UIB expands Mallorca courses for 2026-2027
The Universitat de les Illes Balears (UIB) will add three undergraduate degrees and introduce or update three master's programmes in Palma, Mallorca, for the 2026-2027 academic year. The Balearic Islands Ministry of Education and Universities will meet the investment required for the expanded provision.
The new undergraduate options are Marine Sciences, a joint Mathematics and Physics degree, and Agricultural and Food Science Engineering. The latter will replace the current Agricultural and Rural Engineering degree.
New undergraduate degrees
Marine Sciences will have 35 places for new entrants and will cover the study and management of marine and coastal environments through subjects including biology, geology, chemistry, physics and technology. Its introduction is budgeted at €5.53 million through 2030, followed by annual costs of €1.54 million.
The joint Mathematics and Physics degree will offer ten entry places. Funding is set at €475,976 through 2031, when its first cohort is due to graduate, with subsequent annual costs of €204,058.
Agricultural and Food Science Engineering is intended to train professionals with the qualifications associated with technical agricultural engineering. Its curriculum includes sustainable technologies, efficient water and energy management, crop improvement and agroecological systems.
Master's programmes
UIB will teach the inter-university master's in Theoretical Chemistry and Computational Modelling, coordinated by the Autonomous University of Madrid and involving 17 Spanish universities. Taught entirely in English, the one-year programme carries 60 ECTS credits and has 40 places, including two at UIB.
A new master's in the Study and Management of Terrestrial Ecosystems under Global Change will offer 25 places. Promoted by UIB's Department of Biology, it will focus on the effects of global change on Mediterranean ecosystems.
The university will also launch the Erasmus Mundus master's in Health Promotion and Wellbeing Across the Lifespan with universities in Portugal and Serbia. The two-year, in-person programme has 25 places and forms part of the Hygieia consortium, which has received €4 million in European funding.
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Source: Europa Press / Mallorca.com