IAU-017994
https://www.whed.net/institutions/IAU-017994

Costa Rica

top General Information

Address

Street:Avenida 1, Calle 1

City:Heredia

Province:Heredia

Post Code:86-3000

WWW:http://www.una.ac.cr

Other Sites

Campuses in Nicoya, Liberia, Coto, Pérez Zeledón, Sarapiquí, Omar Dengo and Benjamín Núñez

Institution Funding

Public

History

Founded 1973.

Academic Year

February to November (Two semesters divided into: February-June and August-November)

Admission Requirements

Secondary school certificate (bachillerato) and entrance examination

Language(s)

Spanish

Accrediting Agency

Consejo Nacional de Rectores (CONARE); Sistema Nacional de Acreditación de la Educación Superior (SINAES)

Student Body

co-ed

top Officers

Head : Francisco González Alvarado

Job title:Rector


Senior Administrative Officer : Marianela Rojas Garbanzo

Job title:Deputy Rector


International Relations Officer : Evelyn Apú Álvarez

Job title:Executive Director

top Divisions

Faculty : Exact and Natural Sciences

Fields of study:Biology, Computer Science, Earth Sciences, Industrial Chemistry, Information Technology, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, Science Education, Surveying and Mapping


Faculty : Health Sciences

Fields of study:Epidemiology, Health Sciences, Parks and Recreation, Physical Education, Sports, Sports Medicine, Toxicology, Veterinary Science


Faculty : Land and Sea Sciences

Fields of study:Agricultural Engineering, Earth Sciences, Environmental Management, Forestry, Geography, Marine Science and Oceanography, Surveying and Mapping, Tropical Agriculture, Tropical Medicine


Faculty : Philosophy and Letters

Fields of study:Applied Linguistics, English, French, Gender Studies, Human Rights, Information Sciences, Justice Administration, Latin American Studies, Library Science, Literature, Philosophy, Publishing and Book Trade, Spanish, Theology, Translation and Interpretation


Faculty : Social Sciences

Fields of study:Business Education, Economics, History, International Business, International Relations and Diplomacy, Leadership, Management, Psychology, Social Policy, Social Sciences, Social Studies, Sociology

top Degrees

Diplomado


Bachillerato Universitario

Fields of study:Acting, Administration, Agricultural Engineering, Art Education, Bioengineering, Biology, Biotechnology, Business Education, Communication Arts, Dance, Economics, Educational and Student Counselling, English, Environmental Engineering, Foreign Languages Education, Forestry, French, Geography, Hydraulic Engineering, Industrial Chemistry, Information Technology, International Business, International Relations and Diplomacy, Library Science, Linguistics, Marine Biology, Mathematics Education, Music, Music Education, Native Language Education, Pedagogy, Philosophy, Physical Education, Preschool Education, Primary Education, Psychology, Religious Education, Science Education, Singing, Sociology, Special Education, Surveying and Mapping, Theology, Tourism


Licenciatura

Fields of study:Acting, Administration, Agricultural Engineering, Applied Linguistics, Art Education, Biology, Biotechnology, Business Education, Communication Arts, Economics, Educational Administration, Educational and Student Counselling, Environmental Engineering, Forestry, Geography, Humanities and Social Science Education, Hydraulic Engineering, Industrial Chemistry, Information Technology, International Business, International Relations and Diplomacy, Library Science, Linguistics, Mathematics Education, Music, Music Education, Pedagogy, Philosophy, Preschool Education, Primary Education, Psychology, Religious Education, Science Education, Secretarial Studies, Singing, Sociology, Special Education, Sports, Surveying and Mapping, Veterinary Science


Maestría

Fields of study:Agriculture, Animal Husbandry, Apiculture, Applied Linguistics, Economics, Educational Technology, Entomology, Environmental Management, Environmental Studies, Epidemiology, Finance, Forest Management, History, Human Resources, Human Rights, Information Management, Information Technology, International Relations and Diplomacy, Justice Administration, Latin American Studies, Literature, Management, Marine Science and Oceanography, Marketing, Natural Resources, Occupational Health, Physics, Religious Studies, Sports, Surveying and Mapping, Theology, Toxicology, Translation and Interpretation, Transport Management, Tropical Medicine


Doctorado Académico

Fields of study:Economics, Latin American Studies, Natural Sciences, Social Sciences, Sociology, Sports

Updated on 21-01-2022