Higher education in Castilla y León

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UPDATE DATE: 2024/11/26

SDG CODE: Section E1, Subsection Higher Education

This page is intended to provide information on higher education in Castilla y León, as well as on all related aspects.

Higher Education includes not only university education, but also higher artistic education, higher vocational training, higher professional education in plastic arts and design and higher sports education (art. 3.5 of the Organic Law 2/2006, of 3 May, on Education).

The  university teachings in Castile and Leon can be undertaken at the following universities:

PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES:

• University of Burgos : Headquarters in Burgos
• University of León : Campuses in León and Ponferrada
• University of Salamanca : Offices in Ávila, Béjar, Salamanca and Zamora
• University of Valladolid : Campuses in Palencia, Segovia, Soria and Valladolid

PRIVATE UNIVERSITIES:

• IE University : Headquarters in Segovia
• Catholic University “Santa Teresa de Jesús” of Ávila : quarters in Ávila
• European University “Miguel de Cervantes” : Headquarters in Valladolid
• International University "Isabel I de Castilla" : On line
• Pontifical University of Salamanca : Headquarters in Salamanca
• National University of Distance Education (UNED) : With several associated centres in all the provinces of Castilla y León.

Higher artistic education in Castilla y León.

• The aim of higher artistic education is to provide students with quality artistic training and to guarantee the qualification of future professionals in music, drama, plastic arts, design and the conservation and restoration of cultural assets.
• In Castilla y León it is possible to study higher artistic education in Music, Dramatic Art, Conservation and Restoration of Cultural Heritage, Design and Plastic Arts (Glass), which lead to the corresponding Bachelor's Degree in higher artistic education, equivalent to a university degree.
• Likewise, in Castile and Leon, two Masters in artistic education can be taken, which are equivalent to a university Master's degree: Master in Artistic Education in Musical Performance, at the Higher Conservatory of Music of Castilla y León (Salamanca); and Master in Artistic Education: Contemporary Thought and Scenic Creation, at the High School of Dramatic Art of Castilla y León (Valladolid).

Higher vocational training in Castilla y León.

• Vocational training courses are organised into intermediate and higher level training cycles, grouped into professional families. Intermediate vocational training cycles are taken at the end of compulsory secondary education and higher vocational training cycles follow on from the baccalaureate.
• The training cycles are structured in professional modules made up of theoretical-practical areas of knowledge; depending on their nature, they may or may not be associated with units of competence of the National Catalogue of Professional Qualifications.
• The higher level training cycles established in the development of the Organic Law on Education incorporate a professional project module to be carried out during the last period of the training cycle.

Higher level sports education in Castilla y León.

• The purpose of sports education is to prepare students for professional activity in relation to a sporting modality or speciality, as well as to facilitate their adaptation to the evolution of the world of work and sport and to active citizenship.
• They are structured in two grades: Intermediate Grade (which in turn has two cycles or levels) and Higher Grade, with only the latter being higher education. And they are organised on the basis of sporting modalities and, where appropriate, their specialities.
• On passing the higher level sports education, the title of Higher Sports Technician is obtained in the corresponding sports modality or speciality.
• The Higher Sports Technician qualification allows direct access to the university studies that are determined, taking into account the studies completed.

Professional artistic education in plastic arts and design at a higher level in Castilla y León.

• The purpose of professional artistic education in plastic arts and design is to provide the appropriate artistic, technical and technological training for the qualified exercise of the professional competences of each degree, to provide information about the organisational, economic, legal and safety aspects that affect professional practice, labour relations and the business environment of the corresponding professional sector, and to provide training for access to employment, whether as a self-employed or salaried professional, and to foster an entrepreneurial spirit and lifelong learning.
• They are organised into intermediate and higher level training cycles, grouped into artistic professional families, with only the higher level being higher education. In general, the higher level training cycles follow on from the baccalaureate.
• On passing the higher level of professional artistic education in plastic arts and design, the Higher Technician in Plastic Arts and Design qualification is obtained.
• The Higher Sports Technician qualification allows access to higher studies, university or otherwise, which may be determined, taking into account their relationship with the corresponding plastic arts and design studies.

GENERAL INFORMATION:

General information can be found on the Education Portal .

In the University  content. Specific information on university education is offered:

• Access to the Public Universities of Castilla y León, EBAU.
• Admission to Official Undergraduate University Studies in the Universities of Castilla y León.
• Scholarships, grants and subsidies for students enrolled in the Universities of Castilla y León.
• University regulations.
• Postgraduate courses.
• European calls for applications.

General information on higher artistic teachings can be found on the Education Portal , in the Menu, Subjects, artistic education, section higher artistic education.

There is information common to all higher artistic education as well as specific information on each one of them:

• Access and admission.
• Centres offering the courses
• Syllabuses
• Regulations
• Activities carried out by the educational centres that offer the courses.
• European mobility programmes.

General information on higher vocational training , in the Education Portal , en el Menú, Temas, formación profesional.

• Higher Grade Degrees in face-to-face FP
• Offer of training cycles in virtual mode

General information on sports teachings , can be found on the Education Portal ,  under the Menu, Topics, Sports education.

Specific information is provided on sports education:

• Access, structure and organisation.
• Sports education taught in Castilla y León.
• Scholarships and grants.
• Authorised centres.
• Distance learning.
• Other related aspects.
• Other regulations of interest.

General information on , can be found on the Education Portal , in the Menu, Subjects, artistic teachings, section elementary professional artistic teachings-Professional plastic arts and design teachings.

Specific information is provided on professional artistic education in plastic arts and design:

• Access and admission.
• Curriculum.
• Regulations.
• Extraordinary prizes.
• European programmes.
• Centres and educational offer.
• Prizes and awards.

ENLACES DE INTERÉS RELACIONADOS CON LA EDUCACIÓN SUPERIOR

Universities and Higher Education Foundation of Castile and Leon (FUESCYL)

RESPONSIBLE AUTHORITY:

• Junta de Castilla y León -  Consejería de Educación

LEGAL AND/OR TECHNICAL REFERENCES

• University Education Regulations
• Special Regime Education Regulations