Universidad Americana (UAM)

UAM offers 19 undergraduate degree programmes, all including six levels of English:

• Medical Sciences: Medicine, Psychology, Nutrition
• Dentistry
• Marketing, Design and Communication: Marketing and Advertising, Design and Visual Communication, Communication and Public Relations
• Business and Economics: Business Administration, Accounting and Finance, Business Economics, International Business
• Engineering and Architecture: Architecture, Civil, Industrial and Information Systems Engineering
• Law, Humanities and International Relations: Law, Diplomacy and International Relations

UAM College and a Language Center complete the offer.

• Doctorates in Law and in Education
• Master's programmes in business and finance (e.g. Executive MBA, Corporate Finance, Forensic Auditing), engineering (structural, geotechnical, hydro-sanitary), digital marketing and law (corporate, environmental, international taxation)
• Dental specialties: endodontics, oral surgery, orthodontics, periodontics and implantology, advanced oral rehabilitation
• Diplomados and short courses in management, law, communication, engineering and health

Applicants complete an enrolment form and a payment commitment letter and submit:

• Certified original grades for the fourth and fifth years of secondary school
• MINED secondary school diploma
• Passport-size photo and identity document of the student and parent or guardian
• Birth certificate (Nicaraguan students only)

Documents issued abroad must be authenticated by the consulate of the issuing country. Medicine and dentistry require a minimum average of 90 and psychology 80, plus an aptitude test and interview. New students take an induction course and an English placement test.

UAM offers partial scholarships of three types: academic, sports and cultural. Applicants need a minimum average of 80%. Students with an average of at least 80 can also add a second degree from their second year, with common subjects recognised for both.