Interested in studying nursing at one of Spain s most attractive historical towns? Then the Faculty of Nursing at Cuenca is your place!

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1 INTERNATIONAL ESTUDENT FACULTY OF NURSING OF CUENCA Interested in studying nursing at one of Spain s most attractive historical towns? Then the Faculty of Nursing at Cuenca is your place! The University of Castile-La Mancha (UCLM) is a dynamic regional university right in the heart of Spain that is always open to visiting students and professors, who are never foreign to us. UCLM has four campuses (Albacete, Ciudad Real, Cuenca and Toledo). It is at the Cuenca Campus where our 4-year undergraduate degree in nursing is offered. Cuenca, declared World Heritage Site by the UNESCO, has 55,000 inhabitants and is placed midway between Spain s capital, Madrid, and the Mediterranean port-city of Valencia. Cuenca is less than 1 hour away from both cities by high-speed railway. Cuenca s citizens enjoy classical music and contemporary art, with artistic and cultural activities running all throughout the year. The city is surrounded by impressive natural landscapes, ideal for those who like walking in the woods or practicing adventure sports.

2 PROGRAMME STRUCTURE Degree: Degree in nursing Centre: Faculty of Nursing of Cuenca Course load: 240 ECTS credits Our Nursing degree is taught primarily in Spanish, although our faculty includes English and French-speaking professors who can assist you at any moment. First Year Human Anatomy Psychology Biochemical Fundamental of Nursing I Introduction to Public Health Statistics for Health Sciences Human Physiology Nutrition and Dietetics Fundamental of Nursing II Second Year Pharmacology Medical-Surgical Nursing I Maternal Nursing Clinical Placement I Clinical Placement II Legislation and Ethics Cultural Diversity Medical-Surgical Nursing II Child Nursing Epidemiology I Thrid Year Medical-Surgical Nursing III Geriatric Nursing Psychiatric Nursing and Mental Health Health Services Management Medical-Surgical Nursing IV Fourth Year Practicum I Practicum II Final Degree Project

3 Epidemiology II Clinical Placement III Clinical Placement IV Clinical Placement V Optional course Social Policies Physical actitity and health Research methods in health sciences METHODOLOGY motorization, CPR The Faculty has a wide scientific and technique equipment placement in modern installations which allow complement the academic activities. The practices for human anatomy, physiology and biochemical, among others are realized in the Basic Science Laboratory. In addition, in the Training Lab, the students receive training for the instrumental management, drugs administration, vital signs

4 Also, since 2 nd academic year, Clinical Practices are scheduled in different health care institutions (hospitals, health centers, nursing homes...) so that the end of the degree, students are fully States capacity to work on them. Mobility programs The Faculty has Erasmus agreements with Universities in Portugal, Italy, Turkey, Finland, Greece, Belgium... and bilateral agreements with Latin American Universities (Mexico, Brazil, Chile...). It is also possible to stay in Spanish universities with which the Faculty has programs SICUE (La Laguna, Murcia...) SERVICES The Cuenca Campus offers all the services a 21st Century university student could expect: Access to sports and library facilities, affordable accommodation in student residences, and 24-hour wireless Internet access. The Library has over 10,000 volumes of Nursing and access to specific national and international databases to major in Health Sciences. Furthermore, it has spacious reading rooms and free loan services.

5 Computer rooms and free wireless internet through WIFI- UCLM. Using technologies of the information is spread among teachers and students, so that on the platform "Virtual Campus" staying contents of the degree (outlines, notes, papers...) Sports facilities. In the Faculty building there is a gym that offers the possibility of combining the academic activity with practicing sports (fitness, spinning,...). These activities can be added practices trails, and sporting outdoors. Learn languages in your Campus. This program offers training in different languages (English, French, German, Italian and Arabic) is taught in small groups with a communicative and functional methodology for different levels so that by accredited certificate. WORKFORCE PROFESSIONALS Degree Training is aimed to promote a scientific, reflexive, humanist and professional clinical practice focus on care and carry out the The Law of Health Professions, Article 7.2 "the nurse is responsible for managing, providing and recovering health, so the prevention of diseases and disabilities" Public and private hospitals for acute, chronic and critical Public and private social and health care Centers Primary care centers and mental health Teaching centers primary, secondary, vocational training and Faculties. Freelancer

6 Institutions for physically and mentally disabled Prehospital Area and emergency POSTGRADUATE Training in the Faculty considers and prepares for the students can opt for a Specialized Training via EIR (Nurse / Resident or Internal). Also depending on labor market demand offers postgraduate course: Emergency Nursing. Qualitative research... The Degree gives access to different Masters and PhD degree programs that can be completed in our University: - MASTER S DEGREE PROGRAMME IN SOCIAL AND HEALTH CARE RESEARCH - PHD PROGRAMME IN SOCIAL AND HEALTH CARE RESEARCH