Academic year 2005-06International student guide

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Academic year 2005-06International student guide

INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS' SUPPORT

Office for International and Educational Cooperation (OCIE) Educational Support Unit (USE)Spanish courses for foreign students

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OTHER SERVICES

Learning LanguagesThe LibraryDoing sportHealth CentreCommercial services: the AgoraComputer accessAEGEEOther University associations

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FURTHER INFORMATION: OCIE 22

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indexWELCOME TO UNIVERSITAT

JAUME I IN CASTELLÓ

Welcome from the rectorWhat is Universitat Jaume I?

What does UJI offer?

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CASTELLÓ AND ITS SURROUNDINGS

CastellóHow to get to Castelló

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WHERE TO STAY

The "Campus" University residenceOther residences

Students flats and apartments

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STUDYING AT UJI

Higher education in SpainUndergraduate studies

International Degrees and DiplomasThird cycle studies

Postgraduate courses

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THE INTERCULTURAL EXPERIENCE 23

Welcome from the Rector

My name is Francisco Toledo and I am the Rector of Universitat Jaume I in Castelló. I would like you to know who I am and where to find me as we are going to be together for a while and I am sure we are also going to need each other at some time or another.

Our job here at Universitat Jaume I is to further your education, both intellectually and professionally, as well as we can, and the main commitment of both our teaching and administrative staff is to achieve that objective. But we would also like your stay at UJI to be a fundamental experience in your education as a person.

Whether this is your first time at university or whether you have decided to take your higher education a step further, you are about to begin a new stage in your life that will be quite different from what you have experienced up till now. It will not only be new from the point of view of your education but also as regards the new framework of personal relations that anyone faces at a modern-day university. As you begin this new stage in your education, I want to assure you that here at UJI there are many people who are going to do everything they can to help make your stay here as fruitful and rewarding as possible.

During the time you spend with us you are going to acquire a huge amount of knowledge and information that will prepare you for your future career. I like to think that, on leaving our University, you will also be taking with you a series of values that will complement those you have undoubtedly received from your family and local community, as well as from your own experience of life.

One of the aims of this Guide, apart from welcoming you to our University, is to tell you what the values of our corporate culture are. By this I am referring to the basic principles we share, those we believe in and which go to make up the fundamental guidelines behind our individual and collective behaviour within Universitat Jaume I.

Our University, like other public universities in Spain, enjoys a large degree of autonomy. This means that UJI is, and will be, what those of us who work and study here want it to be. From this very instant, I invite you to become a fully integrated member of our University by taking part in any of the different ways on offer. I also encourage you to freely express your opinions and to put forward any proposals that might improve the way the University is run and, consequently, your education.

Let’s all join together to make UJI a place where tolerance and understanding are vital features, a place that fosters the acquisition of knowledge and the free exchange of ideas, and where our best wishes – both yours and those of this young institution – can come true. Welcome, again, to our University.

The Rector

WELCOME TO UNIVERSITAT JAUME I IN CASTELLÓ

Francisco ToledoRector of Universitat Jaume I

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What does UJI offer?

SMALL GROUPS AND A PRACTICAL METHODOLOGY

At present, 28 continuously assessed degree and diploma courses are available to about 13 500 students. These figures allow the University to offer its students personalised attention and to remain free of the problems of overcrowding so often suffered by other universities. Moreover, the syllabi of the different subjects are designed to allow students to see how the material being taught can be applied in practice while it is still scientifically thorough and accurate. The existence of small groups in the practical classes and in the laboratory fosters this teaching approach.

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Time is very different here and people spend more time outside in plazas with friends. The food is different as well, but very good!

Maggie (USA)

WELCOME TO UNIVERSITAT JAUME I IN CASTELLÓ

What is Universitat Jaume I?

Universitat Jaume I (UJI) came into being as a higher education and research centre on 27 February 1991 to meet the unanimous social demand in the Castelló area. It was also the fruit of a tradition in education inherited from the Teacher Training studies at the old University College of Castelló (Col·legi Universitari de Castelló, CUC), which dated from 1969. From the moment it was set up, UJI has strived to become a modern, high quality university with a clearly European orientation as well as to attain a level of excellence in the teaching, research and services it offers society.

Universitat Jaume I is currently the leading higher education and research centre in the north of the Valencian Community and it is continually seeking to enhance the social, economic and cultural development of the society in which it is immersed through the creation and transmission of knowledge. In this sense UJI has always tried to play an active role, as shown by initiatives such as the opening of new off-campus offices in the different areas throughout the province of Castelló, its extra-mural activities, or its collaboration with different institutions in the local community.

Today, Universitat Jaume I has consolidated itself as a dynamic and enterprising university. It teaches new, flexible and competitive curricula and programmes of study that enable students to cope with every challenge set by modern society in a satisfactory manner. The interdisciplinary nature of Universitat Jaume I guarantees students’ autonomy and increases their chances of getting a job in the future thanks to work placements and exchange programmes, such as the Socrates-Erasmus Programme, the UJI USA Study Scholarship Programme and other international programmes that enable students to follow their studies abroad.

This effort to keep ourselves in the vanguard of science and technology is complemented with a humanist education that helps students to complete their training as professionals and as citizens.

International students

USE OF THE NEW TECHNOLOGIES

Being fully aware that communication and creativity are the most important instruments for the future, Universitat Jaume I is a pioneer in the use of the new information technologies to disseminate knowledge. Universitat Jaume I was the first academic institution in Spain to become part of the World Wide Web (WWW) and to develop a browser (Dónde?) that could be used to search for information on the Internet. It has also become the first Spanish university to have a Centre for Education and New Technologies (CENT) with a direct link to primary and secondary schools. All the university courses include subjects offering basic instruction in IT and many of the subjects are taught using computers in the practical sessions.Furthermore, in order to improve the teaching quality, UJI is the first university in Spain to install in each one of its lecture rooms, audiovisuals equipment and computers provided with Internet connection incorporated into the lectures’ tables.

LANGUAGES

Since it was set up, Universitat Jaume I has always seen knowledge of languages to be an essential part of its students’ learning process. It is for this reason that the syllabi in each degree or diploma course include subjects in which students learn languages adapted to the needs and particularities of each area of knowledge.

In addition, students can acquire and consolidate suitable levels of proficiency in different languages by making use of the self-learning activities organised by the Self-Access Language Centre (CAL).

INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION

Universitat Jaume I has a wide network of international contacts made up of about 145 university-partners in Europe, the United States and Latin America, and this system has given rise to exchange programmes involving students and members of the academic staff, as well as educational and research projects.

Universitat Jaume I participates in all the main international programmes implemented throughout the European Union (e.g. Socrates-Erasmus, Tempus and Alfa) and also those organised by the Spanish government (such as the Interuniversity Cooperation Programme). The University also carries out a number of other international programmes and schemes, some of the more noteworthy of which include the UNESCO Chair on the Philosophy of Peace, the Jean Monnet Chair of Law and European Economics Module, the EURINSA and EURUJI programmes for the training of engineers in Europe and, finally, the programme of Master’s Degrees in Latin American universities.

This large number of contacts can be accounted for by the University’s commitment to international relations and collaboration, as set out in its Statutes. Furthermore, the province of Castelló has a strong tradition in exportation and tourism which drives it to cooperate with the foreign countries.

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EMPLOYABILITY

The interdisciplinary character of Universitat Jaume I guarantees the autonomy of students and opens up more chances for them to get a job. In fact, all our curricula contain periods of practical training for all students, and these must be carried out in enterprises and institutions. The nature of these work placements is not occupational but academic. Their purpose is to provide students with experience of the real institutional, business and occupational situation of their respective professions in a local context by giving them the chance to acquire basic professional competencies and put them into practice.

Since the year 2000, UJI also offers its students the chance to take part in the Leonardo da Vinci Programme, which was created by the EU to promote education and professional training on a European level, thus facilitating the acquisition of the skills and competencies students need to cope with their future career.

The social life is fantastic as there is a lot of bars to go to hereSarah Helena (UK)

WELCOME TO UNIVERSITAT JAUME I IN CASTELLÓ

The multimedia library offers wide variety of resources

Computer room

Castelló

Castelló is the northernmost province in the Valencian Community. The town of Castelló de la Plana is 65 km to the north of València and 285 km to the south of Barcelona. More precisely, it is situated at the point where the 40º parallel and the Greenwich meridian cross, between the mountains and the sea, and is surrounded by orange groves.

It has 112 km of Mediterranean coastline and, therefore, a large number of very clean and beautiful beaches. The port handles a large percentage of the province’s exports, which are one of the foundations on which the local economy rests. The main industries in the area are agriculture, tourism and, above all, the ceramic tile industry, as Castelló is the second most important tile manufacturer in the world.

The climate depends essentially on two factors: the sea and the protection against cold winds from the northeast afforded by the mountainous barrier of the Desert de les Palmes. The factors have a decisive influence on the average annual temperature (17º C), which makes it possible to practise outdoor activities nearly all year round.

Castelló is a small town – you can walk across it from north to south in under an hour. It now has a population of over 166.000, split between the town of Castelló itself and the maritime district of the Grau, which is just a five-minute drive away from the town centre. The inhabitants of the Grau (Port) are descendents of a traditionally sea-going population, as this is the area where the town’s recently refurbished port is situated. Its new layout has allowed a wide boulevard to be built following the sea, along with a large number of leisure facilities where many of the locals meet, especially at the weekend.

How to get to Castelló

It is not possible to fly directly to Castelló as the town itself does not have an airport. It is, however, well connected to some of the country’s leading airports. The nearest is in València (65 km away; 1 hr), but the town is also very well connected to the airports in Barcelona (285 km; 2 hrs), Alacant/Alicante (231 km; 2.5 hrs) or Madrid (415 km; 5 hrs). From these points the best ways to get to Castelló are by bus or train. The railway and bus station is very close to the University and the town centre.

Road access is also very good because both the N-340 main trunk road and the A7 motorway (the so-called Autopista del Mediterráneo) run through Castelló, the latter providing a direct route to the town from both Barcelona and Alicante. This motorway also links up to the main dual carriageway to Madrid.

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The “Campus” University Residence

The “Campus” Residence University was officially opened in September 2002. This option is more suitable for students who are going to stay for the whole academic year, although rooms can also be booked for a semester. The residence is on the University campus, behind the Library and the Sports Pavilion. The Campus is a 10-minute bus ride away from the town centre.

The price of accommodation is about 283 ¤ per month (academic year 2005/2006). For longer stays, you have several different types of accommodation available to you.

Further information can be obtained at the following address:http://www.residenciascampus.com

Other residences

Residencia Domus María

This two residence is located very near the town centre and is well linked to the University campus by the municipal bus service. Information about how you can get in touch with this residence is available on the following web page:http://www.uji.es/infoest/monuji/residen.html

Student flats and apartments

In Spain, students very often share a flat. INFOCAMPUS at the University offers information about flats or rooms to let, flat-sharing and residences through the Accommodation Directory (Borsa d’Allotjament). This service gathers all the addresses of flats for students. Such information is freely available to any student who may require accommodation while studying at UJI.

Under no circumstances, however, do INFOCAMPUS act as accommodation or estate agency. You can contact the Accommodation Directory run by INFOCAMPUS at the following address:http://www.uji.es/CA/canals/infocampus

We recommend you look for a flat once you are in Castelló. While you are flat-hunting you can find temporary accommodation in a residence, boarding house or hostel, for example. http://www.uji.es/serveis/otci/prog/hotel.thtml

WHERE TO STAY

The University Halls of Residence are located on campus

The city is a perfect size, and life is good here. There a lot of college students, and there is always something fun to do.

Hannah (USA)

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View of a room in the Halls of Residence

EDUCATION / QUALIFICATIONS OFFERED

Universitat Jaume I prepares students for official State qualifications, as well as others issued by the University itself.

The official qualifications are structured in cycles (first, second and third), whereas those issued by the University itself are mostly postgraduate studies.

First cycle studies (3 years). These are known as Diplomas (Diplomatura) or Technical Engineering (Enginyeria Tècnica) degrees. They last three years and include, apart from the core and general training subjects, contents geared towards preparing students to exercise a professional career. On successfully completing these studies you are given a Diploma or you are a Quantity Surveyor (arquitecte tècnic) or Technical Engineer (enginyer tècnic). These studies grant access to postgraduate courses but not Doctoral studies.

Second cycle studies (2/3+2/3 years). These courses are either Bachelors’ degrees (Llicenciatura) or Higher Engineering (Enginyeria superior) degrees. They consist in a first cycle that lasts a minimum of two years, in which students are taught the basic general knowledge needed in their speciality. This is then followed by a second cycle, which also lasts at least two years and is designed to lead students to a deeper understanding and specialisation in their field. It also prepares them to exercise their career. On successfully completing these studies you have a Bachelor’s Degree, or you become an architect or engineer. From there it is possible to go on to third cycle studies.

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Higher education in Spain

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School of Technology and Experimentals Sciences

Welcome to international students

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CREDITS IN SPAIN

The programmes of study in the university system are structured by credits. One credit at UJI generally corresponds to 10 hours of theoretical or practical classes, or their equivalent. Each subject is allocated a number of credits which are successfully completed through the relevant assessment methods. Diplomas or technical engineering degrees usually have 250 credits, Bachelor’s degrees have 300 and higher engineering degrees, 350. Generally speaking, students enrol in a total number of between 60 and 75 credits per academic year.

It must be remembered that these credits do not coincide with ECTS (European Credit System) credits. In a reform of the higher education system due to take place in the near future, the annual number of credits is expected to match ECTS credits, i.e. 60, in order to make it easier to transfer credits from one centre to another. Universitat Jaume I is already carrying out the first trials geared towards adopting this system.

Third cycle studies. In order to follow Doctoral studies you must have a Bachelor’s or Higher Engineering degree. The third cycle consists of a 32-credit programme of Doctoral studies that lasts at least two years and the completion of an original piece of research work or doctoral thesis. Passing a minimum of 20 credits, of which at least 15 must be subjects from the programme itself, gives you the right to the third cycle Teaching Certificate (certificat de docència). After successfully completing a research project and once the knowledge acquired by the person has been evaluated, she or he will obtain the Certificate of Advanced Studies. Finally, students will obtain the title of Doctor after successfully defending their doctoral thesis.

Postgraduate studies. These consist of Master’s degrees and postgraduate diplomas that are considered to be qualifications from the University itself. The purpose of these courses is generally to help students specialise in their career.

ORGANIZATION OF HIGHER EDUCATION STRUCTURES IN SPAIN

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Faculty of Law and Economics

(Source: Eurydice 1999. Report issued for the academic year 1998/99)

UNIVERSIDAD (FACULTAD) LICENCIADO

UNIVERSIDAD (FACULTAD)LICENCIADO

LICENCIADO

UNIVERSIDAD (FACULTAD / ESCUELA TECNICA SUPERIOR)ARQUITECTO / INGENIERO

INGENIERO

ESCUELA UNIVERSITARIA / FACULTADDIPLOMADO / MAESTRO / INGENIERO TECNICO / ARQUITECTO TÉCNICO

CONSERVATORIO / ESCUELA SUPERIOR

TITULADO SUPERIOR

ESCUELA SUPERIOR

TITULADO SUPERIOR

CENTROS DE FORMACION PROFESIONAL

TÉCNICO SUPERIOR

SUFICIENCIA INVESTIGADORA DOCTOR

(MIN. 2 AÑOS) (VARIABLE DURATION)

MASTERS / SPECIALISTS / CAP / ...

(VARIABLE DURATION)

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Medicine

Biology, Business administration,Economics, Law, Mathematics, ...

Biochemistry, Psicopedagogy, ...

Engineering

Electronics, Naval machinery, ...

Art education

Avanced vocational training

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SUBJECTS

In each programme of studies there are three types of subjects:

Core subjects (troncals): these are subjects that must be studied and are part of all officially recognised programmes of study.

Compulsory subjects (obligatòries): these are freely established by each university, but are also compulsory for students enrolled in the corresponding courses at that university.

Optional subjects (optatives): these are subjects that students can choose from among those offered by the University and are aimed at furthering specialisation in the course.

GRADES

The Spanish grade system is numerical, 0 being the lowest and 10 the highest grade. Grades are distributed as follows:

9 - 10 Excellent (Excel·lent) 7 - 8.99 Good (Notable) 5 - 6.99 Pass (Aprovat)0 - 4.99 Fail (Suspès)

OFFICIAL LANGUAGES

Universitat Jaume I is located in Castelló, one of the provinces that go to make up the Valencian Community, a region with two official languages – Valencian (also known as Catalan) and Castilian (also called Spanish).

Universitat Jaume I uses Catalan as its ‘mother tongue’, and this is the language used on an institutional and administrative level. Both Catalan and Castilian are used in teaching and teaching staff and students are free to choose which language they want to express themselves in. The extent to which each language is used varies from course to course, but overall around 18% of classes are in Catalan. UJI offers Spanish and Catalan language classes for foreign students through the Self-Access Language Centre (CAL).

ACADEMIC CALENDAR

At Universitat Jaume I, the academic year begins towards the end of September and classes end in June of the following year. The year is divided into two semesters, the first of which begins at the end of September and finishes in January, while the second lasts from February to June. At the end of each semester there is a three or four week exam period. During the first three weeks of September there is resit period for those who must retake examinations. The diagram below shows the different parts of the academic year.

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The following are Bank Holidays: October 12; November 1; December 6, 8; March 19; May 1.

Detailed Academic Calendar at: http://www.uji.es/infoest/calendar

First semester Holidays Exams Second semester

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There are also free choice subjects and UJI style subjects, whose purpose is to provide students with a broader humanistic education that complements the specific knowledge acquired on each of the degree or diploma courses.

Exchange students (from the Erasmus programme or on the University’s own schemes) who are studying at the University for a semester or an entire academic year can also choose any subject from any course. Advice on the different options available can be sought from their academic tutors.

Students in the Agora Square

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UJI offers the following degree and diploma courses for the academic year 2005/2006:

Undergraduate studies

Universitat Jaume I currently offers two international cycles of engineering studies:

EURINSA

EURINSA is a two-year European First Cycle in Industrial Engineering and is studied at the INSA in Lyon, France. This training cycle, adapted to European students, provides students with access to the second engineering cycle either at the INSA itself or at some other associated European university institution, one of which is Universitat Jaume I.

EURUJI

EURUJI is a two-year first cycle of an Engineering Degree that is open to students from all over Europe and is taught at Universitat Jaume I. This course offers training in two different dimensions:

A solid scientific and technical culture that ensures both a high level of training in Engineering and a high capacity to adapt throughout one’s career.

A humanist culture that fosters the human side of students (communication, languages, group work), thus enabling them to acquire the capacity to work in international teams.

Completion of this first cycle allows students to go on to the following engineering cycles at Universitat Jaume I and in other European institutions taking part in the programme.

International Degrees and DiplomasUniversitat Jaume I currently offers two international cycles of engineering studies:

EURINSA

EURINSA is a two-year European First Cycle in Industrial Engineering and is studied at the INSA in Lyon, France. This training cycle, adapted to European students, provides students with access to the second engineering cycle either at the INSA itself or at some other associated European university institution, one of which is Universitat Jaume I.

EURUJI

EURUJI is a two-year first cycle of an Engineering Degree that is open to students from all over Europe and is taught at Universitat Jaume I. This course offers training in two different dimensions:

A solid scientific and technical culture that ensures both a high level of training in Engineering and a high capacity to adapt throughout one’s career.

A humanist culture that fosters the human side of students (communication, languages, group work), thus enabling them to acquire the capacity to work in international teams.

Completion of this first cycle allows students to go on to the following engineering cycles at Universitat Jaume I and in other European institutions taking part in the programme.

International Degrees and Diplomas

Diploma in Business Studies*Dip loma in Pub l ic Management and Adminis t ra t ionDiploma in Labour RelationsDiploma in TourismBachelor’s Degree in Business Administration and Management*Bachelor’s Degree in Labour Sciences (2nd cycle only)Bachelor’s Degree in LawSecuri ty and Pol ice Sciences Diploma (Own Degree)

FACULTY OF LAW AND ECONOMICS

Industrial Engineering Computer Science EngineeringChemical Engineering Agricultural Technical Engineering: Horticulture and Garden Speciality Technical Engineering in Industrial DesignTechnical Engineering in Management Computing Technical Engineering in Computer SystemsIndustrial Technical Engineering: Mechanics SpecialityBachelor’s Degree in ChemistryTechnical ArchitectureComputational Mathematics Degree (Own Degree)

SCHOOL OF TECHNOLOGY AND EXPERIMENTAL SCIENCES

Diploma in Physical EducationDiploma in Early Childhood EducationDiploma in Music Education Diploma in Primary Education Bachelor’s Degree in English PhilologyBachelor’s Degree in HumanitiesBachelor’s Degree in PsychologyBachelor’s Degree in Educational Psychology (2nd cycle only) Bachelor’s Degree in Advertising and Public RelationsBachelor’s Degree in Translation and InterpretingBachelor’s Degree in Audiovisual Communication* Double Degree Agreements with European Universities (mail)

FACULTY OF HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES

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AREA OF HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES

Department of EducationCultural Diversity and Educational Interdisciplinarity

Department of English StudiesDiscourse Analysis. Theory and Applications in the Use and Acquisition of the English LanguageInteruniversity Doctoral Programme in Applied Linguistics

Department of European Philology and CulturesSpanish Language and LiteratureStudies on Discourse in the Catalan LanguageInter-University Programme in International Philological Studies

Department of Philosophy, Sociology and Audiovisual Communication and AdvertisingPeace, Conflicts and DemocracyEthics and DemocracyBusiness and Institutional Communication: Trends and Perspectives

Department of History, Geography and ArtHistorical Processes, Culture and DevelopmentAn Interdisciplinary Perspective of Gender StudiesThe Construction of the National State in Latin America. 18th ans 19th Centuries.Social Actors and Political Culture in Contemporary History

Department of Basic and Clinical Psychology and PsychobiologyAdvances in Basic and Clinical Psychology and PsychobiologyInteruniversity Doctoral Programme in Emotional Disturbances and Personality

Department of Developmental, Educational and Social Psychology and MethodologyResearch Applied to the Developmental, Educational, Social and Methodological Fields of PsychologyOccupational and Organisational Psychology (OOP)

Department of Translation and CommunicationTranslation, Society and Communication

AREA OF LAW AND ECONOMICS

Department of Business Administration and Marketing / Department of Finance and AccountingBusiness ManagementInter University PhD Programme in Marketing

Department of Private LawCivil Liability in Risk Sectors

Department of Public LawConstitutional Rights and DutiesCompanies and the Penal SystemInteruniversity Doctoral Programme in the Penal Justice System

Department of Labour and Social Security, and State Ecclesiastical LawLabour, Social Security and Occupational Health and Safety LawInteruniversity Doctoral Programme in Labour and Social Security Law by Jurisprudence

Department of EconomicsIndustrial and International Economics

AREA OF TECHNOLOGY AND EXPERIMENTAL SCIENCES

Department of Experimental SciencesChemistry, Physics and Applied SciencesTheoretical and Computational Chemistry (TCC)Interuniversity Doctoral Programme in Experimental Techniques in Chemistry

Department of Chemical EngineeringChemical Engineering: Processing of Ceramic Materials

Department of Computer Languages and Systems / Department of Computer Science and EngineeringAdvanced Computing Methods

Department of MathematicsMultidisciplinary MathematicsMathematics and their Applications

Department of Inorganic and Organic ChemistryMolecular Chemistry and MaterialsSustainable ChemistryHomogeneus CathalysisOrganic Chemistry in the Chemical-Pharmaceutical Industry

Department of TechnologyTechnological Innovation Projects in Product and Process EngineeringAdvanced Structure Analysis and Design

For further information about doctoral study programmes, please contact the Department responsible for the course. Information about the contents of the different programmes can also be obtained at:http://www.uji.es/infoest/estudis/doctorat/

Third cycle studiesThe following Doctoral courses are offered for the 2005-2006 academic year:

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MASTER’S DEGREES

XI International Master’s Degree in Peace and Development StudiesVII Master’s Degree in Occupational Safety and HealthIntegrated Master’s Degree in Quality Management and Labour Risk PreventionIV Master’s Degree in Human ResourcesMaster’s Degree in LogopedicsMaster’s Degree in Logopedics (on-line version)IV Master’s Degree in the Environment concerning Business and ProcessesII Master’s Degree in the Strategic Management of Communication: Corporate communication and advertising III Master’s Degree in Business Administration III Master’s Degree in Mediation for Equal Opportunities in Social Participation and EmploymentII Master’s Degree in Modern Languages applied to BusinessMaster’s Degree in Clinical and Health PsychologyMaster’s Degree in Clinical NeuropsychologyMELACOM - Master’s Degree in Teaching English in Multilingual ContextsELIT – English Language for International TradeMaster’s Degree in Transport Management and LawMaster’s Degree in Development Cooperation and International Humanitarian AidMaster’s Degree in Commercial Management and Economic Analysis of MarketsInterdisciplinary Master’s Degree in Specialist Territorial and Environmental ManagementMaster’s Degree in Infographic Animation

SPECIALISATION COURSES

Studies for Peace and DevelopmentAdvanced Studies for Peace and Development VI Inter-university Course in Cooperation for DevelopmentVI Organisation and Management of Documentary InformationIII Management of Digital Resources in the Firm III Translation of Medical Texts II Non-sexist Processing of Information: Keys and FoundationsGender Mainstreaming: Alternatives for Equality Transport Law and Management II International Humanitarian AidTranslation and Localisation TechnologiesUniversity Radio Management and ProductionQuality Management and Business ExcellenceQuality ManagementExpert in Sophrology

Postgraduate coursesThe following are the courses that will be offered at UJI during the academic year 2005-06:

In addition, the Centre for Postgraduate Studies also runs Continuous Training Courses, Teacher Training Courses and Higher Training Courses.

Information about postgraduate studies and continuous training is available from the following web page:http://www.uji.es/serveis/cepfc/

In addition, the Centre for Postgraduate Studies also runs Continuous Training Courses, Teacher Training Courses and Higher Training Courses.

Information about postgraduate studies and continuous training is available from the following web page:http://www.uji.es/serveis/cepfc/

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A student’s expenses for a month are about 360 ¤, which includes accommodation, upkeep and transport. Students can also take advantage of cut-price bus fares on public transport around the town and cheaper prices in the refectories and cafes at the University.

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Inscription of Academic RecordCredits taken:

Level of experimentality 1Level of experimentality 2Level of experimentality 3Level of experimentality 4

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CONCEPT EUROSBachelor’s Degree in LawBachelor’s Degree in HumanitiesBachelor’s Degree in Labour SciencesDiploma in Labour RelationsBachelor’s Degree in Business Administration and ManagementBachelor’s Degree in English PhilologyBachelor’s Degree in Translation and InterpretingBachelor’s Degree in Advertising and Public RelationsBachelor’s Degree in Audiovisual CommunicationBachelor’s Degree in PsychopedagogyDiploma in Business StudiesDiploma in Public Management and AdministrationDiploma in EducationBachelor’s Degree in PsychologyDiploma in TourismBachelor’s Degree in ChemistryEngineering degreesTechnical engineering degreesTechnical Architecture

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HumanitiesLaw and social sciencesExperimental sciencesTechnical courses

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CONCEPT EUROS

Each year the Spanish Ministry of Education and Science sets the fees students must pay for official higher education courses. The tables below show the approximate costs at each level.

UNDERGRADUATE: ORDINARY STUDENTS

UNDERGRADUATES: VISITING STUDENTS (SPECIFIC CONCEPTS)

DOCTORAL STUDIES

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Ex.= Level of experimentality

Office for International and Educational Cooperation (OCIE)

The OCIE is an internal and external cooperation service at the University whose purpose is to help improve the programmes of studies by incorporating qualifications that provide them with an added value. By so doing students will be better prepared to adapt themselves to the changing circumstances of today’s world.

The OCIE manages two clearly differentiated areas of work:

The International Cooperation area

The Career Development area

The International Cooperation area is responsible for running and disseminating both national and international educational programmes (Erasmus, Sicue, etc.), shared qualifications and internal mobility. It has an academic management office and an Interuniversity Academic Cooperation Advisory Council.

The aims of this Interuniversity Cooperation area are to consolidate and promote the University’s own curricular projects with foreign universities, to increase the number of exchanges between UJI students, members of the teaching staff and administration and services staff and other national or foreign universities. It also seeks to improve the quality of the exchange programmes as regards the management and control of results.

The OCIE runs a reception and orientation scheme for students who come to Universitat Jaume I through an exchange programme, and puts them in contact with their academic tutors. During their stay here, it holds also meetings with UJI students and informative sessions, as well as organising visits and outings to Castelló and other parts of the province.

E-mail:otci@uji.eshttp://www.uji.es/serveis/otci/

The Career Development area is responsible for organising the work placements in firms, for promoting employment, for the career development schemes and for monitoring University Jaume I graduates through the Employment Observatory. It has a Career Development Advisory Council.http://www.uji.es/serveis/ocie/acil/

INTERNATIONAL STUDENT’S SUPPORT

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Educational Support Unit (USE)

This unit coordinates the evaluation of the courses and the training of academic staff, as well as being responsible for academic and career guidance and information about the University.The Guidance Office, which is a part of the USE, is a service that provides students, academic and administrative staff with guidance on academic and career matters, as well as educational psychology. Students can make an appointment and receive guidance on an individualised basis.

INFOCAMPUS

This service provides the whole university community with support and information at INFOCAMPUS.

INFOCAMPUS offers information about:

Other Spanish or foreign universities.

University regulations.

Study grants.

Accommodation.

Personal guidance on academic problems.

STUDENTS WITH SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS

The Educational Support Unit is where all students enrolled at Universitat Jaume I who suffer some kind of disability can seek any information and advice they might need. This service offers a complete programme of support for these students that ranges from aid on the social level (help in moving around the University) to the academic level (aiding teaching staff with regard to work methodology, help with exams, etc.).

All the facilities at the University are adapted to meet the needs of disabled people and the local public transport company offers a special minibus service to and from the University.

Further information is available on the following web page:

http://www.uji.es/serveis/use/

Spanish courses for foreign students

Every semester the Language and Terminology Service organises specific courses for overseas students. These are run at three levels – beginners, intermediate and advanced.

The courses in Spanish for foreign students combine classes which you need to attend with exercises and activities to be done in the Self-access Language Centre (CAL), such as Spanish conversation groups.

The beginners’ level course is run before the start of each semester. It is an intensive Spanish language course that lasts three weeks and is meant to prepare students for the longer, regular courses run throughout the semester at intermediate and advanced level and which include the possibility of classes about the Valencian language and culture.

Further information can be found at:http://www.uji.es/serveis/slt/

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INTERNATIONAL STUDENT'S SUPPORT

INFOCAMPUS

Learning languages

From its beginnings, Universitat Jaume I decided that knowledge of languages would be an essential part of its students’ education and that is why every programme of study here includes compulsory language subjects for all students. Moreover, students at UJI also have the chance to study languages at the Self-Access Language Centre (CAL). The CAL is a place that is specially designed for learning, practising and improving your language skills. It is equipped with facilities and materials that are classified by topics and levels, and are structured in such a way as to make it easier to learn German, Catalan, English, French and Spanish for foreigners.

Some of the services provided by the CAL include:

Videos with films in the original language and with subtitles.

International television channels.

Computers with educational games and programmes.

Cassettes with activities, songs, literary texts, and so on.

Activities that have been specially prepared for self-access learning.

Grammar exercises with self-study answer keys.

Readers.

Newspapers, magazines and other publications.

Reference books: grammar books, dictionaries, exercise books, etc.

Language placement test programmes.

Questionnaires, posters and guidance leaflets.

Tests to find out your level in a language and keep a check on how you are progressing.

http://www.uji.es/serveis/slt/cal

OTHER SERVICES

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Computer room

The LibraryThe Library congregates and administers all the bibliographic, documental and audiovisual material that enters the University. As well as books related with the subjects taught here, there are also books for free time reading, specialised journals, general information newspapers, and video material in VHS and DVD formats. Most of the collection in the library can be freely accessed.

Services offered by the library:

On-line consultation of both its own collection as well as those of other centres and institutions

Remote documentation

Interlibrary loans, which make it possible to obtain material that is not available in this university, access to databases, remote loan, audiovisual material, etc.

Media Library, where the audiovisual and other multimedia material is kept and made available to the public.

http://www.uji.es/cd

Doing sportThe excellent sports facilities at Universitat Jaume I, including the recently built sports pavilion, mean that about 50 different activities are now on offer. These include athletics, basketball, aerobics, rugby, tennis, sailing, scuba-diving, karate, swimming, skiing, training courses, etc. A small annual fee is charged for each of the different activities.

The Sports Service is responsible for running the sports activities at the University. The purpose of the Sports Service is to contribute to a complete education of students and staff, and offer them the chance to take part in sports activities as a complement to their purely academic work. The basic structure of the activities offered by the Sports Service is built around four main axes: competition, training, keeping fit and improving health, and promotion and dissemination of physical activity and sports.

The Service also regularly offers runs specialised courses to enable you to become an indoor football referee, swimming instructor, etc.

http://www.uji.es/serveis/se/

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Les infrastructures sont vraiment impressionantes et modernes, une très belle bibliothèque. Les bâtiments sont tous récents et le campus est vraiment très agréable.

The facilities are really impressive and modern, a very beautiful library. The buildings are all new and the campus is really enjoyable.Perrine (France)

Sport Centre Gym

Health CentreUniversitat Jaume I has a health centre available to the University community on the Riu Sec campus. The purpose of this centre is to provide an answer to the basic health care needs that may come about at our University.

This centre, which has a doctor and a registered nurse on standby, can be used by both UJI students and staff.

Nevertheless, in order to receive full health care in Spain, before leaving your country you will have to ask for Form E-128 if you are a European Union citizen. If you are from outside the EU you will have to take out your own private medical insurance.

http://www.uji.es/serveis/prev/infogen/csanitar.thtml

OTHER SERVICES

Commercial services: the AgoraThe Agora on the Riu Sec Campus has become the centre of University life. The Agora is a semicircular, arcaded area where the services that are common to all the University are to be found. It offers access, on the one hand, to the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences and, on the other hand, to the two buildings situated to each side – the Library and the Rectorate and Central Services building.

The centre of the Agora is an open-air amphitheatre, which at the same time constitutes the endpoint of the central boulevard of the UJI’s botanical gardens. The amphitheatre is the ideal setting in which to stage different open-air performances and cultural acts. Around the Agora, you can find 15 shops, a number of cafes and restaurants, a gallery (Galeria Octubre) and a bank, as well as different student association centres and other University services.

The different commercial enterprises that have opened premises in the Agora now offer the University community a series of services that, up to now, could only be obtained by going into the town centre.

Some of the services available in the Agora include:

Books, stationery, press and UJI merchandising products

Driving school

Reprography and complements

Bookbinding, plotters, digital b/w and colour copies

UJI merchandising products

Optician’s

Computer products outlet

Youth fashion and sportswear, UJI merchandising products

Travel agent’s

Restaurant

Pizzeria-Burger bar (Fast Food) – Cafeteria

Take-away food

Tanning and beauty centre. UVA rays

Waxing/hair removal. Massage

Manicure, pedicure, makeup, skin cleansing, etc.

Chemist’s (but does not sell prescription drugs)

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Shopping arcade in the Agora Square

Computer accessSince it was set up, Universitat Jaume I decided that the use of the new technologies would be a key component of the education of all its students. The Computing Service (SI) at Universitat Jaume I is responsible for providing technical support in the field of the new information and telecommunications technologies for the whole university community. Through the SI members of the University have access to the following services:

An e-mail account on the corporate UNIX servers, until the moment you finish your stay at UJI.

Access to your e-mail account via the Webmail gateway and to the news server via the Webfórum gateway.

Booking a computer in the Media Library (Mediateca) and the ACT (technical and scientific area) using e-ujier.uji.es

The possibility of creating your own web page.

The possibility of printing work from home via the educational printing gateway, if you are a student. You can also check printing rates.

Consulting your academic record: transcript of records, grant applications, number of exam opportunities used, enrolment periods, etc., by logging on to e-ujier.uji.es

Access to three free-access computer rooms with laser printing facilities.

Access from the University to the Internet at 155 Mbps.

Internet wireless (Wi-Fi) access points into the university campus.

Free access to all the channels of information that include resolutions of governing bodies with student representation.

AEGEEThe Association des États Généraux des Etudiants de l'Europe (AEGEE) is made up of about 20 000 students from more than 200 universities from all over Europe. The association organises all kinds of events, from congresses on economics, art or schemes for the integration of Eastern European countries, to courses on skiing, sailing or dancing, anywhere in Europe.

At Universitat Jaume I, AEGEE members run a help scheme for overseas students, which makes other students at the University available to help them find their feet in the early stages of their stay here in Castelló. The association also organises all sorts of festivities, trips and other activities that make it easier for foreign students to become integrated within the community.

You can get in touch with the AEGEE at the address below:

AEGEE – CastellóÀgora UniversitàriaEdifici de l’EstudiantatCampus de Riu SecE-12071 Castelló de La PlanaTel.: +34 964 72 93 63aegee_castellon@yahoo.es

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As soon as I arrived in Castellon, I went straight to PIAC and AEGEE, who were both very helpful and friendly. Between them I was given a list of addresses for available flats, as well as families who were looking for lodgers.

Gemma Claire (UK)

OTHER SERVICES

Other University associationsThe University Associations linked with Universitat Jaume I organise a whole series of cultural and leisure activities that complement the purely educational work you do here. These activities, which can involve sports, music, travel, to name but a few, encourage personal relationships on the campus and make life at university something more than just going to class and studying.

Some of the associations that run these kinds of activities include:

Association for the Development of Computing and Telematics

Industrial Design Students’ Association

Public Management and Administration Students’ Association

Universitat Jaume I Nature and Sports Lovers

Jaume I Musical Association

University Tunas (student minstrel group): the Faculty of Law, the Teacher Training College and the Faculty of Human and Social Sciences each have their own Tuna.

Die Kurse, die auf castellano abgehalten werden, sind eigentlich ganz gut. Die Profs sprechen eigentlich recht deutlich. An die hohe Sprechgeschwindigkeit musste ich mich allerdings gewöhnen aber das dauerte nicht lange. Die Profs kann man bei Problemen immer ansprechen. Die Mitstudenten sind eigentlich auch recht offen und helfen einen, wenn sie merken, dass man Erasmus is.

The courses that are offered in Spanish are really good. The teachers speak slowly. You only need a short time to get used to their speed. The teachers are always available to talk if you have a problem. The students are also very open and willing to help you, when they realize that you are Erasmus.Anja (Germany)

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FURTHER INFORMATION: OCIE

Our job at the Office for International and Educational Cooperation (OCIE) is to try to make your stay at Universitat Jaume I as pleasant as possible by offering you all the information and help you may need. At the OCIE we will help you to obtain this information either by giving it to you directly or, if that is not possible, we will put you in touch with the office and the people who can help you.

On your arrival at the University, a member of the OCIE staff will tell you who your academic tutor is going to be. This tutor will advise you on all academic matters. During your first few days at the University you will also be expected to attend informative sessions where you will receive guidance and information on different issues concerning your stay here, such as the services offered by the University, the procedure to be followed during enrolment, among others. On our web site you can find news and information that can be extremely useful to international students who do not know our University.

Whether you are already here with us or whether you are planning to study at Universitat Jaume I, do not hesitate to get in touch with the OCIE in order to sort out any doubts you may have about life at the University. Our address is:

Oficina de Cooperació Internacional i EducativaUniversitat Jaume I Edifici ampliació de Biblioteca. Campus Riu SecE-12071 Castelló de la Plana (Spain)Tel.: +34 964 38 70 70/70 73Fax: + 34 964 38 70 01e-mail: otci@uji.es http://www.uji.es/serveis/otci

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Castellon de la Plana e il posto ideale per fare l'Erasmus e eventualmente tornarci in futuro.

Castellon de la Plana is the ideal place to go on Erasmus and eventually come back in the future.Pieregidio (Italy)

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THE INTERCULTURAL

EXPERIENCE

This section aims to help students communicate across cultures. Finding yourself in a foreign country is the best way to learn about its culture. You will become acquainted with new foods, different timetables, specific customs, odd habits, surprising greetings, all of which are a big part of your stay abroad. Your attitude towards learning all about our culture will decidedly affect the success of your stay. The most successful intercultural visitors will be aware of the following attitudes:

Willingness to communicate: use your verbal and nonverbal skills of listening, observing and responding. Be receptive to as much around you as possible.

Non-judgmental attitude: try not to make quick, prejudicial evaluations of people and situations. In other words, do not jump to conclusions; ask why when you do not understand somebody's behaviour.

Flexibility, adaptability: this is the ability to make basic changes to your own self, experience new ways of doing things, and adapt to new circumstances. We hope you will return home a changed person.

Warmth in human relationships: be friendly towards people you meet. Try to encourage situations in which they feel comfortable and easy.

Motivation: The more reasons you have coming here, and the better prepared, enthusiastic and positive you are about your stay, the more you will get out of it.

Self-reliance: if you have a positive idea of yourself and are self-confident, you will adapt more easily.

Ability to make mistakes: if you are tolerant of your own mistakes and try to learn from them, rather than bemoan your imperfections, you will have a better chance of adapting more rapidly and effectively to new situations. Do not get stressed over little things.

Tolerance for ambiguity: expect to come across unforeseen unpredictable, imprecise, surprising or frustrating situations. You’ve left the security of your home behind you. Over here there is a foreign land for you to discover.

Low goal/task orientation: look at this experience as part of a learning process. Do not despair if you do not achieve all your goals. Enjoy the experience, meet people, grasp every opportunity for social encounters.

Results will come along eventually.

It does not matter if you do not possess all these attitudes now. They can be trained, and you will have plenty of opportunities for that over here. Being aware of them and willing to practice them will help you enjoy your experience to the full.

Inspired by L. Robert Kohls (1996) Survival Kit for Overseas Living and J. Daniel Hess (1997) Studying Abroad/ Learning Abroad

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0.- Central boulevard 1.- Students’ residence2.- Sports pavilion 3.- Sports area 4.- Library / CAL / INFOCAMPUS5.- Commercial services: Agora6.- Rectorate & central services 7.- Power supply building8.- Postgraduate, University Business Foundation and Social Council Building

School of Technology and Experimental Sciences

1.- Computer & Mathematics module 2.- Teaching module3.- Technology & Experimental Sciences module 4.- Workshop module 5.- Greenhouses

Faculty of Law and Economics

1.- Economics module 2.- Teaching module3.- Law module

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Edifici ampliació de Biblioteca. Campus Riu SecE-12071 Castelló de la Plana (Spain)

Tel.: +34 964 38 70 70/70 73 Fax: + 34 964 38 70 01e-mail: otci@uji.es

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