Pontifical University of Salamanca

Pontifical University of Salamanca
Universidad Pontificia de Salamanca
Seal of the Pontifical University of Salamanca
Type Private
Established 1940
Affiliation Catholic
Students 6520
Location Salamanca, Castile and León,  Spain
40°57′47″N 5°40′01″W / 40.963°N 5.667°W / 40.963; -5.667Coordinates: 40°57′47″N 5°40′01″W / 40.963°N 5.667°W / 40.963; -5.667
Website http://www.upsa.es

The Pontifical University of Salamanca (in Spanish: Universidad Pontificia de Salamanca) is a private Roman Catholic university based in Salamanca, Spain.

History

This Pontifical University has its origins in the unique University of Salamanca, founded in 1218 and one of the oldest institutions of all Europe and the whole world. Resulting from the resolution of the Spanish kingdom of dissolving the faculties of Theology and Canon Law at the University of Salamanca in 1854,[1] Pope Pius XII decided to establish a new pontifical university and restore those faculties in a new institution. Additional faculties and schools were added over the years.

Olegario González de Cardedal, who received the Ratzinger Prize in 2011, teaches Dogmatic and Fundamental Theology. The University is famous thanks to its faculties of Philosophy, Psychology, Informatics and Education.

Degrees

Currently, the Pontifical University of Salamanca offers the following undergraduate degrees adapted to the European Higher Education Area :

Salamanca Campus

  • Canon Law
  • Sciences of Physical Activity and Sport
  • Communication Studies
  • Social Education
  • Nursing
  • Philosophy
  • Trilingual Biblical Philology
  • Humanities
  • Computer Science and Engineering
  • Speech Therapy
  • Master in Early Childhood Education
  • Teacher of Primary Education
  • Pedagogy
  • Journalism
  • Psychology
  • Advertising and Public Relations

Madrid Campus

  • Architecture
  • Building Engineering
  • Computer Science and Engineering
  • Industrial Management Engineering
  • Nursing
  • Osteopathy
  • Physiotherapy
  • Sociology

References

  1. ↑ "Historia" (in Spanish). Universidad Pontificia de Salamanca. Archived from the original on March 13, 2008. Retrieved 2008-09-15.

See also

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