Spanish degree titles

[GitanaBea]

I am trying to apply for jobs online and am a bit confused with the education titles they use. Could someone give me the English equivalent:
Bachillerato
FPII
Diplomado
Licienciatura/Licenciado
Titulo no homologado
Formación Profesional Grado Superior

Gracias :cool:

[rhodian]

hmmm... not sure but i think bachillerato is what used to be done in high school (maybe still is) and a licenciatura is a university degree; when you get one you are licenciado.

even so, if your degree isn't from a spanish university, i hear that it probably won't be recognised!

don't know about the rest. good luck!

[greytop]

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even so, if your degree isn't from a spanish university, i hear that it probably won't be recognised!... There may be some info in the EC pages (http://ec.europa.eu/education/policies/rec_qual/rec_qual_en.html) about training and education. Have not followed all the links but it may help.
Also this UK site (http://www.europeunit.ac.uk/qualifications/index.cfm) has similar info/links.

[rhodian]

ha ha, yes, the european union has agreed that it should begin to make moves towards eventually recognising qualifications etc throughout the union, but...

anyway, as i understand it, my professor (catedrático, not profesor) at university, who has published several critical editions of spanish texts with spanish publishers, still hadn´t managed to get his batchelor´s degree recognised in spain a few years ago. maybe things have changed now. i´m fairly sure, though, that while a qualified spanish teacher automatically has qualified teacher status here in UK, if i were to go to spain i would have to sit oposiciones. i´d be delighted if anyone has information to the contrario, by the way!!

[Marina]

Hola GitanaBea,

Here is some info which I hope will be helpful for you:


Bachillerato - According to the website of the Ministerio de Educación it is the las step of the Secondary education it last for two years (usually from 16 to 18) and it is voluntary.

FPII - Formación Profesional de 2 grado. More info here (http://www.educaweb.com/edw/seccion.asp?SeccioID=1789&NoticiaID=1725) and here (http://www.educaweb.com/edw/seccion.asp?sec=1010&op=3).

In Spain there are two types of degrees: The short ones usually take 3 years and are called Diplomaturas. The long ones used to be 5 years, but most of them have been reduced to 4 and are called Licenciaturas.

Titulo no homologado - For example when you have a university degree from another country. If you want your title to be recognised in Spain you have to request it in the Ministerio of Education and basically they will compare the program or syllabus of your studies to the Spanish one and probably you will have to go back to university to fill the gap between the programs. This proccess is known to take ages.

Formación Profesional Grado Superior == FPII

Saludos,
Marina.

[GitanaBea]

Hola GitanaBea,

Here is some info which I hope will be helpful for you:


Bachillerato - According to the website of the Ministerio de Educación it is the las step of the Secondary education it last for two years (usually from 16 to 18) and it is voluntary.

FPII - Formación Profesional de 2 grado. More info here (http://www.educaweb.com/edw/seccion.asp?SeccioID=1789&NoticiaID=1725) and here (http://www.educaweb.com/edw/seccion.asp?sec=1010&op=3).

In Spain there are two types of degrees: The short ones usually take 3 years and are called Diplomaturas. The long ones used to be 5 years, but most of them have been reduced to 4 and are called Licenciaturas.

Titulo no homologado - For example when you have a university degree from another country. If you want your title to be recognised in Spain you have to request it in the Ministerio of Education and basically they will compare the program or syllabus of your studies to the Spanish one and probably you will have to go back to university to fill the gap between the programs. This proccess is known to take ages.

Formación Profesional Grado Superior == FPII

Saludos,
Marina.
¡Muchisimas gracias Marina!! I had a feeling that "Bachillerato" did not transalate to Bachelor degree as it's known here in Canada. I have an Advanced Bachelor of Arts with a Major in Spanish and Minor in French. I'm wondering if it is even worth it for me to get my degree recognized in Spain as it has been 10 years since I graduated and have been working in the tourism industry for the past 10 years.

[ValenciaSon]

So is there an equivalent in Spain to Master's Degree or a PhD?