Clinical Stays Ii Annual Practices 24
Complementary Therapies in Nursing Care: Foot Reflexology 1st semester Optional 3
Cross-disciplinary Intervention in Health Sciences 1st semester Optional 3
Diagnostic Imaging 1st semester Optional 3
Educació per a la Salut 1st semester Optional 3
From Science to the Table 1st semester Optional 3
Genomics and Personalized Medicine 1st semester Optional 3
Hospital placement II Annual Practices 24
Hospital placement III Annual Practices 18
Hospital placement I Annual Practices 12
Hospital placement III Annual Practices 18
Interculturality and Health: The Perspective of the Other 1st semester Optional 3
Intervencions Infermeres en la Cronicitat Infantil 1st semester Optional 3
Interventions in Sexuality 1st semester Optional 3
Medi Ambient i Salut 1st semester Optional 3
Microbiology for Nursing 1st semester Optional 3
Nursing Procedures in Palliative Care 1st semester Optional 3
Physical Activity, Sport and Health 1st semester Optional 3
Practicum 1st semester
2nd semester
Practices 30
Prevention and Treatment of Smoking Addiction 1st semester Optional 3
Support Networks in Health 1st semester Optional 3
Urgències i Emergències: Valoració Infermera i Assistència al Pacient 1st semester Optional 3
Vaccines in the Age of Globalization 1st semester Optional 3

Pathways and specializations

Nursing
Nursing (Clinic Campus)
Check the planning of the different pathways of the degree

Previous years

Placements

Placements are supervised by tutors and subject to assessment.They are therefore included in the academic record.  There is also an option to complete non-curricular placements of up to 500 hours, which can be extended to 900 hours. For both curricular and non-curricular placements, an educational cooperation agreement is signed between the UB and the company, institution or other organization at which the placement will be carried out.
 

Institutional information

 

Career opportunities

What can you work on ?

State-regulated nursing.

Access to the labour market

Data from the university system in Catalonia

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