Special entry requirements
In view of the international focus of the degree, 50% of the credits for the programme will be taught through English. For this reason, students must show proof of English language proficiency at a level equivalent to B1 or higher in order to be eligible to register.
Students entering university through the Galician public secondary school system with a grade average in English of 7 or more over their final two years are exempt from the requirement to show proof of English language proficiency at a level equivalent to B1 or higher, as the universities are already in possession of this information. Only students entering the degree from a private Galician secondary school or a public or private school in a different region of Spain are required to show proof of their grade average in order to register.
Students with a grade average in English of less than 7 may also certify their English language proficiency by one of the following alternative methods:
- Official B1 certificate (as recognised by the Association of Higher Education Language Centres (ACLES): acles.es).
- Certificate/proof of attendance of a school in an English-speaking country for fourth, fifth and/or sixth year of their secondary education.
- B1.2 (or higher) diploma of attendance and achievement or B1 (or higher) diploma of proficiency from the University of A Coruña Language Centre (or other Spanish university language centre).
The Royal Decree 412/2014 of July 6, establishes the basic regulation for acceptance procedures to official university degrees and the acceptance procedures in the Spanish public universities. The following groups can access to the university degrees:
- Students in possession of Baccalaureate diploma on the Spanish educational system or other declared equivalent.
- Students in possession of European Bachelor diploma or the international Bachelor diploma.
- Students in possession of certificates, diplomas or studies on the educational systems of the European Union Member States or on other States with which international agreements applicable in this respect have been subscribed, on a reciprocity basis.
- Students in possession of certificates, diplomas or studies homologated to the Baccalaureate diploma of the Spanish educational system, obtained or performed in educational systems of States that are not members of the European Union with which there are no subscribed international agreements for the recognition of the Baccalaureate diploma on reciprocity basis.
- Students in possession of the official diplomas of higher technical in vocational training, higher technician on plastic arts, design or higher sports technician, within the Spanish educational system or of certificates, diplomas and studies declared equivalent or homologated to these diplomas.
- Students in possession of certificates, diplomas or studies, different from the equivalents to the Baccalaureate diplomas, higher technical in vocational training, higher technician on plastic arts, design or sports, obtained or performed on an European Union Member State or other States with which international agreements applicable in this respect have been subscribed, on a reciprocity basis, when the students meet the academic requirements of the Member States to access to their Universities.
- People over 25 years old who pass the admission test.
- People over 40 years old with work or professional experience related to the degree.
- People over 45 years old who pass the admission test.
- Students with a university degree on Bachelor’s Degree, Master’s Degree or equivalent degrees.
- Students with a university degree as a certified degree, technical architect, technical engineer, architect, engineer, corresponding to the previous academic planning for university studies, or an equivalent degree.
- Students who performed partial university studies, in Spain or abroad, or that after finishing the university studies abroad did not achieve the homologation in Spain and are willing to continue their studies in a Spanish University. In this case, it would be an essential requirement that the corresponding university transfers at least 30 ECTS credits.
- Students who were able to access the university system according to the regulation on the Spanish educational system prior the Organic Law 8/2013, on December 9.
The admission criteria for the Bachelor’s Degree in International Relations are those set out in the academic management regulations of the Universities of A Coruña and Vigo, as described below:
- Students who are commencing a degree programme in any of the degree courses offered by the University of A Coruña and the University of Vigo, and who meet the entry requirements or fulfil the admission criteria set out in Royal Decree 412/2014, may enrol within the enrolment periods established by the CIUG.
- Students wishing to commence their first year of an undergraduate degree must have been admitted in accordance with the successive resolutions of the Inter-University Commission of Galicia (CIUG) in order to enrol.
- Students coming from other officially recognised courses of study undertaken in Spain must apply for admission to the degree programme of their choice at the UDC and the UVigo, obtain recognition of a minimum of 30 credits, and meet the requirements set out in Article 3 of Royal Decree 412/2014 and in the University’s Academic Management Regulations.
Students who do not meet the above conditions must follow the general admissions process.
- Applications for entry/admission may be submitted via the online procedures established on the Galician University System Access Management platform (NERTA) or by submitting a duly completed form at the UDC’s LERD offices.
- Enrolment takes place through successive calls issued by the CIUG via NERTA and must be completed within the specified deadline; failure to do so will result in the loss of all rights.
Applications will be processed in the following order of priority, as established in the Academic Regulations of the Universities of A Coruña and Vigo:
- Firstly, applications from students who obtained the university qualification required for entry to the degree programme in question either in June of the current year or in previous academic years, and who submit their application within the specified deadline.
- Secondly, applications from students who obtained the university qualification required for entry to the degree programme in question in September of the current year, as well as those from students who, despite being eligible to apply under point (a), did not do so, provided that places remained vacant following the previous phase.
To allocate the available places amongst students in the same situation, the average mark on the academic transcript for the qualifying studies will be taken into account; this will be calculated in accordance with the provisions of the second section of the Collaboration Protocol signed between the Regional Ministry of Education and University Planning and the Universities of Santiago de Compostela, A Coruña and Vigo, published by Resolution of 15 September 2011 of the Technical General Secretariat of the aforementioned Regional Ministry (DOG of 30/09/2011).
Finally, it should be noted that, in order to facilitate access and retention for students with special needs arising from disability or other forms of difference compared to the majority population (which cause such individuals to experience various forms of discrimination and avoidable barriers in accessing higher education and in the normal course of their academic and/or professional lives), the UDC, through the University Unit for Diversity Support (ADI), has established several specific support programmes, covering both entry to the University (pre-university students) and personalised and group support during their time at the University. The University of Vigo also has various programmes and tools designed to ensure the full integration into university life of students with specific educational support needs. Among the most significant programmes is the Programme for the Integration of University Students with Specific Educational Support Needs (PIUNE). This programme aims to support our students with any such needs or legally recognised learning difficulties. These students may receive, amongst other things, support, guidance and advice from UNATEN (the University Outreach Service) at the University of Vigo; study support (curriculum adaptations, technical support resources, etc.); or assistance with various activities provided by volunteer staff from the University of Vigo.
The transfer and recognition of credits shall be carried out in accordance with the provisions of Article 10 of Royal Decree 822/2021, of 28 September.
Automatic recognition
Students transferring from the Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration and Management at the FCETOU, University of Vigo, will have the following modules recognised:
Students transferring from the Bachelor’s Degree in Law at the FDOU, University of Vigo, will have the following modules recognised: