- TypeUniversities
- LocationSanta María de Guía, Spain
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The Universidad Fernando Pessoa Canarias (UFPC) is a private university in Gran Canaria. It was recognised as a private university within the Canary Islands university system by Law 1/2014 of 15 May, and it awards officially recognised degrees. Its main campus is in Santa María de Guía and it has further centres in the Vegueta district of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, including a centre for official postgraduate programmes.
Teaching is organised in a Faculty of Health Sciences, a Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, a Faculty of Science and Technology and a Doctoral School. Bachelor's degrees (grados) cover medicine, dentistry, nursing, pharmacy, physiotherapy, psychology and other health fields, as well as sport sciences, journalism and audiovisual communication. The university also offers master's degrees and doctoral programmes. Most official bachelor's and master's degrees are taught on campus. Students train in the university's own dental and psychology clinics, a polyclinic, a television set and a radio studio, and a mobility programme supports study periods abroad.
Applications for all programmes are made online. As a private university, UFPC students can apply for the general scholarships of the Spanish Ministry of Education (Beca MEC).
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Bachelor's degrees (grados) listed for admission:
Health sciences:
- Grado en Medicina (Medicine)
- Grado en Odontología (Dentistry)
- Grado en Enfermería (Nursing)
- Grado en Farmacia (Pharmacy)
- Grado en Fisioterapia and Grado en Terapia Ocupacional (Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy), also as a double degree
- Grado en Podología (Podiatry)
- Grado en Óptica y Optometría (Optics and Optometry)
- Grado en Nutrición Humana y Dietética (on campus or blended)
- Grado en Psicología (Psychology)
Sport and communication:
- Grado en Ciencias de la Actividad Física y del Deporte (Sport Sciences)
- Grado en Comunicación Audiovisual and Grado en Periodismo (Audiovisual Communication, Journalism), also as a double degree
Master's degrees listed for admission:
- Máster en Formación del Profesorado (secondary teacher training)
- Máster en Dirección de Recursos Humanos: Gestión estratégica del talento (Human Resources Management)
- Máster en Gestión Sanitaria (Healthcare Management)
- Máster en Psicología General Sanitaria (General Health Psychology)
The university also has a Doctoral School with its own doctoral programmes.
Applicants for a bachelor's degree follow the UFPC admission procedure and must already hold a qualification that gives access to Spanish university studies (Royal Decree 534/2024). Applicants for a master's degree must hold a qualification that gives access to master's studies (Royal Decree 822/2021). Applications for all programmes are made online through the Admisión y Becas section of the website, and the university offers telephone assistance during the process.
Although UFPC is a private university, its students can apply for the general scholarships of the Spanish Ministry of Education (Beca MEC), following the ministry's annual call. The university also runs its own scholarship programme and offers financing options.