Bachelor's degree in Geography, Territory and Environment Academic year 2023-2024 The aim of the degree is to provide basic training in geography, specialising in territorial planning and environmental management, using an applied approach with workshops and practicals from the first year and with great weight on the external practicals and bachelor's degree final projects. Transport options
Geography is discovering the world with the wish to intervene to improve it. The study of geography falls between natural sciences and social sciences. Territory is an area in which the conflicts of our society are made present. We will learn to understand the dynamics and to manage it. The environmental challenge and conservation of the planet are the biggest issues we face this century. It is essential to have a thorough understanding of the environment and the way society and nature interact in order to tackle this question. Through geography, we also reflect on contemporary society and the challenges resulting from globalisation, cultural transformation, migrations and the relationships between the various worlds that make up the planet. Skills acquired Understanding the relationship between society and the environment. Analysing a concrete space Mastering geographical information technologies Learning about planning and territorial and environmental planning tools. Taking part in regional development projects What do I get out of studying Geography, Territory and Environment at the UdG? Applied approach from the first year, studying and proposing landscape management strategies. Emphasis on geographic information systems Possibility of placements at foreign universities as part of the degree programme. Practical work experience in a company or institution. Possibility to continue studies (see "continue studying")
Access requirements Upper secondary school education Access: university entrance examinations (PAU), general stage. Admission: weighting of the subjects examined in the PAU relating to Arts and Humanities. Higher level training cycles (CFGS). Access: all CFGS. Admission: weighting of the subjects examined in the PAU relating to Arts and Humanities. Over 25 years old Preferential option in successful entrance exam: arts and humanities. Over 40 years old Assessment of professional experience relating to the bachelor's degree that the applicant wishes to be admitted to and sufficient interview outcome. Over 45 years old Entrance exam passed and favourable interview outcome. Others Special types of access recognised under current regulations . Another information on access Pre-enrolment code: 81073 Weightings Weighting parameters of the subjects in the specific phase of the PAU Validated credit transfer from higher level training cycles Validated subjects and credit transfers from higher level vocational training cycles
Geographers work in private sector companies and for the public administrations, in fields as diverse as: Territorial management and planning using geographic information systems and remote sensing. Digital cartographer and editor Geographic information systems technician. Natural habitat management Planning land use and managing natural spaces: urban development plans, special plans, strategic plans, local agendas. Analysis and interpretation of the landscapes and delimitation of landscape units. Projects to plan environmental resource management and assess the environmental impact of human activity. Study of natural risks and natural resource management: civil protection programmes, torrential rainfall, avenues, deforestation, erosion, desertification. Producing socio-economic, demographic and regional reports to facilitate decision-making in the fields of industrial or commercial localisation, the layout of new communication routes, studies on tourism/leisure and territory. Resolution of geopolitical conflicts: territorial delimitations between municipalities and regions, border problems between states, establishment of new territorial divisions.
Possibility to continue studying on the Master in Environment, postgraduate courses in Management of Geographic Information Systems Projects and the Master in Introduction to Research in Humanities.
Through the following links you can access the calendars and timetables that correspond to this bachelor's degree. The academic calendar marks the beginning and end of classes, non-teaching days, holidays, exam periods, and so on. The administrative calendar marks the periods to make the different formalities administrative. Calendars and timetables
Students have to gain a series of credits, as part of their studies, which correspond to internships in companies or institutions relating to the bachelor’s degree they are studying. The teaching load is determined in accordance with the curriculum. Regulations for external academic practicals
To obtain the degree, students have to complete a bachelor's thesis (TFG) which serves to assess the general skills they have acquired over the course of the degree programme and offers a summary of the skills and knowledge they have acquired. The teaching load of the thesis depends on the curriculum of the degree. Bachelor's-thesis governing framework regulations
Students can complete part of their degree programme abroad through the Erasmus programme, which enables them to carry on their studies whilst undertaking an international exchange with academic value in a European university. They also have access to grants for placements at universities in Spain and on other continents, thanks to bilateral agreements, the SICUE programme and the expansion of the Erasmus+ Programme. Full information on mobility
1 Once the Catalan government has allocated you your place, you will receive an email from the UdG with your user code and a link for setting your password, as well as links to online enrolment applications and information on enrolling on your bachelor's degree studies. If you do not receive the message, fill in and send the user-account application form for newly admitted students for the academic year. 2 Use the link provided in the message to set your password. The user code and the password make up your digital identity as a UdG student and will allow you to access the university's online services. 3 Use your user code and password to access the online enrolment and check the enrolment period assigned to you. If the period has already started, the application will inform you that you can start your enrolment. 4 Click on the Grants and allowances tab. If you are entitled to any discounts that are not recognised, you will have the option to start the recognition procedure by pressing the corresponding "Request” button and attaching scans of the necessary documentation. Your school’s secretary's office will validate the documents so that, where appropriate, you can enjoy the corresponding discount on your enrolment or free enrolment. 5 Review the enrolment information on your bachelor's-degree studies and see the Basic Guide for online enrolment on first-year bachelor's-degree studies. 6 Formalise your online enrolment following the guide's instructions. If you have queries, contact the secretary’s office at your teaching institution. Remember you must enrol before the deadline provided for, otherwise, you will lose your place. Instructions for enrolling on your bachelor's degree course Enrolment incidences application "Enrolling, step by step” video
Subjects Check the subjects for which you can enrol in the section Subjects > Available subjects 2023-2024 of the website for your bachelor's degree studies. Fees Consult the enrolment fees and deductions available to you. Payment You can pay the enrolment fee in full, in two or three instalments or in monthly instalments. See the terms and conditions in the Enrolment Regulations. Grants If you have applied for the MEFP general scholarship and you meet the academic requirements established in the call for applications, you will be able to enrol without paying the public fees (subject to the subsequent award of the scholarship). Third language If your degree course requires a level of knowledge of a third language to obtain the qualification and you already have a recognised certificate of this level or higher, we recommend that you present it together with the rest of the documentation required for the first enrolment. Check the Regulations about a third language. Insurance If you are under 28 years old, you are obliged to take out compulsory school insurance for €1.12 per year. If you are over 28 years old, you will be covered by a compulsory accident insurance for 6.65 euros per course. Further information on the Insurance policies page. Staying Bear in mind that if you do not pass a minimum of 30 credits in the first two years, you will not be able to continue the same course at the UdG. Check the Rules for staying.
ID Spanish nationals do not need to produce their national ID (DNI) unless they opposed the University of Girona's collection of personal data during their online enrolment (see the guide for online enrolment). If you are a national of a EU member state, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Switzerland or Andorra, you will need to present a valid ID or passport from your country of origin. Otherwise you will preferably need to present a valid foreign-national identification care (TIE) or passport if do you not have a TIE. You will need to attach a scanned copy of the document through the corresponding online procedure and present the original in person at the academic secretary’s office. For online submissions you can use “Application to the administration” procedure in the online procedures section of the Virtual Secretary’s Office, preferably, or (with digital certificate) the UdG’s e-register. You have until the 21 November to submit the document. Admission documents If you have been admitted to the UdG through university pre-enrolment, from PAU, CFGS, admission exams for individuals over the age of 25, 40 or 45 or university degree obtained from the UdG, you will not need to produce any documents. If you have been admitted to the UdG through university pre-enrolment, from a university degree completed at another university, you will need to forward a copy of your degree online (e-degree or authenticated digital copy of the degree) or provisional degree certificate (with digital signature and CSV), or produce the original in person at the academic secretary's office. If you have been admitted to the UdG through academic record transfer or university pre-enrolment from a university degree started at another university, you will have to send proof, online, of payment, of your transfer fees, signed electronically and with SVC, or present the original in person at the secretary’s academic office. For online submissions of documents, you can use “Application to the administration” procedure in the online procedures section of the Virtual Secretary’s Office, preferably, or (with digital certificate) the UdG’s e-register. You have until the 21 November to submit the documents. Allowances and exemptions Before you register, review the self-enrolment’s "Grants and allowances" tab. If you are entitled to allowances that are recorded as accredited and are valid on the date of the start of the academic year (12 September), you will not need to produce any documents. If you are entitled to allowances that are not recorded as accredited, you can start the accreditation procedure by clicking on the corresponding "Request" button, and uploading the necessary documents there for applying the corresponding enrolment discount or payment exemption. You can also use the “Document Accreditation” procedure from the online procedures section of the Virtual Secretary’s Office, preferably (with digital certificate) the electronic register of the UdG, or to produce the documents in person at the academic secretary's office. If your documents are currently being processed or pending renewal, you will not be eligible for the enrolment-fee discount, but presentations of updated documents will be accepted up to 31 December for subsequently regularising your situation. Further information from the Allowances and Loans page. Bank details If you are not the holder of the bank account from which the registration fee will be paid by direct debit, you must submit the completed bank details notification/ modification form and proof of identification for the account holder. For online submissions of documents you will have to use the “Communicating or amending bank details” procedure in the online procedures section of the Virtual Secretary’s Office, preferably, or (with digital certificate) the UdG’s e-register. These documents will have to be produced within a period of 10 work days as from the date of enrolment. Enrolment application (only for face-to-face enrolment) If you not enrol online (online enrolment), you will have to fill in an enrolment-application document for the teaching centre. The centre itself will provide you with the document and which you will have submit duly filled in and signed on the day of enrolment. Photograph After you have enrolled, you will need to produce a personal photograph through the La meva UdG intranet (Staff > digital Identity), in accordance with the instructions provided on the same webpage. Note: accreditation by electronic means is not definitive, except in the case of original electronic documents or authentic electronic copies. The UdG reserves the right to request the corresponding physical documentation at a later date.
Online enrolment is the University of Girona's electronic enrolment system. It is done through the Internet and is available for the most of the studies. Access to the online enrolment Online-enrolment guide