Courses of the study plan ensure learning the skills related with the operation, nautical management and commercial exploitation of the ship, such as the planning and direction of the navigation, manoeuvre and government of the ship, stowage, load and security.

Lessons in Spanish, Galego and/or English in accordance with the subjet's study guide.

Graduates acquire a very wide training, which also allows the access to other activities of the maritime field, such as administration, societies of classification and shipowners.

Application procedure

Applications for places on UDC degree programmes should be made using the centralised online applications system(NERTA), or by submitting the completed documentation at the appropriate LERD (Documentation Submission and Collection Point).

Students are entitled to submit one application form only, indicating (in descending order of preference) the degree programmes for which they wish to apply. Students may include a maximum of five options, or ten if applying for the same programme in different universities.

Dates for each registration period will be determined by the CIUG and announced via NERTA. Students who fail to register by the appointed deadline will lose the place they have been offered.

Admission procedures and criteria:

An official registration calendar for UDC undergraduate and Master’s programmes is determined each year by the university commission responsible, and runs from July to October. As soon as the calendar is approved (some time in May), candidates will be able to access the information on the CIUG website. In the meantime, students may find it helpful to consult the registration calendar for the current academic year (available on the SAPE student advice and support section of the main UDC website), as an indication of what to expect.

For undergraduate programmes with a capped number of places, candidates in Galicia who have completed their secondary education are required to sit the University Entrance Examination coordinated by the Galician Universities Commission (CIUG), a mixed board comprising representatives from the Xunta de Galicia (Galician regional government) and the three Galician universities. Examination sessions are held in June and September each year. Information on entry procedures and requirements is available on the CIUG website or the SAPE student portal.

Grant opportunities

There is a system of aids and scholarships for students in need. The different criteria, application procedures and deadlines depend on the body that convenes (own, regional and state) and the type of aid. You can consult the following links:

Prerequisites

Eligible candidates must match one of the following profiles, in accordance with Art. 2, Royal Decree-Law 1982/2008:

Certified completion of secondary education (or equivalent), and pass result in University Entrance Examination
Candidates who fulfil the eligibility requirements of university systems in other EU countries, or in non-EU countries with which Spain has an international cooperation agreement that includes this provision
Students over 25 with a pass result in the University Entrance Examination, in either its current form or any of its earlier forms
Mature students with a pass result in the University Entrance Examination for students over 45
EQF Level 4 Certificate in Professional Training, Art and Design Studies, Sports Studies, etc.
Undergraduate degree, or other university qualification obtained under previous curricula (Diploma/General Degree Honours Degree, Engineering Degree, etc.)
Eligible according to criteria prescribed in statutes prior to 2008 reform, not mentioned above.