Structure of the Curriculum

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:

• 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. 

Nursing degree curriculum