School of Health Sciences
Study Nursing, Physiotherapy, Pharmacy, Human Nutrition and Dietetics at Blanquerna-URL
Studying at the School of Health Sciences means learning with the latest equipment, getting familiar with technology and professional materials from the start of your studies. Choosing a bachelor degree in health at Blanquerna means opting for close contact with faculty members, an individualized learning process and internationalization. In short, it is synonymous with opportunities.
Dean's welcome address
Since 1992, the Blanquerna-URL School of Health Sciences has been dedicated to educating health professionals who are committed to the health and well-being of individuals, with a humanistic approach and a strong service ethic. Our goal is to develop students who excel not only in academic excellence but also in leadership, innovation, and teamwork within an interdisciplinary setting.
Our educational model at Blanquerna-URL emphasizes personalized learning through small groups, clinical simulations, and guided seminars that foster both reflective and practical education. Our faculty consists of professionals actively working in healthcare,
blending their clinical experience with teaching and research to ensure superior
academic and professional preparation.
We advocate for an integrated educational approach where students from various programs collaborate, mirroring the teamwork found in real-world health systems. We continuously evolve, integrating new knowledge, technologies, and
teaching methods to better serve society.
If you're interested in experiencing this firsthand, I invite you to visit us. We look forward to welcoming
you!
Faculty
Internship agreements
Mobility agreements
Research projects
The School's faculty executive team
Dra. Miriam Rodríguez Monforte
Vice-Dean of Academics and Teaching Innovation
Dra. Maria Giné Garriga
Dr. Jordi Ibáñez Nolla
Vice Dean for Quality, Students/Alumni, and Employability
Dr. Lluís Costa Tutusaus
Academic Secretary
A host of resources at your fingertips
Working with state-of-the-art equipment enables you to become familiar with the materials used in the professional field and be well prepared to enter the workforce.
Theoretical-practical classrooms and clinical simulation
Putting theory into practice is key to gaining knowledge. In the case of nursing, it is a key aspect before dealing with patients. The faculty has simulation classrooms to prepare students for clinical interventions.
Anatomy room. Osteoteca
This room has teaching resources so that students can become familiar with the human body, identify and locate muscles, bones, arteries, veins or nerves.
Anatomy
See human anatomy in its entirety on a real scale and in 3D. This is the reality that allows the anatomy, an interactive display table to see any anatomical system of the human body.
Cooking laboratory
Is there anything better than a kitchen lab to put all your knowledge of nutrition and dietetics into practice? In this classroom you will be able to discover all the techniques of dietetics and diet therapy.
All the services you need while you are at the School
At Blanquerna, we want your university experience to be rewarding and enriching. That's why we offer a wide range of services to our students, so they can resolve any issues and make the most of their time at the School.
Libraries
If you need a quiet space to study or to do individual and group work, come to the library! Each school has its own library with computers, workrooms, reading points and an extensive catalog of documents you can consult in both hard copy and digital format.
Solidarity action
Solidarity and the struggle for human dignity are values that identify us. Solidarity Action is a volunteer program that our students can join to participate in projects in the Third and Fourth World.
Blanquerna Choir
If you like music and want to take part in the concerts of institutional events and festivities, sign up for the Blanquerna Choir. There you will meet new friends and enjoy music.
Pastoral Area
In the three Blanquerna faculties, you will find spaces for reflection isolated from the hustle and bustle dedicated to the celebration of the Faith or cultural and religious animation. If you wish, you can also receive personalized attention and information about church life.
Diversity support
At Blanquerna we promote personal development at all levels to people with a diversity of specific needs from a normalizing context that encourages personal autonomy and uniqueness.
Attention service for high level athletes
At Blanquerna we facilitate the incorporation and monitoring of the academic pace of all those people who are High Level athletes based on tutorials and personalized attention to study each case.
Scholarships and grants service
At Blanquerna, we put the future within everyone's reach thanks to our scholarships and grant service to start or continue studying at our schools. Financial aid is both internal and external to the university. You will find a wide range of possibilities.
Personal Guidance Service (SOP)
If you are in a difficult situation in the academic, personal or social field, you can request, free of charge, the personalized attention of the SOP. This is an interdisciplinary team of professionals who will guide you in dealing with the situation.
Student Council
Contact between students and the university is constant and is channeled through the Student Council, the body that collects proposals and requests from students and facilitates university life.
Student representatives
Each class group must elect a representative to put forward concerns or make proposals to the faculty members and academic management. At the same time, each degree must appoint a delegate and each school a representative on the general URL council.
International Mobility Office
Going abroad is a unique opportunity to discover the plurality of the world. Aware of the importance of the internationalization of studies, we have established mobility agreements around the world.
Job Bank
The leap into the world of work is always a challenge. For this reason, we provide a Job Bank for students and graduates. This service puts students in touch with companies and institutions looking for staff.
Careers
This service provides graduates with the necessary means so that they can actively participate in their professionalism and propose optimal candidates to organizations and companies looking for staff.
Internship service
Professional experience is a core part of our methodology. For this reason, we have a broad spectrum of internship agreements to meet the needs and preferences of all students. You will graduate having worked in your industry.
Alumni service
Studying in Blanquerna allows you to be part of our community. Being a college student opens the door to a lot of options for continuing your vocational training beyond your time in the classroom.
University dormitories
Living in Barcelona is a unique experience and, even more so, in a university residence. Blanquerna has agreements for URL students who want to live in any of the residences within their reach.
Sports service
Want to represent the URL in college sports tournaments? You can find a wide range of possibilities for both individual and team sports. To be a student of Blanquerna, you will have a discount at the Can Caralleu and La Salle Sport & Fitness sports complexes.
Quality of studies
Quality assurance covers activities that involve systematic, structured and continuous attention to maintaining and improving quality. Our mission, vision and institutional values identify the culture and the characteristic features of university training in the Blanquerna Schools.
Within this frame of reference, the School regularly publishes updated information on the Internal Quality Assurance System, the results of the training programs and the internal and external verification of qualifications.
Research at the school
At the School of Health Sciences, we consider research to be an essential function of the university and the basis of university teaching.
Research activity at the School is organized through the Institute for Health Research and the groups that form it. The main lines of work of the projects carried out are: Wellbeing, Pharmacogenetics, Health and physical activity, and Global health and gender. Faculty are encouraged to carry out work in these areas and cooperate with other research groups or institutions.
Studies with an international dimension
To become international is to discover the plurality in oneself, while discovering the plurality in others. Traveling and meeting people, encountering other cultures and languages, all contribute to our life experience and our growth as human beings and as professionals.