2. EDUCATIONAL ORIENTATION

The Bolonia Plan is the process of adaptation of the Universities of Spain and rest of Europe to the 'Common European Space in Higher Education', which is the new university common system for all countries of Europe.

With the Bolonia Plan the existing credits, based on hours of class, are replaced by ECTS credits, which are estimated about the hours of work of the student. For 25 hours which is a credit, 10 are from lessons, 1 is given by the exams, 5 or 6 should be dedicated to study and 7 or 8 should be spent in personal working, but it will depend on the content, if it is more theoretical or practical. The teaching process changes, because the student is more involved in learning by himself .

The Bolonia Plan involves the disappearance of the Bachelor, the Degree will be the new grade . Nowadays, Physiotherapy is a career of 3 years, and with Bolonia’s Plan, it will change to 4 years, with a total of 240 credits ECTS (60 credits ECTS per year).

The new academic structure is formed by 3 cycles: degree, master and doctorate. The postgraduate involves the second and third cycle. Each cycle leads to obtain an official title. The overcoming of a cycle allows the access to the following one.
o 1º cycle – Grado / 240 ECTS (4 years)
o 2º cycle – Universitary Master / 60 to 120 ECTS (1 o 2 years) (Posgrado)
o 3º cycle – Doctorado / 3 years (Posgrado)

ECTS credits will unify the academic system in all Europe including Spain. This makes easier the mobility between universities and the mutual academic recognition.