Master's degree in Secondary and Upper Secondary Education, Vocational Training and Foreign Language Teaching

Barcelona School of Informatics (FIB)

The master’s degree in Secondary and Upper Secondary Education, Vocational Training and Foreign Language Teaching (master's degree website) provides teacher training for potential secondary school teachers and teachers of specific vocational training courses.

Specialisations

Vocational Training
Technology

General details

Duration and start date

One academic year, 60 ECTS credits. Starting October

Timetable and delivery

Mornings and afternoons. Face-to-face

Fees and grants

Approximate fees for the master’s degree, excluding other costs, €1,660 (€2,490 for non-EU residents).
More information about fees and payment options
More information about grants and loans

Language of instruction

Check the language of instruction for each subject in the course guide in the curriculum.

Information on language use in the classroom and students’ language rights.

Official degree

Recorded in the Ministry of Education's degree register

Admission

General requirements: Academic requirements for admission to master's degrees
Places: 60 (technology specialisation) + 60 (vocational training specialisation)
Pre-enrolment: Pre-enrolment closed (consult the new pre-enrolment periods in the academic calendar).
Enrolment: How to enrol
Legalisation of foreign documents: All documents issued in non-EU countries must be legalised and bear the corresponding apostille.

Curriculum

First semester

Second semester

CompulsoryECTS
OptionalECTS
ProjectECTS

Professional opportunities

Professional opportunities

Secondary school teachers and teachers of specific vocational training courses.

Competencies

Generic competencies

Generic competencies are the skills that graduates acquire regardless of the specific course or field of study. The generic competencies established by the UPC are capacity for innovation and entrepreneurship, sustainability and social commitment, knowledge of a foreign language (preferably English), teamwork and proper use of information resources.

Specific competencies

Learning the curricular content of the specialisation. Planning, implementing and assessing the teaching and learning process. Searching for information and using it. Setting the syllabus and developing teaching methods. Designing and developing learning environments. Acquiring strategies to stimulate student input. Learning about interaction and communication processes in the classroom. Designing and delivering formal and informal activities. Learning the regulations. Learning about the history of the profession. Informing and advising families.