The University of Santiago de Compostela is located in Santiago de Compostela city in the Spanish region of Galicia. With a history spanning more than 500 years, it is one of the region's oldest universities.
The university traces its roots back to 1495 when a local solicitor collaborated with the abbot of the San Martiño Piñeiro monastery to create a school for the underprivileged called the Gramatic Academy. Based in the San Paio de Antealtares monastery, the Gramatic Academy initially offered four courses: grammar and arts, medicine, and theology. Most students of the grammar and arts programme furthered their studies by taking up law, with a special focus on ecclesiastical law. The university eventually broke away from the influence of the Catholic Church and reorganised itself into a state-run public university.
Today, the University of Santiago de Compostela has a student population of over 40,000, mostly undergraduates, and a faculty staff of more than 2,000. It has a total of 25 faculties distributed between the main campus at Santiago de Compostela and the ancillary campus at Lugo. These faculties are:
- Biology
- Chemistry
- Communication Sciences
- Economics and Business Administration
- Education Sciences
- Geography and History
- Law
- Mathematics
- Medicine and Dentistry
- Pharmacy
- Philology
- Philosophy
- Political and Social Science
- Psychology
- Higher Technical Engineering School
- University School of Labour Relations
- University School of Optics and Optometry
- University School of Nursing
- Business Administration and Management
- Humanities
- Sciences
- Veterinary Science
- Higher Polytechnic School
- University School of Primary Education
| Contact University of Santiago de Compostela: | |
| Address: Colexio de San Xerome, Praza do Obradoiro, 15782 Santiago de Compostela, Spain | |
| Tel: +34 881 811 000 Email: use website enquiry form Website: http://www.usc.es |
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