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

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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, €1,729 (€2,594 for non-EU residents).
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Language of instruction: Subjects will be taught in Catalan or Spanish, depending on the student's level of comprehension and on the teaching objectives of the master's degree course.
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) + 30 (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

Knowledge of specific syllabus. 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.