According to Royal Decree 83/2009, of June 16, the implementation of teachings leading to the official university degree in Nursing by the University of La Laguna is authorized starting with the 2009-2010 academic year. (BOC No. 123, Friday, June 26, 2009).

Distribution of the Curriculum in ECTS credits, by type of subject

In accordance with the provisions of article 12.2 of RD 1393/2007 and the regulations of the University of La Laguna, the Curriculum for the Degree in Nursing at the University of La Laguna has a total of 240 credits distributed over four courses of 60 credits each, divided into two semesters, which include all the theoretical and practical training that the student must acquire in accordance with the distribution shown in the following table:

Distribution of the curriculum by subject type
Type of subject	Credits
Basic training	69
Mandatory	60
Elective	12
External internships	93
Final Degree Project	6
Rec. Optional credits	240

• The Nursing Graduate degree is assigned to the Health Sciences Branch of Knowledge. Article 12.5 of Royal Decree 1393/2007 stipulates that the curriculum must contain a minimum of 60 basic training credits. In this curriculum, basic training contains 69 credits, of which 48 are linked to subjects listed in Annex II of this Royal Decree. Likewise, 36 of these credits correspond to subjects common to all degrees in the Health Sciences Branch, in accordance with Guideline 7 of the General Guidelines for the Design of Undergraduate Degrees at the University of La Laguna. Of the 69 basic training credits, 9 correspond to subjects specific to the Nursing Sciences.
• Although Article 12.6 of Royal Decree 1393/2007 establishes that external internships have a maximum duration of 60 credits, in this Curriculum, clinical internships have a duration of 93 credits to comply with Article 31.3 of Directive 2005/36/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 September 2005 on the recognition of professional qualifications, which establishes that the duration of clinical training must be at least 2,300 hours; as well as with the provisions of Order CIN 2134/2008 of 3 July (BOE of 19 July 2008).
• Regarding optional credits, as established in Guideline 3 of the General Guidelines for the Design of Undergraduate Degrees at the University of La Laguna, two optional credits are offered for each optional credit the student must complete. In this curriculum, students must complete 12 optional credits, and 24 credits are offered.

ULL Nursing Degree Curriculum

Note: The Nursing Degree curriculum is the same in La Laguna as it is at the La Palma Teaching Unit; however, for administrative, not academic, reasons, the curriculum and subject codes are different at the two campuses.

• Teaching Unit of La Palma: G044. Subject codes 
• The Lagoon: G006.

Curriculum Structure: Subjects, credits and time sequence. 

FIRST COURSE
CODE	SUBJECT	CHARACTER	ECTS	DURATION
189061101	Physiology and Pathophysiology	Mandatory	9	1st Semester
189061102	Evidence-Based Research and Nursing	Mandatory	9	1st Semester
189061103	Human Anatomy and Histology	Mandatory	6	1st Semester
189061104	Biochemistry and Nutrition	Mandatory	6	1st Semester
189061201	Anthropology of Care and Theoretical and Methodological Foundations of Nursing I	Mandatory	6	2nd Semester
189061202	Physics Applied to Nursing Sciences	Mandatory	6	2nd Semester
189061203	English for Health Sciences	Mandatory	6	2nd Semester
189061204	Health Education, Community Nursing and Public Health I	Mandatory	6	2nd Semester
189061205	Clinical Practice I	Mandatory	6	2nd Semester
SECOND YEAR
CODE	SUBJECT	CHARACTER	ECTS	DURATION
189062101	Clinical Nursing I – Gerontogeriatric Nursing	Mandatory	6	1st Semester
189062102	Applied Psychosocial Sciences and Mental Health and Psychiatric Nursing	Mandatory	9	1st Semester
189062103	Pharmacology and Dietetics	Mandatory	6	1st Semester
189062001	Management of Nursing Services, Ethics and Health Legislation	Mandatory	9	Annual
189062002	Theoretical and Methodological Basis of Nursing II	Mandatory	9	Annual
189062201	Community Nursing and Public Health II	Mandatory	6	2nd Semester
189062202	Clinical Nursing II	Mandatory	9	2nd Semester
189062203	Clinical Practice II	Mandatory	6	2nd Semester
THIRD YEAR
CODE	SUBJECT	CHARACTER	ECTS	DURATION
189063101	Women's Nursing – Childhood and Adolescent Nursing	Mandatory	9	1st Semester
189063102	Advanced Clinical Nursing I. Nursing Care in Critical Care	Mandatory	6	1st Semester
189063103	Clinical Practice III	Mandatory	9	1st Semester
189063201	Clinical Practice IV	Mandatory	18	2nd Semester
189063202	Advanced Clinical Nursing II. Nursing Care in Health Emergencies and Disasters	Mandatory	6	2nd Semester
189060901	English Applied to Communication in Health Sciences: Nursing	Elective	6	2nd Semester
189060902	Interpersonal Skills for Social Competence	Elective	6	1st Semester
189060903	Psychosocial Processes Applied to Nursing	Elective	6	2nd Semester
189060904	Nursing in the Operating Room	Elective	6	1st Semester
FOURTH YEAR
CODE	SUBJECT	CHARACTER	ECTS	DURATION
189064001	Practicum	Mandatory	54	Annual
189064201	Final Degree Project	Mandatory	6	2nd Semester
TOTAL CREDITS				240