experimental sciences

What knowledge will I acquire with this Degree?

The Degree in Experimental Sciences will provide fundamental training in the four experimental scientific disciplines (Physics, Chemistry, Biology and Geology), as well as sufficient preparation for Mathematics.

At the end of this degree, the student must have acquired and developed a series of knowledge, skills and abilities, which will allow them to function with good quality and competitiveness in the professional field, both nationally and internationally. He must also have acquired a sense of ethics and social commitment towards the society in which he is immersed.

Where will I be able to work when I graduate?

The main professional opportunities for graduates of the Degree in Experimental Sciences at the time of their incorporation into the labor market are the following: 

• Information and dissemination in scientific publications and museums. 
• Teaching in secondary, university and professional training. 
• Research in different scientific areas, with great multidisciplinary projection. 
• Specific works of each specialization, whether theoretical, computational, laboratory or field. 
• Diverse industrial sectors: energy, food, pharmacy, security, environment, etc. 

Is this Degree official according to the regulations required by the European Higher Education Area?

Yes (final verification report is attached), the implementation of the degree will be done progressively, starting the first year in the academic year 2011-12.

The final verification report turned out FAVORABLE

Favorable report first modification

Favorable report second modification

What subject areas will I address in this grade?

In the Degree in Experimental Sciences, multiple thematic areas and subjects are addressed, including Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Geology, Mathematics, Humanities, Computer Science and Language.

Recommended Income Profile

In accordance with the objectives of the training program and the study plan of the degree, it can be established that the ideal entry profile, from an academic point of view, is that of students with a good background in Science.

However, since the objective is to train highly qualified professionals in knowledge and skills, with a creative spirit and open to the need for permanent training in the development of their work and that of their collaborators, it would be desirable for the student of this degree to possess a series of characteristics and abilities such as:

• Capacity for action and initiative
• Capacity for teamwork
• Sociable and outgoing character
• Fluent oral and written communication in one's own language
• Facility for other languages
• Sensitivity for environmental issues.
• Adaptation to new situations
• Ability to work autonomously
• Quality Motivation
• Interest in Physics, Chemistry, Biology and Geology.
• Capacity for teamwork
• Capacity for action and initiative
• Ease of communication
• Ease for languages, it being advisable that they access the degree with an acceptable level of at least one language.

Objectives 

• Transmit the general and basic knowledge of the experimental sciences that define the degree, such as Physics, Chemistry, Biology and Geology.
• Provide basic and applied knowledge for the study and resolution of problems in interdisciplinary fields, emphasizing current problems and the importance of their study.
• Provide the tools so that this information can be used in the professional performance of the graduate, either in the task of transmitting knowledge or in the exercise of professional opportunities where a general knowledge of science is necessary.
• Promote the international mobility of students with the purpose of opening their minds to the global and multicultural framework that characterizes the world of the present and of the coming decades.
• Promote respect for fundamental rights and equality between men and women, in accordance with the provisions of Law 3/2007, of March 22, for the effective equality of women and men.
• Promote the knowledge and application of Human Rights and the principles of universal accessibility and design for all in accordance with the provisions of the tenth final provision of Law 51/2003, of December 2, on equal opportunities, non-discrimination and accessibility universal for people with disabilities.
• Disseminate and promote democratic values ​​and the values ​​of a culture of peace, as set out in Law 27/2005, of November 30, on the promotion of education and the culture of peace.

Competences 

GENERAL COMPETENCIES

• CG1 Capacity for analysis and synthesis
• CG2 Capacity for organization and planning
• CG3 Oral and written communication
• CG4 Knowledge of a foreign language
• CG5 Information management capacity
• CG6 Troubleshooting
• CG7 Decision making
• CG8 Teamwork
• CG9 Work in an interdisciplinary character
• CG10 Skills in interpersonal relationships
• CG11 Critical Reasoning
• CG12 Ethical commitment
• CG13 Autonomous learning
• CG14 Adaptation to new situations
• CG15 Creativity
• CG16 Leadership
• CG17 Ability to work autonomously
• CG18 Initiative and entrepreneurial spirit
• CG19 Motivation for quality
• CG20 Ability to apply theoretical knowledge in practice
• CG21 Use of the Internet as a means of communication and as a source of information
• CG22 Ability to understand the language and proposals of other specialists
• CG23 Ability to communicate with people who are not experts in the field
• GC24 Work in an international context
• CG25 Recognition of diversity and multiculturalism
• CG26 Sensitivity towards environmental issues
• CG27 Achievement motivation
• CG28 Computer skills related to the field of study
• CG29 Sensitivity towards equality and non-discrimination

SPECIFIC COMPETENCES

• CE1 Ability to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the essential facts, concepts, principles and theories related to the areas of Physics, both in its logical structure and its experimental support
• CE2 Ability to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the essential facts, concepts, principles and theories related to the areas of Chemistry, both in its logical structure and its experimental support
• CE3 Ability to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the essential facts, concepts, principles and theories related to the areas of Biology, both in its logical structure and its experimental support
• CE4 Ability to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the essential facts, concepts, principles and theories related to the areas of Geology, both in its logical structure and its experimental support
• CE5 Estimate orders of magnitude to interpret diverse phenomena.
• CE6 Acquisition of mathematical knowledge.
• CE7 Knowledge and understanding of the most important physical phenomena and theories in Classical Mechanics.
• CE8 Know the molecular bases and the mechanisms of the inheritance of living beings
• CE9 Being able to explain phenomena and processes related to Organic Chemistry in an understandable way.
• CE10 Measure, interpret and design experiences in the laboratory or in the environment
• CE11 Model complex phenomena, demonstrating critical thinking to build physical models. Modeling and problem solving skills.
• CE12 Knowledge and understanding of the basic conceptual foundations related to endogenous processes and their results.
• CE13 Use computer tools to solve and model problems and to present their results.
• CE14 Being able to work in an interdisciplinary group, to present through written and oral means their own research or bibliographic search results to both professionals and the general public.
• CE15 Understand the nature of research in Physics, Chemistry, Biology and Geology and its interdisciplinary applications.
• CE16 Use of the bibliography, as well as any source of relevant information for research work and technical development of projects.
• CE17 Work safely in the laboratory
• CE18 Be able to explain in an understandable way phenomena and processes related to Analytical Chemistry
• CE19 Knowledge and understanding of the basic conceptual foundations related to the mineral phase as an essential component of geological materials.
• CE20 Knowledge and understanding of the most important physical phenomena and theories in Electromagnetism and Optics.
• CE21 Know the structure and function of prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells and the bases of cell signaling
• CE22 Knowledge and understanding of the most important physical phenomena and theories in Thermodynamics and Statistical Physics.
• CE23 Explain in an understandable way phenomena and processes related to Inorganic Chemistry.
• CE24 Acquire general knowledge about the origin of life and its plant and animal diversity.
• CE25 Explain in an understandable way phenomena and processes related to Physical Chemistry.
• CE26 Knowledge and understanding of the most important physical phenomena and theories in Quantum Physics.
• CE27 Know the basics of the structure and dynamics of populations, communities and ecosystems.
• CE28 Knowledge and understanding of the most important physical phenomena and theories in Acoustic and Fluid Physics.
• CE29 Knowledge and understanding of the most important phenomena and concepts in the Physics of Complex Systems.
• CE30 Knowledge and understanding of the most important phenomena and concepts in Environmental Physics.
• CE31 Knowledge and understanding of the most important phenomena and concepts in Biophysics.
• CE32 Knowledge and understanding of the most basic and elementary concepts in Gravitation, Electronics, Solid State, Nuclear and Particle Physics and Physics of the Human Body and Communications.
• CE33 Appreciate evolution as the basis of biology and know the mechanisms of inheritance and the evolutionary models of living beings
• CE34 Know the structure, function and classification of microorganisms, as well as their most important practical applications
• CE35 Knowledge and understanding of the basic conceptual foundations related to the Water Cycle on Earth
• CE36 Knowledge and understanding of the fundamental concepts of the geosphere, hydrosphere and pedosphere as essential parts of the environment.

Minimum stay requirements 

• The permanence of the students in the Degree studies will be a maximum of eight years for full-time students. Part-time students may request an extension of up to two more years from the Rector.
• In Bachelor's degrees lasting more than 240 credits (4 years), the maximum of the previous section will be increased by one more year for every 60 ECTS credits that are added to the 240 ECTS.
• Students must pass a minimum of two subjects in the first year. Students studying part-time must pass at least one subject in their first academic year.
• Students who are studying any official Bachelor's degree at the Rey Juan Carlos University may make a maximum of four registrations to pass each of the subjects of the study plan, without counting previous cancellations of the same.

For more information see: Permanence regulations

Minimum number of ECTS credits by type of enrollment and course

Full-time students:

Part-time students:

Internal quality assurance system

Manual of the Internal Quality Assurance System

Composition of the commission

Composition of the Commission

Results report

Once the follow-up has been carried out, the quantitative information on the results obtained in the follow-up of said Degree is shown, differentiated by academic year.

Report by course:

• 2022/2023
• 2021/2022
• 2020/2021
• 2019/2020
• 2018/2019
• 2017/2018
• 2016/2017
• 2015/2016
• 2014/2015
• 2013/2014
• 2012/2013
• 2011/2012

General information collection plan

• Indicators 2013/14
• Indicators 2014/15
• Indicators 2015/16
• Indicators 2016/17
• Indicators 2017/18
• Indicators 2018/19
• Indicators 2019/20
• Indicators 2020/21
• Indicators 2021/22
• Indicators 2022/23

Improvement actions

The Quality Assurance System of the Rey Juan Carlos University establishes that the degree's Quality Assurance Commission will annually analyze the information derived from the degree's indicators and prepare a report that will include improvement plans if the results so indicate.

• Improvement actions 2022/2023
• Improvement actions 2021/2022
• Improvement actions 2020/2021
• Improvement actions 2019/2020
• Improvement actions 2018/2019
• Improvement actions 2017/2018
• Improvement actions 2016/2017
• Improvement actions 2015/2016
• Improvement actions 2014/2015
• Improvement actions 2013/2014
• Improvement actions 2012/2013
• Improvement actions 2011/2012

Renewal of accreditation

The renewal of the accreditation represents the culmination of the implementation process of the official Bachelor's and Master's degrees registered in the Register of Universities, Centers and Degrees (RUCT). The renewal of the accreditation of official bachelor's and master's degrees is organized in three phases: self-assessment report, external visit and final assessment.

In the first phase, the university describes and assesses the status of the degree with respect to the established criteria and guidelines. The result is the Self-Assessment Report (IA) that is presented. The second and third phases are carried out by a group of evaluators external to the evaluated title.”

• Final accreditation report 2022