Access and admission
General academic admission requirements
These courses are open to candidates who hold an official Spanish university degree or any other official university degree issued by a university in the European Higher Education Area (EHEA) that qualifies the holder to pursue master's-level training in the issuing country.
They are likewise open to candidates who hold a degree issued by a university from a country that does not belong to the EHEA that has been homologated as a Spanish degree that qualifies the holder to pursue master's-level training. If the degree has not been homologated, the University must first verify that the course provides an equivalent level of training to the corresponding official Spanish university degree and that it qualifies the holder to pursue master's-level training in the issuing country. Admission by this means shall not, under any circumstances, entail the homologation of the previous qualification or its recognition for any purpose other than to enrol in the master's degree course. However, the master's degree awarded to students who successfully complete the course will be officially valid. In addition to these general admission requirements, which apply to all master's degree courses, each course may also establish its own specific admission requirements.
Specific requirements and admission criteria
Some official master's degree courses have specific admission requirements and criteria. When you click on the name of a master's degree course, you will be shown a course description that includes the sections on ;specific requirements; and ;admission criteria;.
Pre-enrolment
- UPC master's degree or interuniversity master's degree coordinated by the UPC
- Interuniversity master's degree coordinated by a university other than the UPC
- Master's degree in Secondary and Upper Secondary Education, Vocational Training and Foreign Language Teaching
UPC master's degree or interuniversity master's degree coordinated by the UPC
To enrol in a UPC master's degree course or an interuniversity master's degree course coordinated by the UPC, you must use the pre-enrolment application for master's degree courses:
https://preinscripció.upc.edu/preinscripcio 
The pre-enrolment periods for master's degree courses are shown on the UPC's academic calendar.
- To register for the application, enter a valid e-mail address as your username.
- You will be sent a password to log into the application. Log in and enter your personal and academic details and upload the required documentation.
- Once you have entered the details and uploaded the documents, submit the online application form for administrative and academic review. You will be able to check the status of your application throughout the admissions process (see;Application status
; in the FAQs for the pre-enrolment application).
- Students must pay a pre-enrolment fee of €30. The price applies to each pre-enrolment for a master's degree course run by the UPC. Students who pre-enrol for more than one course must pay a €30 pre-enrolment fee for each course. These fees are non-refundable.
- You may make changes to your application until the deadline for pre-enrolment by entering your username (valid e-mail address) and the assigned password.
- If you would like to pre-enrol in more than one master's degree course, you do not need to re-enter the details you have already provided.
- Successful applicants must ACCEPT the place in the pre-enrolment application and pay €600 following the instructions given in the form they will have received by e-mail. This amount will be deducted from the enrolment fee when you officially enrol, but if you do not enrol you will not be entitled to a refund unless the master’s degree is cancelled.
- Use the relevant section of the pre-enrolment application form to explain what documents you are providing (official degree, etc.) as proof of your eligibility to enrol in the master's degree course. You may also upload these documents as attachments.
- On the established decision date, you will receive an e-mail informing you of whether or not you have been admitted to the master's degree course. You can view the decision in the pre-enrolment application. Final admission to the programme will be subject to confirmation of the academic details provided.
- Students from non-EU member countries can use the letter of admission to begin to apply for the visa they will need to complete the master's degree course in Spain.
Interuniversity master's degree coordinated by a university other than the UPC
To enrol in an interuniversity master's degree coordinated by a university other than the UPC, you must pre-enrol at the coordinating university. The address will be given in the programme's course description.
Master's degree in Secondary and Upper Secondary Education, Vocational Training and Foreign Language Teaching
The pre-enrolment process is handled by the Catalan University Admissions Advisory Office, which processes online admission to master's degree courses for diploma and degree holders, ensuring the principles of publicity, equality, merit and ability. accesnet.gencat.cat
Places will be assigned on the basis of candidates' university entrance mark, i.e. the average mark for their academic record, regardless of the date on the record for the university course qualifying them to apply.
The average mark for the academic record will be calculated pursuant to the terms of Royal Decree 1892/2008, of 14 November, which amends Royal Decree 1267/1994, of 10 June, regulating the conditions for entry to official university bachelor's degree courses and the admissions procedures for Spanish public universities (Art. 55, f), and the Resolution of the Student Affairs and Admissions Committee of the Interuniversity Council of Catalonia of 15 March 2011.
For master's degree courses in mathematics, the following additional weightings will be used:
degree in mathematics or physics: +4 points
engineering degree or degree in informatics: +3 points
architecture degree or degree in statistics: +2 points
degree in business administration and management, economics or business: +1 point.
Minimum student numbers
In accordance with the criteria established by the Interuniversity Council of Catalonia for the 2012—2013 academic year, for a master's degree course to be taught, a minimum number of 20 students must have enrolled by the end of the September enrolment period. If this number is not reached, there is no guarantee that the course will be offered.If a master's degree course is cancelled for this reason, the amount of the enrolment fee will be refunded and the affected students will be offered places in other master's degree courses.
What are the fees for master's degrees?
The fees for master’s degrees are public and set by the Catalan government within the limits established by the Spanish government, as is the case for any official university course of study in Catalonia. The fee per ECTS credit for the 2012–2013 academic year. For non-resident foreign students who are not EU nationals, the fee is 1,5 the amount stated.
Advance payment of the admission fee
To officially secure a place and gain admission to a master’s degree, applicants must ACCEPT the place in the pre-enrolment application and pay €600 following the instructions given in the form they will have received by e-mail. This amount will be deducted from the enrolment fee when you officially enrol, but if you do not enrol you will not be entitled to a refund unless the master’s degree is cancelled.
Enrolment
The unit responsible for organising each master's degree will notify applicants of the date, place and documents they must furnish to prove that they meet the admission requirements.
The documents to be furnished will depend on where they earned their degree or completed the course that qualifies them to enrol in the master's degree course:
At UPC schools
- Curriculum vitae
- If the applicant holds any additional qualifications in the field of the master's degree other than the one that qualifies him or her to enrol, he or she must provide documentary evidence thereof (original and a photocopy or a certified photocopy).
For UPC-affiliated schools or any other public university in Spain, in addition to the above, the following must also be provided:
- Photocopy of the applicant's Spanish ID card (DNI), foreigner ID card (NIE) or passport.
- Original and photocopy (or certified photocopy) of the qualification entitling the student to enrol in the master's degree or proof of payment of the issuing fee for it.
- Original and photocopy (or certified photocopy) of an academic certificate listing the subjects completed, the marks received and the number of credits/hours of each one. This certificate must also show the overall average mark earned by the applicant.
- Any other documents required by the specific master's degree course.
At foreign universities and higher education institutions:
- Photocopy of the applicant's Spanish ID card (DNI), foreigner ID card (NIE) or passport.
- Original and photocopy (or certified photocopy) of the homologation of the qualification entitling the applicant to enrol in the master's degree course.
- If the qualification is not homologated, the original and a photocopy (or a certified photocopy) of the document issued by the awarding university or institution or by the competent authority for such matters in the issuing country. This document must show that the course in question had a duration of, at least, three years and that the resulting qualification entitles the holder to pursue postgraduate studies (master's degree courses) in the issuing country. If that is not possible, it must indicate the level of higher education that the qualification entitles its holder to access.
- Original and photocopy (or certified photocopy) of the academic certificate listing the subjects taken, the marks earned and the number of credits/hours of each one. This certificate must also explain the marking system used.
- If the applicant holds any additional qualifications in the field of the master's degree other than the one that qualifies him or her to enrol, he or she must provide documentary evidence thereof (original and a photocopy or a certified photocopy).
Important: All documents issued in non-EU countries must be legalised and bear the corresponding apostille.
As soon as the unit responsible for the master's degree course has validated the submitted documentation, the enrolment can be processed. Once the enrolment fee has been paid at the relevant bank, the applicant will officially be a student of the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya master's degree course.
Starting a master's degree course
The start date for the course and classroom locations are given in the Starting and Location sections of the course description, which you can access by clicking on the course's name.
Other information of interest
Recognition of credits
Students who wish to have credits earned in official courses, university-specific courses or through accredited work experience recognised must request the recognition, attaching the necessary documentary evidence, by the established deadline.
The body responsible for the master's degree course will determine and publish the mechanisms, calendar and procedure for processing the recognition and including the relevant credits on the applicant's transcript.
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