Distribution of the curriculum by type of subject

The curriculum for the degree in Environmental Sciences at the University of La Laguna has a total of 240 credits according to the distribution shown in the following tables, taking into account the subjects of the branch, compulsory and optional subjects, final degree project and external internships.

Type of subjects	ECTS credits
Basic training	60
Mandatory	132
Electives	24
Internships	12
Final Degree Project	12
Total credits =	240

Distribution of the curriculum by courses

Course	Subject	Credits	Subject	Credits
First	Fundamentals of Physics	6	Fundamentals of Biology	6
	Fundamentals of Mathematics	6	Hydrology	6
	Fundamentals of Chemistry	6	Equilibria in Dissolution	6
	Scientific Computing	6	Experimental Laboratory Techniques	6
	Geology	6	Experimental Biology Techniques	6
Second	Fundamentals of Environmental Administrative Law	6	Fundamentals of Environmental Engineering	6
	Environmental Chemistry	6	Botany	6
	Geographic Information Technology	6	Zoology	6
	Edaphology	6	Climatology and Bioclimatology	6
	Environmental Impact Study	6	Applied Environmental Economics	6
Third	Water and soil pollution	6	Air Pollution	6
	Ecology	6	Canary biodiversity	6
	Environmental Microbiology	6	Basic Technologies for Purification of Liquid and Gaseous Effluents	6
	Environmental Data Processing and Analysis	6	Environmental Analytical Chemistry	6
	Conservation of Natural Resources	6	Land Management and Planning	6
Room	Project Organization and Management	6	Internships	12
	Environmental Rehabilitation and Restoration	6
	Elective I	6	Final Degree Project	12
	Elective II	6
	Elective III	6	Elective IV	6

Modules and Subjects that make up the Study Plan

The following table lists the modules that make up the curriculum of the Degree in Environmental Sciences and, within each module, the subjects that comprise it are described.

Modules and subjects of the curriculum
Module	Subject	Subject
Module 1: Basic Training	Computing	Scientific Computing
	Biology	Fundamentals of Biology
		Experimental Biology Techniques
	Physics	Fundamentals of Physics
	Math	Fundamentals of Mathematics
	Geology	Geology
		Hydrology
	Chemistry	Fundamentals of Chemistry
		Equilibria in Dissolution
		Experimental Laboratory Techniques
Module 2: Scientific Foundations of the Environment	Biodiversity	Botany
		Zoology
		Canary biodiversity
	Ecology	Ecology
	Edaphology	Edaphology
	Microbiology	Environmental Microbiology
	Climatology	Climatology and Bioclimatology
	Environmental Chemistry	Environmental Chemistry
Module 3: Social, Economic and Legal Sciences	Environmental Economics	Applied Environmental Economics
	Environmental Law	Fundamentals of Environmental Administrative Law
Module 4: Environmental Technology	Environmental Technology	Fundamentals of Environmental Engineering
		Basic Technologies for Purification of Liquid and Gaseous Effluents
	Environmental Pollution	Air Pollution
		Water and soil pollution
	Environmental Rehabilitation and Restoration	Environmental Rehabilitation and Restoration
Module 5: Environmental Management and Quality in Companies and Administrations	Environmental Impact Study	Environmental Impact Study
Module 6: Conservation, Planning and Management of the Natural, Rural and Urban Environment	Land Management and Planning	Land Management and Planning
	Conservation of Natural Resources	Conservation of Natural Resources
Module 7: Instrumental Subjects	Geographic Information Technology	Geographic Information Technology
	Environmental Data Processing and Analysis	Environmental Data Processing and Analysis
	Environmental Analytical Chemistry	Environmental Analytical Chemistry
Module 8: Environmental and Cross-Cutting Knowledge and Techniques	Project Organization and Management
	Final Degree Project
	Internships
Module 9: Electives*	Mention: Water and Waste Management	Water Treatment and Management Technology
		Solid Waste
		Water Quality
		Energy and Environment
		Physical Pollution
		Alteration of Materials and Environment
	Mention: Assessment and Management of the Natural Environment	Sustainability and Environmental Education
		Environmental Management Systems
		Environmental Toxicology and Public Health
		Marine Environment and Pollution
		Planning and Management of Protected Areas
		Conservation Biology

The courses are divided into four 60-credit courses, spread over two semesters, encompassing all the theoretical and practical training students must acquire. This distribution reflects the Faculty's organization of the course offerings and is intended as a guide only. Students may take courses at their convenience and in their preferred order, subject to university restrictions and the prerequisites, corequisites, and recommended prior requirements for each course.

All subjects offered are four-monthly and worth 6 ECTS, except for the External Internships and the Final Degree Project, which are worth 12 ECTS each.

In the fourth year, in addition to 12 credits of compulsory subjects, 12 credits of External Internships and 12 credits of the Final Degree Project, students must take 24 optional credits, corresponding to four subjects, of 6 credits each, chosen from among the twelve offered and according to the chosen profile.

Requirements for both Mentions

Water and Waste Management.-

It is compulsory to take the subject “Solid Waste” and one of the following two subjects: “Water Treatment and Management Technology” or “Water Quality”.

Once this has been completed, the remaining 12 ECTS will be chosen from all the optional subjects not taken from this Mention.

Assessment and Management of the Natural Environment.–

Students must take at least 2 subjects from Block A (“Marine Environment and Pollution”, “Planning and Management of Protected Areas” or “Conservation Biology”) and the rest must be chosen from Block B (“Sustainability and Environmental Education”, “Environmental Management Systems” and “Environmental Toxicology and Public Health”) and the one not chosen from Block A.

Students who do not choose any of the above mentioned courses must complete 24 ECTS in any of the optional subjects offered.