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The Universidad de Cádiz (UCA) is the university of Cádiz and its province, in Andalusia. It was created on 30 October 1979, when its first university senate (Claustro) was constituted, and continues a long tradition of higher studies in Cádiz linked to the city's maritime and commercial activity. Teaching takes place on four campuses: Cádiz, Puerto Real, Jerez de la Frontera and Bahía de Algeciras.

The UCA offers bachelor's degrees (grados), master's degrees and doctoral studies. Its bachelor's degrees include:

  • Marine Sciences and Environmental Sciences
  • Medicine, Nursing and Physiotherapy
  • Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering, and Nautical Studies
  • Engineering, from Aerospace to Computer Engineering
  • Law, Criminology, Business Administration and Education
  • Languages and humanities, including Arabic and Islamic Studies
  • Double degrees combining two fields

The bachelor's degree in Sustainable Blue Economy (SeaBluE) is run within the SEA-EU alliance together with the University of Naples Parthenope and the University of Gdansk; applications go through the SEA-EU website. In the first semester of the 2026-27 academic year the UCA received 621 Erasmus and visiting students. Its language centre, the Centro Superior de Lenguas Modernas (CSLM), offers foreign-language courses. The university runs its own housing in Cádiz, the Colegio Mayor de la Universidad de Cádiz and the Residencia Internacional La Caleta, and its Student Office lists further residences and flat-sharing services.

Study Program Details

Degree in Sports and Physical Activity

The following courses are included in the Degree in Sports and Physical Activity: Human Anatomy, In Situ Management of Sports Pathologies, Theory and Evolution of Physical Activity and Sport, Motor Games, Fundamentals of Collective Sports I, Psychology of Physical Activity and Sport, Physiology of Exercise I, Fundamentals of Physical Education, Theory and Practice of Physical Conditioning, Fundamentals of Individual Sports I, Physiology of Exercise II, Learning, Motor Control and Development in Activity, Sociology of Physical Activity and Sport, Statistics Applied to Physical Activity and Sport , Human Biomechanics Applied to Physical Activity, Analysis and Systematics of Movement, Didactic Sports Initiation, Fundamentals of Collective Sports 2, Foundations of Individual Sports 2, Basics of Water Sports, Fundamentals of Racket Sports, Fundamentals of Sports Motor Skills, Body Expression, Recreational Physical Activities in the Middle Na Turing, Teaching-learning Process of Physical Activity, Research in Physical Activity and Sport, Planning of Sports Training, Physical Activity for Health, Assessment of Physical Condition Related to Health, Management and Organization of Sports Systems, Equipment and Sports Facilities, and some more classes.
Level: Undergraduate Bachelors     Location: Cádiz     Language of instruction: Spanish  

All Programs Available:
  • Architecture, Building and Landscape
    • Naval Arquitecture
  • Business
    • Business Administration
    • Advertising
    • Public Relations
    • Labor Relations
    • Marketing
    • Human Resources
    • MBA
    • Human Resources Management
    • Auditors
    • Agribusiness
    • Security Management
  • Communications
    • Communications
  • Economics
    • Economics
  • Education
    • Education
    • Teacher Training for Primary Education
    • Physical Education
    • Teacher Preparation for ESO Bat FP and EI
    • Teacher Training for Early Chilhood Education
    • Didactic
    • Phisical Plastic Musical Education Didactic
    • Language and Literature Didactic
  • Engineering
    • Electronic Engineering
    • Aerospace Engineering
    • Electrical Engineering
    • Mechanical Engineering
    • Civil Engineering
    • Naval Engineering
    • Chemical Engineering
    • Computer Engineering
    • Ocean Engineering
    • Metallurgical Engineering
    • Industrial Design Engineering
    • Product Development Engineering
    • Industrial Technology Engineering
    • Marine Engineering
    • Industrial Chemical Engineering
    • Radio Electronics Engineering
    • Materials Process Engineering
  • Finance
    • Finance
    • Accounting
  • Health
    • Nursing
    • Medicine
    • Health Occupations
    • Sports Medicine
    • Physiotherapy
    • Mental Health
    • Neuroscience
    • Surgery
    • Radiology
    • Histology and Pathological Anatomy
    • Anatomy
    • Pathological and Citological Anatomy
    • Toxicology
    • Human Embryology
    • Maternal and Child
  • Hospitality, Leisure, Tourism and Travel
    • Tourism
    • Tourism Management
  • Human Studies and Services
    • Social Work
    • Conflict Studies
  • Humanities
    • History
    • Art History
    • Philosophy
    • Modern History
  • Industries
    • Fisheries
  • Law
    • Law
    • International Law
    • Criminal Justice
    • Public Law
    • Private Law
    • Legal Science
    • Legal Medicine
    • Commercial Law
  • Philology, Languages, Literature
    • Philology and Linguistics
    • French Language and Literature (in Universities)
    • English Language and Literature (in Universities)
    • Classical Philology
    • Hispanic Philology
    • Applied Languages
    • English Philology
    • French Philology
  • Public Administration and Services
    • Public Administration/Management
    • Public Health
    • Sustainable Development
    • Territory Organization
    • Local Strategic Development
  • Sciences
    • Athletics and exercise science
    • Biology
    • Environmental Studies
    • Marine Sciences
    • Geography
    • Mathematics
    • Psychology
    • Chemistry
    • Viniculture
    • Archeology
    • Criminology
    • Forensic Science
    • Biomedical Sciences
    • Materials Science
    • Oceanography
    • Statistics
    • Social Sciences
    • Cellular and Molecular Biology
    • Applied Physics
    • Aquaculture
    • Radio Physics and Electronics
    • Analytical Chemistry
    • Inorganic Chemistry
    • Organic Chemistry
    • Earth Sciences
    • Water Science
    • Chemical Physics
    • Condensed Material Physics
    • Biomolecular Design and Synthesis
  • Social and Cultural studies
    • Hispanic Studies
    • Gender Studies
    • Islamic History and Culture
    • Arabic Studies
  • Technology
    • Biotechnology
    • Maritime Transportation
Language of instruction

Spanish

Type of school

Public University

Telephone

+34 95 601 53 50

Location

Vicerrectorado de Alumnos y Relaciones Internacionales - C/ Dr. Marañón, 3, Cadiz, Cádiz, Spain, 11002

More information about Academic Programs

Bachelor's degrees (grados) at the Universidad de Cádiz include:

  • Sciences: Marine Sciences, Environmental Sciences, Biotechnology, Oenology
  • Health: Medicine, Nursing, Physiotherapy
  • Maritime: Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering, Nautical Studies and Maritime Transport
  • Engineering: Aerospace, Civil, Computer and Chemical Engineering, among others
  • Law, Criminology, Business Administration and Tourism
  • Early Childhood and Primary Education
  • Humanities: English, French, Arabic and Islamic, and Hispanic Studies, History
  • Sustainable Blue Economy (SeaBluE), with the Universities of Naples Parthenope and Gdansk
  • Double degrees, e.g. Law and Criminology, Chemistry and Oenology

Business Administration is taught in Algeciras, Cádiz and Jerez.

Housing

The university's Student Office (Oficina del Estudiante) publishes a free list of housing options:

  • Managed by the university: Colegio Mayor de la Universidad de Cádiz (Avda. Doctor Gómez Ulla 22) and Residencia Internacional La Caleta (Calle Ángel 2), both in Cádiz
  • UCA-owned or partner residences: Residencia Universitaria Campus de Cádiz and Residencia Universitaria Cádiz Centro in Cádiz, and the Fuerte Santiago residence in Algeciras
  • Youth hostels in Jerez de la Frontera and Algeciras
  • Piso-estudiantes.com for flats and rooms in the province, and Uniscopio for free housing advice