The Andalusian Council of Universities (CAU) has endorsed, in its academic session of the plenary held this Tuesday, 84 undergraduate, master’s, and doctoral degrees that will be offered starting from the next academic year 2025/2026 in Andalusian universities, a document that will culminate with the authorization of the Government Council necessary for its implementation. According to the same, the 84 teachings of all Andalusian universities (including those with substantial modifications to the study plans that require the creation of new titles) are specified in 33 undergraduate degrees, 42 master’s degrees, and nine doctorates and have already obtained the favorable report from the Agency for Scientific and University Quality of Andalusia (ACCUA), attached to the Ministry of University, Research, and Innovation.
Andalusian universities can now begin to implement the university degrees contemplated in the new academic program that will be implemented from this year until 2028, and which are distributed almost 50% between the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) and Social Sciences branches. Thus, next year a total of 51 new teachings -14 undergraduate degrees, 30 master’s degrees, and 7 doctorates- will be offered in the ten public institutions of Andalusia, while private universities will offer 33 new titles, distributed in 19 undergraduate degrees, 12 master’s degrees, and two doctorates.
In this way, of the 14 ratified undergraduate teachings, at the University of Cádiz (UCA) one undergraduate degree will be implemented, as well as in Huelva (UHU) and Seville (US), while the University of Córdoba (UCO) will offer two new undergraduate degrees, and two undergraduate degrees will be offered by the University of Granada (UGR) and the Pablo de Olavide University (UPO), respectively. On the other hand, the University of Jaén (UJA) includes five, the institution that implements the most new teachings of this category for the next academic year.
As for the master’s degrees, students will be able to enroll in a total of 30 new master’s degrees at public universities in Andalusia next year. Thus, the University of Almería (UAL) will implement three new master’s degrees and the International University of Andalusia (UNIA) another three. Similarly, the UCA will offer five, a figure equal to those included in their program by the universities of Jaén (UJA), Málaga (UMA), and Seville (US), with five of these new teachings each. In addition, the University of Córdoba (UCO) will include one of these postgraduate teachings, as well as the UPO, and the University of Granada (UGR) two.
In the field of doctoral programs leading to the official doctorate degree, the Andalusian Council of Universities has backed the launch of a total of seven doctoral programs in public academic institutions of higher education for the 2025/2026 academic year: one at the University of Almería (UAL), another at the University of Seville (US), two at the University of Jaén, and three at the University of Córdoba.
On another note, Loyola Andalusia University will offer places next year in three undergraduate degrees and two postgraduate teachings, specifically in two master’s degrees, while the CEU Fernando III University in Seville, which began its journey this academic year, will include five undergraduate degrees and two master’s degrees in its programming for the new academic year. On the other hand, regarding the Atlantic-Mediterranean Technological University (UTAMED), which will start its academic activities next year and whose teaching and research project will be online, the CAU has endorsed the offering of eleven undergraduate degrees, eight master’s degrees, and two doctorates.