Biomedical Engineering is one of the fields of engineering which has gone through a greater growth in the last few years. Is a continuously-spreading area based on the functioning of living beings at nanoscopic level, the development of new biomaterials and the advances in tissue regeneration or in molecular images, among others, have provoked a revolution in biomedical and medicine sciences.
This revolution is producing an important increase on the demand of professionals capable of integrating in cross-disciplinary teams along with health professionals, biologist and doctors to tackle new challenges for an improvement in health technology.
On the other hand, the globalisation of the health care together with the aging of the population, makes it necessary to develop new medical technologies able to improve not only the quality of life of the citizenship, but also able to control the costs of the health care
ensuring the sustainability of the system.
This demand for medical technology is motivating the need for engineers to conceive, design, develop, produce, install and instruct in the usage of medical equipment and instruments.
Nowadays, all these factors make Biomedical Engineering a strategic area in the development of economy based in the knowledge, and an area with great potential for the development of new industries.The Master’s in Biomedical Engineering is intended for graduates of Biomedical Engineering or related undergraduate degrees.
Related or similar undergraduate degrees are listed below:
In compliance with the Article 18.5 of Royal Decree 822/2021, which establishes the organisation of university education and the procedure for quality assurance, and Article 24 of the Universitat Politècnica de València’s regulations on pre-enrolment and admission to Master’s degrees, admission to this Master’s Degree requires completion of the following complementary training:
These training complements will be determined by the Master’s Degree Committee for each student based on their undergraduate degree. They are not considered a prerequisite for admission and enrolment in the Master’s programme, but may be taken simultaneously.
Students who have been assigned complementary courses must register for them in the same academic year in which they begin the Master’s programme.
The optional courses, which require the learning outcomes obtained in the two complementary courses, will be offered to these students in the third semester of the Master’s.
Under no circumstances can the Master’s Degree be obtained without having passed these complementary courses.
The admission applications for the Master’s degree in Biomedical Engineering that meet the access conditions and the specific admission requirements mentioned in previous sections, will evaluated by the Academic Committee of the Master’s degree according to the assessment criteria of merits and selection mentioned below:
a) Academic transcript In the case of academic transcripts graded on scales other than those indicated in the Royal Decree 1125/2003, applicants must provide a certificate of equivalence of average marks obtained in university studies abroad, issued by the Spanish Ministry of Universities. Failure to provide this document will result in an average grade of 5 out of 10 for admission.
70%
b) Consistency between the competences of the applicant’s first degree and those of the reference degree programme
20%
c) Curriculum vitae
10%
Language requirements: The Master’s Degree programme is taught in both Spanish and English. Candidates are required to demonstrate a certain level of proficiency in both languages. Specifically, they must prove a B2 level of Spanish and English, as certified by one of the official certificates recognised by the Conference of Rectors of Spanish Universities (CRUE) or the Association of Language Centres in Higher Education (ACLES).
The recommended applicant’s profile is a graduate in Chemical Engineering who has got the competences described in the third section of the Ministerial Decree that establishes the requirements to verify official university titles linked to the work of industrial technical engineers (Decree CIN/351/2009). He should also have the technical education described in the fifth section of the previously mentioned decree, which refers to the Industrial Chemistry Specific Technology Module. If the applicant was a graduate in any other discipline rather than Chemical Engineering, we will be asked to comply a series of educational requirements to prove that he is competent in the master’s subject. The UV Degree in Chemical Engineering is considered the model degree for accessing the master’s degree. Therefore, we do not recommend students who don’t have training in related scientific/technical disciplines to apply for this master’s degree.
Regarding the language requirements, the applicants are recommended to have a B2 or higher level of English to understand scientific documents. Foreigner students are advised to have a C1 level of Spanish.
In addition, access to the Master's Degree in Chemical Engineering at the Universitat de València is proposed following the recommendations established in the resolution of the Secretariat for Universities regarding the Official Master's Degree linked to the profession of Chemical Engineer (BOE no. 187, section III page 66699 of 4 August 2009, in article 4.2): Entrance requirements to the Master’s Degree:
- Those who have previously acquired the competences stated in section 3 of the Ministerial Decree establishing the requirements for the verification of official university degrees linked to the practice of the profession of Industrial Technical Engineer (Order CIN/351/2009), and whose training is in accordance with that established in section 5 of the aforementioned decree, all of which refers to the module of Specific Technology of Industrial Chemistry, may access the Master's Degree linked to the profession of Chemical Engineer.
- Likewise, access to the Master's Degree will be allowed if the Bachelor's Degree of the applicant covers the competences included in the basic training modules common to the industrial branch of section 5 of the Ministerial Decree, establishing the requirements for the verification of official university degrees linked to the practice of the profession of Industrial Technical Engineer. In this case, the necessary bridging courses must be taken to guarantee the competences stated in the industrial chemistry block of the aforementioned order.
- Those in possession of any other Bachelor's Degree may also be admitted to this Master's Degree without prejudice to the establishment of any additional training that may be deemed necessary.
Holders of other degrees different from those mentioned above will be required to take the necessary bridging courses to meet the competences of the Degree in Chemical Engineering. These competences correspond to the basic ones defined in the Royal Decree 1393/2007 and those established by Order CIN/351/2009, published in the BOE of 20 February 2009, which enable students to practice the profession of Industrial Technical Engineer.
The required complementary training will consist of taking the necessary subjects of the Degree in Chemical Engineering, the number of credits required depending on the applicant's CV.
Holders of degrees different to the ones mentioned above will be required to take the bridging courses needed for meeting the competencies of the degree in Chemical Engineering.
If the number of applications is higher than the number of places offered, there will be a selection carried out by Academic Coordinating Committee.
The admission criteria will be the following: Adaptation of the profile (50-70%), Academic Record (20-40%), Professional Experience (5-10%) and other academic and training merits: other degrees or postgraduate studies, community languages level B-1 or superior, seminars, etc (5-10%).
Graduates who have studied electronics in their undergraduate degree (e.g. Telecommunications Electronic Engineering or Industrial Electronic Engineering).
Students who hold an undergraduate degree in Engineering or a degree with sufficient electronics content. Former degrees – now extinct – of the Spanish university system include:
Industrial and Telecommunications Engineering
Mechanical, Electrical, Automation and Industrial Electronics Engineering
Physics
Computer Engineering
Telecommunications Engineering
In any case, applicants must have fundamental knowledge of circuit and linear systems analysis, analogue electronics and digital electronics.
The Master’s Academic Committee will determine the levelling modules that each student must take, up to a maximum of 12 ECTS credits. These modules will not be counted towards the number of credits required for the degree.
The Master’s Academic Committee will determine the levelling modules that each student must take, up to a maximum of 12 ECTS credits. These modules will not be counted towards the number of credits required for the degree.
Students who have not completed courses with basic knowledge in circuit analysis, linear systems, analogue electronics or digital electronics are required to take up to 12 ECTS credits from the following courses offered by the School of Engineering:
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GIEI (Degree in Industrial Electronic Engineering)
GIET (Degree in Electronic Engineering for Telecommunications)
All courses in the degree programmes are worth 6 ECTS credits. Students will take up to a maximum of 12 ECTS, depending on their prior knowledge.
The number of levelling credits required depends on the student’s level of knowledge, up to a maximum of 12 ECTS.
In general terms, the Academic Commission shall observe the following criteria in their appraisal of the applications:
- University qualifications (the degree’s affinity with the contents of the masters will be considered).
- Academic records.
-Curriculum vitae (training courses, research merit, and professional experience related to the masters).
Candidates must hold an undergraduate degree that grants access to Master’s programmes. In addition, students from countries or educational systems where Spanish is not the primary language must have a B2 level of proficiency in Spanish or Catalan according to the CEFR.
The increasing sensitivity in the face of environmental degradation and the need to mitigate the impacts of pollution on this, the intervention of new professionals in relation to the environmental engineering is needed, in order to achieve a balance between the development of our society, the industrial competitiveness, and the sustainable and respectful perspective with the environment. The need for response to these new challenges has consolidated worldwide the studies in this field, as proposed in this Master’s. In this sense, the study and understanding of the impacts created by the human activities justify its research and professional orientation, since it is only from an advanced knowledge programme that trains specialists from where you can face these matters, either through the development, design and technology transfer or the implementation of other kinds of processes. The Master’s in Environmental Engineering is preferentially addressed to the following degrees: Undergraduates in Rural and Agro-food Engineering; Forest and Environmental Engineering; Civil Engineering; in Public Work Engineering, in Chemical Engineering and in Industrial Engineering.
Undergraduates in Environmental science ,Chemistry and in Biotechnology.
The degree holders who are exposed below will be also among the recommended profiles: Holders of a Licenciatura in Environmental Science and Chemistry, Industrial Technical Engineers; Public Work Engineers; Agricultural Engineers; Forest and Mining Engineers, Chemical Engineers; Civil Engineers; Industrial Engineers; Agronomists; Mountains and Mining Engineers.
Three basic criteria are applied in the evaluation of applicants:
- Degree from which admission is requested, i.e. affinity of degree with recommended profile. (40-50%)
- Academic records and average mark (35-40)
- Curriculum Vitae (10-15%)
Remote sensing concerns the acquisition of data from radiation sensors installed in space platforms and their later treatment to obtain information about our environment. It is a discipline that is based in measurable magnitudes and verifiable hypotheses that requires a good capacity for analysis and synthesis and that offers to society direct results that improve our knowledge on the physical world. Within remote sensing we can encompass meteorological products, applications aimed to improve agricultural yields, mapping of the terrain, drought control and natural disasters, search for new mining sites, forest management, territory planning, and so on that has not even started as this is a young discipline.
The interest for society of scientific studies that are carried out from remote sensing data on the most diverse sides of our environment is easily justifiable given the great amount of operative applications that provide the scientific results that are obtained with it. Remote sensing supplies with thematic maps of our planet, characteristics and variables of interest related with water, soil, crops, and natural vegetation providing periodic and updated information, making easier the continuous tracing and in the long term and helping in decision making to managers in such fields. It provides a form of study in access areas and/or with minimum field support. Remote sensing is also applied to studies on outer space, contributing to a better understanding of the universe that surrounds us. The profile of the student of the Master's Degree in Remote Sensing matches with students that have completed their "Licenciatura" with a good basis on Physics and Mathematics.
It is thus recommended as profile, to hold any of the following degrees: Undergraduate Degree (or "Licenciatura") in Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, Biology, Environmental Sciences; Telecommunications Engineering, Agronomy Engineering, Geodetic Engineering, Ingeniería Técnica en Topografía (three year degree in Topographic Engineering), Forest Engineering and degrees corresponding to other similar sciences and technologies.
Student selection is carried out on the basis of scientific and academic reasons based on:
In case of it being convenient, a personal interview on the claimed merits in the curriculum will be carried out by the Academic Coordinating Committee.
The importance of Information and Communications Technology (ICT), and particularly, of Computing, is unquestionable in the current Knowledge and Information Society. The usage of electronic devices connected to the network has been increased during the last decade within the industrial field as well as in the domestic and social sector. For this reason, a large number of sources highlight the current high occupation and expect a greater demand of ICT qualified professionals in the next years, due to the constant technological development within the productive sectors.
One of the main reasons of the high occupation of graduates in Computing is the ICT’s wide job spectrum. The areas where this profession can be pursued go from design and applications programming to the administration, management, analysis and development of data base platforms, systems and networks administration, and web and multimedia development. In addition, since this is a constantly evolving field, it is important that workers keep training to specialise in the new technologies that are constantly emerging.
An important aspect in this field of knowledge is that technologies have a pretty short life cycle. This is a challenge both for professionals and for teachers because being at the forefront involves a constant updating.
The Master's Degree in Web Technology, Cloud Computing and Mobile Applications trains graduates with the necessary competences to develop professional and research activity and use equipment in the area of Information and Communications Technology, emphasizing specially in modelling, design, implantation, evaluation and management of network services, mobile applications and cloud computing through the knowledge in the new tendencies and research lines in this area.As a guideline, the Master's Degree in Web Technology, Cloud Computing and Mobile Applications is addressed to students who have studied one of the following degrees:
Application forms will be analysed by the Academic Coordinating Committee (CCA) which will be the body responsible for setting the required training complements in case the contents / programming languages taught in the degree of origin do not allow to approach the Master with guarantee.
Complementary training for those students who have deficiencies in relevant aspects for carrying out the Master’s Degree. The Committee for Academic Coordination will be the body responsible of determining which of these complements, as the case may be, must be studied once it has examined the provided documentation at the pre-registration phase.
Subject: Programming
Degree: Degree in Telematics Engineering
Year: 3rd
Semester: 1
Credits: 6 ECTS
Subject: Databases
Degree: Degree in Telematics Engineering
Year: 3rd
Semester: 1
Credits: 6 ECTS
The schedules of these subjects are compatible with the simultaneous study of the Master’s Degree
The pre-registration applications will be assessed by the Academic Coordinating Commission of the Master’s Degree according to the following criteria:
Those students coming from out of the Ibero-American educational area could be requested to have a B2 Spanish level by the Academic Coordinating Commission of the Master’s Degree.
The recommended entry profile to take the University Master’s Degree in Data Science of the Universitat de València is that of graduates with basic skills in mathematics (algebra and calculus) and statistics (probability) both at a theoretical level and at a practical one in the use of computer tools to solve practical cases. The most adequate profiles correspond to the following graduates (at a Degree or Llicenciatura level):
·Informatics Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Telecommunications Engineering or Engineering in any of its specialties.
·Mathematics, Physics.
·Economy, Business Management and Administration.
Regarding personal aptitudes, we recommend that students applying for this master’s degree have an interest on the treatment of information at different levels: collection and storage, visualization, analysis and development of prediction models to establish future behaviours. The ability to identify prblems on data analysis in real applications (industrial areas, business, management, administration, health, etc.), and in other personal skills such as creativity, an innovative ability and interest for an ongoing learning process which is highly recommended for the training of a data scientist with a professional projection in fields with a high dynamism.
If in the admission process and in the view of the provided documentation by the applicant, the Academic Committee of the Master’s Degree values that the competences in mathematics and statistics, in programming tools as well as in programming foundations and data bases are not sufficient, then students should take the bridging courses that are described below. Specifically they should take in the first four-month period up to 12 credits of the following subjects of the curriculum belonging to some of the Degrees in Engineering of the Universitat de València, which are close to the academic environment of the Master’s Degree: Degree in Informatics Engineering (GII), Degree in Multimedia Engineering (GIM), Degree in Telematics Engineering (GI), Degree in Chemical Engineering (GIQ), Degree in Electronic Engineering for Telecommunications (GIET) or Degree in Industrial Electronic Engineering (GIEI). The subjects are taken in the first term of the first year and they are 6-ETCS subjects.
-Mathematics I
-Informatics
It is required that the students that enter this official degree have taken undergraduate degree or higher studies (graduated, engineer or llicenciatura) preferably in Maths, Physics, Engineering (Informatics, Electronics, Telecommunications and Industrial Engineering), Economy and Business Management and Administration.
The Academic Committee of the Master’s Degree will value, in accordance with the admission process we will describe next, that students who apply for the admission have acquired enough competence in mathematics and statistics, have used in some subject of their training programming tools (such as R, C, Matlab, Python or similar) and who know the basics of the foundations of programming and data bases.
If those knowledges were insufficient, students should take the complementary training established in the 4.6 section of this memory.For students from non-Spanish speaking countries, a Spanish level B2 certification is required (through a Diploma of Spanish as a Foreign Language at a B2 level, or an oral and written test).
The admission applications will be valued by the Committee for Academic Coordination of the Master’s Degree in accordance to the following criteria: suitability to the profile (50%), the academic record (40%), professional experience related to data analysis (years of professional experience, personal interview by the Academic Committee, letters of recommendation of the jobs exercised, etc. (5%) and other academic and training merits such as additional degree or postgraduate degree qualifications related to the field of knowledge of the Master’s Degree, community languages with B1 or higher level, attendance to courses and semiars, etc. (5%).
The Master’s Degree in Advanced English Studies is aimed at graduates who have completed previous Bachelor’s degrees, preferably in English Studies/English Philology, and that accredit knowledge of the English language at an advanced level (at least C1 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages).
Knowledge of the English language at an advanced level (at least C1 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages) may be accredited by official certification or by taking a level test. Any of the following official accreditation certificates of the required level to access the Master’s degree will be accepted: University of Cambridge: Certificate in Advanced English (CAE), University of Cambridge: BEC Higher (Business English Certificate), Trinity College: Integrated Skills in English III (ISE III) (Grades 10, 11), Educational Testing Service (ETS): -TOEFL iBT from 110 to 120 points (Test of English as a Foreign Language – Internet Based Test), Educational Testing Service (ETS): -TOEIC from 945 to 990 points (Test of English for International Communication), Pearson Test of English (PTE): PTE General Level 4, European language certificates (telc): teclEnglish C1, Official certificates of C1 and C2 level awarded by the Official Schools of Languages, Degrees or equivalent qualifications, issued by foreign universities, for studies carried out in English as a vehicular language.
Admission will be done according to the following order of priority:
1.Licenciados (Former Spanish Undergraduate Degree) and graduated in English Studies.
2.Licenciados and graduates in Translation and Interpretation.
3.Licenciados and graduates of other Language Studies.
4.Licenciados and graduates from other degrees.
The applicants will be selected according to the following scale:
1.Average mark of the academic record: 70%
2.English language C2 level of the Common European Framework of Reference: 10%
3.Other merits: 10%
4.Cover letter (where you should explain the reasons for which you wish to access to the Master’s): 10%
Applicants who do not hold a degree in English Studies are expected to provide evidence of their command of English at an advanced level (C1) when applying for the programme.
The Master's Degree in Archaeology aims to meet the demand for professionals and researchers in archaeological disciplines by providing adequate methodological and theoretical tools for both the recognition and classification of materials, field and laboratory activities and data processing. To that end, the programme relies on accredited lecturers with a proven research background and experience in competitive projects and archaeological sites, and on cooperation with a number of professionals with experience in different areas in archaeology, including the valorisation and dissemination of results in relation with museums. In addition, the masters facilitates access to a doctoral programme in Mediterranean Archaeology and Prehistory which includes educational activities intended to foster the development of the main research lines within this area.The profile recommended for this master’s programme is that of a graduate in History (from the old and new degree system) or in equivalent studies nationally (degrees completed before the 1973 reform) or internationally. Any experience in areas related with archaeology will be appreciated.
All applicants must fill in a pre-registration form and enclose their CV and any other proof of merit (transcript, certificate of participation in archaeological projects, language certificates, copies of papers published).
Students with degrees in History, History of Art, Geography, and Humanities must submit a letter written by a lecturer/university member from the areas of Prehistory o Archaeology. Should this letter not be provided, a personal or e-mail interview will be conducted.
Those applicants having completed degrees other than those listed above shall not only submit a letter of introduction/proof of support by a lecturer/university member from the areas of Prehistory o Archaeology but also have an interview with the Master’s Academic Commission. The Commission will determine the adequacy of the candidate's education and might establish, where applicable, additional educational requirements to be fulfilled prior to the masters which may account for up to 24 ECTS from the History degree of the University of Valencia:
General Prehistory (12 credits)
Prehistory of the Iberian Peninsula (6 credits)
Archaeology of the Mediterranean (6 credits)
In any case, this module is not considered an entry prerequisite; its courses may be completed simultaneously to the masters.
The Master's Degree in Archaeology has a limited number of places. Selection will be based on these criteria:
a) Academic records: 25%
b) Experience in archaeological projects: 25%
b1. Experience in field work: 15%
b2. Publications: 10%
c) Modern and ancient languages: 25%
c1. Ancient languages: 10%
c2. Modern languages: 15%
d) Interview with the commission: 25%
The Academic Commission is responsible for verifying compliance with the criteria.
The Master’s aims to respond to the clear need for specialised training of the Valencian Community, characterised by strong international dynamism of its companies, and by the large presence of citizens from the European Union and other backgrounds whose language needs translators are deemed to satisfy.
Another fact that reinforces the scientific and professional interest of the degree is the incorporation in the curriculum of translation activities or functions of translation increasingly demanded by the social and business environment. We refer to the modes of audiovisual translation (subtitling, dubbing and voice-over), as well as captioning for the deaf and audio description.
The Master’s is posed with a double orientation (professional and academic-investigator profile) and with two possible specialisations (English-Spanish or French-Spanish).
The Master’s is especially designed for university graduates in Translation and Interpretation, Philology or Language Studies or other related fields, as well as for accredited professional translators who possess a university degree.
The training programme of the Master’s requires an advanced knowledge (level C1 or higher) of the two languages involved in the translation process: Spanish and foreign language chosen as a source of translation (English or French).
The Master’s is especially addressed to university graduates in Translation and Interpretation, Philology or Language Studies or other related fields, as well as for accredited professional translators wishing to retrain and possess a university degree.
To be admitted, is considered a sine qua non knowledge (level C1 or higher) of the two languages involved in the translation-process (Spanish and foreign language chosen as translation source) and having an appropriate academic or professional profile for the Master’s are considered sine qua non requirements. Both aspects, like all the merits that the candidate claims on his curriculum, will be certified in a documentary form and if the Admission Committee deems it appropriate, through a personal interview.
To assess the suitability of candidates, the Committee will especially consider the academic record in relation to the Master’s profile, professional experience, as well as having passed other relevant postgraduate courses.
Today, modern society demands specialists in the management of cultural heritage, its study and valuation. The sources of employment related to the topic justify the design of the Master’s degree (city councils and other public administrations, companies, museums, etc.)This Master’s degree is aimed at university graduates who want to guide or further their academic and research training in the identification, analysis and management of cultural heritage. It is mainly intended for graduates in the field of Humanities and Social Sciences as well as active professionals in art, culture, documentation, geography, etc., regardless of their previous university education, as long as there is a professional or research affinity with the subjects of the Master’s. The following groups can also apply: public administration staff (state, regional or local), businesspeople in the tourism industry and people employed in private institutions who prove their experience in the field of study and are in possession of an university degree.
It is aimed at graduates in Humanities and Social Sciences who have completed an undergraduate degree, a licenciatura or a Master’s degree. It is especially intended for graduates in History of Art, Geography and the Environment , History and Heritage, History, Information and Documentation, Fine Arts, Communication Studies, Humanities, Philosophy, Language Studies, Anthropology, Sociology, Information Sciences and Architecture. It may also be of interest to graduates in Conservation and Restoration, Tourism and Library and information science.
The selection criteria are:
- Academic record.
- Adequacy of the academic profile to the course content.
- Experience in work related to cultural heritage.
- Knowledge of ancient and modern languages.
- Information from interviews, if necessary.
Ethics and Political Philosophy are two dimensions of Philosophy very demanded by society. The Master’s Degree in Ethics and Democracy aims to respond to these demands, dealing with the great topics of Ethics and Politics, with special emphasis on democracy. For these we have the experiences of classical and contemporary philosophers and with other sources of knowledge, like literature and sciences.
The Master’s is structured in two big sections The first refers to the Foundation of Ethics and Politics, and includes three sections like the following: democracy, citizenship, State and civil society, multiculturism and interculturism, global justice, cosmopolitanism, human development, solidarity, human rights, feminist theory and religion. The second section focuses on Applied Ethics in the differents spheres of social life: moral education in a pluralitisc and democratic society, economy and business, mass media, science and technology, with special attention to bioethics, biopolitics and ecological ethics
The Master’s is linked to the Interuniversity Doctoral Studies in Ethics and Democracy, with Excellence Award, from which a leading research in Ethics, Political Philosophy and Applied Ethics is being developed. This pioneering research has made that the group of professors who teach it have been recognised as R&D Group of Excellence of the Valencian Government.
The Master’s Degree porgramme is aimed at a wide range of graduates in philosophy, human studies, economy, business administration, political sciences, sociology, communication, education sciences, psychology, medicine, nursery and health sciences, but also to professional and social agents so that they can complete their training in the field of Ethics and Political Philosophy, and develop research in the doctoral programme. This cross-disciplinary character has been very positive for the student’s training and research objectives as well as for their incorporation to the labor world
The selection criteria are as follows:
- Curriculum Vitae, which will compromise 80% of the final mark.
i. The following aspects will be taken into account:
ii. Academic report, up to 40 points.
iii. Professional experience up to 20 points.
iv. Workshops and seminars the student has attended, attendance to congresses, training courses, publications, stayings in other universities (Erasmus Programmes), etc., up to 30 points.
v. Knowledge of languages of scientific interest, up to 10 points.
- Personal interview, which will compromise 20% of the final mark.
The Master's Degree in Hispanic Studies: Applications and Research aims to prepare professionals and researchers in all the activities related to the Spanish Language, Literature and Performing Arts which, within different profiles (advanced academic skills, research training or training for specific applications in the workplace) ensure a high level education and training in Hispanic studies.The Master’s is aimed at university graduates interested in further training in the Spanish language and its literature, within different profiles (advanced academic knowledge, research training and training for specific applications in the workplace).
The recommended applicant profile includes students from the areas of knowledge of Humanities and Social Sciences who have completed an undergraduate degree, a licenciatura or an official master's degree. The related areas of knowledge are: Philology and Language Studies, Humanities, Audiovisual Communication, Information Sciences, History, Fine Arts, Anthropology, Sociology and Philosophy.
This Master’s is also aimed at professionals from the sectors of culture, publishing, public administration or tourism, regardless of their prior university education, when the curriculum or professional and research activities of the applicants is, in the judgment of the Academic Coordinating Committee of the Master’s, related to the contents and objectives of the Master’s, as long as the applicants hold a university degree.
The selection of students will be based on the following criteria:
• Degree, considering the affinity of the educational profile of the student to the specialty of the Master’s degree
• Average mark of the academic record
• Collaboration grants
• Curriculum vitae
• Knowledge of languages
• Cover letter
• Previous work experience
• Additional training and education in the area of study of the Master’s.
Candidates must demonstrate their Spanish proficiency at level B2 of the CEFR with an official certificate, preferably from the DELE or SIELE exams of the Instituto Cervantes.
In addition, an interview may be conducted to assess the candidate’s profile and linguistic-communicative skills. This interview will be conducted by the Master’s management team and will cover topics such as previous university studies, Spanish language learning, and academic or professional interests. Communicative skills and formal interaction indicators at level B2 of the CEFR will be taken into account.
In the event that supply is less than demand, these will be weighted as follows:
50%: title and transcripts
15%: research experience
15%: experience
20%: other merits (grants, contributions, other degrees, cover letters)
It is an unavoidable requirement for society to learn the historic background to understand better the present. It is necessary to reconstruct this history applying a scientific method to avoid explanations based on myths and misrepresentations. Therefore, it is necessary to train specialists capable of improving the field of historiography and deepen in the knowledge of the past from scientific assumptions.
The process of political construction of the European Union faces, at present, a series of problems such as the mutual boundaries of sovereignty between its different members, harmonisation of entities with different cultural and historical traditions, even in conflict, and the necessity to look for a common ideological foundation that respects the identity of their members. The historical reflection and a better knowledge of the past, especially in the study of politic entities that faced similar problems, can contribute to a better understanding of current challenges.
One of these is constituted, within the regional Southern Europe, by the Western Mediterranean territories, both Italian and Spanish, which were integrated in the Spanish Monarchy. That was imposed to its members like a project based on political loyalty to the Habsburg dynasty, identified with the defense of Catholicism, and regards to the territorial particularities that form the model of government of the Monarchy, which facilitated the consolidation and the permanence of identity traits -language, cultures, legal and political systems…- with the support by local leaders groups. With the disappearance of the Spanish Monarchy, the Spanish and Italian territories followed a different trajectory that culminated in the 19th century with their respective integration in the kingdoms of Spain and Italy. However, some of those identity traits have survived.
The richness of this common history and its distinguishing traits require the training of specialists, who could develop direct research tasks based on the extensive archival materials, and reflection and synthesis from the historiographical sources.
The previous academic training most appropriate are the Undergraduate degree in History, History and Heritage and Humanities: Intercultural studies, and other studies in which Modern History has a strong presence in its curriculum. The graduates in Humanities, Geography and History (section of history) and Philosophy and Humanities of the former curriculums, previous to the implementation of Undergraduate studies are equally considered.
For the graduates of other studies, the Master’s Degree Coordinating Committee, after analysing the curriculum vitae of the applicants (including, in this case, a personal interview), will establish the bridging courses that the students have to pass in advance.
For the graduates of other studies, the Master’s Degree Coordinating Committee, after analysing the curriculum vitae of the applicants (including, in this case, a personal interview), will establish the bridging courses that the students have to pass in advance.
Likewise, and according to the Royal Decree 1892/2008, 14 November, which regulates the entry conditions to the university official teachings for Undergraduate Studies and the admission procedures to the Spanish public universities, a 5 per cent of the available places will be reserved for students with at least 33 per cent incapacity, as well for these students with permanent special educational needs associated to personal circumstances of incapacity, who during their schooling have needed resources and supports for the normal fulfilment of their academic life.
The Master’s Degree Coordinating Committee will admit the students pre-registered in the Master’s applying the following criteria " 60%: curriculum vitae (the students will be selected according their academic record and in their assessment will be specially considered if they have take subjects related to the content of the Master’s); 40% assessment, by the committee mentioned above, in a written report explaining the reasons and training goals for applying to the Master’s, related with the academic record or professional career of the applicants.
This report should be structured in two sections:
1.-Reasons for choosing the Master’s in relation to the curriculum submitted (Priority reasons with respect to other Master’s; justification of the subjects passed in the degree in relation to the Master’s orientation; professional justification with the Master’s requested;...)
Up to 30% of the total assessment is reserved for the Report
2.-Training goals
• Training for Research (in this case the topics of interest should be indicated)
• Ongoing Training for professional activities
Other training goals
Up to 70% of the total assessment is reserved for the Report
The programme is addressed to students from the Humanities and Social Science areas having completed undergraduate studies or a master’s degree; graduates with the following profiles will find the masters particularly interesting: History of Art, History and Heritage, History, Fine Arts, Audiovisual Communication, Humanities, Philosophy, Languages, Anthropology, Sociology, Information Sciences and Architecture. The same applies to those holding a diploma in Conservation and Restoration, Tourism, and Librarianship and Documentation.
This master's course is also offered to other graduates, especially to freelancers working in the field of culture and art, civil servants working in different public administrations (central, regional or local levels), entrepreneurs from the tourist sector, and employees working in private institutions. All of them must prove their professional experience in this area to the Master’s Academic Commission, and hold a university degree.
Students holding diploma studies must earn 60 compensatory credits minimum from the core subjects of the History of Art degree, to be able to total 240 ECTS (180 + 60 ECTS), which is the amount required to start postgraduate studies. Given the master’s specialisation and clear research profile, the tutor allocated to the student by the Academic Coordination Commission may recommend the student to complete some courses from the History of Art degree in order to make up for some shortcomings in certain subjects related with the master's area of knowledge.
The Master's Academic Commission is responsible for admission on the basis of the following selection criteria:
- Qualifications: the affinity of the student’s educational profile with the master’s speciality will be considered. Having a degree in History of Art, History and Heritage, History, Audiovisual Communication and Fine Arts, and in other related studies will be taken into consideration.
- Average mark in academic records/transcript.
- Collaboration scholarships.
- Curriculum vitae (training courses, research merit, and professional experience related to the masters).
- Languages.
- Letters of recommendation.
- Previous work experience.
- Complementary education in the masters’ or doctorate study area.
- Access test. This will consist of a personal interview or a motivation letter explaining the candidate’s interest in doing the masters.
The programme responds to a growing social demand for more rigorous knowledge on scientific activity and its social and cultural consequences. The important role of science, technology and medicine in contemporary societies makes it necessary to investigate the social and cultural meaning of such activities and their relationship with society as a whole. The masters intends to tackle these questions from the dual perspective of historical research on science and the studies on science communication and dissemination. The goal is to train professionals and researchers with critical skills and refined and updated methods of analysis, for them to work and research in areas related with history of science, technology and medicine, science communication and dissemination, scientific information management, and the preservation of science's cultural heritage.In order to be admitted to this Master’s degree, in addition to being in possession of a university degree that allows access to Master’s studies, students must accredit the following levels of knowledge of the Spanish language.
· Level of Spanish. In order to be admitted to this Master’s degree, students with nationality from non-Spanish-speaking countries or who come from foreign education systems where the language of teaching is not Spanish must accredit a B2 level of knowledge of Spanish, as defined in the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) classification.
No specific prior training in any discipline is required. In any case, priority will be given to merits related to the contents of the Master’s degree (history of science and scientific communication).
1. Average grade of the academic record in the entrance degree: up to 10 points.
2. Curriculum Vitae submitted: up to 10 points. Within this criterion, the following merits will be assessed, assigning a score of up to 10 points for each of the following items:
a. Subjects and courses related to the subjects taught in the Master’s degree (up to 5 points, taking into account the grade obtained). Specific degrees or other additional official qualifications other than the access degree to the Master’s degree, related to its contents (up to 5 points, taking into account the grade obtained).
b. Research merits: Publications (up to 5 points), attendance and participation in scientific conferences and meetings (up to 3 points) and participation in research projects (up to 2 points), within the are of knowledge of history of science and scientific communication.
c. Collaboration grants, research grants and other similar grants obtained in open and competitive calls, provided that they have been obtained for subjects related to the Master’s degree.
d. Professional experience: Curricular or extracurricular internships (up to 7 points), as well as work experience in companies or institutions (up to 3 points) in areas and fields related to the contents of the Master’s degree.
3. Knowledge of languages (up to 10 points). Knowledge of the English language (B2, 2 points; B1, 5 points; C1, 8 points; and C2, 10 points) will be especially valued. Only official certificates issued by Official Schools of Languages or accredited institutions will be taken into consideration.
4. Defence of merits and motivation in the choice of the Master's degree: (Up to 10 points) The Commission may conduct a personal interview on the merits adduced, mainly to assess the level of knowledge of languages essential to follow the courses, English and Spanish, and the merits included in the curriculum presented (justification of priority with respect to other Master's degrees; justification of the subjects studied in the access degree in relation to the orientation of the Master's degree; justification of the professional practice with the Master's degree applied for; justification of the continuity of doctoral studies, ...).
Likewise, this interview will serve to assess the suitability of personal motivations and expectations with respect to the programme's educational offer.
A close look allows us to discover that History, in its various specialities, has considerable social prestige today. In fact, large social groups and communities find their origins in different historical periods and, with them, an essential element of their historical identity. And there is no doubt about the presence of the classical heritage of Greco-Roman culture, which has always been greatly valued, especially in recent years. Indeed, the constitution of the European Union has intensified the search for common roots in the West, whose cultural background is found in Greece and the political one in Rome. Numerous conferences, seminars, publications, etc., as well as the increase in value of the archaeological heritage of this time, have strengthened in recent years the consolidation and revitalisation of the legacy of the Classical World.
The historical ties that bind us to those areas that were part of the classical world need to be considered as the undeniable links with the territories that once formed the Crown of Aragon: Aragon, Valencia, Catalonia and Mallorca, whose mere enumeration clearly conveys that they are historical units formed in the medieval period and with a common past, institutionally manifested in the existence of the Crown of Aragon. These territories (to which we would need to add others such as Sicily, Naples, Sardinia and Roussillon) are obviously interesting for the development of research on medieval history of the Crown of Aragon and its current political, social and cultural institutions, fully incorporated in European culture from the perspective of the historical formation of the peoples of Europe, which is highlighted through the funding of scientific activities (conferences, meetings, celebrations), publications, archaeological excavations, heritage restorations and many more cultural actions.
All these considerations can be extended to modern history, a stage which, after setting its roots in the Middle Ages, opens to the contemporary world to provide the key explanations that answer the questions faced by the world today.It is intended for students from areas of knowledge of Humanities and Social Sciences who have completed an undergraduate degree, a licenciatura or an official Master's degree, especially in History, History of Art, History and Heritage, Humanities, and other areas of knowledge of Humanities and Social Sciences.
This Master's degree is also intended for other graduates, especially for autonomous professionals in the world of culture, personnel from the different public administrations (central, regional or local), and people who prove their work experience in the field of study, if the Master's Academic Committee considers it appropriate, who are in possession of an university degree.
Students who hold a diplomatura must take a minimum of 60 compensating credits corresponding to core subjects from the undergraduate degree in History, for a total of 240 ECTS (180 + 60 ECTS) which are required for official postgraduate programmes.
Criteria to be taken into account:
• Degree, considering the affinity of the student's academic profile to the speciality of the Master's degree. Priority will be given to the undergraduate degrees or licenciaturas in History, History of Art, Heritage, Geography and History or Philosophy and Humanities (with specialisation in History), or any other related official degrees, such as Humanities or Social Sciences.
• Average mark of the academic record.
• Collaboration grants.
• Curriculum vitae (evaluating courses, research merits and professional experience related to the course content).
• Knowledge of languages.
• Previous work experience.
• Additional training and education in the area of study of the Master's degree.
• The student may need to pass a personal interview or present a letter of motivation justifying their interest or motivation to enrol in the Master's degree.
Ideally, those willing to start these master studies must have a philological background in particular and a humanistic one in general. That is, grammar knowledge and competencies in your own language and in at least one foreign language; general literary knowledge and knowledge of the literature of a particular language; an ability to analyse and interpret texts at different levels; and an interest in social and cultural phenomena related with language and culture. It would also be very useful to be knowledgeable of other Humanities-related areas. Those showing an interest in these subjects will be eligible even if they are not specifically educated.
The masters is focused on research, which requires students to have a critical attitude and the ability to reflect analytically. Candidates must be able to work autonomously and have basic skills to find data and bibliographical materials, and to use computer tools.
Lastly, they must be committed to society and practise the values of a culture based on peace, tolerance, democracy, equal opportunities, sustainable development and basic rights.
A fundamental entry requirement is to have command of at least one of the two languages of the UV; candidates are also expected to be proficient in the use of bibliography of a foreign language.
Applicants must submit a transcript, a CV (any additional information and the affinity of the applicant's previous studies will be appreciated), professional experience, and/or interest in the research lines of the masters. The knowledge of other languages will be proved by documentation and/or a personal interview.
History, because of its pluralism, complexity and generality constitutes a good school for the analysis of social problems at a small and large scale: the training of the historian (not just holding a degree in History) qualifies in many countries for a wide arrange of public and private tasks, trains specialists in the management of organisations and complex projects, in providing individuals with a heuristic and analytic capacity (in its double meaning) that other more specialised studies are not able to communicate.Entrance qualifications:
- Degree in Social Anthropology
- Degree in Audiovisual Communication
- Degree in Political Sciences and Public Administration
- Degree in Law
- Degree in Economics
- Degree in Philology
- Degree in Philosophy
- Degree in History
- Degree in History of Art
- Degree in Geography and Spatial Planning
- Degree in Journalism
- Degree in Advertising and Public Relations
- Degree in Sociology
- Degree in Business Administration and Management
- Degree in Fine Arts
- Degree in Humanities
- Other degrees at the decision of the Master’s Academic Committee
For foreign students, proof of proficiency in Spanish.
Others - Thematic suitability to the training programme. In order to be admitted to this Master’s Degree, the student’s previous qualifications will be taken into account, with priority being given to the Spanish Degree in History. It can be either an Official Spanish Degree or another qualification issued by a higher education institution belonging to another member state of the European Higher Education Area (EHEA) that entitles access to Master's Degree courses in that country. A personal interview will be held with all applicants: 50%
Academic record - Average grade obtained in the qualification that gives access to the Master’s Degree: 30%
Curriculum vitae - The CV will take into account professional experience, research experience, training stays abroad, scholarships, accredited knowledge of languages: 20%
The master’s degree in contemporary philosophicy offers training with philosophical rigour on ideas, concepts, trends of thought and current debates on philosophy, culture, art, politics, religion, science and technology.
The master’s degree is open to two approaches: formative and research-oriented. The formative approach is meant to familiarize students with the main problems and contemporary debates in philosophy, as well as to enhance their understanding of how Philosophy relates to other areas of our culture and research. This perspective is of special interest for graduates or ‘licenciados/as’ in Philosophy, Humanities, History, History of Art, Political Sciences, Sociology, Journalism, Communication, Language Studies, Architecture and Fine Arts. The second approach will meet the previous constraints and, besides, facilitate an access in optimal conditions to a PhD Program in Philosophy.
Recently, the schedule of courses has been renewed, so that:
(a) philosophical disciplines previously unattended, such as aesthetics, moral philosophy, and political philosophy, are now fully covered; and (b) students have more possibilities to choose the subjects according to their respective intellectual interests.
Professional career: PhD program in Philosophy; cultural management, publishing management, communication, cultural criticism and intellectual consultancy; research, especially in humanities and social sciences; teaching philosophy and related subjects at different educational levels.
The Master’s Degree in Contemporary Philosophical Thought is open to two kind of students:
1.- Holders of a licenciatura or undergraduate degree in Philosophy.
2.- Other graduates in other degrees (mainly in human and social sciences and with artistic training) interested in reflecting on the theoretical and conceptual foundations of their fields of specialisation.
The Committee will assess the CV of students (which will determine 100% of the evaluation of each admission application), applying the following criteria:
- Academic record: up to 40 points.
- Degree in Philosophy: 20 points.
- Professional experience (teaching or research in Philosophy or Humanities), international research stays, participation in conferences, courses or other degrees, publications and suchlike: up to 20 points.
- Knowledge of philosophically relevant languages: French, German and Italian (official certificate of level B1 or higher of the CEFR or equivalent); English (official certificate of levels higher than those that have been provided in compliance with the entry requirements, or equivalent): up to 20 points.
In order to be admitted to this Master’s Degree, in addition to holding an official university degree that allows access to the Master’s, students from non-English-speaking countries who also come from the education system of a country whose language is not English, must provide a B1 English level, as defined in the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) classification. On the other hand, in order to be admitted to this Master's Degree, in addition to holding an official university degree that allows access to the Master’s, students from non-Spanish-speaking countries who also come from the education system of a country whose language is not Spanish, must provide a C1 Spanish level, as defined in the classification of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages, or, alternatively, a B2 Spanish level and C1 English level, similarly defined. However, in the latter case, students who come from education systems where English is the language of instruction will be excluded from the requirement of C1 English level.
This Master’s Degree has the goal of training managers able to understand the Cultural Management as a form of comprehensive organization of the territory, admitting the idea of the cultural resource as a public good, source of well-being, of intellectual evolution and of material progress and putting new energy in a comprehensive manner the cultural heritage of a specific community.
From this point of view, this Master’s Degree expects to deal with a double compromise. On one hand, to prepare professionals that focuses their activity towards the spreading and improvement of the culture itself through the democratic use and benefit of the cultural goods. On the other hand, it expects to prepare professionals that are able to organise economically cultural resources of any nature, designing products which profitability evidences the efficiency of an integral management system of the cultural resources of a territory and promotes the social sense of sustainable exploitation of these goods.
On this compromise, the training plan of the Master’s Degree offers four optional modules as of the corresponding areas of professional activity that widely encompass the field of cultural management. Its interest lives in the fact that it covers the social, political and economic sectors that make up the framework under which the activity of every specialist is registered. The optional modules are: management of cultural resources, cultural tourism management, performing arts management and ethnological heritage and popular culture management. Each student can choose three of the four modules, to configure his/her study plan. Thus four study plans are configured, resulting from all the possible combinations of three of the four optional modules.
The four areas mentioned above demand a training in accordance with the social necessity of a new kind of professional able to solve the challenges that are posed in the management of culture of our society from the current political, economic and social structures. This synthesis settles on the following objectives.
1. To master the management tools to create projects with which provide sense and value a specific asset, learning to fit in the creation of management bodies, the promotion of cultural events, the revitalisation of heritage and the configuration of training cycles and benefit for users.
2. Provide an operative training in the public and private bodies that traditionally occupy themselves in our society with activities of cultural management.
3. To train for the detection of the sources of funding and management of the cultural resources in terms of sustainable economic revitalisation and profitability.
4. To train professionals experts of different keys of cultural politics both in the local area, as well as in the autonomous, national and European.
5. Provide students with the required knowledge to organise and lead multidisciplinary teams that work in the development of cultural management projects.
6. To organise in the student the concept of cultural management from the study of the legislation related with the management of culture.
7. To make contact with the professional reality of Cultural Management by informing students of real projects carried out by public and private bodies, exposing different real experiences of cultural management in the world of public administration and private company.
8. To put in practise the knowledge and techniques acquired through the development of a management project, creating personally for each student and conveniently tutored by expert lecturers in the different subjects.This Master’s Degree is primarily aimed at professionals who already work in the field of cultural management. These professionals typically have diverse prior training and hold an undergraduate degree in the areas of sciences, humanities or social sciences. However, preference is given to students who hold an undergraduate degree in Geography and History, History of Art, Business Administration and Management, Psychology, Sociology, Philosophy, Language Studies, Economics, Law, Anthropology, Archaeology, Fine Arts, Audiovisual Communication, Journalism, Humanities, Documentation or Computer Science, as they offer the most training in the field of cultural management. Architectural and engineering degrees are also acceptable, provided that the candidate can demonstrate training or professional experience in the field of cultural management. In addition, applications will be considered from candidates who hold a diplomatura (former Spanish undergraduate degree) and can demonstrate a minimum of 180 credits of training related to cultural management, in the broadest sense of the term. This includes candidates with diplomaturas in Tourism and Business Sciences.
Scaling of the applicants will be carried out according to the following criteria:
I) Academic curriculum:
1. Average mark obtained in the academic record. From 0 to 5 points.
2. Number of credits completed in official degrees (creditos completed in the third cycle and oficial postgraduate studies are included) 1 point for each 100 credits (5 points maximum).
3. Doctoral theses read: from 1 to 3 points according to its mark and its relation with the área of Cultural Management.
4. Number of non-official Master’s Degrees completed (1´5 points maximum):
- One point for each non-official Master’s Degree obtained, related to the area of Cultural Management.
- Half point for each non-official Master’s Degrees obtained, not related to the area of Cultural Management.
5. Publications:
- One point for each book published (with ISBN), related to the area of Cultural Management.
- Half point for each book published (without ISBN), related to the area of Cultural Management.
- Half point for each chapter of a book published (without ISBN), related to the area of Cultural Management.
- Half point for each research article published, related to the area of Cultural Management.
- 0’25 points for each chapter of a book published (without ISBN), related to the area of Cultural Management.
II) Professional Curriculum (5 points maximum):
- 0’1 point for each month working in the area of Cultural Management.
III) Other merits (2 points maximum):
- 0.25 for each book published (with ISBN), not related to the area of Cultural Management.
- Other research publications: 0’25 points for each publication, not related to the area of Cultural Management.
- 0’10 points for each 100 hours of courses and seminaries taken, related with the area of Cultural Management.
The professional working area of the optometrist is increasingly widespread and the training needs and professional retraining in new methodologies and technologies are already essential.
The Optometry is a scientific branch of wide clinic application that has seen a stunning growing in recent years, with the opening of new ways of research and clinic application, related to the new techniques of compensation and analyses of refractive errors. The optometrist has widened seen his clinic application field to the previous analysis and monitoring of the refractive surgery, the new types of compensation by means of contact lenses, the treatments of advanced visual therapy or the applications to the psycho-physical methodologies for the ophthalmologic diagnosis. In addition, we must add that the aging population opens a series of visual problems where the intervention of the optometrist will be fundamental, both in its treatment and primary attention.
With these Master’s studies a high training will be obtained for the professional specialisation in different areas of the optometry, such as the geriatric optometry, visual therapies or the optometric aspects of the refractive surgery, among others. The studies will prepare in addition for taking on research tasks both in the area of Vision Sciences and the applied clinic research. For this reason, the orientation is academic and mixed, both for training for specialized professional practice and for training for research.The student of the Master's Degree in Advanced Optometry and Vision Sciences must be a professional of the area of the Optometry sciences and Vision Sciences, interested in increasing their scientific and practical knowledge in a course of applied clinic vocation, but with a training that enables them, occasionally, to begin a research career.
Those who are in possession of the degree in Optics and Optometry will have preferential access to the Master’s Degree in Advanced Optometry and Vision Sciences of the UVEG. Degrees in the area of Health Sciences will also be considered preferred. The qualifications of foreign higher education related to training in the area ofOptics and Optometry and others within the area of Health Sciences will also be considered as preferred, prior homologation in accordance with current regulations.
In the case of students with specific educational needs arising from disability, the Academic Coordinating Committee (CCA) of the Master’s Degree will be responsible for finding the appropriate support and advice services, which will assess the need for possible curricular adaptations.
In the admission of the students the following selection criteria shall be taken into account:
-Affinity of the academic background with the Master's (up to 20%)
-Average of the academic record (70%)
-Complementary training in the area of the Master's (5%)
-Work experience (5%)
This Master's Degree is mainly research-guided providing the needed training to develop work in the field of university or business research, or even official bodies devoted to research. This training is reinforced through the writing of a Master's Degree Thesis which is conducted following some of the lines that offer the research groups that participate in the Master's Degree and which recognition is well-known at a national and international level. Therefore, from a scientific and academic point of view the interest of this Master's Degree is directly related with the ongoing training that provides for the research in the public and private sectors. Additionally, from a professional point of view, the trascendence of the contribution of Physics to the technological development, and therefore to the training of technologists, is crucial in any modern society that may want to base their development in cutting-edge knowledge.In this sense it's worth mentioning that many of the research lines are connected with the economic and social environment of the Valencian Community, setting the basis for initiatives such as the creation of the Val Space Consortium (VSC) that includes the Laboratory of Materials for Space Applications, the active participation in the Science Park of the University of Valencia and the creation of spin-off companies through the institutes of research that participate in the Programme of Doctorate in Physics: the Institute of Corpuscular Physics (IFIC), the Institute for Molecular Imaging Technologies (I3M), the Institute of Material Science of the University of Valencia (ICMUV), the Institute of Research in Medical Physics (IFIMED) and the Technological Institute of Optics, Colour and Imagine (AIDO).This Master's Degree is aimed to students that hold a undergraduate (or "Licenciatura") degree in Physics and want to complete their training by taking postgraduate studies essentially research-guided, although also professional, in the field of Physics and related technologies.
Its is also of special interest to undergraduates or "licenciados" in Mathematics, Chemistry and Technical Engineering or "Ingeniería Superior" (Three year degree) with an interest of specialising in some field of Physics.
"Licenciados" or undergraduates in Physics in a Spanish university or in a country of the EHEA will inmediately join the Master's Degree.
The degree holders, wether coming from other branches of knowledge of the Spanish university system or other countries of the EHEA, or those coming from outside of the EHEA, will have to submit to a selection process before the corresponding Committee. The selection will be carried out, attending to the academic report, the curriculum of the student and the affinity of the studies previously taken to the branch of knowledge in which is defined the Master's Degree. The degree holders with a workload lower than 240 ECTS will also be submited to this same selection process.
Paleontology is a discipline that studies and interprets the past life on Earth through fossils. Although it is included in the Natural Sciences branch it has its own corpus and shares basics and methodologies with Geology and Biology, with which it is tightly integrated. In fact paleontology returns to these sciences the fundamentals that they provide in the form of inputs or contributions for many other areas of science due to the wide range of possible applications of paleobiological research (Evolution, Biodiversity, Continental Drift, Climate Change…). Thus, the most common application of Paleontology is the basic contribution to other sciences through the investigation of fossil remains. However, Paleontology is useful in many other fields (many of them not directly related to Geology or Biology), which in Spain are clearly underexploited compared to other European countries or outside the European environment (United States, Canada, Australia, etc.). These fields include, for example, the application of Paleontology to oil explotation , mining and other geological resources, utility for civil work engineering, in environmental impact studies and climate change, in archaeology, in forensic palynology, in medical palynology, protection of natural and cultural heritage, and then useful to society (museum studies, dissemination, theme parks). The goal of this Master is to provide a solid foundation in the field of applied Paleontology that allow students to develop a professional career in any of the aspects of Paleontology, and thus meeting the demand of professionals in this area, in our country. Among these professional opportunities stands out the employment or creation of self-employment in centres or companies of management and dissemination of natural heritage, public administrations, explorers and management of geological resources, consulting and works monitoring (paleontological heritage protection), environmental audits and regional planning, geological mapping, museums, interpretation centres and paleontological dissemination. The Master’s also will train students who wish for a research or teaching career. - Related degree: those with a Bachelor's degree in Geology, Biology or related degrees will have preferential access to the Master's Degree in Applied Palaeontology. In the second order, those with a degree in the branch of Sciences.
- Accreditation of B2 Spanish for nationals of non-Spanish speaking countries. Through a Diploma in Spanish as a Foreign Language at a level of B2, or, where appropriate, an oral and written test.
- Accreditation of B2 in English, according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages, or, where appropriate, an oral and written test.
The following criteria will be taken into account:
1.- Affinity of the undergraduate studies taken with the Master's degree (between 40% and 50%).
2.- Average academic record (between 30% and 40%).
3.- Motivation of the student (up to 10% of the admission mark).
4.- Others: Knowledge of languages, previous work experience, complementary training in the area of study of the Master's degree, etc. (up to 10% of the admission mark).
Fishery products are one of the most important animal protein sources in the world. However, while global demand has increased in recent years, the production by extractive fishing remains stable, if not in clear decline. Therefore, aquaculture is the fastest growing food industry worldwide. Spain is one of the largest fish consumers and aquaculture is the alternative to ensure market supply. The incorporation of floating cage systems has placed the Valencian Community among the major participants of the sector nationwide. Thus, aquaculture is one of the emerging sectors in the Community. This Master’s degree offers an advanced training programme to meet these needs and to prepare skilled professionals who can design, manage, control and innovate in the fish farms already installed or recently built. It is also important to train researchers prepared to advance knowledge in the many disciplines involved in the cultivation of aquatic species: nutrition, reproduction, pathology, etc. It could be said that, in addition to working as specialists in any type of business and activity, these studies train future entrepreneurs and researchers.The following students can be admitted to the Master’s degree in Aquaculture: Students from Spanish universities or from universities which belong to the European Higher Education Area who hold a Licenciatura, Ingeniería or Undergraduate Degree in related studies such as Biology, Environmental Sciences, Marine Sciences, Pharmacy, Ingeniería Técnica Agrícola (3-year degree in Agricultural Engineering), Ingeniería Técnica Forestal (3-year degree in Forest Engineering) and Veterinary Medicine. Students outside the European Higher Education Area who prove the adequacy of their studies may also be admitted.
Admissions will be evaluated individually, taking into account the CV and the academic record of the applicant.
In relation to the degree of affinity to the Master’s degree of the degree of origin, the following degrees are considered to be similar to the Master’s: Licenciatura in Biological Sciences, Veterinary Medicine, Environmental Sciences, Marine Sciences, Pharmacy, Ingeniería Técnica Agrícola (3-year degree in Agricultural Engineering), Ingeniería de Montes (5-year degree in Forest Engineering) and Ingeniería Técnica Forestal (3-year degree in Forest Engineering), and all the new undergraduate degrees replacing the old ones.
Here is the scale to evaluate applications used by the Academic Coordination Committees at each university.
Training (degree of origin and others): up to 5 points
Average grade of the academic record: up to 4 points (1-pass, 2 - B, 3 – A, 4 - distinction)
Proven track record in aquaculture: up to 3 points
Proven research experience: up to 4 points
Proven languages knowledge: up to 0,5 points
Letter of motivation/interview: up to 2 points
The existence of indicators of social interest, the growing demand on researchers in this field, both in technological centres as well as in companies and the public administration, the interest of this area of research in the scientific community, with journals which impact index grows significatively year after year, the existence of research groups in this field both in Universities as in State Research Centres, which implies a relevant critical mass of researchers; this Master's Degree expects to provide an answer to these needs and to offer specialised knowledge of the polluting processes both in the environment as in the living beings that live in it. The recommended applicant profile is a student that holds a degree in a licenciatura or related graduate studies such as Biology, Marine Science, Environmental Sciences, Biotechnology, Pharmacy, Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences, Agricultural Engineering, Ingeniería Técnica Agrícola (three year degree in Agricultural Engineering), Ingeniería Técnica Forestal (three year degree in Forestry Engineering), Chemistry or Veterinary Science.
Students will be admitted based on the evaluation of their reports.
The following scale will be considered:
The criteria listed above will be assessed by the corresponding committee.
Of the total of places:
30% of the places are saved, each academic year, for holders of a degree in Biological Sciences. 30% of the places are saved, each academic year, for holders of a degree in Environmental Sciences, Marine Science, Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences, Pharmacy, Veterinary Science, Agricultural Engineering and Forestry Engineering.
This master's offers advanced and comprehensive training in the knowledge and use of experimental techniques in Chemistry, necessary for the analysis and characterisation of substances. Its curriculum allows graduates to complete their studies in this area of knowledge; the professional orientation provides specific and experimental contents for an immediate application in companies. At the same time, the programme provides a sound base for research both in university and in private companies or official organisations developing projects related with this activity.The recommended profile for this master’s programme is that of a person holding a degree in the area of experimental sciences or related technologies willing to improve their education by means of a programme with a professional focus, and a high level of experimentation and research.
We recommend applicants to have one of these educational qualifications: Degree in Chemistry or Pharmacy, Food Science and Technology, Human Nutrition and Dietetics, Biochemistry, Environmental Sciences, Chemical Engineering, Chemical Technology, or degrees in other experimental sciences or related technologies.
The Academic Coordination Commission is responsible for student selection on scientific and academic grounds based on:
- Adequacy of the student’s background to the recommended profile (40-50 %).
- Academic records (30-40 %).
- CV (proof of merit necessary) (10-20 %). Should it be found convenient, a personal interview may be arranged for the perusal of the candidate’s CV.
Quantum technologies are those that are built with devices of quantum nature, exploiting phenomena such as superposition and entanglement to obtain advantages in tasks such as sensing, metrology, communication, encryption, simulation and computation, among others.
The field of quantum technologies is a priority research area in Europe, the US, China, Canada, Australia and Japan, among other developed regions.
This official recognition stems from the fact that quantum technologies have leapt from academia to the business environment, with a growing economic impact. This impact is materialised through an exponentially growing number of start-ups, which add to or complement the initiatives organised by consolidated companies, such as Airbus, Telefónica, Vodafone or Thales Athenea.
This Master’s Degree is an integrated training programme, aimed at graduates from technical and scientific degrees and professionals from technology, communication and service companies. It offers a complete education in the field of quantum technologies, at an advanced development and user level.
Students who have studied technical-scientific degrees with physics and mathematics subjects (such as Degrees in Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, Engineering or similar fields) will be accepted.
Applications will be assessed and prioritised according to the following admission criteria:
| Criteria | Weightings |
| Academic record | 5 |
| Grades in subjects of interest for the Master's Degree Adequacy of previous knowledge for the Master's Degree |
3 |
| Research experience (undergraduate degree projects, stays and collaborations with research groups, or similar) | 1 |
| Motivation, interest and letters of recommendation | 1 |
The knowledge in Biomedical Sciences and Biotechnology has an undeniable transfer aspect, since it is being applied to the development of new therapies, products and services. The developed methods in these areas underline the most groundbreaking latest advances in medicine and agriculture and, therefore, contribute to improve our environment, our economic welfare and our health. Some achievements of significant importance of the last decades, such as the obtaining of transgenic crops, the animal and plant improvement, the bioremediation, the industrial production of medicine and molecules of pharmaceutical interest, the recognition of the stem cells potential in the cellular therapy, the use of the advances in virology for the gene therapy, the molecular diagnosis of genetic disorders for their early detection or the design of different therapeutic targets, the development of animal or cell models of human pathologies, the personalised pharmacology or the advances in assisted reproduction are based on the knowledge generated in the framework of the Biomedical Sciences and Biotechnology.
The objective of the programme is offering a high quality training that allows for the future graduated to integrate themselves in research, innovation and development activities in basic or health research centres or in firms from the pharmaceutical, biotechnological or biomedical sector.
The appropriated students’ profile for the University Master’s Degree in Research and Development in Biotechnology and Biomedicine corresponds to graduated people that have finished previous undergraduate degrees (or licenciaturas) in the field of Biotechnology or Molecular Biology and that want to complete their training by carrying out a master’s degree with a vocational or research-based approach on these fields and with a high experimental content.
Thus, holders of one of the following undergraduate degrees can access to the Master’s: Degree (or Licenciatura) in Biotechnology, Biochemistry, Biomedicine or qualifications that correspond to other biological or medicine sciences related to the valuation of the Master’s Degree Academic Committee.
The following criteria will be taken into account:
1.- Average grade of the academic record and the suitability of the students’ training to the recommended profile (degree). Up to 50 points. A correspondence coefficient will be applied between 0’6 and 1 according to the degree:
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0.6 |
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Degree |
Biochemistry, Biomedicine, Biotechnology and related |
Biology, Pharmacy, Medicine and related |
Food Science and Technology, Human Nutrition and Dietetics Environmental Sciences, Nursing, Dentistry, Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and related |
2.- English language skills (B2 level), previous practical experience, complementary training in the field of study of the Master’s Degree, etc. (30 points).
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3.- If appropriate, a personal interview or an interview by videoconference will be appointed to a maximum of 10 candidates, in each admission stage, who are not among the 25 first positions for the selection of the 7 vacancies. The valuation of this interview will be of 20 points that will be added to the points obtained in the prior sections for the selection of 7 candidates (the 25 candidates that are in the first positions will add these 20 points automatically). The issues to be assessed in the interview are:
- Future Career Goals (33%)
- Motivation in the Master’s degree subject area (33%)
- Clarity when expressing ideas (33%)
A B2 level of Spanish as a Foreign Language. When necessary, an oral and written tests will be required.
The level of molecular analysis in biology is essential to understand how living beings function. The introduction of the White Paper of Biochemistry and Biotechnology indicates that the advance of the so-called molecular biosciences in the 20th century has been spectacular and its applications “are considered, after information technologies, the second great wave of economy expansion based on knowledge”. This implies that the implementation of a Master’s degree which its essential objective is to train professionals in molecular biosciences has a great academic, scientific and professional interest. The training of highly qualified staff in the field of molecular bioscience (and, its most practical aspect, in biotechnology) has a great socio-economic importance, in its double prism of training professionals for biotechnological companies and of potential entrepreneurs linked to the Science Park of the University of Valencia. The Master’s is addressed to students who have completed undergraduate degrees (or licenciatura, former Spanish undergraduate degree) in the area of experimental sciences and related technologies and who wish to complete their education through undertaking a Master’s with a strong research background.
It is recommended for the profile to have an undergraduate degree (or licenciatura) in Biology, Biotechnology, Biochemistry or Pharmacy, or other qualifications related to other experimental sciences or technologies.
The Master’s Degree doesn’t present general bridging courses. However, one of the optional subjects offered: Foundations on gene expression (3 credits) should be taken compulsorily by those students who according to the Academic Coordinating Committee and after analysing their academic record, need additional training in Molecular Biology.
The selection of students will be based on scientific and academic criteria taking into account:
-The appropriate education of the student in relation with the recommended profile
-The curriculum vitae (with documentary proof of the merits claimed) (10%-20%). If it’s deemed necessary, a personal interview may be made about the merits claimed in the curriculum vitae.
This Master has the support of a consortium of seven universities, is supported by the Erasmus Mundus Programme (European Union) and has been the first Master’s Degree in Chemistry which has achieved the Eurolabel of the European Chemistry Thematic Network Association (ECTNA). This Master aims to train specialists capable of implementing and developing new methods and computer codes and monitoring future doctoral studies in Chemistry, Physics, Life Sciences and Material Sciences. They will be also able to develop professional activities as experts in molecular design in the pharmaceutical, petrochemical and new materials industries, or in any company as computing expert.
The admission of students will consider the following criteria:
Academic record 50%
Cover letter 15%
References of two people
Certificate of English and Spanish knowledge for candidates of third countries 20%
It will be considered the following aspects:
Biodiversity is a polysemous concept that encompasses diverse aspects at different biological scales. The current proposal has as its goal the multidisciplinary training of postgraduates with sufficient ability to face the political and social demand of experts in this area.
One of the basic scientific concepts is the need for realistic strategies for knowing, measuring, to compile and inventory, and to preserve and manage biodiversity, just as it was defined by the Rio Conference in 1992. For a proper understanding of the aspects related to biodiversity, evolutionary biology is essential, discipline that studies the origin, change over time and persistence of genes, biological functions, individuals, species, supraspecific taxa and interacting populations of living beings. Additionally, knowledge on the genetic, geographical, historical and ecological processes and factors, among others, that play a role on the evolution, adaptation and diversity of living beings are needed in this field. Developments in molecular biology, the application of new modelling and instrumentation techniques and the expansion of computational approaches have bring about an increase in the number of evolutionary studies in all the biological organisation levels.The profile of the student of the Master’s Degree in Biodiversity: Conservation and Evolution corresponds to those students that have completed his/her Undergraduate studies (or Licenciatura) in the area of experimental sciences and related technologies and who wish to complete their training with a Master’s Degree with vocational or research orientation in these areas, and a high level of experimentation.
Thus, the recommended profile is that of a student that holds any of the following degrees: Degree (or Licenciatura) in Biology, or other degrees such as Environmental Sciences, Forestry Engineering, Agronomics, Veterinary Science or corresponding degrees to other experimental sciences and related technologies.
Student selection will be carried out according to scientific and academic reasons based in:
- The suitability of the student career to the recommended profile (40-50%).
- The academic record (30-40%).
- The curriculum vitae handed out (with documentary proof of the claimed merits) (10-20%).
In case of it being convenient, a personal interview on the claimed merits in the curriculum will be carried out.
The Master’s Degree in Biostatistics has the goal to adapt the academic offer to the professional trends of the labour market regarding research in Epidemiology, Clinical and Pharmaceutical Research, and in Environmental and Natural Systems Research, regarding the gathering of professionals trained for the treatment and analysis of the available information in the research experiments carried out in any Biostatistics branch. The purpose of the degree is not only to produce experts in diverse statistical analysis techniques and procedures, but to train statistical professionals, experienced in information analysis.
The Master’s Degree in Biostatistics is set out as a natural continuation of professional specialization and training of researchers in three very specific areas which are Epidemiology, clinical and pharmaceutical research and Environmental research. In these three areas, the special supply of epidemiologists, clinical analysts and environmental researchers came from specific degrees related to Biology, Medicine, Pharmacy and Environmental Sciences respectively. However, in the face of the vertiginous rhythm of research in all of them, the need for experts that not only have the knowledge and skills typical of what the degrees provide, but that receive training complements related to Statistical Modelling and advanced forecasting techniques has been increasing. These knowledge and skills are essential to guarantee a rigorous and acceptable planning of their experiments and researches, as well as a profitable treatment of the obtained information.The proper previous training are provided by the Licenciaturas/Undergraduate studies of the area of Health and Life Sciences (Medicine, Biology, Pharmacy, Environment, Agricultural Engineering, etc.), and by the Licenciatura/Ingeniería Superior/Undergraduate studies in any of the areas of Basic Sciences and Techniques. Those holding a degree in any other areas that have professional experience in the area of this Master’s Degree will also provide a proper profile.
Admission to the Master’s Degree is carried out in a personal fashion, taking care of training and previous experience of the applicant in relation with the contents of the different subjects of the Master’s, as well as his/her academic record.
• 50%: academic record.
• 20%: professional experience.
• 10%: research experience
• 20%: other merits (scholarships, collaborations, other degrees, language proficiency, etc.)
Chemistry is the science that studies the composition. synthesis, properties, behaviour and reactivity of the matter. It focuses on properties of material compounds of any kind, inorganic, organic and biological and also on the aspects of change and reactivity. It includes the research of the structures and mechanisms of chemical transformations and the synthesis of new compounds, as well as the development of new tools for the analysis. With its permanent ability for innovation it has always had a great impact in the progress, developing products and technologies which influence all the fields of activity of the human being. The Science of Chemistry plays a very important role in protecting health and environment, in the improvement of hygiene and sanitary conditions, in the provision and guarantee of food and in the manufacturing of new and cheaper materials that improve the quality of our lives. Its future is specially focused on four fields of general interest: life, environment including natural disasters, nanomaterials and energy. The present super-specialisation can be a problem to give an answer to our needs, as the mentioned fields are multidisciplinary and have to be addressed like that. To solve this situation the scientist has to be open-minded towards other sciences and scientific education has to be more broad.
The Master’s Degree in Chemistry aims at becoming a professional chemist in the professional fields of specialisation: Academic, Research and Industrial. It aims at showing how the problems are dealt with and how a solution is provided from the point of view of the different basic specialities: analytics, physics, organics and inorganics and how multidisciplinarity is needed among the own basic specialities of chemistry and the other sciences in order to supplement and progress in raising awareness.
The appropriated student’s profile of the Master’s Degree Students in Chemistry is that of graduates from degrees of the field of chemistry and/or sciences and technologies related, who wish to complete their training by taking a Master’s of professional or research nature, or oriented towards professional specialisation in Chemical Industry and/or Chemical Company.
Thus, holders of one of the following undergraduate degrees can access to the Master’s:
Degree in Chemistry, Degree in Pharmacy, Degree in Chemical engineering, Degree in Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences, Degree in Environmental Sciences (Science field of knowledge) or degrees related to chemistry.
The selection of the students will be made by the Academic Coordinating Committee. The scientific and academic reasons which will be taken into account are:
The aim of the Master’s Degree in Environmental Radiation Protection is to utilise the experience of research groups from various Spanish universities. These groups have been participating in environmental radiation monitoring networks for over 25 years, many of which were promoted by the Nuclear Safety Council (CSN). In addition, a significant number of these groups are conducting exceptional research in the field of this Master’s, as well as in closely related areas. The primary aim of this Master’s Degree is to offer students specialised and multidisciplinary training, enabling them to acquire academic and professional expertise to perform tasks related to the radiological control of the environment. This Master’s aims to prepare graduates to work in laboratories, companies and public administrations that carry out activities related to the European regulations on radiological protection of the environment. It also prepares graduates to pursue doctoral studies in research groups dedicated to both research and the provision of services.To ensure appropriate development and better adaptation of new students to the proposed curriculum, the Master’s is generally recommended for graduates (or those with equivalent certificates from previous Spanish university studies) in Science and Engineering, as well as equivalent foreign graduates.
In particular, physicists, chemists, engineers, biologists, biochemists, pharmacists, environmental scientists and marine scientists are particularly well-suited for admission due to their personal and academic characteristics.
The following criteria will be used to evaluate candidates for the Master’s programme:
1. Average grade on the undergraduate transcript.
2. Professional experience in the field of environmental radiation protection (e.g. public and private research, engineering, service provision and Radiation Protection Technical Units). Maximum marks will be awarded for two years’ experience. The assessment of applicants’ merits will be assessed on a weighted basis as follows:
1.Average academic grade (75%)
2. Professional experience in the field (25%)
It is important to note that the language of instruction for the Master’s is Spanish. In order to develop their academic activity properly, non-native students must demonstrate a CEFR B2 level of Spanish (Spanish Ministry of Education, Culture and Sport, 2002). This level will be recognised if the candidate fulfils any of the following conditions:
1.Holding an undergraduate degree in any Spanish or foreign university where the language of instruction is Spanish.
2.Having completed basic or university studies in Spanish.
3.Possessing a CEFR B2 certificate.
The significance of chemistry in the healthcare industry has grown rapidly due to advancements in analytical, biochemical and molecular techniques. Therefore, there is a need to train chemistry and related degree graduates to work in the health sector, particularly in research. Professionals in chemistry and related subjects bring an analytical vision and knowledge of bioanalytical and biochemical processes that enrich research groups. This Master’s Degree offers training in the interdisciplinary area of health chemistry and biochemistry. It covers fundamental concepts of disease and pathology, quality control – essential for laboratory management and method validation – and bioinformatics data analysis, in order to extract data and support decision-making.Candidates must hold one of the following university degrees:
The degrees indicated in the admission profile imply direct admission to the degree as long as the number of places offered is not exceeded. If the number of applications exceeds it, an order of priority will be established according to the following criteria:
Candidates from universities where Spanish and Catalan are not the primary languages are required to have an A2 certificate in Spanish and Catalan to be admitted. If the required level of Spanish/Catalan is not officially certified, an interview will be conducted to ensure that candidates have the necessary language skills to properly follow the Master’s programme.
Mathematics is a basic science, present in other sciences and in general in most of the knowledge branches. Its development is closely linked to the progress of human knowledge ever since ancient times and it is impossible to imagine the current world without the presence of Mathematics.
On one hand, in the last years have arisen new applications in fields so diverse such as Genetics, Biotechnology, Cryptography, Information Technologies and Communication, Finances, etc. In this sense, we can find today mathematicians in jobs that require advanced specialised knowledge in Mathematics that are not obtained in the Degree. These go beyond the possibilities of the Master’s Degree.
The access to the official postgraduate studies can be carried out from different training profiles.
Those students that confirm holding a Licenciatura in Mathematics, Statistics, Physics, Chemistry, Computer Sciences or a degree in Engineering, will access the Master’s Degree directly, as well as those students holding a degree as part of the new study plan that substitutes the aforementioned degrees.
For those students holding a degree which does not correspond with the above mentioned, the Master’s academic committee will require the necessary information of the student on his/her knowledge and will carry out a proposal on his/her conditions of admission, establishing in the corresponding case, a tutorship that is academically suitable.
Students will be selected using criteria of academic excellence and agreements among the host and home universities. Personal interviewers will be carried out.
This Master’s Degree it is aimed for training students in the field of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, so they can start a research activity leading to a Doctoral Thesis. Fields of knowledge in which it arises: basically in the fields of Chemistry, Physics, Engineering, Material Sciences, Biochemistry, Pharmacy and Medicine. The syllabus of the Master’s Degree is somewhere in between Nanoscience/Nanotechnology and molecular sciences. Therefore, it explores scientific areas of increasing interest such as Molecular Electronics, Molecular Magnetism, Supramolecular Chemistry, Surfaces Chemistry or Molecular Materials Sciences.
To have completed previous undergraduate degree studies in technical or experimental teachings related to the Master’s Degree goals; among them: Chemistry, Physics, Biochemistry, Biotechnology, Pharmacy, Medicine, Chemical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, or similar fields.
A B2 level of English language is recommended, for guaranteeing that the student can follow theoretical clasess, as they are taught in English language.
Students who meet these requirements will be admitted in the Master’s Degree according to the following entry requirements and criteria of
merits assessments:
- Specific admission requirements: to have completed previous undergraduate studies of technical or experimental teachings related
to the Master’s Degree goals; among them: Chemistry, Physics, Biochemistry, Biotechnology, Pharmacy, Medicine, Chemical Engineering, Electronic Engineering,
or similar fields. Regarding to foreign students they must hold an official degree equivalent to some the
previous degrees, or to certify a training level equivalent to the Spanish degrees mentioned above.
Assessment criteria of merits:
- Academic Record (80%)
- English Language Skills superior to the minimum required (10%)
- Other CV merits (10%)
This Master’s degree intends to provide a training in advanced Organic Chemistry with special emphasis in its experimental aspect, including the scientific aspects in the research field and the applied and technological aspects in each of the chosen subjects. The students will acquire in this Master’s degree the combination of attitudes, knowledge and abilities required to carry out professional activities in which an organic chemist can be involved, both in the academic field and in the industry. A specific feature of the studies is the training in Pharmaceutical Chemistry in the different aspects related to its industrial dimension in the research and production section.The Master’s degree is addressed at students with a previous and specific training in subjects related to the contents of the Master’s degree In accordance with this,
the Academic Committee will value favourably the applications for admission in the master’s degree of those
students from the degrees in Chemistry and Pharmacy. If the students come from other degrees, the Academic Committee will individually study
each application.
Spanish C1 Level. English B1 Level is advisable.
The Academic Committee of the Doctoral Programme (CAPD) will carry out the selection of students based on:
When assessing the academic record of the applicants, the average
score of prior degrees will be taken into account. Language knowledge, having additional degrees, specialised courses and other relevant merits
will be considered as additional merits.
Virology is a discipline with a wide range of implications. As the COVID-19 pandemic has shown, viral infections play a key role in human health and can strongly condition our lives. However, the current pandemic is only the latest in a series of viral emergencies resulting from the transmission of viruses between animals and humans, including HIV/AIDS, variants of influenza, Ebola and the Zika virus, among others, to which must be added infections caused by other human viruses. In addition, viruses have a major impact on food production, both in agriculture and livestock, being ubiquitous and highly diverse entities with an important role in ecosystems. Finally, viruses and their derivatives have been the source of many innovations in molecular biology and biotechnology, providing practical proteins, expression vectors and even therapeutic agents against tumours or antibiotic-resistant bacteria. Therefore, the scientific, technological and social importance of viruses is unquestionable. This Master's proposal aims to adopt a generalist and integrative approach, including the implications of viruses in human, animal and plant health, but also the biology, evolution and biotechnological applications of viruses.The specific requirements for admission to the master's degree are as follows:
- Degree in the area of life sciences, including Biological Sciences, Biotechnology, Biochemistry, Biomedicine, Medicine, Pharmacy, or similar qualifications.
- In order to be admitted to this master's degree, in addition to holding a university degree that allows access to the master's degree, students from non-Spanish-speaking countries or from foreign education systems where the language of instruction is not Spanish, must accredit a B2 level of knowledge of Spanish, as defined in the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) classification.
1. Academic record (40 points). In this section, the average academic record of the degree and the suitability of the student's training to the recommended profile will be assessed. The following atingency coefficient (between 0.6 and 1.0 depending on the qualification) shall apply:
a. Degree in biochemistry, biomedicine, biology, biology, biotechnology and related sciences, 1
b. Grado en farmacia, medicina, veterinaria y ciencias afines, 1
c. Degree in food technology, nutrition and dietetics, environmental sciences, 0.8
d. Degree in forestry engineering, agronomy, and related engineering, 0,7
e. Degree in chemistry, chemical engineering and related fields, 0,6
f. Degree in nursing, physiotherapy and related sciences, 0,6
2. Complementary training in the area of study of the Master (20 points)
3. English language proficiency - Level B2 (10 points)
4. If necessary, a letter of motivation or a personal or video-conference interview will be requested from a maximum of 10 candidates, in the admission phase, who are not among the top 25 (30 points). The evaluation of this section will be added to those obtained in the previous sections (the first 25 will automatically receive the maximum score). The aspects to be assessed in this section will be:
- Motivation in the thematic areas of the Master's degree (33%)
- Future career goals (33%)
- Clarity of presentation and structuring of ideas (33%)
The recommended applicant profile is a student that holds a degree in Computer Engineering, Medicine, Pharmacy, Biology, Biotechnology, Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences, or in other degrees, engineerings, licenciaturas and master's degrees with related training to the previous degrees.
Will only be accepted those students holding a degree in Computer Engineering, Medicine, Pharmacy, Biology, Biotechnology, Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences, or in other degrees, engineerings, licenciaturas and Master's degrees with related training to the previous degrees.
The Academic Coordinating Committee of the Master's Degree will establish the training complements that students must take in each case in order to appropiately face the common subjects of the Master's. Said complements can have a maximum workload of 30 ECTS and will be fixed according to the profile and academic record of the candidate.
The training complements, which make up the Master's are:
Subject
Computers and operative systems 6 ECTS
Programming 9 ETCS
Data structures and databases 9 ECTS
Medicine and clinical experimentation 6 ECTS
Evolution 6 ECTS
Biochemistry and molecular biology 9 ECTS
Genetics 9 ECTS
To illustrate it, although it will depend on the profile of the candidate, students must take:
• Students holding a degree in Computer Engineering or similar
- Medicine and clinical experimentation
- Evolution
- Biochemistry and molecular biology
- Genetics
• Students holding a degree in Medicine or similar
- Computers and operative systems
- Data structures and databases
- Programming
- Evolution
• Students holding a degree in Biology, Biotechnology, and biomedical sciences or similar
- Compyters and operative systems
- Programming
- Data structures and databases
- Medicine and clinical experimentation
The selection criteria are as follows:
• Academic record (40-50%) calculated according to the approved regulation of valoration of academic records of the UV.
• Appropiate training of the student following the profile recommendations (30-40%).
• Curriculum Vitae handed out (with documentary evidence of the claimed merits) (10-20%). In case of it being convenient, a personal interview on the claimed merits in the curriculum will be carried out.
Biomedical research is a basic element to increase social and economic welfare, sustainability and to improve life quality of citizenship, as it allows to obtain new knowledge and apply it for an improvement of prevention and diagnosis of diseases; a major safety in the appliance of drugs and therapies and an improvement in the use of health resources. A better position in the area of health research only could be determined by the possibility of offering biomedical research lines in pharmaceutical technologies and in technologies and high quality health, global, multidisciplinary and integrated sciences, with the collaboration of researchers and clinical, public health, occupational health, environmental health basic teams, close to the clinical realities, addressed to solve problems. In order to be admitted to the master’s degree, all applicants must be Graduates in Medicine or Graduates in degrees related to the field of health sciences.
In order to be admitted to the master’s degree, besides being holders of a degree suitable to the master’s teachings, students with a non-Spanish-speaking nationality, whose country doesn’t have an educational system that includes the Spanish language, will have to accredit a B2 Spanish level, as defined by the classification of the Common European Framework of Reference.
Should the demand surpass the supply of places, candidates will be selected on the basis of their merit, assessed in accordance with the following:
50% academic records
30% scholarships and collaboration with the involved departments
10% publications and conference papers
10% other merit
All the merits claimed in the pre-registration to the Master must be documented.
Currently, the growing need for assisted reproduction treatments has caused the training need of specialists in this field. Especially laboratory aspects are of recent development and are constantly evolving and for this reason, in the degree studies there are not included or doesn`t allow to acquire enough knowledge for professional practice. All this reasons, along with the international significance of our country in the field of biomedicine, have brought biologists, pharmacists, veterinarians and other related graduated to express their interest to receive updated information of this field, what justifies, therefore, the existence of a postgraduate programme of these contents. It is addressed to people who have finished previous undergraduate studies (or llicenciatura) in the field of sciences with a biomedical profile, in the following order:
It also will be considerate the experience shown in laboratories of assisted reproduction, the attendance to courses, lectures and accredited scientific activities and the experience shown in basic research of biomedicine laboratories, in this order.
Classes for the 2023/2024 academic year will begin on September 11. Classes are given at the IVI Training Center.
The selection will be based on experience and previous scientific and academic education in the field of assisted human reproduction:
-The adaptation of the student’s education to the recommended profile (50%). For this reason, the Academic Committee of the Master’s values internships or recruitment placement in laboratories of assisted reproduction, the attendance to international and national conferences, accredited courses by different regions and within these, according to the similarity with the contents of the Master’s and its duration.-The academic record (40%).
-The curriculum vitae submitted (with documentary evidence of the merits claimed) (10-20%). If it is deemed necessary will be made a personal interview on the merits claimed in the curriculum
This Master's offers dentistry graduates and medical doctors advanced education in stomatology, for them to be able to delve into their research field. Aimed at developing and improving oral health in the area of prevention, diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation, and in the interrelation with professionals from basic and clinical sciences and public health, the programme provides theoretical/practical knowledge and specialised methodologies to undertake a PhD in Dentistry.The recommended profile is: graduates in dentistry or medicine and medical doctors specialised in stomatology.
- B2 Certification of Spanish language for non-Spanish speakers. Through a B2 Spanish Certification As a Foreign Language, where appropriate, oral and a written test.
The applicant’s education and experience as well as his/her academic records and CV will be taken into account. In situations of equal merit, the applicant’s relationship with the Stomatology Department will be considered. The evaluation of the candidates will be as follows:
- Academic records: 50%
- Scholarships and activities with the Stomatology Department: 30%
- Publications and papers in conferences: 10%
- Other merit: 10%
Drug addiction is the main public health problem in developed countries. Drug abuse affects the entire population, and illegal drugs are more prevalent among the younger population, which can cause disability and great morbidity for the suffering of many different diseases, including neuropsychiatric ones, of which we are still far from knowing what influences their cause and development.
Addiction is a chronic, relapsing disease, characterised by loss of control over the use of a substance by the patient. This substance (or behaviour) occupies then a prominent place in the person’s life, affecting not only the normal balance of their vital functions, but the homeostatic role of their behaviors and their environment, through the problems generated by the behaviours that this drug imposes on the person.
The health and social demand in drug addiction is faced by multiple professionals (psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, nurses, etc.) from more generic specialties. However, the complexity of managing drug addicts requires a specialisation with strong multidisciplinary character. For psychology, professional development in the field of drug addiction may encourage future specialisation with various professionals, particularly of health sciences, which will improve the clinic projection and therefore the professional demands of the profession.This Master's degree is intended for holders of a licenciatura or undergraduate degree in Psychology, Medicine, Pharmacy, Social Work or Education.
Holders of a licenciatura or undergraduate degree in Psychology, Medicine, Pharmacy, Social Work and Education will be admitted to the Master’s Degree in Drug Dependence: Research, Treatment and Drug Pathologies.
The following selection criteria will be taken into account:
- The average mark of the academic record, to a 60%.
- Work experience related to the topics of the Master’s degree, of a minimal duration of six months, to a 20%.
- Taking free-elective subjects related to the Master's Degree, to a 20%.
If the demand exceeds the places available, the criteria will be weighed as follows:
1. Average mark of the academic record (A: 5 points, B: 4 points, C: 3 points).
2. Mark obtained in the optional subjects related to the contents of the Master's (A: 1 point, B: 0.5 points, C: 0.2 points).
3. Work experience related to the topic of the Master's degree: 1 point for each year.
4. Participation in collaboration grants: 1 point for each grant and year.
5. English qualification: B1 3 points.
The socioeconomic importance of the food sector, together with major changes in the food area regarding dietetic guidelines, new foodstuffs, a growing interest in nutrients, new processing technologies, new packaging materials and food biotechnology requires highly qualified professionals and researchers. More and more, consumers demand healthy and safe foodstuffs, with better nutritional and aesthetic properties which require quality improvements and an adequate use of food technology. This master's programme offers advanced education to meet such needs and to train specialists for them to face the challenges of the industry.Applicants with a degree in subjects related to food science have the most adequate profile for the programme. This is why graduates in Pharmacy, Food Science and Technology, Veterinary Medicine, and Human Nutrition and Dietetics rank first on the list, but those with a degree in Medicine and Surgery, Biology, Chemistry, Biochemistry, and Environmental Science also have a sound basis to make the most of the masters, as their university studies are largely based on experimental techniques. Finally, it is also addressed to students from other scientific degrees (Sea Science) or with a technical background (Chemical Engineering, Agricultural Engineering) whose scientific and/or professional profile can be enhanced by the masters course.
For those candidates without the basic knowledge required by the programme, the Academic Commission shall determine the possibility of completing 30 credits worth of complementary education before starting the masters.
Taking into consideration the profile and specific admission requirements, preference will be given to the degree completed, in the following order, and to the student's academic records:
1. Graduates in Pharmacy, Food Science and Technology, Veterinary Medicine, and Human Nutrition and Dietetics.
2. Graduates in Biology, Chemistry, Biochemistry, Environmental Science, Medicine and Surgery, and Nursing.
3. Graduates in Sea Science.
4. Chemical and Agricultural Engineers.
5. Any other related degree.
Likewise, the following will be considered to be additional merits: a second degree, language skills, scientific papers published, participation in conferences, and academic/professional experience.
This Master’s degree allows graduates in Psychology to work as professionals.
The General Public Health Law 33/2011, of 4 October, regulates Psychology in the health field. Seventh additional provision. Regulation of Psychology in the health field.
This law states, among other things:
Graduates in Psychology will be considered as regulated and certified health professionals, under the name General Health Psychologist at graduate level, in the terms provided in Article 2 of Law 44/2003, of 21 November, on the Regulation of Health Professions, when carrying out self-employed activity or when employed by others in the health sector, provided that, besides the aforementioned university degree, they hold the Master’s degree in General Health Psychology.
This is an application-oriented Master’s degree, intended for the development of professional activity.
This Master’s provides students with advanced and specialised training in knowledge, attitudes and skills that allow them to work in the health psychology field. Moreover, it also intends to better the students’ critical and reflective capacities, resulting in an improvement of their professional practice and in the development and application of the knowledge included.
The Master’s focuses on the promotion, prevention, evaluation, treatment and rehabilitation of all aspects related to the health and welfare of people. Students will also be provided with the scientific and professional bases of Health Psychology and in the basic skills specific to General Health Psychology.To access the Master’s Programme in General Health Psychology, applicants must hold an official Spanish University Undergraduate Degree in Psychology or an equivalent degree from a foreign university that meets the requirements established in Order CNU/1309/2018 of 5 December, which regulates the general conditions with which the curricula of the undergraduate degree in Psychology must comply, particularly with regard to the compulsory subjects related to Health Psychology.
Admission with a foreign university degree
Following the implementation of Organic Law 2/2023 of 22 March, the seventh general provision of Law 33/2011 of 4 October General Law on Public Health, paragraph a) of Section 3 establishes that, “The official Spanish University Undergraduate Degree in Psychology, which does not, in itself entitle the degree holder to practice psychology within the Spanish health sector, is a necessary admission requirement for the Master’s programme in General Health Psychology. This requirement may also be met with an equivalent degree from an official foreign university that meets the requirements established in Order CNU/1309/2018 of 5 December, which regulates the general conditions with which the curricula of the Bachelor's degree in Psychology must comply, particularly with regard to the compulsory subjects related to Health Psychology
The above principle enables individuals from foreign education systems who hold an undergraduate degree in psychology from foreign education systems to apply to the Spanish university Master’s Degree Programme in General Health Psychology. However, these individuals must provide the proper accreditation in order to demonstrate that their prior studies meet the requirements established in Order CNU/1309/2018 of 5 December, in particular, the minimum requirement of 90 credits earned in compulsory modules related to Health Psychology.
Enforceable legislation:
Order CNU/1309/2018 of 5 December, which regulates the general conditions with which the curricula of the Bachelor's degree in Psychology must comply
Resolution of the Office of the General Secretary of Universities of 16 November 2023, publishing the Agreement of the Council of Universities, which establishes recommendations for the accreditation of compliance with the requirements set out in Order CNU/1309/2018 of 5 December, for access to the Master’s Programme in General Health Psychology with foreign university degrees in Psychology
Organic Law 2/2023 of 22 March of the University System
The application for the accreditation of the compliance of a foreign official degree in Psychology with the requirements established in Order CNU/1309/2018 must be completed through the following link:
The application period is open from 15 February to 15 April until 14:00.
The application process requires a fee of €155.22, to be paid by the applicant at the time of the accreditation request.
Required documentation for the application:
The applicant must provide, in a single compressed file, the following documents:
The official degree and transcripts must be legalised through diplomatic channels or, where applicable, by the apostille of The Hague Convention. This requirement does not apply to documents issued by authorities of the EU Member States or the signatories of the Agreement on the European Economic Area and Switzerland.
In the event that the required documents are issued in a language other than Spanish, the applicant must procure an official translation of these documents into Spanish that bear the translator’s official stamp.
The translation must be completed following the legalisation process of the documents, meaning that the official translation must also include any documents or texts accumulated in the signature legalisation procedure. In any event, providing an official translation does not exempt the applicant from providing the original document.
Application procedure
The procedure is adapted to the provisions set out in the Resolution of the 16 of November 2023 of the Office of the General Secretary of Universities.
Resolution
Once the procedure has been completed, the Universitat de València will issue a final decision in accordance with the proposal made by the Accreditation Committee of Psychology Studies (CAEP), which depends on the Conference of Deans of Psychology of Spanish Universities.
The decision can be:
A favourable decision allows the applicant to proceed with the application/admission process specific to the Spanish University Master’s Programme in General Health Psychology in any of the universities belonging to the Spanish university system.
A conditionally favourable decision allows the applicant to apply to study the remaining required credits in any of the universities belonging to the Spanish university system that offer the Undergraduate Degree in Psychology.
In order to complete the pre-registration procedure of the Universitat de València, applicants who have received a favourable decision must complete the corresponding pre-registration application by following the instructions laid out on the website.
Documentation will be required to guarantee that 90 ECTS credits of a specifically health-related field have been obtained, as specified in Section 4.2 of Annex I of Royal Decree 1393/2007 of 29th October.
Complementary training credits obtained in postgraduate training that meet the requirements established in Law 5/2011, of March 29, on Social Economy may be considered.
The complementary training course can be obtained by studying subjects of the Degree in Psychology by the UVEG that are linked with the areas of knowledge of Personality, Evaluation and Psychological Treatment and/or Psychobiology. Other subjects of this Degree with specific health content will also be considered. The subjects considered as complementary training course for this Master's Degree are specified in section 4.6 of the curriculum verification report.
Places will be allocated according to the sole criterion of priority of the average mark of the academic record of the Degree in Psychology.
The latter, radiophysicists, or physicians experts in radiations, carry out in hospitals specific healthcare tasks such as the planning of radiotherapy treatments, the control of radiology equipments, and the design and control of the radiological facilities, the control of personnel and the zones exposed to radiations, etc. These tasks are legislated since the programme of access to Hospital Resident Radiophysician Intern was created.
The Royal Decree 220/1997, of 14 February, creates and regulates the obtaining of the official title of Specialist in Hospital Radiophysics, as of postgraduate regulated training, of theoretical-practical nature, being indispensable the developing of practical aspects through a system of residences in hospitals, with a training period of three consecutive years, through which the student obtains the speciality of Hospital Radiophysicist that qualifies for the professional development of the tasks mentioned before. In order to access the different teaching units recognised for the training of Specialists in Hospital Radiophysics it is necessary to pass a test of national character depending on the Ministry of Health and Consumer Affairs which selects candidates (holders of degrees in Physics or any other advanced degree in scientific and technological disciplines).
Although this Master's Degree does not provide with a training of Specialist in Radiophysics, training can only be accessed through the sistem of hospital residence, it does expects to train its students in the physical and technological aspects that are needed as a basis to go in depth in the field of Medical Physics, both in the aspects related with radiotherapy and nuclear medicine as in other aspects of application of Physics to Medicine; both in its practical application as in associated research to this field of knowledge.
The recommended applicant profile for obtaining the most of the studies to be carried out corresponds to students coming from "Licenciaturas" and undergraduate courses in Physics, Chemistry and Engineering, and all the other new undergraduate studies or other degrees in which the candidate has taken courses in Atomic and Nuclear Physics. In a similar way an recomended profile is considered the corresponding to students holding a degree or "licenciados" in Medicine with a speciality in Radiology, Radiotherapy or Nuclear Medicine or who are carrying out the residence in these specialities.
The selection criteria are as follows:
- The training adjustment of the student to the required profile (50%).
- The academic record (30%).
- The curriculum vitae handed out (with documental justification of the claimed merits) (20%). In case of it being convenient, a personal interview on the claimed merits in the curriculum will be carried out.
This Master's Degree recognises the importance of the molecular level and its own technology in the modern clinical context and expects to provide knowledge, attitudes and skills for the future Molecular Sciences and Health Sciences professionals, that give them a privileged position in a scientific, professional and training context, common and interactive.The profile of the student of the Master's Degree in Molecular Approaches on Health Sciences corresponds to students that have completed their undergraduate studies (or a Licenciatura) in the field of health and experimental sciences, and related technologies and who wish to complete their training through the accompishment of a Master's Degree with a strong research profile. It is recommended that the student has received a Degree (or Licenciatura) in Biology, Biotechnology, Biochemistry, Medicine or Pharmaceutical Sciences, or related degrees in the University of Valencia or any other Spanish and European universities, or in the rest of the world.
If a selection of students is ever needed, it will be carried out by the Academic Coordinating Committee out on scientific and academic basis following the criteria of:
- The training adjustment of the student to the required profile (40-50%).
- The academic curriculum (30-40%).
-The curriculum vitae handed out (with documental justification of the claimed merits) (10-20%). In case of it being convenient, a personal interview on the claimed merits in the curriculum will be carried out.
The specialisation in Nutrition means an option of great interest and immediate application, considering the clear implications that has in the practice of the profession in the area of Health with special focus on individuals and specific groups: newborn, children, aging, sports, pregnancy and nutrition disorders, among others, which the health system will assume or is assuming, by different professionals; including Dieticians-Nutrionists, pharmacists, and other doctors.
The White Paper of Health Professions in Catalonia states that it is expected an increase in the need of nutritional advice in the area of primary health care, both in hospitals and in social healthcare centres, this prediction is applicable to all Spanish regions, including the Valencian Community. The Order 66/2004, which establishes the Guidelines for the Preparation of the Comprehensive Plan for Obesity, Nutrition and Physical Activity (BOE 22-1-2004), and which contains the interventions of the health departments of the autonomous communities, will cause in its future deployment the need of dietitians-nutritionists and other health professionals. In the hospital sector, the World Health Organisation established in its 10th World Health Assembly (WHA) of 1974, and subsequently reasserted it in 1982, that all regional hospitals (600-850 beds) and medium hospitals (70-150 beds) must have dieticians-nutritionists and that they must also be in a proportion of one dietician-nutritionist for every fifty patients.
Simultaneously, the international trend in the organisation of clinical nutrition focuses on multidisciplinary teams, composed by doctors, pharmacists, nurses and dietitians, with positive clinical and economic results.
If we add to this the incorporation of these professionals in the fields of sports, development cooperation, public and community health, and in the social and health centres and in geriatric centres, this fact make us to see the need of a specialised training that the Master’s can offers, being the first one in Spain that tries to cover all the professional possibilities of this group, in its applicability at personal and community level.
The Master’s Degree offered has two training advantages; first, our university leads in Spain the healthcare training with practices with patients through the Nutritional Clinic of the Lluís Alcanyís-University of Valencia Foundation, the first of its kind at national level; second, we lead in Spain, the educational training based on Information Technology and Communication (ICT) applied to nutrition, dietetics and diet therapy with teaching materials prepared by the Call for Educational Innovation of the UV.
1. Graduates and Diploma holders (Spanish former Undergraduate Degree) in Human Nutrition and Dietetics.
2. Graduates (Spanish former Undergraduate Degree) in Pharmacy.
3. Graduates in Medicine
4. Graduates in Nursery.
5. Any other degree related to the health field.
Criteria and merits assessment for the admission:
According to the entry profile and the specific requirements for admission, the order of preference is established on the basis of the degrees, and within each it will be ordered according its respective academic records:
1. Graduates and Diploma holders (Spanish former Undergraduate Degree) in Human Nutrition and Dietetics.
2. Graduates (Spanish former Undergraduate Degree) in Pharmacy.
3. Graduates in Medicine
4. Graduates in Nursery.
5. Any other degree related to the health field.
The selection of candidates who meet the requirements above mentioned will be made by evaluating the following sections:
a. Academic record (70%).
b. An explanatory and reasoned record of the candidate for the Master’s profile.(10%).
c. Professional experience (15%).
d. Language skills (5%),
Assessment according to the degree:
1. Graduates and Diploma holders (Spanish former Undergraduate Degree) in Human Nutrition and Dietetics. (x1)
2. Graduates (Spanish former Undergraduate Degree) in Pharmacy. (x1)
3. Graduates in Medicine. (x0.7)
4. Graduates in Nursery. (x0.7)
5. Any other degree related to the health field. (x0.6)
The continuous advance of research in the area of Health Sciences and more specifically in Physiology makes it necessary the training of specialist researchers in this field. For this reason, the Master's Degree in Physiology by the University of Valencia is dedicated to consolidation of the latests aspects of research on physiology, focusing in the subjects related with the experience and specialisation of the teaching board that teaches it. The basic objective of the Master's Degree is to provide students with a research training in the field of Physiology that allows them the practicse of their professional work in a general field and with the competences that provide them the studies of the Master's Degree.
This Master's Degree is research-guided, so with the received training, graduates will be able to access work places in Research Centres related with the area of healthcare, or they could continue with their research training, by writing a doctoral thesis which is within the Physiology Programme, in order to pursue an academic career in the University, where it should be noted that Physiology is present in a great number of the current degrees.The recommended applicant profile for obtaining the most of the studies to be carried out corresponds to students coming from "Licenciaturas" and undergraduate courses in Medicine, Pharmacy, Biology, Biochemistry, Biotechnology, Physics, Sciences of the Physical Activity and Sport Sciences, Nutrition and Dietetics, Nursing, Physiotherapy, Podiatry, or Veterinary Science, as well as related undergraduate studies and equivalent "Licenciaturas".
The selection criteria are as follows:
- Mark of the academic report of the "Licenciatura" or undergraduate studies: 50%
- Grants and collaboration in the Department of Physiology of the University of Valencia: 30%
- Publications and Communications in Congresses: 10%
- Other merits: 10%
In case of it being convenient, a personal interview on the claimed merits in the curriculum will be carried out.
This Master’s degree aims to train graduates with a level of excellence in the area of the psychology of ageing and the elderly. Graduates are expected to: Possess advanced knowledge in the various disciplines of this area and in the theoretical and practical problems that this interdisciplinary area is now facing. Know, differentiate and critically evaluate the different trends and traditions of psychogerontology. Acquire skills and research for the development of assessment tasks, psychological intervention and/or research with healthy elder people, or with elder people who suffer from cognitive impairment or other age-related pathologies in different family and institutional environments.This Master’s degree is intended for people who hold an undergraduate degree or a licenciatura in Psychology, who are able to read scientific texts in English and who have the necessary motivation, attitudes and interpersonal skills to receive this type of training. It is also intended for people who already have some professional experience in any field of psychological intervention for the elderly.
Since the program is fundamentally aimed at the professional specialization of psychologists, the admission criterion is established as being in possession of a Bachelor's or Graduate degree in Psychology, or equivalent foreign qualification.
Since the program is fundamentally aimed at the professional specialization of psychologists, the admission criterion is established as being in possession of a Bachelor's or Graduate degree in Psychology, or equivalent foreign qualification.
In all the Universities and to guarantee the equality of conditions for all students, regardless of the university where they study, the admission criteria will be as follows: a) Adequacy of the degree alleged for admission. b) Average of the academic file in the title of degree.
From a wide view the Public Health can be identified with the set of efforts organized of the society with a main mission: to prevent health problems and to encourage the health of the community.
The broad field of action in Public Health implies the participation of a considerable group of professionals from the sanitary area mainly from the medicine, nursing, pharmacy, veterinary, etc… as well as other non-sanitary professionals that apparently develop their labour in other areas, but that in many occasions are indispensable for the consecution of the main objective.- Any person that has an official university degree, that is, holder of a licenciatura, holder of a diplomatura, in Health Sciences.
- Exceptionally, when the number of available seats allows it, it should be considered the admission of persons that have an official university degree in other areas related to Public Health and Sanitary Administration.
The Master’s will select applicants paying attention to the following criteria:
1. Being making the speciality of Preventative Medicine and Public Health. 50 points.
2. Academic merits, up to 20 points.
3. Professional Activities in Preventive Mediicine, Public Health and Sanitary Administration, up to 15 points.
4. Training and research in Preventive Medicine, Public Health and Sanitary Administration, up to 10 points.
6. Other merits, up to 5 points.
There are many different kinds of factors that accompany the development of new drugs, which sometimes makes that the existing information about them reaches society influenced by the media, or at least, biased. Therefore, it is the professionals that belong to the area of health and who develop their work in public entities the ones who can act independently, providing adequate information for proper training of future professionals by instilling in them the ability to screen, select and discern to apply with good judgment (rational use) the most appropriate standard of care in each caseThe Master’s student profile corresponds to people who have completed previous undergraduate degrees (or Licenciaturas) in the field of health sciences and who wish to complete their training by undertaking a medicine-oriented Master’s, either for research and development of new drugs or to promote the rational use of those already authorised.
Therefore, it is recommended as the Master’s access profile to be in possession of any of the following degrees: Undergraduated degree (or Licenciatura) in Pharmacy, Medicine, Nursing, or other degrees such as Chemistry, Food Science and Technology, Human Nutrition and Dietetics, Biochemistry, Environmental Science, Chemical Engineering, Chemical Technology, or degrees in other experimental sciences and related technologies.
Those students whose training base is regarded as non-related and cannot prove the knowledge considered as essential for the effective monitoring of the Master's must, in order to enroll in the Master's, make a commitment to study and take advantage of the course contents that with the degree in "Pharmacology" and with 4.5 ECTS, will be offered by the University of Valencia during the academic year as a supplement to the training of the Master's.
The selection will be carried out according to the following criteria:
- Academic record 40%
- Knowledge in matters relating to the Master’s 20%
- Grants and collaborations with the departments and organisations involved 15%
- Publications 10%
- Professional experience 10%
- Other merits 5%
Social demands in Speech Therapy are not only reflected in the increase in jobs, but also through other indicators, such as the waiting lists for hospital services in Speech Therapy, which prove that they are insufficient, both in reference to their geographical distribution and the high rate of patients that cannot be treated; the demands in the field of education on the need for a greater presence of support staff, including speech therapists; and the demands of new services by other groups.
In addition, the aging of the population implies an increasing demand for speech therapy professionals to work in the field of degenerative diseases, in nursing homes and in other institutions to rehabilitate the language of the elderly. Speech therapy professionals are also being incorporated into other professional fields as a result of social demand: from professional voice users (singers, journalists, teachers) to rehabilitation services as a result of accidents, beyond traditional areas such as developmental disorders or language learning in childhood. Finally, many groups with very different special needs are demanding speech therapy services: people with Down syndrome, cerebral palsy, autism spectrum disorders, multiple sclerosis, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, etc.The following priority levels are established for admission:
Priority level 1: Degree and/or certificate in speech therapy.
Priority level 2: Degrees related to education that include specialised subjects in care for people with needs derived from communication, language and/or speech difficulties; only in the event that the offer is greater than the existing demand for applications at priority level 1.
Priority level 3: Degrees in psychology, medicine, physiotherapy or psychopedagogy that accredit previous training in communication, language and/or speech disorders; only in the event that the offer is greater than the existing demand for applications at priority levels 1 and 2.
On the other hand, in order to be admitted to this Master's Degree, in addition to holding a university degree that allows access to the Master’s, students from non-Spanish speaking countries or from foreign education systems where the language of instruction is not Spanish, must certify a B2 level of Spanish, as defined in the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR).
Applications will be listed according to the priority of the degree of access and, within each level of priority, according to the academic record of the entrance degree stated in the application.
Tropical parasitic diseases remain a major epidemiological control problem due to high rates of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Out of the 11 priority diseases in the list of the Tropical Diseases Research (TDR) of the World Health Organization (WHO), 7 are parasitic. Besides these, over 400 additional parasite species infect humans on different continents, with shocking prevalence and intensity. Parasitic diseases have devastating indirect effects on the affected population, mainly children, because they delay physical and mental development. At the same time, population movements and high levels of immigration are a real threat to public health in non-tropical countries.
In recent years we have witnessed a significant increase in international migration flows that has facilitated the exchange of diseases considered until now unique to developing countries. Our health professionals face every day diseases that a few years ago were considered to be exotic or tropical. This emergence of tropical diseases also contributes the significant increase of Spanish travelers to tropical countries.
Parasitic diseases are very complex (which is the reason why none of them has been eradicated yet) and require a multidisciplinary treatment and approach.
In light of everything listed above, the growing interest of parasitic diseases is clear.This Master's degree is addressed to students with previous training and education in matters related to its content. The following licenciaturas and/or undergraduate degrees are the most suitable: Medicine, Pharmacy, Veterinary Medicine, Nursing, Biological Sciences, Chemistry, Biochemistry, Food Science and Technology, Nutrition and Dietetics, and foreign equivalent degrees.
The selection of students will be based on scientific and academic reasons:
- Academic record: 40%
- CV, references and, if necessary, personal interview: 60%
The objective of this Master’s Degree is the multidisciplinary training specialised in the area of neurosciences, making easier the acquisition of conceptual and technical tools for understanding and address the study of the nervous system, both normal as well as pathological, and its interactions with other systems such as the endocrine system or the immune system. It pursues that students learn the different levels of neural processing, from the molecular level to the systems level, and its relation with the behaviour, cognition and emotion, as well as the nature of the alterations that cause pathologies and dysfunctions, so that the competences acquired to the research can be applied, being either in the area of biology, psychology or in biomedicine. The critical spirit and scientific rigour will be encouraged; taking in account at all times the training of the student in the ethical and social values of equality, respect and democracy.It is recommended to have taken a degree in sciences (Biology, Biochemistry, Chemistry, Physics, Pharmacy, Veterinary Sciences or equivalent) a degree in Psychology or degrees of Medicine.
At the beginning of the first semester, every Student will complete a course 0 to even their knowledge out. Students coming from degrees in Biology, Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences, Biotechnology, Physics, Pharmacy, Medicine, Veterinary, Chemistry and related degrees will attend Mentoring of Foundations of Psychobiology. Students coming from the degree in Psychology and alike will course Mentoring of Foundations of Cell Biology. These tutorials are part of the compulsory subjects of the first semester.
ADMISSION CRITERIA
1. ACADEMIC RECORD (40 points)
In this section, the average mark of the academic record of the degree will be assessed. The suitability of the student's training to the recommended profile will also be considered; to this end, the following weighted rating coefficients will be applied according to the affinity of the degree.
| Degree |
Weighting factor |
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Degree in: Biology, Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences, Biotechnology, Psychology, Physics, Pharmacy, Medicine, Veterinary Science and equivalents |
X 4 |
|
Degree in: Chemistry, Physical and Sports Education and equivalents Degree in: Speech Therapy, Physiotherapy, Nursing, Optics and Optometry and equivalents |
X 2 |
The admission of graduates from other degrees will be assessed by the Master’s Degree Academic Committee in each case
2. LETTER OF MOTIVATION JUSTIFYING THE INTEREST IN STUDYING THE MASTER’S DEGREE (30 points)
Aspects related to motivation in the subject areas of the Master’s Degree as well as future professional objectives will be taken into account.
3. CURRICULUM (30 points)
Publications, participation in courses and conferences, PhDs, equivalent Master’s degrees, MIR in neurology or similar and practical experience in Neurosciences will be taken into account.
Each item, as long as it is always documented, will be weighted according to its affinity with the contents of the Master’s Degree with a weighting factor of 0.2, 0.5 or 1.
As an hygienic, prophylactic, healing means, physical exercise in its different aspects has been used since the origins of human concern for health. The need of physiotherapists have to increase their specific knowledge regarding the therapeutic exercise and the methodology used in the functional recovery make this master’s degree an interesting and necessary training offer.
Functional recovery is more important each day in the treatment of different conditions, pathologies and injuries. Likewise, it is the most adequate palliative treatment in chronic pathology and the one with most scientific proofs in its different application fields.
This is why physiotherapists must learn and improve specifically this therapeutic resource of great importance in physiotherapy.
For a good functional recovery by means of exercise, technically called kinesiotherapy, it is necessary to know a series of basic subjects specifically addressed to it. Some of these general subjects are anatomy and clinical biomechanics, histology and physiology of the conjunctive tissue, the use of the image diagnose in the functional recovery of the patient, the planning and protocol of work systems by means of exercise, as well as specific aspects in the different stages of recovery, correct choice of exercises according the objective or the adequate use of electrostimulation according to those aspects, among others. Furthermore, they will achieve abilities related to the knowledge of these basic sciences and the most appropriate techniques for the correct diagnosis and valuation, the students have to learn the specific techniques of treatment which are used as a complement of kinaesthesia.The target students of this Master’s Degree only can be:
- Graduated in Physiotherapy or diplomatura graduated in Physiology or similar degrees (that correspond to at least 75-80% of the content of these forementioned degrees and have enough credits, so that in the home country are sufficient to provide access to master's degrees).
The selection of the students will be made by the Academic Coordinating Committee.
To be accepted is an essential requirement being diplomatura graduated or undergraduate degree graduated in Physiotherapy.
For assessing the students it will be assign a punctuation for each one of the criteria that are specified below:
In the section 1 we will value the academic record on ten, by assigning the average grade as assessment criterion.
Regarding the criterion 2, the presented university diplomas will be assessed according to the number of hours as follows:
In the section 3 we will take into account the years worked on services and/or units on physiotherapy on the accredited specialities offered in the master’s degree through a certificate issued to that effect. Thus, to one semester or worked fraction will be assigned one point.
If appropriate, we will carry out an optional personal interview to be determined by the Academic Coordinating Commission, in which aspects such as their inquisitiveness and valuation of the exercise as therapeutic tool in the field of physiotherapy, specific interest in taking the master’s degree and future professional perspectives will be taken into account.
The foreign students that want to access the master’s degree have to be in possession of the C1 level of any of the two co-official languages of the Valencian Community.
Nowadays and similarly to other health sciences fields, the training of nurses through degree university studies has made possible that the nursing professionals get a sufficient competence level of general nature.
Due to the scientific and technologic advance, the practice of nursing is evolving towards the need of a bigger specific knowledge and autonomy within the health world. Within this variety, the current Master’s Degree aims to widen the medical care and management training in Oncology Nursing that require a specific training to get a more efficient employment inclusion. On the other hand, regarding this greater autonomy that nursing has reached within the last decades, it is important standing out that other essential objective of this Master’s Degree is addressed to promote the researcher training of the oncology nursing professionals to allow for the entry to Doctoral Studies for Nursing cycles, already in place at the Universitat de València.
Therefore, the current Master’s Degree aims to form and promote both the assistance functions of nurses in the assistance field related to the care of the oncology patient and those tasks related to the management and research within oncology.Graduates in Nursing or equivalent
1.- EDUCATION
1.- ACADEMIC RECORD, Maximum 15 points
1. Degree or Diplomate Academic record in Nursing. (Average mark over 10).
Other Degrees (1 point per each Level MECES 2 Degree and 2 points per MECES 3 Degree).
2.- RESEARCH, Maximum 15 points
2.1 INDEXEDED Publications, Maximum 3 points
Articles in national/international specialised journals, books, book chapters with ISBN (up to 0.5 points per publication).
2.2 RESEARCH PROJECTS, Maximum 2 points
Participation in R&D projects from autonomic/national/international university competitive public calls (up to 0.5 points per year).
2.3 PARTICIPATION IN CONGRESSES, Maximum 2.5 points
Contributions to national/international congresses (up to 0.5 point per contribution)
2.4 OTHER MERITS, Maximum 2.5 points
Other publications, transfer of research results, research stays (up to 0.5 points per contribution)
3 WORK EXPERIENCE, Maximum 5 points
0.1 points per complete month worked*.
*Work experience within the are of oncology nursing will be valued with 0.3 points per complete month worked.
4 MOTIVATION (LETTER), Maximum 2 points
5 INTERVIEW (only if there is a tie), Maximum 1 point
Personal interview will be only in case of a tie between two or more applicants to the position and will have a discriminatory value. However
, if the admission of candidates with a tie does not represent more than 10% of total vacancies, the Academic Coordinating Committee (CCA) can decide de admission of all of them.
This proposal is framed in the line of increasing the offer of Double Degree Programmes of the UV in coherence, in addition, with the policy of providing students who must take the Master's Degree in Law Practice in order to access the practice of this profession, that they can deepen without continuity in their personal learning programme in the acquisition of skills and specialized knowledge in a professional field as relevant as legal advice to companies, according to the following schedule. The proposal allows those who enrol to complete in two academic years the Master's Degrees in Law Practice and Corporate Law (in any of the three specialities of commercial, labour or tax law, depending on the preference that will be indicated in the pre-registration, and always in professional itinerary mode). Hold a degree in Law, graduate in Law or another equivalent university degree, provided that the student accredits the acquisition of the legal competences provided for in Royal Decree 775/2011, of June 3.
The double Master's programme will admit up to 35 students. The admission procedure for the double Master's programme will be carried out separately from the admission procedures for the two Master's programmes that comprise it, but respecting the admission requirements for the Master's in Law Practice, applying its admission scale and excluding those people who - depending on the results of the scale - would not obtain a place in it if they were to apply.
To obtain both degrees, students who access this route will have to have completed or completed the subjects of the Master's Degree in Law and those of the Master's Degree in Business Law that appear in the Double Master's Plan
Since the Master's Degree in Law Practice is offered to cover the training and professional practice requirements established by the Access Law, the admission requirement is established as that set out in article 2.1.a) of Royal Decree 775/2011, of June 3, which approves the Regulations of Law 34/2006, of October 30, on access to the professions of Lawyer and Court Attorney:
“Hold a degree in Law, graduate in Law or another equivalent university degree that meets the requirements established in Article 3 of these regulations”.
The admission will be made on the basis of the average mark of the licenciatura (former Spanish undergraduate degree) or undergraduate degree in Law. In this case, the Master's Coordinating Committee may also give preference to applicants who need to take the Master's degree over those who are or may be members of a bar association without the need to obtain the professional title of lawyer in accordance with the Access Law.
For the purposes of the assessment of the student's transcript, the grades and the average mark must be calculated in base 10.
The average mark will be increased by one point for students with double degrees, provided that these are in Legal Sciences complemented by Social Sciences disciplines.
In addition, the Master's Coordinating Committee will give preference to applicants who need to take the Master's degree over those who are or may be members of a bar association without the need to obtain the professional title of lawyer in accordance with the Access Law. Preference is established as follows: applicants who need to take the Master's degree in order to obtain the professional title of lawyer will have their average mark multiplied by two; and applicants who do not need to take the Master's degree in order to obtain the professional title of lawyer will have their average mark multiplied by one.
The international labour market is changing very rapidly, as are labour and organisational practices. The organisations need to understand these changes in order to be able to adjust to new developments. In order to meet organisational needs in the definition and creation of meaning and of different organisational practices, and to collaborate in the interventions that organisations carry out, professionals in occupational psychology and organisations need to develop research skills, both basic and applied.
Because of that, the International Joint Master of Research in Work and Organisational Psychology should provide students with an in-depth knowledge of different types of relevant research in both academic and professional settings, and should familiarise them with the different modalities of such research (e.g. research on evaluation, research on innovation and development, research on organisational interventions, etc.) Different types of research have specific methodological requirements and require researchers to identify and engage with the context in which they operate.
Thus, some of the specific competencies of researchers seeking to have a significant impact on their results in terms of innovation and development require transferring laboratory results to larger organisations, designing evidence-based interventions, valorising and commercialising research results, communicating and disseminating research results in various media and through diverse channels, and interacting with entrepreneurs and business people, among other socially relevant functions and tasks.
The International Joint Master of Research in Work and Organisational Psychology which is proposed, with a full research orientation, aims to train professionals in occupational psychology and organisations according to the “scientific-innovative” model. As well as generating and producing research oriented to the scientific community, occupational psychologists and organisations must be able to engage in types of research that have an applied impact on society, organisations and their members.
(Article 16 of Royal Decree 1393/2007, as amended by the Royal Decree 861/2010):
In order to access the official Master’s Degree, it is necessary to hold an official Spanish university degree or another one from a higher education institution of the European Higher Education Area which give access to Master’s Degree courses in the country that grants the degree.
Likewise, graduates from educational systems outside the European Higher Education Area may have access without having their degrees validated, after verification by the University that they accredit a level of training equivalent to the corresponding official Spanish university degrees. As well as they qualify in the country that grants the degree for access to postgraduate education. Access by this means does not imply, in any case, the homologation of the previous degree in possession of the interested party, nor its recognition for other purposes than that of studying the Master’s Degree.
Candidates must hold this qualification before the start date of the Master’s Degree.
In both cases, it is recommended to have studied some curricular intensification, formative itinerary, specialty or mention related to Work Psychology, Organisations and Human Resources.
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The recruitment and admission of candidates will be carried out by the Admission Committee, consisting of representatives of the three universities. The 30 places will be assigned to candidates in order of their scores according to the aforementioned criteria. It will be established a waiting list of 10 students.
Candidates must have obtained a university degree in Psychology, or a similar degree that, in the opinion of the Admission Commission, meets similar levels (at least 70 ECTS credits in Psychology and 30 ECTS in Research Methods and Statistics), prior to the start date of the Master’s Degree.
In addition, candidates must certify and advanced knowledge of the English language, according to the C1 Level of the Common European Framework or Reference for Languages (CEFR). In particular, the following certifications at that level will be considered:
· International English Language Testing System (IELTS): with a minimum score of 6.5.
· TOEFL Paper-delivered Test: with a minimum score of 575.
· TOEFL iBT; with a minimum score of 90.
· TOEIC: 720 minimum score for listening and reading, 310 minimum score for speaking and writing.
· Cambridge: Advanced (CAE) Grade C (scale180-184), First Certificate in English (FCE) Grade A (scale 180-184), First Certificate in English (FCE) Grade B (scale 176-179)
· or similar certification
Exempted from this requirement are those who have completed a Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in English at a university in the European Economic Area, those who have obtained a high school diploma or degree in Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, Singapore, UK, USA or South Africa, or those who have obtained the International Baccalaureate Diploma or the European Baccalaureate Diploma in English.
Candidates who meet these two requirements will be chosen by the Admission Committee, on the basis of their curriculum vitae, letter of motivation, academic results, letters of recommendation, and evidence of their level of proficiency in the English language.
Two members of the Admission Committee will hold an interview with the candidate. On the basis of the information gathered at the interview, the admission tests, and all the information collected, the Admission Committee will assess the level of knowledge and skills, attitudes and motivation of the candidates, and will apply the following selection criteria:
-Academic record of the Degree in Psychology.
-Motivation and willingness to acquire knowledge in the field of Psychology of Work and Organisations, based on the Motivation Letter of the candidate.
-Motivation and capability to critically analyse the basis for research in the specific field of Psychology of Work and Organisations, based on the structured admission Interview.
-Required communication attitudes and skills for the future career in areas of importance, based on the structured admission Interview.
-motivation and ability to carry out scientific developments in Occupational and Organisational Psychology; based on the structured admission Interview.
-openness and willingness to learn in different international environments; based on the structured admission Interview.
-excellent performance in the English language; based on the linguistic certifications provided.
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The Master's Degree in Accountancy, Auditing and Management Control expects to offer a more specific training than that offered in the undergraduate degrees, with the general objective of students having a deep knowledge of the matters that make up the accountancy discipline, as well as training in the skills and competences of an expert in accounting or an auditor.
With this in mind, it expects to contribute to the excellence in the accountancy profession, that occupies itself with the internal and external information systems of companies and bodies, which plays a key role in the economic activity.
Furthermore, another of the objectives of the Master's Degree is to give students the theoretical training required by the ICAC for preparing them as auditors, consequently its curriculum is adapted to the content and workload of the courses demanded in the Resolution of 8 October 2010 of the Institute of Accountancy and Auditing.Those applicants who are holders of an university degree such as the Licenciatura (Former Spanish Undergradute Degree) in Business Management and Administration, the Undergraduate Degrees Business Management and Administration or Finances and Accountancy or the Diplomatura (Former Spanish Undergraduate Degree) in Business Sciences. Falling this, it will be considered is if the applicants have completed, in their previous university studies, subjects related to the Master’s Degree, such as, general accountancy subjects, accounting analysis, costs or audit with a study load similar to the one of the degrees mentioned above.
In the case of students with special educational needs, the support and counselling services of the UV will assess the need of the possible curricular adaptations, pathways or alternative studies.
The applicants whose mother tongue is not Spanish should prove a language level equal or superior to B2 according to the Euoropean parametres for this purpose. The prove of this should be done by a supporting document, or contacting with the Master’s Degree directors in order to establish an alternative procedure.
This level according to the linguistic qualifications set by Common European Framework of Reference for Languages, guarantees that the student can follow up the teachings properly; understanding the main ideas of complex texts which deal with specific and abstract topics, even if they are of technical nature and always that they are within their specialisation field, producing clear and detailed texts on different topics, as well as defending a point of view on general topics indicating the advantages and disadvantages of the different options.
For setting the order of the application forms, the following criteria will be applied: Academic record (up to a maximum of 10 points); this criteria takes into account the average mark of the academic record.
In the pre-registration you must indicate compulsorily the specialisation that you wish to take.
For the purposes of scaling the student’s academic record, the marks and average mark must be expressed on a 0-10 scale. Where it is not the case, students must submit a request to ANECA (National Agency for Quality Assessment and Accreditation of Spain) to obtain their grade point average equivalence. For more information about how to apply, please visit:
http://www.aneca.es/Equivalencia-de-notas-medias
The traditional separation between business and/or financial institutions and insurance companies is being increasingly overcome and the major financial conglomerates operate in all sectors of the market offering its customers all kinds of savings, risk or credit products. This means that the different risks and their treatment, objective of actuarial studies, are not studied separately but as common management tools.
Consequently, it is necessary to train professionals in the financial field, with solid knowledge of stochastic financial calculation, assets and financial markets, banking, portfolio management, financial risk management, etc., and in the specific areas of insurance such as social welfare, life and non-life insurance, reinsurance or newer issues such as health benefits and benefits for persons in need of long-term care.
Students will be trained for professional practice in a wide range of the world of work, allowing them to work efficiently not only in financial institutions and insurance companies, but also in any company that, being subject to various risks, will have to evaluate and manage them to ensure its survival.Applicants should have completed advanced studies in economics, especially in the field of finance and insurance; for example, the licenciaturas in Economics or Business Management and Administration, the diplomaturas in Business Science or the old licenciatura in Economic and Business Sciences. The equivalent EHEA undergraduate degrees in Finance, Insurance, Finance and Accounting, Finance and Insurance, etc. are equally valid.
Applicants should also have solid training in mathematics and/or statistics as the Master's contains a large part of these matters. Consequently, holders of a licenciatura, diplomatura or undergraduate degree in Physics, Mathematics or Statistics can apply for admission. Some fields of Engineering are also adequate.
Without limiting the possibilities of access to one or more degrees, it is advisable for students to be knowledgeable about quantitative finance and economics, because the objectives of the Master’s degree consist of training for proper assessment and management of all types of risks. Thus the student should be interested both in financial issues as in the mathematical and statistical techniques to treat them.
Depending on the academic background of the student, the Academic Coordinating Committee may require additional training in the following subjects:
Subjects
Accounting 6 ECTS
Financial Economics 6 ECTS
Statistics 6 ECTS
Mathematics 6 ECTS
Economic Theory (Microeconomics and Macroeconomics) 6 ECTS
Admission of students will be based on the following specific criteria:
- Adequacy of the student profile.
- Academic record.
- Personal interview.
The Master’s is addressed to university graduates, preferably in Economics, Business Administration and Management, Actuarial and Financial Sciences, Sciences (Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, etc.), Computing Sciences, engineers and architects with a strong education background in quantitative methods.
The main objective of the Master’s is to train experts capable of making assessment works, of management and advising in the field of finances.
Specifically:
-Will develop their activity using intensively, advanced quantitative and computing techniques, which will allow them to take complex decisions optimally.
-Will know the functioning of the financial system, the different alternatives of allocation resources, asset appraisal and risk management and its articulation in the general context of economy.
Particularly, they have to be capable of identifying and anticipating the economic and financial problems relevant in any given situation, to discuss the alternatives which facilitate its resolution and select the most appropriated for the objectives and to assess the results produced. They have to be capable of carrying out research projects with the objective, if they wished it and meet the requirements, of accessing a doctoral degree using the research potential of a large group of professors involved in the inter-university programme. It is addressed to graduates, preferably in Economics, Business Administration and Management, Actuarial and Financial Sciences, Sciences (Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, etc.) Computing, Engineers and Architects with a solid education in quantitative methods.
The selection will be based on academic criteria, and it is essential that the candidate presents his/her academic record and curriculum. The students also are recommended to provide two recommendation letters signed by professors of their respective degrees or any academic programme.
It will be considered as a merit to certificate a sufficient level of written and oral English (it is recommended a mark over 550 in the TOEFL test, of A level in the Cambridge First Certificate, or level 6 in the IELTS of the British Council). Also, it will be considerate as a preferential merit to hold a scholarship for taking the course.
Additionally, it will be considered a preferential merit to have passed the Graduate Management Administration Test (GMAT) or the Graduate Record Examination.
The student must provide:
-Academic record
-Curriculum
-Brief letter where they have to indicate the reasons why they want to make this Master’s
-Two recommendation letters from professors of the degree.
-Proof of English level proficiency
-Proof of income (if applicable)
It is now unanimously accepted and recognised that the Business Management or of any other type of organization requires a broad set of competences that are so many knowledge, skills, attitudes, which can be acquired through an adequate specific training. The complexity of the business activity and the increasing turbulence of the socio-economic environment in which it develops, require a kind of Management that leaves no mere improvisation and intuition of the entrepreneur, and it is based on a specific training and updated training. It is proven that the adaptation and quality of the managers training positively influences, and in a significant way, in the development and business results, and constitutes a distinguishing feature of the most competitive companies.
The Valencian Community is a territory of a large business, with leading business sectors in Spain and internationally pointers. The training of its managers is especially important in the case of Valencia, as most of its companies are SMEs, with very small management teams and great difficulties in accessing the specialized knowledge that require the competition today.
The MBA allow to train the managers in all the functional areas of the company, in addition to general management.
· Holders of University degrees of the area of sciences, engineering, health sciences, as well as from humanities, social sciences and economics or law. They will be required to take courses of bridging courses, which are not in the curriculum and are considered a specific admission requirement.
·Graduate in any degree that comes from the area of business/business management.
Students admitted in the MBA who don’t come from degrees of the area of business or business management, in order to achieve the learning outcomes we recommend them to take bridging courses. These courses are a maximum of 12 ECTS and they are no part of the programme of the Master’s Degree.
The bridging courses cover the following aspects: Business Management (2 credits), Financial and Management Accounting (2 credits), Economy (3 credits), Quantitative techniques (4 credits) and Law (1 credit).
The Academic Coordinating Committee will indicate to each of the admitted students in the programme, depending on their previous knowledge for studies or professional experience, and after analysing their CV, and where relevant, through a personal interview, which are the bridging courses they should take.
Such training will be obtained through the autonomous work of the student, exercises or development of papers, individual or group exercises, guided through tutorials done by the professors responsible of the subjects linked.
Exclusion criterion: Non-Spanish speakers who don’t have an official certificate of Spanish language level B2.
The main objective of the Master's Degree in Business Process Planning and Management is to prepare professionals capable of designing, planning, optimising and controlling the production and service systems of companies, based on analytical methods and computer tools, as well as on the principles of Economics and Business Administration.
It aims to train managers with a strong foundation in quantitative methods and with an integrated perspective of how to operate in a changing, globalised and highly competitive business environment, fully inscribed in the Information Society.
The aim is to train professionals with multidisciplinary training, capable of analysing problems and proposing solutions in the various fields of business activity, such as production planning, demand forecasting and inventory management, quality control, distribution and logistics, project management, financial management and internationalisation processes.
The multidisciplinary training is complemented by seminars and activities that allow students to acquire transversal competences such as social, analytical, communication, emotional, organisational and innovation skills.
It is aimed primarily at graduates, senior engineers and working professionals in the area of Basic (Mathematics, Physics...) and Technical (Industrial Engineering, Chemistry, Telematics, Computer Science…) Sciences, as well as in the area of Social Sciences (Business Administration, Economics, Finance and Accounting, International Business, TADE...).
Graduates in other areas who have professional experience in the management and direction of different business areas will also have a suitable profile.
The admission is made in a personalised way, taking into account the curriculum and the academic record of the applicant.
It will be taken into account:
Within the admission criteria it should be noted that those persons interested in accede to this Master’s, whose mother tongue is not Spanish, must justify a knowledge level of the language that enables them the optimal monitoring of the classes. Either through a certifying document or getting in touch with the directors with the purpose of establishing an alternative procedure.
In relation to the criterion of affinity of the degree to the Master’s degree of origin, the following degrees are considered as related: licenciatura in the area of Basic and Technic Sciences (Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Electronic, Industrial Organisation,…) and the licenciaturas in the area of Economics (Economics, Business Administration, Business,…) and all those degrees that are developed in these three areas.
In accordance with the exposed and dealing with the different established criteria the scale will be the following:
Starting training (degree with which is joined and others): up to 5 points
Average mark of the academic record of the access degree: up to 4 points (1-pased, 2- B grade, 3- A and 4- A distinction)
Professional experience in the areas of the Master’s: up to 5 points
Other merits: up to 2 points
The programme stems from experience in a Doctorate with a Quality Certification organised by the Ministry of Education (2006-2011) and offers the possibility of academic and research specialization in the area of business strategy typical of leading national and international universities. In addition to the growing development of this area of research in recent years, business administration constitutes a latent demand in our economic and entrepreneurial environment. Business associations, public institutions and prestigious experts have underlined the need to train those holding responsibility positions in terms of tools for diagnosis, design and implementation of business strategies, and to spread, among them, values and attitudes associated to a strategic vision, a focus on the long term, and an international/global concept of business. All such aspects are considered by the masters syllabus.
The recommended entry profile are, in order of suitability, students who have completed undergraduate degree regulated studies in specialisations related to: business management (such as Undergraduate Degree in Business Management and Administration, SME Management, International Business, etc.), fields related to business management and business economics (Undergraduate Degree in Finances and Accounting, Tourism, Labour Relations and Human Resources, etc.) or related to the same (Undergraduate Degree, Industrial Engineering, etc.).
In general it is recommended that the previous studies of the candidates have provided them basic knowledge on the following subjects: general management and business organisation, management of human resources, marketing, finances, accounting, transactions management, statistics, economy.
- B2 Certification of Spanish language for non-Spanish speakers. Through a B2 Spanish Certification As a Foreign Language, where appropriate, oral and a written test.
- English certifications (for non-English speakers): B2 English language level or higher according to the standards of the CEFR (Common European Framework of Reference for Languages: Learning, Teaching, Assessment). In the case candidates don’t provide certification, the academic committee may do a level test.
The rating scale carried out by the Academic Committee of the Master’s Degree considers the following criteria:
.- Similarity of the studies completed with the Master’s Degree (up to 40% of the admission mark).
2. Average mark of the academic record (up to 40% of the admission mark).
3. Students’ personal motivation (up to 10% of the admission mark).
4. - Others: Language skills (English and Spanish), previous professional experience (tasks related to management and business management during periods exceeding three months), complementary training in the area of study of the Master’s Degree, etc. (up to 10% of the admission mark).
Finance in general and Business Finance in particular, at academic and scientific level is an issue to address in conferences, journals and academic and professional meetings. In fact, this subject matter is well established as a scientific discipline and it is studied in business schools and universities throughout the world. The academic interest of Finance is best illustrated in the existence of rigorous specialised journals exclusively in this discipline, such as Journal of Corporate Finance, Review of Financial Studies or Journal of Finance, and in how it is treated in prestigious generalist management journals as Journal of Management or Academy of Management Review. Also, frequently it is the subject of study in national and international conferences.
The Master’s Degree in Corporate Finance aims that his graduates cover the professional activity and responsibility that the Official Association of Economists of Valencia (COEV) states as the necessary for an expert in Corporate Finance. Regarding to professional activity the expert should be able “to provide financial, economic and strategic financial advice services, specialised for companies, institutions, finance companies, to the private equity, including governments. They must intervene from the conception and structuring of the operations until these ones are closed. These needs cover a wide range of operations: purchase and sales of companies, advising for private equity fund, and financial investors, search of financial partners for industrial companies, advising to the management team in leveraged buyouts (Management Buy-Outs, Management Buy-Ins, Secondary Buy-Outs…), seeking financing, development of business plans and strategic and financial advice, offering in all cases solutions for the future business, advising in all cases in those moments that require a quick decision making”.
The main goal of this Master’s is to prepare graduates for professional practices: in activities related to finance, the use of tools and methodologies, and the development and strengthening of skills to carry out effectively and efficiently the decision making in the following areas:
a) directive (operational and financial)
b) finance
c) investment and disinvestment
Thus, the graduate may help to prevent results, to improve a better understanding of financial aspects, to motivate the investment-disinvestment decisions and to propose data for the prediction and control of the business.
The Master’s is addressed to licenciados (Spanish former undergraduate degree) diploma holders, graduates, engineers or Specialists and equivalent degrees. This Master’s is the natural evolution of Graduates in Finance and Accountancy and in Business Management and Administration. Related degrees are considered all those degrees or other qualifications in which the students have took finance subjects.
In general, these one are the related degrees: the Undergraduate Degree in Finance and Accountancy, Licenciatura or Undergraduate Degree in Business Management and Administration, Diplomatura (Spanish former Undergraduate Degree) in Business Science and the Undergraduate Degree or Licenciatura in Economics.
However, students from other degrees, belonging to social sciences and engineering also may be interested.
In order to access the official Master's Degree courses, it is necessary to hold an official Spanish university degree or another one issued by a higher education institution of the European Higher Education Area (EHEA) which entitles the country issuing the degree to access the master's degree courses.
Likewise, the graduates may also access the education systems outside the European Higher Education Area without the need for the homologation of their degrees, after verification by the University that they have a level of training equivalent to the corresponding official Spanish university degrees and that they have the right to access postgraduate education in the country issuing the degree. Access in this way does not imply, in any case, the homologation of the previous degree held by the interested party, nor its recognition for purposes other than the study of the master's degree.
The body in charge of admission will be the Academic Coordination Commission (CCA) of the Master's Degree. The specific composition of the course is published on the master's specific website.
The admission process is made in a personalized way, considering the curriculum and academic record of the applicant and according to the global parameters established by the current regulations. The specific criteria established by the Master’s Academic Coordinating Committee are also considered. These criteria focus on five aspects or basic areas:
1. The degree with which the student enters to the Master’s.
2. The academic record of the student.
3. The training level of the student in any content related to finance.
4. The language skills of the applicant.
5. Previous professional experience of the applicant in financial areas of companies or organisations.
Regarding to the weightings of the basic areas, the evaluations should represent the following percentages: 40%, 30%, 7, 5%, 15%, and 7, 5% respectively. It is worth noting that those persons interested in entering to this Master’s whose mother tongue is not Spanish must proof a level of knowledge of the language that allow them to follow the classes. In this regard, the students who are in this situation are required a Spanish level of B2. Those students, who at the time of enrolment don’t certify this level, must pass a personal interview and present the certification throughout the academic year.
Regarding to the affinity of the Master’s Degree with the previous degrees of candidates, are considered related degrees all those undergraduate degrees or any other qualifications in which the students have taken subjects of finance. Generally, the degrees are the following: Undergraduate Degree in Finance and Accountancy, Licenciatura (Spanish former Undergraduate Degree) and/or Undergraduate Degree in Business Management and Administration, Diplomatura (Spanish former Undergraduate Degree) and the Undergraduate Degree and/or Licenciatura in Economics.
This masters offers advanced education on corporate operations and their relationship with the legal system, taking into account the relevance of this activity as an agent dealing with general needs such as tax management, corporate social responsibility, the commitment to the environment, the creation and maintenance of jobs, consumer protection, etc. and the demand for legal experts who can cooperate with directors and managers in this area. The constant changes and challenges faced by companies and businesses require specialized legal studies, as well as internal and external advisors and researchers to rigorously exercise all these functions and promote the business fabric.This Masters is addressed to students with previous studies in subjects related with the contents of the programme, such as degrees from the legal and economic areas, or Labour Science, Sociology, Administration Science, Engineering and Psychology.
The student’s academic records in the degree of origin are given priority in the entry process, ordering candidates according to their average grade. Secondly, additional points are given for secondary degrees (two points), another masters related with the subject (three points), non-official master's courses (up to two points) and postgraduate and specialisation courses, in proportion to their duration (up to two points). Thirdly, professional experience in the masters’ areas and having passed examinations for public posts in the civil service or via competitions will also be valued (up to three points, plus those earned in the years of activity). Fourthly, research merit consisting of publications, scholarships, stays at training or research centres, team collaboration and research activities, etc. (up to three points, plus those earned in the years of activity). And finally, correction coefficients will be applied to those applying for the masters but not as their first choice, and to those coming from degrees other than the legal and business ones.
Present-day society in an international level lives the determined irruption of new types of small companies under names such as: technology-based companies, new high-tech companies or knowledge-intensive companies.
These companies belong to the so called high-tech sectors, which begin their consolidation in Spain as opportunity and employment sectors and that will not stop growing in the next years.
The obvious slowdown of the main engines of Spanish economy, construction and tourism, confirms the decisive role that these new business methods are called to play in the future competitiveness of our country.
Technology-based companies belonging to sectors of advanced technology and innovative companies, usually require a new profile that link scientific and technological knowledge with business one, opening thus new professional ways.
Moreover, in a growing number of companies, institutions and public and private organizations is required a new professional profile: manager of innovation. The Master’s Degree in Creation and Management of New Technology-Based Companies offers basic training in the management of projects R & D of companies and public or private institutions, such as research foundations, technological institutes or consulting companies. In this way, the Master’s aims to establishes itself not only as breeding ground of innovative entrepreneurs, but also of specialized professionals in the management of innovation.
The recommended profile for admission is the following; in any case, applicants must hold a university degree:
. The Graduates on scientific and technological areas of Valencian universities mainly of the University of Valencia and the Universitat Politécnica of Valencia, which propose the possibility of creating entrepreneurs of innovative companies in the near future.
. Entrepreneurs, founders and technicians of technology based companies already existent in the Valencian Region, motivated by the need to incorporate a broad-based knowledge in management and organization of companies in advanced technology sectors.
The Master’s will accept candidates with education in various degrees, with the following order of priority:
1. Licenciatura (former Spanish undergraduate degree), engineering (or degree) in degrees of scientific and technical fields.
2. Licenciatura or degree in Business Management and Administration and Economics.
3. Finally, if there are free places and always that have been passed the process of selection, candidates with other degrees or licenciaturas.
Admission requirements, in order of preferences:
1. University Degree
2. Academic record.
3. Working experience
4. Demonstrable interest in the contents and professional careers of the Master’s Degree in Creation and Management of New Technology-Based Companies.
The Master’s will accept candidates with education in various degrees, with the following order of priority:
1. Licenciatura (former Spanish undergraduate degree), engineering (or degree) in degrees of scientific and technical fields.
2. Licenciatura or degree in Business Management and Administration and Economics.
3. Finally, if there are free places and always that have been passed the process of selection, candidates with other degrees or licenciaturas. Admission requirements, in order of preferences:
1. University Degree
2. Academic record.
3. Working experience4. Demonstrable interest in the contents and professional careers of the Master’s Degree in Creation and Management of New Technology-Based Companies.
The Master’s degree aims at training experts in criminal law who can develop their competences properly in the different social scopes where they can carry out their function.
This training is addressed to different collectives. On the one hand, students and professionals who wish to develop their doctoral thesis in criminal law. On the other hand, those who wish to dedicate themselves to research or develop an academic career within this specialty.
It is also adequate for the graduate who seek to enter the labour market assuming attributions within the criminal scope.
Likewise, it is also aimed at those who are working professionally and wish to specialise in this field or widen their knowledge. Within this group we find, mainly, lawyers, attorneys, judges, fiscals and other members of the justice personnel, who with to refresh and improve their training both looking for an improvement of their tasks, for a doctorate or in the case of magistrates, for obtaining the criminal specialty which allows them to access specific job posts. Finally, it is thought for students who wish to prepare public examinations whose syllabus include questions related to Criminal Law.
The Master’s degree is addressed at students with a previous and specific training in Criminal Law. Hence, in order to enrol in this programme, it is necessary to hold a bachelor’s degree in Law or Criminology
The main criteria will be the academic record of the preceding degree presented for the access, stablishing an order among the candidates depending on their average scores.
Secondly, we recognise additional points for other degrees different to the above mentioned ones (two points), for another Official Master’s degree related to the matter (three points), or for Non-Official Master’s Degrees and Postgraduate and Specialisation courses depending on their duration (up to two points).
Thirdly, we value professional experience in criminal order and passing selective tests in the public field as well as
passing selective processes with competitive concurrence (up to three points).
Fourthly, we value research merits such as publications, grants held, stays in research or training centres, collaboration in research teams and activities, etc. (up to three points).
Fifthly, we apply correcting values for those who do not apply for this Master’s degree as their first option.
Students who come from countries whose official language is not Spanish, they will have to sit an exam in order to validate their knowledge of the language.
There is a need to improve the education and the training of professionals in the Administration of Justice, in the Public and Private Security sector, of legal experts, criminologists, psychologists, sociologists, social workers and educators who develop or want to develop their professional activities in fields related to crime and security-related risk management.
From an academic perspective, it is convenient to provide a high-level training in an emerging and growing discipline such as Criminology and Security Studies, from a comprehensive understanding of the criminal justice system. Undergraduate studies in Criminology and Security, which have been already implemented , must have as a logical conclusion the implementation of specialised pathways that allow those who are trained in these fields to complete their studies and access the doctoral degree conducting research on these matters.
From a scientific perspective, it is important to encourage, guide and make the most of the commitment to research in Criminology and Security matters of those who have completed an undergraduate degree, either in Criminology and Security or in related fields, in order to promote an applied criminological study which is rigorous, contrasted and appropriate for the rules of scientific discourse. This should be a priority, especially when considering the social utility of these studies.
From the professional perspective, undergraduate training may be an insufficient basis for those graduates entering the labour market, either in the Administration of Criminal Justice (and in the implementation of programmes for crime prevention and management, enforcement of criminal penalties , etc.) or in tasks of great responsibility in matters of management of public and private security.The Master is designed primarily for graduates in Criminology.
However, with the dual purpose of ensuring the richness of the interdisciplinarity of the students in the training process, on the one hand, and of allowing the professional specialisation of graduates in related areas who want to focus their professional and research activity on Criminology and Security, on the other, this Master's degree will admit graduates in Law, Psychology, Sociology, Medicine, Social Work, Social Education or in other fields. It is quite advisable, in this case, for candidates to have received any prior training in Criminology or to have developed professional or research tasks related to the contents of this Master's.
The body in charge of carrying out the admission and evaluating the different curricula submitted will be a Committee specifically designated for this purpose by the Academic Coordinating Committee, which will be composed of three teaching staff.
The criteria to be considered by the Committee in deciding the admission of the candidates, which are always subject to the knowledge of at least one of the co-official languages of the Universitat de València (in the case of students coming from education systems that do not guarantee this, candidates may be required to provide proof of level B2) is the following:
1. Suitability of previous education to the recommended entry profile (20 points maximum).
· Official Degree or Equivalent (such as llicenciatura) in Criminology (20 points).
· Official Degree or Equivalent (such as llicenciatura) in Psychology, Law, Sociology, Social Work or Social Education (15 points).
· Official Degree or Equivalent (such as llicenciatura) in other university studies with a social profile or related to the content of the Master’s Degree (10 points).
1. Academic record of the qualification submitted for access. The academic record may be weighed considering the average mark of the Degree completed (10 points maximum).
2. Complementary training related to Criminology and Security: postgraduate courses or specialisation courses, other qualifications different from the one alleged for access, etc. (5 points maximum).
3. Professional experience (priority is given to the evaluation of the experience that implies the passing of selective tests in the field of public service or competitive personnel selection processes), teaching dedication or research activity in the area of the Master’s Degree (5 points maximum).
4. Knowledge of scientific interest languages, particularly the English language (5 points maximum).
5. Interest shown in this discipline: 5 additional points will be assigned to those who have applied for this Master’s Degree as their first option in their pre-enrolment application.
Growing concerns about development and poverty and their complexity have led international bodies, states and social organisations to look for qualified professionals with a specific and interdisciplinary background. The Masters in Development Aid intends to meet this need by offering high-level education with two complementary graduate profiles: the practitioner and the researcher.
The first one seeks to respond to the process of professionalization of the sector, with a clearly practical focus aimed at acquiring knowledge and problem-solving skills in a real and practical context. This practical orientation is complemented by a critical reflection on theoretical foundations, so that students can compare the theoretical discussion with real experiences in different settings. The researcher pathway intends to provide them with methodological bases for research, to develop systematic and critical thinking for consistent and effective actions in various areas of development from different specialties.
The recommended admission profile is that of a university graduate, holder of a diplomatura, holder of a licenciatura or engineer (3-year degree) or engineer (5-year degree) with a training related to the different specialities offered and willing to have a professional focus on the intervention or the research in cooperation and development policy.
The Master’s Academic Commission sets the qualitative and quantitative admission criteria, mostly based on the candidate’s academic records and the affinities of his/her previous qualifications with the masters subjects. The criteria are used in the evaluation of the applications and the selection of the candidates.
Applicants must submit a CV and a motivation letter. They will be called to an interview in which they will express their motivation in doing the masters and attention will be paid to their potential projects in the area of development aid.
Some priority will be given to those having done activities in the study fields even though experience per se is not an excluding criterion.
Evaluation criteria
1. Potential projects: Student’s ability to apply the knowledge gained in the course in the development aid area on the basis of his/her post, job, situation, etc. The multiplying effects of each individual applicant can be rated from 0 to 10.
2. Motivation: Appraised from the manuscript and the applicant’s participation in cooperation-related activities. It is indicative of the applicant’s willingness to devote his/her knowledge and time to development aid. Can be rated between 0 and 10.
3. Experience: Between 0 and 10. Evaluated on the basis of the experience described in the CV in the areas of solidarity and/or social affairs.
4. Previous education and academic records: Between 0 and 10 points. Academic excellence and the adequacy between the previous studies and the masters are taken into account.
Scoring formula
Each scoring criterion has a specified relative importance equivalent to the coefficient by which the score obtained is multiplied for the calculation of the total score. In this particular proposal, the relative importance estimated is as follows:
Projects= 35 %, Motivation = 35 %, Experience = 15 %, Education and academic records = 15% (the formula is: total score =35•Project + 35•Motivation + 15•Experience+15 Education and academic records).
The Master's Degree in Economic Globalisation: International Trade Management offers the knowledge, skills and tools needed for establishing and developing the lines of policies and international commercial strategy that most adapted to the needs of a business with vocation to elaborate or improve a solid process of internationalisation. All this, reinforced by the presence of a significant part that involves the globalisation process of the enterprises, giving also answer to the needs of national and international institutions, of promotion, regulation and international business analysis. The current economic situation involves a challenge of exceptional magnitude for the public institutions, the financial entities and the non-financial enterprises and therefore, for all the professionals who assume responsibilities of these requests. These professionals are forced to respond efficiently to factors such as: the need to amend the strategies of internationalisation; the constant pressure of an increased international competition (but also of greater opportunities in new markets); the responsibility to discriminate among a multiplicity of investment options – real and financial -, in many occasions of high valuation difficulty; the obligation to study the weaknesses, modify and adapt in accounting, auditing and regulatory matters; the convenience of coordination of micro and macroeconomic policies. Hence, the new generations who wish to incorporate to that international labour market, global in its working, in its responsibilities and its objectives, must be prepared for the endless list of challenges – on the same level as the opportunities that they face. For this, they are given a specific training with an explicitly international orientation that deepen their previous knowledge and are trained to immerse themselves in that new economic world.In order to be admitted to this Master’s, apart from being in possession of a university degree allowing access to it, students will have to prove their Spanish and English level as follows:
The admission process is subject to the following criteria:
1. University Degree
2. Suitability criteria: to determine if there are reasons for the applicant and its request to be considered unsuitable for the Master’s.
Request evaluation criteria: applicable exclusively to applicants who verified the Access and Suitability Requirements (see the “recommended entry profile” section).
Economic policy studies the relevance of state intervention in the economy. Currently, there are no pure market economies; on the contrary, contemporary societies have mixed economies that we can’t understand without taking into account the presence of the state in economy. In short, economic activities take place in an institutional framework shaped by state regulation and intervention. Economic policy is not only the study of a part of the economy, it reflects a perspective of the operation of all economic systems as a whole, since all economic activities are developed in an institutional framework defined and regulated by state intervention.
This Master’s degree is research-oriented. First, its academic relevance is reflected on its current potential demand. It is intended for students who want to deepen their knowledge in Economic Policy and Public Economics and who have completed degrees in the field of Economics, Business Management and Administration, Tourism, Marketing, International Business and Finance and Accounting, but also for graduates in Social Sciences such as Law, Sociology, Political Science, Labour Relations, Journalism, etc.
Second, this Master’s degree offers the opportunity to develop research skills and qualifies students to write a doctoral thesis in the framework of doctoral studies. It is therefore of interest to students who wish to pursue a professional research or academic career.
The Master’s Degree in Economic Policy and Public Economics is also relevant for the professional field. On the one hand, it allows students to develop research skills that qualifies them to write a doctoral thesis and, therefore, opens the way to an academic career. On the other hand, it is a training platform to develop a professional research career outside the University, in research centres, consulting firms, companies and organisations in the social, business and public sector (such as the Regional Ministry for Finance and Employment, Valencian Institute of Finance, Feria de Muestras de Valencia, Chamber of Commerce, Institute for the Environment and Sustainable Development, Centre for the Study of Social and Cooperative Economy, trade unions, NGOs, etc.). Moreover, given its specialisation in public economy, it is also relevant to students who want to prepare for competitive examinations for access to public servant positions.This Master’s Degree is aimed at graduates in Economics and other degrees such as Business Management and Administration, Tourism, Marketing, International Business and Finance and Accounting. Moreover, the Master’s is also intended for graduates in Social and Legal Sciences such as Law, Sociology, Political Science, Labour Relations, Journalism, etc. Students must have an academic background corresponding to an undergraduate degree, a licenciatura or a diplomatura in the areas listed before. In any case, it is necessary for students to have a basic knowledge of economy and quantitative methods.
The admission process is personalised and takes into account the applicant’s resume and academic record, according to the global parameters established by the current regulation and specific criteria determined by the Master’s Academic Coordinating Committee (CCA). Said criteria will determine the preference order in the enrolment process and the minimum access grade, additionally focusing on the following aspects or basic areas which are assessed based on the concordance between the resume and the Master’s content:
Applicants whose mother language isn’t Spanish must submit an official certificate, issued by a public entity and justifying a level equal or superior to B2. Alternative procedures can be established to solve exceptional cases by contacting the Master’s management.
It’s necessary to submit a short cover letter explaining the reasons behind the desire to attend the Master’s and the relation between its content and the academic / job profile.
It’s also suggested to submit up to two letters of recommendation by professors or academic tutors from the degree of access (or from university master’s degrees) to attend this Master’s.
The Master’s CCA reserves the realisation of a personal interview or the requirement of information complementary to the data initially submitted in the request.
This Master’s Degree offers high quality training, combining advanced academicoriented economics teaching with a more specific focus on knowledge about markets organization, decision making of economic agents, and the international economy. The Master aims to provide students both with a broad and rigorous view of the discipline,
and the analytical tools needed to carry out sound economic analysis. Successful course completion ensures students the endowment of the analytical and technical skills required for highly demanding jobs in international organizations (OECD, IMF, ILO, etc.), public policy institutions (Ministries, Central Banks, European Commission, etc.), private companies (including financial and consulting companies), research departments and universities. Students will also be equipped with skills in the use of relevant software programs such as MATLAB, STATA and R, among others. This Master is also highly recommended for candidates pursuing postgraduate education in our Ph.D. Programme in Industrial Economics or other prestigious doctoral programs in Spain and abroad.
Master’s students will interact with teaching staff with an excellent reputation and with wide‐ranging research and teaching experience. Most teaching staff hold postgraduate degrees from universities of international prestige (London School of Economics, University of Warwick, University College London, Queen Mary and Westfield College,
University of Illinois, University of Michigan, College of Europe, Université Catholique de Louvain, and University of Dijon, among others).
Specific admission criteria. Holders of a licenciatura or an undergraduate degree need to submit two letters of introduction signed by lecturers from their previous degrees, or from any other academic programme. Holders of a diplomatura must complete 30 background credits. The Academic Coordination Committee will decide the subjects from the undergraduate degree in Economics to be taken, among the subjects of the specialty in Business and Economics.
This Master's Degree offers advanced and comprehensive training in the knowledge of the territory and its analysis and management techniques, in relation to environmental issues and spatial planning. It is aimed at students of different degrees (Geography, Environmental Sciences, Geodesy, Biology, Geology, Economics, Social Work, Sociology, Political Sciences, Tourism, Psychology, Engineering or Architecture, etc.) who wish to enter the corresponding labour field (private company or public administration), as well as practising professionals who need to upgrade and improve their qualifications.
The master’s degree aims to prepare professionals such as:
- Technician responsible for environmental issues in business of different sectors and in public Administration.
- Environmental consultant.
- Adviser of protected areas.
- Technician responsible for the execution and monitoring of environmental audits and studies of environmental impact.
- Environment professionals in the industrial sector on environmental issues or in environmental process engineering.
- Researcher in universities, business or other research centres.
The subject addressed by the Master's has a clearly interdisciplinary nature. These studies are intended to provide society with specialists in spatial and environmental management with a sound theoretical and practical background, for them to be able to resolve problems. This profile does not only apply to the kind of knowledge taught but also to the origin of prospective students.
Therefore, students having completed undergraduate studies related to public or private spatial planning and environmental management will be welcome: Geography, Biology, Environmental Science, Architecture, Engineering, Economics, Sociology, Tourism and other related profiles.
For more information send us your questions by e-mail (dep.geografia@uv.es), social networks (@depgeouv) or consult our brochure for the next course.
As the department responsible for student admission, the Academic Coordination Commission (ACC) will consider the following specific criteria:
If necessary, the ACC will interview the candidates.
This Master’s aims to train experts capable of providing both solid and innovative knowledge, such as respectful values in the field of human resources management, its different methodologies and techniques in relation with business organisation, management practices, promotion of quality in working life and business strategy. Its curriculum responds to the current needs of the business network and of the corresponding increasing working demand, as well as the recent Spanish policies of R & D and the “Europa 20” strategy of this decade, with particular attention to production, economic development and the welfare of the staff involved in these activities. This Master’s programme is preferentially addressed to students who have studied a diplomatura (Spanish former undergraduate degree) or undergraduate degree in Labour Relations and Human Resources, Degree in Labour Relations and Human Resources, Licenciatura (Spanish former Undergraduate Degree) in Work Sciences, Business Management and Administration, Psychology (Work Psychology and Organisations profile) and Sociology, which from the studied contents, give credit to capacities, training and interest in the specialisation and training of the Master’s, in the field of Human Resources Management. But also it is addressed to other university graduates from the area of Social Sciences (Law, Business, Economics, Social Work, Sociology, etc.).
This Master’s programme is preferentially addressed to students who have studied a diplomatura or undergraduate degree in Labour Relations and Human Resources, Degree in Labour Relations and Human Resources, Licenciatura in Work Sciences, Business Management and Administration, Psychology (Work Psychology and Organisations profile) and Sociology. For the rest of university graduates from the area of Social Sciences (Law, Business, Economics, Social Work, Sociology, etc.) and from other areas, a complementary training module is included in the curriculum whose contents provide the levelling knowledge needed for accessing to the Master’s. Those students who have passed the contents of the mentioned module shall not study them again.
1.Academic record of the applicant multiplied by correction coefficient up to a maximum of 4 points:
a.Situation 1: Correction coefficient 1.
Diplomatura in Labour Relations and Human Resources.
Licenciatura in Work Sciences.
Licenciatura in Business Management and Administration. (Human resources Management Orientation).
iv.Holders of a Licenciatura in Psychology (Psychology of Work and Organisations)…
Holder of a Licenciatura in Sociology.
b.Situation 2: Correction coefficient 0,6.
Holders of a Licenciatura (Spanish former undergraduate degree) and Holders of a Diplomatura in the rest of the fields of legal, social and technic sciences.
c.Situation 3: Correction coefficient 0,4.
Holders of a Diplomatura or Licenciatura in the area of Basic Sciences of health and humanities.
3.The same correction coefficients of the academic record mark will be applied to the Degrees that come from the extinction of the degrees and fields indicated in the point 1,a,b,c.
2.Other merits:
- Training and professional experience in Human Resources Management: up to 0,25 points.
- Student’s cover letter: up to 1 point of the admission grade
- Interest shown in studies: up to 2 points of the admission grade, which will be given as follows: the master’s degree is requested as first option: 2 points; the master’s degree is the second option: 1 point; the master’s degree is third option (or next): 0 points
This master's degree offers advanced training in the area of human rights, democracy and international justice. To this end, it provides a comprehensive, practical and theoretical educational programme from a necessarily interdisciplinary perspective, structured around two paths: the professional one and the researcher one. The first pathway is focused on boosting the ability to manage, advise or coordinate projects related to subjects typical of the masters, and is aimed at students who want to start or develop their careers in public or private institutions involved in the protection and promotion of human rights. The second pathway provides training to undertake high-level scientific research, and gives access to the doctoral programme.To qualify for entry onto the master, applicants must hold one of the following university degrees: Philosophy, Humanities, Law, Political and Administration Science, Medicine, Nursing, Sociology, Social and Cultural Anthropology, History, Journalism, Social Education and Social Work.
Graduates from other areas or disciplines will also be eligible provided they complete the corresponding levelling course.
For admission, the candidate’s language skills and previous work experience in any field related to the masters will be positively valued.
The Commission or their delegate will arrange a personal interview with each applicant.
The criteria that the Commission will observe to determine admission are as follows:
- Academic records,
- Professional experience in human rights,
- Collaboration in research projects,
- Scholarships in any of the areas covered by the programme,
- Curricular orientation in line with the programme’s research lines.
This master’s programme offers advanced education on human rights, today’s challenges to peace and non-violence, and sustainable human development, delving into the mutual interdependence and complementarity of these three areas as privileged fields of increasingly interdisciplinary research. On the one hand, the academic interest of the course lies in the specialisation that it provides students with (who often have very different backgrounds) for voluntary work, and on the other, its professional focus empowers them to work in NGOs, international organisations, national civil services, etc. in the field of human rights, humanitarian aid and development cooperation.Given its content and methodology, the recommended entry profile for students wishing to enrol in the Masters is preferably that of a graduate or diplomat in any branch of the Social and Legal Science area. However, access is also open to any other graduate, particularly in the areas of humanities (languages, geography, history, philosophy ...), with a specific interest in the subjects that make up the master’s course.
The admission system is as follows:
a) 80% of the places offered each academic year is reserved to students holding an official Spanish degree or another qualification issued by a higher education institution in the European Higher Education Area entitling the student in the issuing country to access the Masters educational level;
b) 20% of the places offered each academic year is reserved to graduates from educational systems outside the European Higher Education Area, and
c) If, in a particular academic year, some of the places under the above criteria are not covered, the vacancies may be taken by students whose quota has been filled.
As to the merit assessment criteria and specific admission tests of the selection system, please note that:
1. Assessment criteria for student admission to this Masters are based on the applicant’s CV. To be considered, both the CV and any other merit must be:
a) duly justified; and
b) written in Spanish or Valencian; if written in another language, all original documents must be produced together with their official translation into Spanish or Valencian.
Candidates must be able to speak and write in Spanish, as it will be the common language used throughout the training process of the Masters. Other working languages (English, French, Italian ...) are also recommended as well as those in which the masters’ project can be written (Spanish, Valencian).
If an applicant does not prove his/her (spoken and written) knowledge of Spanish, the Academic Coordination Commission may decide to give the student in question a special admission test. Failing to pass the test will be critical to the dismissal of the applicant.
The proposed new Master's Degree in International and European Union Studies is part of the offer presented by the Universitat de València in these studies for over a decade, specifically since the 2006/2007 academic year. With this new proposal, the Universitat de València aims to continue its commitment to international and European studies in the offer of official Master's Degrees corresponding to the branch of social and legal sciences.
The Faculty of Law of the Universitat de València offers degrees in Law, Political and Public Administration Sciences and Criminology. The Double Degrees in Law and Political and Public Administration Sciences, Law and Criminology, in Law and Business Management and Administration, and in Sociology and Political and Public Administration Sciences are also taught. International and European studies are present in all these degrees before mentioned, either by offering specific itineraries in international issues such as the "international legal itinerary" foreseen in the Degree in Law, or by incorporating international and/or European subjects in the optional subjects. The Faculty of Law's commitment to international and European studies is reinforced by a double Spanish-French degree in Law and a double Spanish-Russian degree in Political and Public Administration Sciences.
In fact, the new Master's Degree in International and European Union Studies aims to continue complementing the Master's training offer with the possibility of studying in the international and European sphere, focusing on the political-legal problems of international relations as well as European regional integration.
In order to strengthen its content relating to International Studies (while maintaining the presence of Europeans, in particular those of the European Union), a double specialisation is envisaged.
The student will have to choose between deepening the issues related to interstate relations by offering a specialization in "
International and European public challenges"; or specialize in the growing relations of a transnational nature by deepening the so-called "Private international and European challenges". The first option, the “
International and European public challenges”, includes the study of traditional concerns as well as the new challenges of the international system. The second one, the “Private international and European challenges”, focuses on the examination of issues related to international trade as well as the judicial and extrajudicial resolution of disputes arising mainly between private persons in this field of activity.
(*) This requirement (knowledge of Spanish at level B2) will be waived for students who have carried out their previous university studies in Spanish.
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In business world, also in economy in general, issues are addressed at a global level. Globalization can be defined as the integration of countries thanks to the enormous reduction of costs in transportation and communication and the breakdown of barriers on the free movement among borders of goods, services, capital and knowledge and (to a lesser extent) of people. This globalization has caused an evolution in the way of conceiving the practice of business in an increasingly competitive world. What before was called international trade, now is called internationalization of companies, since the relations between economic entities are trying to find long-term agreements rather than rely on competitions at short term.
Therefore, in getting involved in the world of business the simultaneous managements in many countries, the events that take place in one of them are also relevant for the functioning of the companies of the others. The Master’s Degree in International Business Management wants to give to his/her graduates an education in which global aspects will be considered when they take business decisions. The understanding of economic and cultural diversity becomes in this Master’s something as important as professional skills or management. The graduates in the Master’s Degree in International Business Management will end up taking jobs in which is essential mobility and adaptability to rapid changes in the environment, and they have to be trained for this. The Master’s offers this experience providing exchanges between the different universities and allowing to students to discover the way of being and the way of working of students from other races and cultures.
Students are recommended to have a basis of university studies in the areas of economics and business. On the assumption that the degree with which the student wants to access to the Master’s it is not considered compatible, the interested person must demonstrate basic knowledge in business management, marketing and finances.
The admission is personalized, considering the curriculum and the academic record of the applicant person and according to the global parameters which are established by the current rules.
1.Students should have completed university studies of licenciatura, diplomatura (Former Spanish undergraduate degrees) in the fields of economy and business. In the case that the qualification in which the student wants to access to the Master’s is not compatible with this one, the interested person should certificate basic knowledge in business management, marketing and finances. This knowledge could be certificate as follows:
a)Marks certificate of their university of origin and a certificate that prove that they have taken and passed the indicated subject areas.
b)Seminars, courses or other master degrees.
2.Students will be required a high level of English. This will be confirmed by checking that applicants, whose mother tongue is not English, are able to justify at least 6.5 points in IELTS or 550 in TOEFL (213 in TOEFL by computer; 79 in TOEFL by Internet). The student doesn’t t need this accreditation if he/she proves to have completed a significant part of his/her studies in English.
3.Students are recommended to include a cover letter, where they can express their interest for the Master’s.
Grading system
Compatibility of the studies completed with the Master’s (25%)
Average mark of the academic record (35%)
Language skills (20%)
Previous work experience (10%)
Additional education in the study area of the Master’s (5%)
Explanatory statement or personal interview (5%)
The Master's degree in Law, Business and Justice of the University of Valencia (Spain) constitutes a unique academic offer in Spain. The Master is fully adapted to the needs and time constraints of modern legal professionals, especially from Latin American. Through a multidisciplinary program developed in one or two academic courses the Master puts the student in direct contact with the latest legal developments and future trends in the field of company law and domestic and international business transactions. The program combines the comparative analysis of the substantive regulation of business with the prevention and resolution before State Courts or ADR devices –arbitration, mediation, conciliation- of all those complex disputes likely to arise in daily practice. The Master combines classroom and on-line teaching and is specifically designed for ambitious and first-line professionals (academics, judges, lawyers …) who wish to combine their daily professional activities with the access to a comprehensive and critical training in a strategic sector.
The Master combines first-class substantive legal training with the acquisition of the methodological background to qualify for the preparation of a PHD. In this sense, it does not only allow students to learn the most important developments in the legal dimension of corporate economic activity, but it also opens the possibility of mastering the legal and documentary sources necessary to articulate a structured critical discourse about any of the topics dealt with in the program, and to communicate and argue it orally and written with a high level of expertise and depth, and with a refined technique. The Master enables the student to enter the PhD program of the Faculty of Law of the University of Valencia.
It is necessary to hold a university degree in Legal Sciences officially recognised by the Spanish state.
The Committee for Academic Coordination of the Master’s Degree will select the possible candidates according to the following criteria:
1. ACADEMIC RECORD: Only the academic record of the academic degree of origin will be considered. For the points, the average mark of the academic record and of the subjects directly related to the field of the master’s will be taken into account. Up to 10 points
2. RELATED DEGREES: Other diplomaturas, licenciaturas, doctoral degrees in a different field than the academic degree of origin, as well as other master’s degrees. Up to 5 points.
3. PROFILE: Specialisation courses different than those specified above (attendance at conferences, seminars, specific courses, extension courses, etc. taken during or after the degree, related to the Master’s). Up to 5 points.
4. FPU (grants for the training of university teaching staff) OR ASSIMILATED GRANTS: up to 5 points.
5. RESEARCH PROJECTS: theses, dissertations in other similar fields; undergraduate degree final projects, publications related to the master’s degree or to the degree with which the student accesses the master’s, tasks developed in contracts and R&D projects related to the master’s, etc. Up to 5 points.
6. ACCREDITED LANGUAGES: up to 5 points.
7. HAVING COMPLETED THE ACADEMIC DEGREE OF ORIGIN WITHIN FIVE YEARS PRIOR TO THEIR ENROLMENT: The ultimate goal of this criterion is to facilitate, seeking the logical balance between youth and experience and always taking into account professional capacity, the access to doctoral studies of the young professionals who, for that condition, have less experience than people with more time in the profession. Up to 5 points.
8. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE IN RELATED FIELDS: up to 5 points.
9. OTHER QUALIFICATIONS: extraordinary licenciatura award (of the licenciatura with which the student accesses the master’s) or other assimilated awards; other prestigious awards related to the Master’s or to the degrees taken into account, etc. Up to 5 points.
10. PERSONAL INTERVIEW. Up to 5 points.
Total: 50 points maximum.
The aim of this Master’s is the multidisciplinary training in matters of prevention, eradication and management of violence against women, with special incident in gender violence. It focuses on the study and practical application of the legal and administrative tools aimed at facing this social problem. It is designed in order to be a training space both for professionals of the public, private or tertiary sector (associations, NGO, etc.), and researchers and teachers interested in this matter. The training content is eminently theoretical and practical, addressed to the best professional progress, while it allows the acquisition of skills and abilities addressed to the academic research, opening the way to the future fulfilment of a doctoral thesis.In general, the Master’s is addressed to people who want to begin or continue their professional career by working, both at the University and the public or private institutions involved in the area of Justice, Women or Equality that require a training level oriented to the research in this area. This objective has to have a direct and palpable incident in the profile of those who opt to course the same. It is pointed out, then, to two great collectives of future students: first, national or foreign holders of a licenciatura in the degree in Law or Criminology, be academics or professionals of Law –lawyers, barristers, judges, legal secretaries, public employees, …- that want to deepen their knowledge in this sector being able to think about having the title of Doctor in the future. Secondly, they will be able to opt for the access of the Master’s studies those other professionals related to the gender violence, such as agents of equality, penitenciary technicians, medical examiners, professionals in the field of the social sciences and the social work with need to extend multidisciplinary training.
The criteria selection of possible applicants are the following:
1.ACADEMIC RECORDS: It will be only taken into account the corresponding thing to the degree with which it is accessed; in order to assess the average mark of the academic record and the ones obtained in the subjects directly related to the matter of the Master’s will be taken into consideration. Up to a maximum of 10 points.
2.RELATED DEGREES: It will be counted other diplomaturas, licenciaturas, doctorates in other different disciplines to which it is used in order to access the Master’s and other Masters’. Up to a maximum of 5 points.
3.PROFILE: Specialisation courses different from the previous ones (it is about attendance to congresses , seminars, own-degree courses, extension courses, etc. carried out during or after the licenciatura, related to the Master’s). Up to a maximum of 5 points.
4.FPU GRANTS or assimilated: Up to a maximum of 5 points.
5.RESEARCH PAPERS: Theses, dissertations in other similar degrees; undergraduate degree final projects, publications related to the Master’s or the licenciatura of access to the Master’s, developed tasks in contracts and R&D projects related to the Master’s, etc. Up to a maximum of 5 points.
6.ACCREDITED LANGUAGES: Up to a maximum of 5 points.
7.HAVING FINISHED THE LICENCIATURA OF ACCESS TO THE MASTER’S IN THE FIVE YEARS BEFORE THE INSCRIPTION IN THE MASTER’S. The last aim of this criterion is to facilitate, looking for the logical balance between youth and experience and always taking care of the professional capacity, the access to the degree of Doctor of young professionals who, for this condition, count objectively on a more reduced curriculum than people with more time in the professional practice could ever have. Up to a maximum of 5 points.
8.PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE IN RELATED MATTERS: Up to a maximum of 5 points.
9.OTHER MERITS: extraordinary prize of licenciatura (through which it is accessed) or assimilated; other prizes of renowned prestige related to the Master’s or other counted degrees, etc. Maximum of 5 points.
10.PERSONAL INTERVIEW. Maximum of 5 points.
This programme offers advanced education in academic and research terms in the area of marketing. It is intended to respond to the growing demand for marketing professionals and to the need to train them by means of specialised and up-to-date studies for professional practice. The masters course offers a programme focused on market research and techniques in relation with advertising, consultancy, business distribution, sales in private and public organisations, etc. in different business sectors and regardless of their geographic location. It is targeted at future managers of sales, image and marketing campaigns or at those responsible for analyses in this area.The recommended profile applies to whoever meets the established entrance requirements and shows interest in Marketing, although preference will be given to holders of a degree related to the proposed master’s, that is, Bachelor’s Degrees in Business Management and Administration, Investigation and Market techniques, Advertising and Public Relations, a Business Diploma and all the new or other degrees in which the candidate has taken marketing subjects which cover at least 10% of the degree’s total credits.
Those students whose degree of origin is not considered related or who fail to prove -through the above means- the knowledge that they believe to be essential to make the most of the Master's, will have to sign up for the course “Educational complements for the Master’s degree in Marketing and Market Research”
Admission is done on an individual basis, taking into account the applicant’s CV and academic records but observing the general rules in force. The specific criteria set by the Inter-university Coordination Commission are also taken into consideration.
The criteria are duly publicized.
Those applicants for whom Spanish is not their first language must prove their command of the language so as to be able to make the most of the classes. They must either submit a certificate or contact the directors in order to establish an alternative procedure.
With regard to the criterion based on how related the previous degree is to the master’s. The degrees related to the proposed master’s are the following: Bachelor’s Degrees in Business Management and Administration, Investigation and Market techniques, Advertising and Public Relations, a Business Diploma and all the new or other degrees in which the candidate has taken marketing subjects which at least cover 10% of the degree’s total credits.
The degrees that aren’t mentioned are invalid. In this case, students looking to access from a non-related degree will have to accredit their knowledge in the following subjects:
- Marketing fundamentals. Basic knowledge of the marketing function in the company and the four tools of operational marketing: product, price, distribution and communication.
- Market research. Basic elements for the design and development of market research.
- Statistics. Descriptive and applied statistics.
Such knowledge will be accredited by any of the following means:
a) Transcript issued by the university of origin, proving to have done and passed the above courses.
b) Proven professional experience in marketing and/or market research, to be evaluated by the commission.
c) Seminars, courses or other masters.
Students who can’t accredit their knowledge in said subjects will be able to carry out a pre-enrolment process provided that, in case of admission, they pass the course containing said basic knowledge, offered by both universities to meet that end before the beginning of the master’s.
Considering the previously exposed information and the established criteria, the following is the grading scale applied to each received request and used by each university’s Academic Coordinating Committee.
Grading scale
| Background training (access degree and others): up to 5 points |
| The average grade of the access degree’s academic record: up to 4 points (1- pass 2-B 3-A 4-distinction) |
| Accredited professional experience in marketing: up to 3 points. |
| Accredited research: up to 4 points |
| Accredited languages: up to 0,5 |
| Cover letter / interview: up to 2 points |
Admission procedure
The student will have to add to the request:
·A photocopy of the degree
·The degree’s academic record, specifying the average grade.
·Should a degree have been obtained in a non-European country, it will be necessary to add the corresponding approvals.
· A short resume containing information related to the degree’s content.
·A cover letter in which the candidate expresses his motivations and aspirations.
The potential of the Master’s is in line with the social demand, required nowadays by private law, the alternative dispute resolution, including its framework of internationalization especially in the commercial and domestic environment.
Thus, in the field of mediation, the current observation of social relations reveals in first place its growing conflict and in second place, the need of teaching to citizens to deal with the solutions of the conflicts, instead of promoting its appeal in the jurisdictional bodies. This is expressed in the EU Green Paper (COM 2002/196) about alternative modalities on conflicts resolution in the area of civil law, to this end is oriented the development of mediation.
Moreover, there are already two Recommendations of the European Union that want that the Member States promote the alternative solution of conflicts with particular emphasis in mediation for family conflicts environment.
Mediation is one of the different techniques or tools of conflict resolution and its results are suitable for its application in civil conflicts (family, intergenerational, school and social integration conflicts). These types of civil problems present a specific profile, and for this it require precise attention, to which judges and courts cannot always offer the best solution.
To analyse mediation as a useful and effective tool is the objective for the extrajudicial resolution of conflicts and also to discover all its practical effect. The figure of mediation is presented as a tool that can be the key for the understanding of couples who are facing a marriage crisis in the new framework of Family Law.
In a modern society so exposed to conflict the support for the study of modern and effective tools that can deactivated it, is claimed, for example mediation. Mediation as a system that attend the parties in the tasks of understanding their dispute, that improve its communication treat it, and that find an agreement, which will promote the respectful and peaceful coexistence between them.
Also, the study and dissemination of the figure and task of the mediator as a technician well prepared it is necessary, a third party neutral and impartial in other’s people conflict, who will use all their activity and effort for understanding between parties and who will reflect a common agreement in which are the parties involved the ones that will find and assume the solution to their problems.
Furthermore, arbitration born of the agreement or arbitration agreement by which the parties of a dispute decide that the conflict will be solved by a third party, according to legal criteria (Arbitration).
The Master’s is addressed to students with a previous training in subjects related to the content of the Master’s, as well as to professionals, especially lawyers and jurists, who wish to expand their legal activity for mediation and/or arbitration. In short, students coming from degrees of legal and economic areas, as well as other areas related to psychology.
The Master’s is addressed to students with a previous training in subjects related to the content of the Master’s, as well as to professionals, especially lawyers and jurists, who wish to expand their legal activity for mediation and/or arbitration. In short, students coming from degrees of legal and economic areas, as well as other areas related to psychology.
The academic record of the degree completed is a priority for accessing to the Master’s, the average mark of the academic record will be used for ordering the candidates. Second, there are additional points for other degrees (two points), other official master’s related to the subject (three points), non-official master’s (up two points) and postgraduate and specialisation courses depending of its length (up two points). Third, professional experience in the areas of the Master’s, successful completion of selection tests in the environment of public function or in selection processes of staff on a competitive basis (up to three points plus the years of activity). Fourth, research merits will be valued, such as publications, scholarships obtained, stays in research and training centres, collaboration in teams and research activities, etc. (up to three points plus the years of activity). Finally, in fifth place, weightings factors will be applied for those who don’t apply for the Master’s as the first option, as well as for those who come from other degrees not related to law or business studies.
Master Degree’s in New Journalism, Political Communication and Knowledge Society offers the theoretical knowledge and the main tools of socio-communicative research for the development of quality journalism associated to the sectors and emerging social spaces useful for the informational assessment of the public policies, impacting on interpellation in which the political parties and social movements perform on citizenship in times of mobilization or in times of democratic elections, configuring different forms of corporate and political communication. Furthermore, the Master Degree is characterised by an approach applied to the implementation of editorial protocols in new journalism and action protocols in political communication. It is intended that students acquire the knowledge and professional skills necessary to enter the field of speialized journalism for its links to: a) new information and communication technologies, b) the evaluation of public policies and c) emerging issues in the knowledge society and complexity (science, technology, gender, collective action, identities, etc.); as well as in the field of political communication.It is especially aimed at people interested in expanding their
academic information, in order to apply their skills to study, analysis and active participation in communication processes linked to new ways of doing journalism, the specific space of political communication and insertion of these processes in the
general context of the knowledge society.
To access to the Master Degree it is necessary to have a degree in Journalism or Audiovisual Communication, or of another degree from the branches of Social and Legal Sciences and Humanities, with knowledge related to Communication and Journalism. In addition, by its own characteristics of the university degree, theoretical and methodological knowledge of the level of journalism is required.
Students coming from countries where SPANISH is not an official language will have to present an accreditation of LEVEL C1 of knowledge of Spanish, recognized in the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.
In any case, it is recommended that you have passive language skills (especially reading) of ENGLISH and the language of the Universitat de València, the VALENCIAN
If the Academic Committee of the Master’s Degree considers during the admission procedure in view of the documentation adducted that the applicant does not have enough competences in communication and journalism, the student will be asked to course the following complementary training. Particularly, the student will course during the first semester up to 10.5 ECTS corresponding to subjects of the Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism. These subjects resume the essential information that any student who has not previously studied Journalism, Communication or Public Relations should have to study this Master’s Degree:
The complementary training will be allocated depending on the student’s profile:
Criteria and assessment
· All program of graduate are admitted to the master's degree.
· Master's degree students of international origin are admitted, who possess and attest the C1 certificate of Spanish, according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.
·Academic Coordinating Committee (CCA) will use the next assessment scale (maximum 10 points):
1) Academic record (maximum 6 points)
a) Graduated in Journalism (weight coefficient 1).
b) Graduated in Audiovisual Communication (weight coefficient 0,8)
c) Graduated in Advertising and Public Relations, Sociology, Political Science and Public Administration (weight coefficient 0,6)
d) Graduated in Philology, History, History of Art, Geography, Psychology, Philosophy, Humanities, Physical Education (weight coefficient 0,5)
e) All graduates (weight coefficient 0,3)
2) Experience and professional training or accredited research in areas related to the contents of the Master (maximum 3 points)
3) Other merits: language knowledge (not inferior to B1 of the Common European Framework), letters of presentation, complementary training, (maximum 1 point).
The training of those involved in the definition and development of education policies and in the various levels of management of educational institutions requires a training that enables, in turn, the appropriate qualification and professionalization, to influence the improvement of its quality. It is clear the existent social, political and technical demand for the managers of the education systems, in addition of some leadership of their environment, to have knowledge, skills and techniques aimed to respond to the situations and challenges that those functions require. We consider that in education participate professionals who have degrees in different areas of knowledge. For this reason, this Master’s doesn’t have any restriction regarding to the degrees for accessing to the same. However, for the purpose of admission, will be prioritised those who have professional experience in the field of education, as well as those graduated in the degrees, Diplomas or licenciaturas (former Spanish undergraduate degree) in Teaching (with different specialities), Social Education, Pedagogy or Psychological Pedagogy (or its foreign equivalents),
It is considered interesting, although is not a requirement for accessing, some professional experience (or at least internships) in the proper areas of the Master’s, as can allow to the student to a significant understanding of the competences of the same.
Selection criteria:
This Master’s provides advanced training, both academic and professional, in psychosocial interventions for children and family, youth, woman, social minorities, elderly and disability.
The specialisation in psychosocial interventions exists in major national universities and internationally recognised. Likewise, is one of the main lines of research in national plans of R&I in Spain.
On the other hand, this programme responds to a growing demand of the job sector, which either from Public Administrations, associatons, NGOs, private companies, or from the various programmes, services, centres , where psychologists are currently working, demand specialists trained in knowledge or specific methodologies, capable of handling the different collectives with psychosocial specific needs.
The licenciados and graduates in Psychology could access to the Master's Degree in Psychological Intervention in the Social Environment, without needing additional education.
The criteria to be applied in the selection of future students will be the following:
-Academic record and CV.
-To possess basic knowledge of the specific areas of this Master’s. For this reason, among the graduates will be considered those who have took the elective courses of the pathway “Introduction to Social and Community Intervention Psychology” and the licenciados (former Spanish undergraduate degree) who have took the elective courses related with these contents.
-Work experience related with the subject matters of the Master’s.
-Correlation/collaboration in research lines of the Master’s.
5 places of the Master’s will be reserved for students who wish to study on a part-time basis.
This master's degree is run in collaboration with a consortium of 4 European universities and several non-European universities. It is supported by the Erasmus Mundus Programme (European Union) and has received the recognition of MOY (Mediterranean Youth Office) as an "Excellent" Master. The Master aims to train researchers and highly qualified professionals in the management and development of Human Resources, competent in the field of improving the quality of working life and the organization of jobs to make them more human and productive. These functions are essential in a society that pursues high competitiveness and sustainability through knowledge and human and social capital. In addition, the free movement of professionals and workers benefits from the management and development of high-quality human resources. For this reason, the training programme of this master's degree focuses on these strategic fields. It takes into account the following guidelines: 1) the European strategy in this respect (see "EU 20 Strategy", http://ec.europa.eu/eu2020); 2) the reference model and minimum standards of the European Curriculum in Psychology WOP-P, established by the European Network of Organisational and Work Psychologists (ENOP); 3) the main orientations developed by the EUROPSY model for the European Certificate in Psychology, supported by the European Federation of Psychologists’ Associations (EFPA), and for the European Advanced Certificate in Psychology WOP (EAWOP, European Association of Work and Organisational Psychology). In fact, the reports made by the EFPA and EAWOP (Working Group on the European Advanced Certificate in WOP Psychology) consider the WOP-P Master as an example of the specialised training that WOP psychologists should follow in Europe.The call for the E+ Scholarships and for the Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Degree (2024-2026 ed) is open now.
More information available at: https://www.erasmuswop.org/
The partner institutions have a shared evaluation and selection protocol applicable to all candidates. Signed by the principals/presidents of the European partner institutions, the agreement establishes three obligatory entry conditions:
- A degree in Psychology;
- Full-time dedication
- B2 English level, as per the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.
Students must hold a valid visa or a residence permit if so required by national laws.
The call for the E+ Scholarships and for the Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Degree (2024-2026 ed) is open now.
More information available at: https://www.erasmuswop.org/
The mandatory criteria are degree in Psychology, commitment to full-time work and level B2 in English. Additional merits are
a) knowledge and experience related to work, organisational and HR psychology
b) motivation
c) knowledge of psychology and methodology
d) knowledge of the national languages of the Consortium countries.
In summary, the prototypical profile of a "good candidate" would be a person with a good basic knowledge in the discipline, fluent in English, and committed to a training of excellence that is part of the philosophy of this Master.
A shared selection protocol has been developed, which the Master's Coordination Committee analyses every year to improve it. All members of the Consortium consistently use this protocol to evaluate candidates (fairness), which is directly related to the criteria that define a good candidate and whose information is accessible (transparency). Although the coordinating institution centralises the control of the process and some tasks (e.g. the reception of applications), all European institutions of the Consortium are involved in the evaluation of the applicants. The final selection decision is the responsibility of the Master's Coordination Committee (where all institutions are represented) and a unanimous decision is sought. A transparent and objective process of selection and admission of candidates is followed with five general phases:
a) "pre-selection": a check is made on the fulfilment of the obligatory requirements to access the Master
b) "decision of the final list of candidates": students who are not on this list are informed about the reason for exclusion
c) "selection of participants", using the protocol, in a meeting of the Coordination Committee of the Master
d) "communication": candidates are explained whether they are accepted or not in the Master
e) "confirmation" by the accepted participants.
This procedure allows for a transparent, effective, and objective application and selection process. There is no gender discrimination or discrimination against people with disabilities or special needs.
The psycho-pedagogical knowledge have been specified and consolidated in recent years, as one of the fundamental elements of the structure of support of the educational system. In such a way that the current Higher Education Act includes among the principles of education in our country: the “educational and professional orientation of students”; “the education for the conflict prevention and for the pacified decision of students” or “the development of the effective equality between men and women”. Those proposals have been developed in much more detail in the regulations that regularise the primary and secondary schools, by means of the creation of Pedagogical Coordination Committees and those of Orientation Departments. All of these have consolidated the figure of the educational psychologist, to such an extent that it has been turned into a fundamental element of the intervention with the students, firmly established in the structure of the educational system.
The professional of the Educational Psychology focuses its functions on the educational processes of orientation and teaching, learning, by developing its task in a wide range of occupations, both in the educational and socio-labour environment.The Master's Degree in “Psychopedagogy” is open to two kinds of students:
1.-Holders of a Licenciatura and/or Undergraduate Degree of the area of the Psychology or the Education (Pedagogy, Psychology, Teacher Training and Social Education).
2. -Other graduates from other specialisations. At all events, these students should opt for one of the entry specialisations to the Master’s Degree: Psychology or Education. For this they must certify that they have completed at least 15 credits of this field, as a requirement for entering to the Master’s Degree. All this, without prejudice of other requirements which may be eventually created by the Committee that manages this Master’s Degree, allowing an appropriate completion-
Selection criteria:
a) Curriculum vitae 100% of the total assessment (or 70% in those cases in which the candidate is interviewed), judged according to:
•Academic record: Up to 40 points
•Knowledge of foreign languages. Up to 10 points
•Professional experience: Up to 30 points
•Courses, congresses, stays in other Universities, etc. Up to 0 points
b) Personal interview, if it takes place, made by the Master’s committee, in cases in which this one determines that it is necessary. So, the result will contribute in a 30% to the total mark.
For those students coming from other countries, where the official language is not Spanish, they should prove by an official certificate a B2 level of Spanish language, according to the Language European Framework.
From the perspective of its social and economic impact, the increasing application of quality management by organisations from developed and emerging economies has become one of the drivers of their competitiveness. Moreover, it has spread throughout Europe not only to private businesses but also, in recent years, to sectors traditionally disinclined to introduce management innovations, such as health services, universities and schools, as well as to public administration. This expansion in the scope of the application of quality management gives us a first idea of the power and utility of this form of management and, therefore, of the existence of career opportunities in this field, which is closely related to the existing demand for the postgraduate studies presented here. The implementation of the international standard known as ISO 9001 has facilitated and stimulated the spread of quality management. This model, designed to help forward the implementation of a management system that facilitates continuous improvement and customer satisfaction is becoming a requirement for organisations to participate in developed markets, at both national and international levels, especially when it comes to supplying goods and services to other organisations. On the other hand, it is important to note the dissemination of quality management carried out by the European Foundation for Quality, that through the EFQM Excellence Model has promoted and implemented its advanced approach of total quality management. This approach incorporates a strategic perspective that emphasises the importance of customer satisfaction, leadership, human resources, and the improvement of product processes and design. The benefits resulting from its implementation are improved customer service, greater managerial ability, greater commitment of managers and employees, and greater consideration of the importance of learning, indispensable for continuous improvement.This Master's Degree is aimed at preparing students for professional practice in activities related to quality management, the handling of instruments and methodologies, and the development and strengthening of skills to effectively carry out the functions and tasks of a technician responsible for the quality area of any organisation, whether in the production sector or the service sector.
Therefore, the Master's Degree is specifically aimed at:
• Graduates from former Spanish undergraduate degrees, university graduates, senior engineers or technicians, and equivalent qualifications. Priority will be given to students from social sciences, engineering and other sciences such as mathematics, physics, etc.
The criteria focus on four basic aspects or areas, as reflected in the scale table below:
1. The qualification with which the student is admitted to the Master's Degree.
2. The student's academic record.
3. The student's level of training in some content related to quality management.
4. The level of language proficiency the applicant has.
The admission process is personalised, taking into account the CV and academic record of the applicant and according to the global parameters established by the current regulation. The specific criteria determined by the Academic Coordination Committee are also taken into account. Regarding the admission criteria, it should be noted that those applicants whose mother tongue is not Spanish must accredit a level of proficiency in the language in order to follow the classes properly. In this sense, we require students in this situation to accredit a C1 level of Spanish.
As for the criterion of affinity to the Master's Degree taking into account the degree studied, all those degrees or other qualifications in which the applicant has taken quality subjects are considered to be related degrees. In general, these are usually: Degree in Business Administration and Management, Degree in International Business, Degree in Business Intelligence and Analytics, Degree in Economics, Degree in Finance affinity to the Master's Degree taking into account the degree studied, all those degrees or other qualifications in which the applicant has taken quality subjects are considered to be related degrees. In general, these are usually: Degree in Business Administration and Management, Degree in International Business, Degree in Business Intelligence and Analytics, Degree in Economics, Degree in Finance and Accounting, Degree in Tourism, Diploma in Business Studies, Degree in Labour Relations and HR, Higher Engineering Degrees and Degree in Public Administration.
In the light of the above and taking into account the different criteria established, the weighting is as follows:
Initial education and training (entrance qualification and others). Up to 5 points
Average grade of the academic record in the entrance qualification (1-Pass, 2-Satisfactory, 3-Outstanding and 4-Distinction with Honours). Up to 4 points
Accredited professional experience in quality management. Up to 0.2 points
Accredited languages (Valencian, English, French or German). Up to 0.8 points
Historically, Physical Activity and Sport Sciences (CCAFD) have based its training activity on the preparation of professionals that could work with the tools generated by other related areas of knowledge (as for example, medicine, psychology, pedagogy). This situation allowed us to advance in our field, training professionals who used tools built and thought for other applied areas. However, since the last third of the XX century the CCAFD has begun to generate its own knowledge that is not only used by our graduates, but also provides solutions to other professional fields. This is due to the great applicability of scientific knowledge of our field in the daily life of people, either to improve their quality of life, prevent and treat diseases, improve education, regulate and control entertainment and sport performance or to ameliorate the management of physical activity and sport. The recommended admission profile corresponds to a Graduate in Physical Education, Graduate in Physical Activity and Sport Sciences or with equivalent studies. You should have curiosity and research inquisitiveness to solve social problems related with physical exercise in its different contexts of application. Likewise, you should have work capacity and enough time to acquire the necessary skills to become a researcher.
The preferential admission to the master will be for applicants who certify their graduation in Physical Activity and Sport Sciences. Secondly for applicants who certify their graduation in the Diploma of Education specialized in Physical Education or Graduated in Primary School Education with special mention in Physical Education. The certification of other related Degrees (Psychology, Educational Psychology, Medicine, Pedagogy, etc.) also will be subject of non-preferential admission.
For applicants with other degrees the CCA would assess the need to demonstrate previous disciplinary training prior to study the master.
In the case that it should be necessary to prioritize applications, the selections of students will be made attending the following criteria:
Academic record (70%).
Research experience and publications (10%).
Knowledge of English (10%).
Other criteria or tests that CCA considers necessary (10%).
This Master's provide advanced research training in the specializations of Teaching of Visual Arts, Teaching of C.C Experimental, Teaching of the CC. Socials, Teaching of Physical Education, Teachning of Language and Literature, Teaching of Mathematics, and Teaching of Music. For this, the Master's has the participation of teaching staff recognised by their long research careers and their international prestige.
The Master's is preferably aimed to: i) Teachers of non-university educational levels who wish to complete their training by acquiring researching competences, which allow them to perform innovative or researching educational actions for improving their teaching practice. ii) University graduates who wish to start or continue their university academic career in the areas of knowledge or departments related with the specialities of the Master's.
After completing succesfully the Master's, you will have the knowledge and tools of research level to be able to acces to the Doctorate of Specific Didactics of the University of Valencia or equivalent doctorates of other universities.
This master is located in the Faculty of Teacher Training of the University of Valencia and his teaching is taught in classrooms of this faculty.The recommended profile of students for entering is Graduated or equivalent in any disciplinary speciality which has a direct relationship with the subjects of the curriculum of the different Spanish educational levels, who have curiosity about how to solve scientifically the problems encountered in the teaching and learning of academic disciplines, with certified knowledge of English (at least reading comprehension equivalent to level B1) and with work capacity and enough time to acquire the necessary competences to become a researcher, provided by the subjects of the Master's.
The Committee of Academic Coordination of the Master's:
-It will take into account the provisions of the Article 17 of the Royal Decree 1393/2007. Particularly, in the case of applicants with specific educational necessities derived from disabilities, the Committee of Academic Coordination will collect the appropiate support and advice of the corresponding services of the University of Valencia, which will assess the necessity of posible curricular modifications, itineraries or alternative studies.
-It will take into account the current regulations of the University of Valencia, as the procedures and requirements of admission stated by this one and by the Curriculum of the Master's, among which may include requirements of previous specific training in some disciplines.
-It will assess the merits of each applicant based on the following criteria, making personal interviews and/or the tests that it deems advisable to assess and prioritize, if it is necessary, the applications.
Depending on the situation of each student applicant, the Committee of Academic Coordination of the Master's Degree in Research in Specific Didactics will apply the following criteria:
General criteria for admission to the Master's:1. All applicants should certified, for any of the applicable procedures, knowledge of reading comprehension of English language equivalent to level B1.
Specific criteria for admission to the Master's:
1. The accreditation of holding the title of the Master's Degree in Secondary Education Teaching of the University of Valencia, the certificate of the Curso de Aptitud Pedagógica (CAP) (Course on Pedagogical Aptitude) or other equivalent title will be enough to take the itinerary of Specific Didactics corresponding the speciality studied in this title.
2. The accreditation of holding the degree titlle or equivalent in any of the specialities recognised by the Royal Decree for Specialities for teachers of Secondary Education and Bachillerato (Spanish upper secondary school education) (R.D. 1834/2008) it will be enough for taking the course of Specific Didactics belonging to the speciality studied in this title. This degree's titles are the following; Fine Arts, Biology, Physical Activities and Sport Sciences (or INEF/IVEF), Life Sciences and Environment, Advanced Music Conservatory, Statistics, Pharmacy, Philology, Physics, Geography, History, Engineering (Agricultural, Industrial, etc.) Mathematics, Medicine, Chemistry, Veterinary or equivalent.
3a. The applicants who certified that they are diploma holdersor graduates in Degree in Preschool Education could be admitted in the specialities of Teaching of Music, Teaching of Visual Arts and Language and Literature.
3b. The applicants who certified that they are diploma holders or graduates in Education could be admitted if they accredited that they have studied an itinerary of specialisation related with the speciality of the Master's chosen, among the defined in the curriculum of the Degree in Primary School Education, or other equivalent training. The current itineraries are:
-Specialization in Arts and Humanities. Givecess to specialities of Teaching of Visual Arts and Teaching of Social Sciences.
-Specialization in Sciences and Mathematics. Gives access to the specialites of Teaching of Mathematics and Teaching of Experimental Sciences. -Specialization in Music Education. Gives access to the speciality Teaching of Music.
-Specialization in Science and Mathematics. Gives access to the specialties of Teaching of Mathematics and Teaching of Experimental Sciences.
-Specialization in Musical Education. Gives access to the specialtiy of Teaching of Music.
Specialization in Physical Education. Gives access to the specialtiy of Teaching of Physical Education.
-Specialization in Foreign Language. Gives access to the speciality of Teaching of Language and Literature.
4. The applicants who certified their graduation in Education, Sciences of Education or Psychology or the Diploma in Education could be admitted if they accredited having studied previous to the Master’s studies equivalent to a minimum of 18 credits of contents of some degrees indicated in point 2 related with the chosen speciality.
5. The applicants who certified their graduation or equivalent in different degrees of the mentioned in points 2, 3a, 3b and 4 could be admitted if , in addition to the degree, they accredit officially to possess teaching experience of 3 years at least in subjects related with the chosen speciality in centres of primary or secondary regulated education.
6. The applicants graduated in Music by the Conservatorio Superior de Música (Advanced Conservatory of Music) or Dance by Escuela Superior de Danza (Advanced School of Dance), should accredit to possess the Advanced Degree, in any speciality.
7. When applicants certified having a diploma, degree or equivalent not mentioned in the above sections 1 to 6 and meet the requirements of access to the University of Valencia (see section 4.2.1), the Committee of Academic Coordination of the Master’s will study individually the application and will assess the necessity to demonstrate teaching experience and/or disciplinary training previous to the admission to the Master’s.
8. When applicants accredited holding university’s degree issued in countries outside the European Higher Education Area and to have passed the admission procedure to the Master’s. It will be studied individually the applications and will assess the necessity to demonstrate teaching experience and/or disciplinary training previous to the admission of the Master’s.
The Committee of Academic Coordination of the Master’s could indicate to each applicant who doesn’t meet any of these requirements the minimum studies that they should take.
Student Selection
The selection of students will be made from the applications that meet the requirements mentioned in sections 4.2.1 and 4.2.2. In case that the demand of a speciality exceeds the placements offered will be prioritized the applications using the following criteria, in order of highest to lowest ratings of importance and always referred to the speciality:
a)General Criteria:
1. Certification of Master’s Degree in Secondary Education Teaching , Certificado de Aptitud Pedagógica (CAP) (Course on Pedagogical Aptitude)or other equivalent qualification.
2. Qualification and academic record.
3. Professional experience as a teacher in regulated centres of primary, secondary or university education.
4. Research experience and publications.
5. Additional knowledge of English or other languages.
6. Participation in courses, seminars, conferences, etc.
7. Personal interview.
8. Argued manifestation of interest.
b) Specific Criteria:If the Committee of Academic Coordination deems it appropriate, will propose level tests to applicants in those formational aspects which suppose a prerequisite in this Master’s. The applicants must pass the minimum level required by the committee in these tests. The results of these tests will be assessed for the selection of students.
The Master's in Secondary Education Teacher Training provides a professional qualification for teaching in both public and private schools, in the upper and lower secondary education cycles, vocational studies and language teaching. It is structured into these specialities: Biology and Geology; Drawing; Economics; Physical education; Philosophy; Physics and Chemistry; Foreign language: German, French, English, Italian and Portuguese; Geography and History; Classical languages and cultures: Greek and Latin; Spanish language and literature; Catalan (Valencian) language and literature; Mathematics; Music; Counselling; Technology and industrial processes; Career guidance; Vocational education specialities: Health; Social, cultural and community services; Business, Trade and Tourism; Computer Science and Electronic Systems.Order ECI/3858/2007, of 27 December, establishes that admission to this master's degree requires accreditation of competences and skills relevant to the specialisation of choice, which will be verified by means of a test specially designed by universities, from which holders of a university degree corresponding to the specialisation will be exempt. Furthermore, access to the master's degree requires demonstrable knowledge of a foreign language equivalent to level B1 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages, according to Recommendation No. R (98)6 of the Committee of Ministers to Member States of 17 October 2000.
The table of equivalences approved by the Governing Council and in force at any given moment at the Universitat de València shall apply for accrediting proficiency in a foreign language at level B1 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.
Table of equivalences for accrediting L2 languages at the UV (PDF)
Proficiency at level B1 will be recognised for students who have successfully completed upper secondary education (batxillerat) in a bilingual school.
- Students who cannot accredit level B1 in the CEFR (Common European Framework of Reference for Languages) can obtain the level certificate by passing the Foreign Language Proficiency Accreditation Test (PACLE), organised by the Language Centre of the University of Valencia.
The bilingual nature of the Valencian education system requires that future teachers be proficient in our two official languages. Accordingly, students must accredit knowledge of Catalan at C1 level or higher before they can be issued their master's degree certificate.
Candidates from foreign educational systems whose mother tongue is different from Spanish must also accredit a C1 level of Spanish before they can be issued their master's degree certificate.
Access to each of the specialisations of the Master's Degree in Secondary Education Teaching of the Universitat de València is ranked according to the following priority levels based on the student profile:
Priority level 1: Qualifications that grant direct and preferential access to the specialisation.
Priority level 2: Qualifications that grant direct access to the specialisation, only if the number of places available is greater than the number of places demanded from preferential qualifications.
Priority level 3: Qualifications that grant access to the specialisation, only if the number of places available is greater than the number of places demanded from qualifications in the previous priority levels, and only if candidates pass an entrance test.
Applications will be ranked according to the priority of the qualification granting access. If the number of places available is greater than the number of places demanded from priority 1 qualifications, the remaining places may be filled by candidates from priority 2 qualifications and, if the number of places available is still greater than the number of places demanded from priority 1 and priority 2 qualifications, the remaining places may be filled by candidates from priority 3 qualifications who pass an entrance test.
The entrance test will be specific to each specialisation. It will be designed to prove mastery of the disciplinary knowledge in the master's degree specialisation of choice and will address topics specific to it.
The qualifications within each priority level for each specialisation of the master's degree are as follows:
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Priority 1 |
Biology Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences Biotechnology Environmental Sciences Geology Geological Engineering |
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Priority 2 (if there are places available after priority 1) |
Marine Sciences Pharmacy Agricultural Engineering Forestry Engineering Medicine Dentistry Veterinary Medicine |
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Priority 3 (if there are places available after priority 1 and 2) |
Any other qualification in science or health sciences, after completion of an entrance test. |
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Priority 1 |
Architecture Technical Architecture Fine Arts Industrial Design and Product Development Design and Creative Technology |
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Priority 2 (if there are places available after priority 1) |
Conservation and Restoration Art History Industrial Engineering Civil Engineering Public Works Engineering Other qualifications in design equivalent to the bachelor's degree |
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Priority 3 (if there are places available after priority 1 and 2) |
Any other qualification, after completion of an entrance test. |
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Priority 1 |
Business Administration and Management Economics Finance and Accounting Business Intelligence and Analytics International Business Tourism |
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Priority 2 (if there are places available after priority 1) |
Actuarial Sciences Business and Marketing Political Science and Public Administration Law Industrial Management Engineering Labour Relations and Human Resources Sociology |
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Priority 3 (if there are places available after priority 1 and 2) |
Any other qualification in social and legal sciences or engineering and architecture, after completion of an entrance test. |
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Priority 1 |
Physical Activity and Sport Sciences |
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Priority 2 (if there are places available after priority 1) |
Primary School Education, major in Physical Education Specialist Advanced Qualification in Dance (Título Superior de Danza) |
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Priority 3 (if there are places available after priority 1 and 2) |
Any other qualification, after completion of an entrance test. |
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Priority 1 |
Philosophy |
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Priority 2 (if there are places available after priority 1) |
Humanities History Anthropology Sociology |
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Priority 3 (if there are places available after priority 1 and 2) |
Any other qualification in humanities or social and legal sciences, after completion of an entrance test. |
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Priority 1 |
Physics Chemistry Chemical Engineering |
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Priority 2 (if there are places available after priority 1) |
Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences Biotechnology Pharmacy Electrical, Electronic, Mechanical, Materials or Energy Engineering |
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Priority 3 (if there are places available after priority 1 and 2) |
Any other qualification in science, health sciences or engineering and architecture, after completion of an entrance test on physics, chemistry or both, depending on the qualification of origin. |
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Priority 1 |
Business Administration and Management Law Labour Relations and Human Resources |
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Priority 2 (if there are places available after priority 1) |
Political Science and Public Administration Criminology Commerce and Marketing Economics Finance and Accounting Public Administration and Management Industrial Management Engineering Psychology Sociology |
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Priority 3 (if there are places available after priority 1 and 2) |
Any other qualification in social and legal sciences, after completion of an entrance test. |
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Priority 1 |
Archaeology Geography and Environment History Art History |
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Priority 2 (if there are places available after priority 1) |
Humanities |
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Priority 3 (if there are places available after priority 1 and 2) |
Any other qualification in humanities or social and legal sciences, after completion of an entrance test. |
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Priority 1 |
Hispanic Studies (Hispanic Philology) |
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Priority 2 (if there are places available after priority 1) |
Modern Languages and Literatures, with a minor in Hispanic Studies Other language studies, with a minor in Hispanic Studies |
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Priority 3 (if there are places available after priority 1 and 2) |
Any other qualification in humanities or social and legal sciences, after completion of an entrance test. |
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Priority 1 |
Catalan Philology |
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Priority 2 (if there are places available after priority 1) |
Other language studies, with a minor in Catalan Philology Modern Languages and Literatures, with a minor in Catalan Philology |
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Priority 3 (if there are places available after priority 1 and 2) |
Any other qualification in humanities or social and legal sciences, after completion of an entrance test. |
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Priority 1 |
Relevant language philology Modern Languages and Literatures, with a major in the relevant language Translation and Interlinguistic Mediation, with relevant B language |
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Priority 2 (if there are places available after priority 1) |
Other language studies, with a minor in the relevant language Modern Languages and Literatures, with a minor in the relevant language Translation and Interlinguistic Mediation, with relevant C language Primary School Education, with a major in Foreign Language Specialist |
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Priority 3 (if there are places available after priority 1 and 2) |
There are no other access options |
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Priority 1 |
Classical Philology |
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Priority 2 (if there are places available after priority 1) |
Other language studies, with a minor in Classical Philology |
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Priority 3 (if there are places available after priority 1 and 2) |
There are no other access options |
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Priority 1 |
Mathematics Computational Mathematics Statistics Physics |
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Priority 2 (if there are places available after priority 1) |
Data Science Computer Engineering Multimedia Engineering |
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Priority 3 (if there are places available after priority 1 and 2) |
Any other qualification in architecture, engineering, science or social sciences, after completion of an entrance test. |
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Priority 1 |
Advanced Qualification in Music (Título Superior de Música) History and Science of Music Musicology |
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Priority 2 (if there are places available after priority 1) |
Primary School Education, major in Music Education Specialist Qualifications equivalent to the Advanced Qualification in Music |
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Priority 3 (if there are places available after priority 1 and 2) |
University degree plus Professional Degree in Music (Grado Profesional de Música) |
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Priority 1 |
Pedagogy Psychology Psychopedagogy |
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Priority 2 (if there are places available after priority 1) |
Social Education |
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Priority 3 (if there are places available after priority 1 and 2) |
There are no other access options |
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Priority 1 |
Architecture Engineering (all) |
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Priority 2 (if there are places available after priority 1) |
Biotechnology Food Science and Technology Physics |
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Priority 3 (if there are places available after priority 1 and 2) |
Any other qualification in science, after completion of an entrance test. |
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Priority 1 |
Business Administration and Management Commerce and Marketing Finance and Accounting Business Intelligence and Analytics International Business Tourism |
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Priority 2 (if there are places available after priority 1) |
Law Economics Geography and Environment Industrial Organisation Engineering Labour Relations and Human Resources |
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Priority 3 (if there are places available after priority 1 and 2) |
Any other qualification in social sciences, after completion of an entrance test. |
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Priority 1 |
Biology Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences Biotechnology Food Science and Technology Nursing Pharmacy Physiotherapy Medicine Human Nutrition and Dietetics Dentistry Optics and Optometry Veterinary Medicine |
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Priority 2 (if there are places available after priority 1) |
Speech Therapy Podiatry Psychology Chemistry |
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Priority 3 (if there are places available after priority 1 and 2) |
Any other qualification in science or health sciences, after completion of an entrance test. |
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Priority 1 |
Computer Engineering Multimedia Engineering Electronic Engineering Telecommunication Engineering (all types) |
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Priority 2 (if there are places available after priority 1) |
Data Science Any other degree in engineering or architecture |
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Priority 3 (if there are places available after priority 1 and 2) |
Any other qualification in science, after completion of an entrance test. |
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Priority 1 |
Anthropology Social Education Preschool Education Primary School Education Pedagogy Psychology Psychopedagogy Sociology Tourism Social Work |
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Priority 2 (if there are places available after priority 1) |
Political Science and Public Administration Criminology Audiovisual Communication Geography and Environment History Art History Journalism Advertising and Public Relations |
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Priority 3 (if there are places available after priority 1 and 2) |
Any other qualification in social sciences or humanities, after completion of an entrance test. |
The above list refers to current EHEA bachelor's degrees (grau), but it extends to official university qualifications awarded under previous regulations: pre-EHEA bachelor’s degrees (llicenciatura), 5-year engineering degrees (enginyeria), 5-year architecture degrees (arquitectura), diplomas (diplomatura), 3-year engineering degrees (enginyeria tècnica) and 3-year architecture degrees (arquitectura tècnica). Furthermore, there is no catalogue that establishes the name of qualifications and, therefore, the above list shall be understood as applying to qualifications with different names but equivalent content to those in the table.
Admission to each specialisation follows the priority levels established in the access requirements.
Candidates within the same priority level will be ranked according to their academic record (from 1 to 10).
The continuous development and growing importance of professionals and researchers graduated in different degrees in the field of education, social sciences and humanities, and specifically in the context of social education require an academic programme that examines new fields of interdisciplinary knowledge and that provides conceptual and procedural tools to improve professional competitiveness and research capacity.
The curriculum offered in these undergraduate degrees includes a wide range of knowledge related to the socio-psycho-pedagogical training of professionals who will participate in social and educational intervention projects and programmes. But sometimes such training is not enough to examine social and educational problems in depth. Indeed, as several analysis of the social world have pointed out, the structural complexity is growing and the current stage of capitalism, previously focused on work and production, shows now new sides related to consumption, individualization and the precariousness of human bonds.
Deregulation and economic globalisation produce new forms of social and cultural relations, more fragile and changing. When facing this transitory and liquid reality (in Bauman’s terms), social educators need to raise new questions, design new strategies and enable new forms for the research and construction of socially and educationally useful knowledge.
The Master’s Degree in Educational and Social Action is based, both academically and professionally, on these new analyses and intends to introduce graduates to the new problems and to develop the knowledge required to obtain appropriate answers.
This Master’s degree is focused on the professionalisation of social and educational action and opens the door to research. That’s a fundamental aspect for Social Education graduates, who didn’t have a pathway to research in the former Diplomatura.
It is also an interesting option for graduates in other fields such as pedagogy, education, psychology or social work who are developing their professional career in this interdisciplinary area.
This Master’s degree integrates the experience and networks gained in the two degrees linked to the Master’s which have been taught at the Faculty: the “Diploma in Mediation in Educational Intervention” and the “European Master’s Degree in Analysis and Innovation of Social and Educational Intervention”.Students must prove that they have completed undergraduate studies in the field of social and educational action, or that they have professional experience in this area. The analysis and reflection on the society in which we live and the interest in education as an element to facilitate the emancipation and comprehensive development of individuals and groups are essential to take this Master’s degree.
Applications for admission are individually reviewed, taking into account the curriculum vitae and the academic record and in accordance with the global parameters established in the current regulations. Students whose mother tongue is not one of the official languages of the Valencian Community must accredit a level of knowledge of any of the two languages that allows them to understand the lectures, either through a document or by contacting the directors in order to establish an alternative procedure.
Selection criteria:
a) Curriculum vitae, following these criteria:
- Degree completed, giving priority to graduates in Social Education, Pedagogy, Educational Psychology, Education or Social Work, including its specialisations (or foreign equivalents), and specially to graduates of the University of Valencia.
- Academic record
- Professional experience
- Involvement in social organisations or movements (associations, NGOs…)
- Participation in teams and lines of work related to the contents of the Master’s degree
- Courses, conferences, stays in other universities or institutions, participation in work teams and professional networks, etc.
b) Personal interview, if necessary, by the Master’s Committee. The result of the interview will be decisive for the selection. The criteria used in the interview will be:
- Suitability of the profile
- Motivation and interest in the Master’s
- Background education and experience
The progressive increase in life expectancy and an ageing population have led to an increasing number of dependent elderly people.
Dependency is linked to disability since it implies the loss of a person’s abilities to perform everyday activities, regardless of the cause of the loss, which results in a situation of dependency. Reducing dependent care, especially elderly care, would constitute a limited vision of the problem. Age increases the amount of people at risk of developing a disability and therefore of becoming dependent, but there are other risk factors that can lead to a status of disability and dependence throughout the life of the person.
The needs that arise from dependency are met through Health and Social Care, which we define as "the integrated set of social and health services, public and private, which are aimed at the rehabilitation and care of people who are in different situations of disability that prevent them from engaging in everyday personal and/or instrumental activities. "
This population is expected to increase in the immediate future. The number of professionals working in the care of dependent people is very large. The training of these professionals is far from being the most appropriate, both because of its multidisciplinary approach (that is absent from conventional academic training) and the novelty of the phenomenon, emergence of new technologies, new methods and techniques of intervention, new knowledge on development and aging, etc.
The recommended applicant profiles are:
• Holder of a licenciatura in Medicine and Surgery
• Holder of a licenciatura in in Psychology
• Holder of a licenciatura in Philosophy and Educational Sciences
• Holder of a diplomatura in Nursing
• Holder of a diplomatura in Social Work
• Holder of a diplomatura in Social Education
Students who hold a new EHEA undergraduate degree similar to the above qualifications can also apply for admission.
In any case, students must have basic knowledge of Social and/or Health Sciences.
Students should also want to deepen their knowledge and skills required to specialise in the areas described, both for professional and research profiles. They should also be interested in social and health care in dependent people.
As general criteria, the following aspects will be assessed in the selection process:
- Degree (considering its affinity with the contents of the Master’s degree).
- Average mark on the academic record in the Licenciatura/Undergraduate degree
- Curriculum vitae (academic and professional experience, courses attended, research merits –participation in research projects, scientific publications, academic or research stays at foreign institutions, research experience, scholarships, grants or awards received,– and professional experience related to the content of the Master’s: social and health care in dependency.)
- The Academic Coordinating Committee can request a letter of motivation and a covering letter and a selection interview to assess the motivations, attitudes and interpersonal skills of applicants.
This programme offers advanced education on the Social Economy sector with a view to training top-level specialists in the area of cooperatives, non-profit organisations, social and labour companies, etc. including all their different levels: economic, legal, fiscal, accounting, labour and human resource-related, strategic, commercial, financial…
As a Master's with a professional focus, the programme is addressed to employees working in this area and to graduates willing to work in it, given the current market need to be up-to-date. As far as its research orientation is concerned, the programme provides the knowledge and tools needed to undertake the subsequent Social Economy doctorate studies and to prepare the PhD dissertation successfully.
The Master’s Course is targeted at university graduates. The most adequate degrees to complete the programme are those directly connected to entrepreneurial study: mainly Business Administration, Economics, Law and Psychology. Likewise, it is recommendable to have some experience and knowledge about the operation of non-profit organisations (associations, foundations and organisations for social and labour inclusion).
The subject "Financial Accounting" worth 6 credits of the Degree in Business Management is established as a complementary training course for those students not coming from the degrees of Economy or Business Management. Those students who, not coming from said degrees (ADE or Economy) will be exempt of having to take this complementary training course of they prove sufficient knowledge in a minimum of 6 credits in Foundamentals of Accounting or Financial Accounting.
As the department responsible for student admission, the Academic Coordination Commission (ACC) will consider the following specific criteria:
- Adequacy of candidate’s profile, evaluated through:
1) Previous degrees and their affinity with the Master’s programme.
2) Curriculum Vitae.
3) Applicant’s interests and profile: motivation letter, letters of recommendation.
4) Academic records: the average mark of the degree used for applying to the Master's will be considered, together with the average mark in the Master's-related modules.
5) Professional experience, particularly in companies and organisations from the Social Economy sector.
- Command of the languages of the programme: Spanish certificate (for candidates other than Spanish-speaking):
1) Intermediate or advanced level in Spanish (DELE - Diploma de Español como Lengua Extranjera)
2) If a certificate is not produced, the Commission may give the candidate a language test.
- Personal interview with the candidate. The Commission is entitled to interview applicants with a view to ascertaining their position in the admission list. Questions will be asked about their professional plans in the Social Economy area. Should the demand surpass the supply of places, the Academic Commission will do the selection by considering the following criteria:
1. Experience in and/or links with Social Economy organisations or with public and private institutions related with the Social Economy sector (Public Administrations, Training Centres, etc.).
2. Having a professional plan/project in this area.
The dynamics of social changes that occur in complex societies directly influences the professional practice of social work. These changes have been influencing the social and economic context since the sixties and have increased the demand for more trained social workers. Some of the most important changes have been the introduction of flexible working strategies in a globalised economic environment, which has caused processes of job insecurity and vulnerability in certain groups, who often become subjects of social work intervention because of their social fragility. These groups need a comprehensive solution that promotes their integration capacity and access to the labour market. Furthermore, the significant changes in family structure have weakened its protective capacity in a social welfare system so fundamentally familialist as the Spanish state’s. The reduction of family size, the diversity of forms of cohabitation, the incorporation of women into the labour market and the high rates of aging require new networks.
This complexity leads to the need for professional profiles with high degree of specialisation both in theory and practice, allowing to understand and address problems generated by an ever changing society.
The Master’s degree is aimed primarily at graduates in Social Work, Psychology, Sociology, Social Education, Nursing and other health and social disciplines, and at all those who wish to expand their education or professional experience in the field of social intervention and public policy.
The admission criteria will be:
1. Academic record of the applicant, multiplied by the correction coefficient, up to 4 points:
a. Situation 1: Correction coefficient: 1
i. Diplomatura or undergraduate degree in Social Work, licenciatura in Sociology, licenciatura in Labour Sciences, diplomatura in Labour Relations.
b. Situation 2: Correction coefficient: 0,8
i. Licenciatura, diplomatura or undergraduate degree in the areas of legal and social sciences, humanities and health.
c. Situation 3: Correction coefficient 0,4
i. Other diplomaturas, licenciaturas or undergraduate degrees.
2. Professional experience in social work, up to 4 points.
3. Knowledge of languages, up to 1 point.
4. Other merits: up to 1 point.
Foreign students who pre-enroll for the Master’s Degree must have their Spanish or other official language level accredited. This accreditation must be equivalent to a C1 level according to the standards of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFRL).
Since English will be used in certain courses, it is recommended that all Master's students have an accredited basic level of English equivalent to B1.
Tourism contributes largely to the GDP and wealth of many countries, it spreads cultural diversity and consumes natural, rural and urban spaces. Therefore, the completion of postgraduate studies is very important for the professionals who will manage the future of the tourism industry.
This Master's degree provides the knowledge, skills and tools necessary to establish and develop the policy and strategy for tourism management, training professionals who can hold positions of responsibility in destination management and/or explore in depth the development of a method that elevates tourism to a scientific discipline.- Degree related: Holders of the Undergraduate Degree in Tourism (or of the previous official university degrees in the field of Tourism which have been replaced by the new Undergraduate Degrees) will have preferential access to the Master’s Degree in Tourism Management and Planning of the UVEG. Given the heterogeneity of the disciplines involved in tourism studies, in second order of preference the graduates of the branch of Social and Legal Sciences (Business Management and Administration, Economics, Law, etc.) and of the branch of Arts and Humanities (Geography, Languages Studies, etc.).
- B2 Certification of Spanish language for non-Spanish speakers. Through a B2 Spanish Certification As a Foreign Language, where appropriate (DELE), oral and a written test.
Applications are considered individually, taking into account the curriculum and the academic record of the applicant and in accordance with the global parameters laid out by the existing regulations.
With regard to the specific criteria, as an example we can cite:
• Affinity of the studies completed with the Master's degree (40%).
• Average mark of the academic record (40%).
• Reasons for taking the Master's degree (10%).
• Other: Language skills, previous work experience, additional training and education in the area of study of the Master's degree, (10%) etc.
The Master’s in Digital Society aims to provide students with a comprehensive understanding of emerging digital technologies and their transformative impact on contemporary society. The programme covers key sociological areas, including work, education, communication, culture and the public sphere. Students will receive training in new technological methodologies and techniques, while addressing inherent challenges and rights, such as data privacy. This training will equip students with the skills to adapt their analysis to a constantly changing reality and conduct relevant research with great skill and precision.
In addition, they will develop the ability to conduct research with a specialised approach to data analysis, thanks to the strong background in data analysis techniques provided by the Master’s Degree. This foundation includes the mastery of Artificial Intelligence-driven tools for big data and network analysis, as well as netnography and data visualisation. The aim is to equip students with the skills to effectively use and interpret data to understand and predict trends in the digital society. These skills can be applied in various contexts of academic and applied research, contributing to decision-making in both public and private sectors.
The Master’s in Digital Society provides students with the necessary tools to understand, analyse and evaluate the new social realities marked by digitalisation. It concentrates on the social structure, economy, culture and politics of the digital age, as well as the novel processes of constructing subjectivities and identities. The Master’s places emphasis training in digital audit skills and advanced qualitative and quantitative research techniques. The aim is to enhance academic training, enabling postgraduate students to conduct research and work in both private and public institutions, as well as in consultancy and advisory services.
Candidates will be ranked according to the following criteria:
1. Undergraduate academic record (70%)
Candidates’ academic record will be assessed according to the following criteria:
Undergraduate degree in Sociology: 1
Undergraduate degree in Social and Cultural Anthropology, Labour Relations and Human Resources, Political Sciences and Social Work: 0.7
2. Additional studies, knowledge of English (B1) and research and professional experience (20%)
3. Cover letter (10%)
Candidates are required to submit a brief curriculum vitae that includes details of their education, research and professional experience, language proficiency (specifically in English) and academic or professional accomplishments. Additionally, a cover letter expressing interest in the Master’s Degree programme must be included.
In order to be admitted to this Master’s degree, in addition to being in possession of a university degree that allows access to Master’s studies, students with nationality from non-Spanish-speaking countries or who come from an educational system of a country whose language is not Spanish, must justify a level of proficiency in the language that allows them to follow the classes optimally. According to the common justification criteria of the CEFR (European Framework of Reference for Languages), said level must be equivalent to C1 (advanced) or higher. Applicants must also have obtained said certificate within a maximum of 2 years before the date of application.
Proof of level must be provided, either through a supporting document or by contacting the directors in order to establish an alternative procedure. Pre-enrolled students who cannot provide proof of language proficiency by either of these means must do so before enrolment in order to avoid exclusion.
The global assessment of the applicant will be carried out according to the following criteria:
1. Degree of origin: Up to 40 points for a degree in Audiovisual Communication or equivalent degrees. Up to 30 points for degrees in Journalism or Advertising and Public Relations. Up to 20 points for degrees in Social Sciences or Humanities. Up to 15 points for other degrees.
2. Average grade of the academic record in the degree of origin: Up to 10 points.
3. Motivation letter or personal interview: Up to 10 points.
4. Professional experience in the audiovisual sector: Up to 10 points. 1 point for each full year of work experience.
5. Knowledge of languages: Up to 10 points. Per language: 1 point for a B2 accreditation. 2 points for a C1 accreditation. 3 points for a C2 accreditation. For the purpose of assessment, accreditation of the level of Valencian and Spanish, which has been established as an access requirement for foreign students with a different mother tongue, will not be considered. In the case of Spanish, a sufficient command of oral and written expression will be required.
6. Complementary training in the audiovisual sector: Up to 10 points. 1 point per training course.
7. Priority of enrolment proposed by the student: 10 points (if the Master’s degree is option 1), 5 points (if the Master’s degree is option 2) and 3 points (if the Master’s degree is option 3).
Total, maximum possible: 100 points.
The following Master’s degree naturally holds two clearly defined objectives which, though different, always related. Firstly, it aims at enabling the acquisition of enough methodologic training to rigorously and efficiently carry out legal researches and, in some cases, taking the path of writing a Doctoral Thesis. Secondly, and within the line of the needs expressed by international bodies, it aims at contributing to the training of specialised professionals and researchers, both Spanish and foreigners, not only of those with some years of professional practice but also recent graduates who wish to have a specific vision of the current problems constitutionalism faces. All this is done thanks to the consecution:
1) Give a good training to specialists in legal law thanks to the acquisition of both theoretical knowledge which grant a general view and the development of technical abilities which allow them to resolve specific problems which go over the theoretical focuses acquired.
2) Train students to carry out scientific researchers in aspects related to Constitutional Law as a way of protecting fundamental laws and liberties and of deepening in the democratic system.
Since it is a research master’s degree, that provides the possibility to study a doctorate, it is essential to have a high level of legal expertise and, thus, the university degree mentioned in the previous section, must necessary be the title of Graduate in Law or, as the case may be, another degree whose curriculum includes an equivalent training in terms of Public Law (specifically in the field of Constitutional Law).
Knowledge of Spanish language (at an oral and written level) is necessary; it will be the working language throughout the Master’s degree training process.
The assessment criteria of applicants merits in the Master’s degree are the following:
1. ACADEMIC RECORD: The academic record that corresponds to the access degree will be the only one that counts; in order to assess, the average score of the academic record and the marks obtained in the subject which are directly related to the subject of the Master’s degree. Up to a maximum of 10 points.
2. RELATED QUALIFICATIONS: Other diplomatures (former Spanish undergraduate degree), llicenciatures (former Spanish undergraduate degree), doctorates in other disciplines which are different to that used to access the Master’s degree and other master’s degrees. Up to a maximum of 5 points.
3. PROFILE: Specialisation courses different to the abovementioned (attendance to conferences, seminars, specific courses, extension courses,... carried out during or after the llicenciatura [former Spanish undergraduate degree], related with the Master’s degree). Up to a maximum of 5 points.
4. FPU GRANTS or other recognised grants: Up to a maximum of 5 points.
5. RESEARCH PAPERS: Thesis, dissertations in other related degrees; degree final projects, publication related to the Master’s degree o the llicenciatura (former Spanish undergraduate degree) that allows the access to it, works during contracts and projects of R&D related with the Master’s degree, etc. Up to a maximum of 5 points.
6. ACCREDITED LANGUAGES: Up to a maximum of 5 points.
7. FINISHING THE LLICENCIATURA OF ACCES TO THE MASTER’S DEGREE IN THE FIVE YEARS PREVIOUS TO THE REGISTRATION TO THE MASTER’S DEGREE:
The final objective of this criteria is to facilitate, searching the logical balance between youth and experience, the access to the PhD title of young people, who have a curriculum that is much more reduced than the curriculum of a person with a longer academic and professional career.
Up to a maximum of 5 points.
8. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE IN A RELATED SUBJECT. Up to a maximum of 5 points.
9. OTHER MERIT: Extraordinary Prize of llicenciatura (former Spanish undergraduate degree) of access or other accepted; other renowned prizes related to the Master’s degree or the validated degrees. Maximum of 5 points
Total: Up to a maximum of 50 points.
The first definition of a professional figure so-called Equal Opportunity Officer can be found in 1985 in a Seminar organised by the European Centre for Development of European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training. In this seminar it was already stated the necessity of a previous university training (licenciatura, diplomatura), a training complement relating to: legal, economic, sociological and management knowledge, studies on feminism, design and management of positive action projects and assessment techniques, knowledge on human communication.
After 1991, the Spanish Institute of Women’s Affairs discussed in their annual meeting the intervention of the Equal Opportunity Officer in local affairs, counting with some previous publications such as “Guía didáctica: Asesoras para la Igualdad” (“Learning guide: Equality Advisors”).
Some countries within the European environment have already started to standardise this professional figure. In 1994 the Spanish National Occupational Classification by the INEM gathers this professional figure, distinguishing between Equal Opportunity Officer and Equal Opportunity Promoter according to university training. In these years several Local Administrations have recruited professionals of this kind to their staff.
The year 2004 was a fruitful year in meetings and congresses on the profile of the Equal Opportunity Officer. In Pontevedra was held the 1st Congress on Equal Opportunity Officers in October. In the same month the 1st Congress in Castilla-León of Equal Opportunity Officers Between Men and Women. At the same time professional associations of Equal Opportunity Officers are created in the Autonomous Communities of Galicia, Asturias, Cantabria, Basque Country, Valencian Community, Baleares, Castile-La Mancha, Navarra, Madrid, Castile and Leon and Andalucia. In parallel a process to configure an Estate Federation of Associations of on Equal Opportunity Officers starts.
In the Valencian Community and through a NOW initiative promoted by the General Directorate on the Status of Women, the University of Valencia created the first class of Equal Opportunity Officers in the year 1998.
The first class of which 27 students graduated makes up the first network of public attention of women in the Valencian Community.
The Master’s Degree has a dual orientation: research and professional. It expects to comply both the orders issued by the specific legislation regarding equality, such as those orders regarding the development of the Ley Orgánica de Universidades (Universities Organic Law).
Regarding the former it should be noted that the Organic Law 1/2004, of 28 December, of measures of comprehensive protection against gender violence (Art. 4.7) and Organic Law 3/2007, of 22 March (Art. 25). Lastly, the RD 1397/2007 that develops the LOU.Undergraduate students or similar in any area of knowledge, preferably in Social Sciences and Legal Sciences, Humanities and Health Sciences, with some of the following capacities and interests:
-To detect the gender biases both in the diverse areas of scientific knowledge as well as in political and social practices.
-To contribute to achieve gender equity through the knowledge of the possible causes and dimensions of inequalities.
-Interest before new fields of knowledge in the study of gender relations and the removal of any kind of discrimination from an interdisciplinary point of view.
-Interest in the application of equality policies.
-Awareness to detect and prevent gender violence and the effects of social exclusion.
a) Assessment of the academic record: 40%
b) Knowledge and previous practice in gender studies: 20%
c) Vocational guidance and motivation to carry out the studies of the Master’s Degree: 20%
d) Language knowledge: 20%
This master's degree expects, once published the Royal Decree 775/2011, which approves the Regulation of the Law of Access, to make it possible for every "licenciado" or graduated in Law who may need in a near future to obtain a professional degree to practise lawyership and the procure, as well as those who, without needing it, want to complete their legal training of general character or to achieve other professional or academic objectives, having access to a quality university training and fully concerted with the official professional association.Holding a degree in Law or another equivalent official university degree, provided that it recognises the acquisition of the legal competencies set out in Royal Decree 775/2011, of 3 June.
Given that the Master's Degree in Law Practice is offered to cover the training and professional practice requirements established by the Spanish Access Law, the admission requirement is established in article 2.1.a) of the Regulations of Law 34/2006, of 30 October, on access to legal professions, approved by Royal Decree 64/2023, of 8 February:
According to Article 3 of the Regulations of Law 34/2006, of 30 October, on access to legal professions, approved by Royal Decree 64/2023, of 8 February, the official university degrees in Law referred to in Article 2.1.a) must recognise the acquisition of the following legal competencies:
a) Knowing and understanding the elements, structure, resources, interpretation and application of the legal system and interpreting the sources and fundamental legal concepts of each of the different legal systems.
b) Knowing and understanding the mechanisms and procedures for resolving legal disputes, as well as the legal position of individuals in their relations with the Administration and in general with public authorities.
c) Understanding and knowing how to apply the precedence criteria of sources to determine the applicable rules in each case, and especially that of conformity with constitutional rules, principles and values.
d) Interpreting legal texts from an interdisciplinary perspective using legal principles and social, ethical and deontological values and principles as analysis tools.
e) Delivering a convincing legal argument on a theoretical question related to the various legal subjects.
f) Solving practical cases in accordance with current positive law, which implies the prior preparation of material, the identification of problematic issues, the selection and interpretation of the applicable positive law data and the argued exposition of the subsumption.
g) Handling with dexterity and precision the legal language and terminology of the different branches of law: To draft legal documents in an orderly and comprehensible manner. To communicate orally and in writing legal ideas, arguments and reasoning using the appropriate register in each context.
h) Using information and communication technologies to search for and obtain legal information (databases of legislation, jurisprudence, bibliography, etc.), as well as work and communication tools.
Holding an official university degree in Law is a prerequisite to access the specialised training course, without prejudice to the possibility set out in article 18.4 of Royal Decree 822/2021, of 28 September.
In the case of foreign students, the Academic Coordinating Committee may require a proof of sufficient Spanish proficiency (level B2), with a specific level test if necessary.
In the event that the number of applications exceeds or may exceed the number of places offered, they will be sorted out for admission purposes according to the average grade of the academic record of the degree in Law. The average grade will be increased by one point for students with double degrees, provided that these are in Legal Sciences complemented by Social Sciences disciplines.
In addition, the Master's Coordinating Committee will give priority to applicants who need to take the Master's Degree over those who are or may be members of a bar association without the need to obtain the professional degree of lawyer in accordance with the Spanish Access Law. Priority is established as follows: applicants who need to take the Master's Degree in order to obtain the professional degree of lawyer will have their grade point average multiplied by two; and applicants who do not need to take the Master's Degree in order to obtain the professional degree of lawyer will have their grade point average multiplied by one.
For the purposes of the assessment of the student's academic record, the grades and the average mark must be calculated out of 10. In those instances where this is not the case, the student must request from ANECA the equivalence of average grades. For more information about how to apply for such equivalence at ANECA, please check the following link:
http://www.aneca.es/Equivalencia-de-notas-medias
The Master's Coordinating Committee may include a personal interview among the admission criteria. The personal interview will assess the student’s legal and educational skills, the suitability of their profile to the characteristics of the Master's Degree in Law Practice and their motivation. The personal interview will be conducted if it is considered appropriate for the assessment of certain cases and will be carried out by the Director of the Master's Degree or the person delegated by them.
Protection of public health is a fundamental right recognised in the article 43 of the Spanish Constitution, where it also refers to the responsibility that the public authorities have in “organising and managing public health through preventive measures and the necessary benefits and services”. Health, understood as a state of physical, psychic and social well-being, according to the well-known definition of the World Health Organisation, in its individual as well as collective dimension, is determined by factors both of biological as well as environmental and social nature. The places and conditions in which the work is carried out are the main health and public well-being determinants, therefore require of the suitable assessment and control actions that guarantee the protection of worker’s health.
In the pursuit of this responsibility, in 1995 the Spanish Occupational Health and Safety Law (Law 31/1995) is approved, regulatory framework by which a series of principles and organisational and technical provisions are established to guarantee the protection of health of the workers in Spain. Thus, companies must guarantee that the conditions and organisation of work are safe and healthy, being responsible in this both the directors and decision-makers in the work centres, as well as workers, with rights and obligations concerning labour risks, and the management office itself, guarantor of the fulfilment of the regulatory provisions and objectives in this field.
This Law establishes the different modalities with which, compulsorily, must organise all the companies to guarantee the fulfilment of their obligations in terms of labour risk prevention. The designated Occupational Health and Safety Services become one of the main resources with which the companies count for the guidance and technical support that requires intervention in terms of health and security at work. In its turn, both in the modality of internal and external prevention services, these bodies should count with all the facilities, human resources and materials needed to carry out the preventive activities that the company is to perform. In particular, the regulation establishes that between the trained personnel in these services are technicians with the suitable training to carry out higher level functions.
The future professionals in the field of occupational health and safety require a series of basic competences for which its acquisition the best guarantee is this postgraduate university training.Students holding the following degrees related to the Master’s Degree will have preference: Doctorate in Labour Relations or Graduate in Social Work; licenciatura in Labour Sciences; licenciatura in Medicine, speciality in Occupational Medicine; diplomatura in Nursing, speciality in Occupational Nursing; diplomatura in Company Nurse; licenciatura in Psychology, profile in Labour and Company Psychology; licenciatura in Chemistry or Chemical Engineering; licenciatura in Sociology, as well as future graduates in this degrees.
Since the last third of the twentieth century, Physical Activity and Sports Sciences have begun to generate their own knowledge, which is not only used by our graduates, but also provides solutions to other professional fields. This is due to the wide applicability of the scientific knowledge of our field to the daily lives of people, either to improve their quality of life, prevent and treat diseases, improve education, regulate and control sports entertainment and performance or to improve physical activity and sport management.This Master’s degree is intended for people who hold a licenciatura or undergraduate degree in Physical Activity and Sport Sciences or any equivalent degree. They must be interested in sports management and have enough time and ability to acquire the skills needed to be a sports manager and a researcher in this field.
Priority will be given to applicants who hold a licenciatura in Physical Education, a licenciatura or undergraduate degree in Physical Activity and Sport Sciences, or a diplomatura or undergraduate degree in Primary School Education with specialisation in Physical Education.
If it is necessary to prioritise applications, the selection of students will be based on the following criteria:
- Academic record
- Experience in sports management
- Research experience and publications
- Knowledge of English level B1
- Other criteria or evidence that the Committee considers necessary for admission and selection.
The accreditation of other related licenciaturas and undergraduate degrees (Psychology, Psychology, Sociology, Economics, etc.) will also be subject to non-preferential admission. For applicants with other degrees or licenciaturas, the Admission and Selection Committee will evaluate the need to demonstrate previous education or training in the field of the Master’s.
Social work is a crucial component of the welfare structures in contemporary democratic societies. Its history as a profession dates back to the 19th century, although its academic implementation in higher education is more recent. It is clearly an emerging discipline, particularly with the development of the European Higher Education Area. Social work is also a professional discipline that has become an essential reference for the public system of social services created during the Spanish democracy in the 1980s. Social workers perform functions aimed at providing social diagnosis and reports, which are exclusive instruments of social work. These functions aim to identifying the strengths and social risk factors for health promotion, disease prevention and social health intervention of individuals, families, groups and communities as active subjects in their treatment, recovery and rehabilitation. In general, healthcare and professional areas of health centres should encourage activities that promote social inclusion.To be admitted to the Master’s Degree in Social Work in Health Care, candidates must hold an official undergraduate degree in Social Work or an equivalent degree from a university or higher education institution within the EHEA that grants access to Master’s studies in the issuing country.
Access may also be granted to candidates who hold a degree from educational systems outside the EHEA, provided that they are equivalent to an undergraduate degree in Social Work. Homologation of the degree is not required for this case. However, the UV will verify the level of the degree to ensure it allows access to postgraduate university studies in the country where it was issued. Please note that admission does not imply the homologation or recognition of the degree held by the candidate for any purpose other than pursuing this Master’s Degree.
The evaluation of applications will be based on the following criteria:
In the event of a tie in the number of points for admission, the Academic Coordination Committee of the Master’s Degree may invite candidates for a personal interview. In such cases, the maximum score will be 1 point.
Candidates are required to demonstrate a minimum C1 level of proficiency in Spanish, enabling them to comprehend lectures and access content, bibliographical references and information services with ease. Candidates whose mother tongue is Spanish or who have completed their undergraduate studies in the language are exempt from providing proof of their language proficiency.
INFORMATION ON THE INTERNSHIP GROUPS AND THE MASTER’S DEGREE FINAL PROJECT (TFM)
The enrolment and adhesion to the internship groups and TFM of the Master’s Degree in Social Work in Health Care will operate as follows:
The international labour market is changing very rapidly, as are labour and organisational practices. The organisations need to understand these changes in order to be able to adjust to new developments. In order to meet organisational needs in the definition and creation of meaning and of different organisational practices, and to collaborate in the interventions that organisations carry out, professionals in occupational psychology and organisations need to develop research skills, both basic and applied.
Because of that, the International Joint Master of Research in Work and Organisational Psychology should provide students with an in-depth knowledge of different types of relevant research in both academic and professional settings, and should familiarise them with the different modalities of such research (e.g. research on evaluation, research on innovation and development, research on organisational interventions, etc.) Different types of research have specific methodological requirements and require researchers to identify and engage with the context in which they operate.
Thus, some of the specific competencies of researchers seeking to have a significant impact on their results in terms of innovation and development require transferring laboratory results to larger organisations, designing evidence-based interventions, valorising and commercialising research results, communicating and disseminating research results in various media and through diverse channels, and interacting with entrepreneurs and business people, among other socially relevant functions and tasks.
The International Joint Master of Research in Work and Organisational Psychology which is proposed, with a full research orientation, aims to train professionals in occupational psychology and organisations according to the “scientific-innovative” model. As well as generating and producing research oriented to the scientific community, occupational psychologists and organisations must be able to engage in types of research that have an applied impact on society, organisations and their members.
(Article 16 of Royal Decree 1393/2007, as amended by the Royal Decree 861/2010):
In order to access the official Master’s Degree, it is necessary to hold an official Spanish university degree or another one from a higher education institution of the European Higher Education Area which give access to Master’s Degree courses in the country that grants the degree.
Likewise, graduates from educational systems outside the European Higher Education Area may have access without having their degrees validated, after verification by the University that they accredit a level of training equivalent to the corresponding official Spanish university degrees. As well as they qualify in the country that grants the degree for access to postgraduate education. Access by this means does not imply, in any case, the homologation of the previous degree in possession of the interested party, nor its recognition for other purposes than that of studying the Master’s Degree.
Candidates must hold this qualification before the start date of the Master’s Degree.
In both cases, it is recommended to have studied some curricular intensification, formative itinerary, specialty or mention related to Work Psychology, Organisations and Human Resources.
All information on the web www.maastrichtuniversity.nl/fpn/jointmaster
The recruitment and admission of candidates will be carried out by the Admission Committee, consisting of representatives of the three universities. The 30 places will be assigned to candidates in order of their scores according to the aforementioned criteria. It will be established a waiting list of 10 students.
Candidates must have obtained a university degree in Psychology, or a similar degree that, in the opinion of the Admission Commission, meets similar levels (at least 70 ECTS credits in Psychology and 30 ECTS in Research Methods and Statistics), prior to the start date of the Master’s Degree.
In addition, candidates must certify and advanced knowledge of the English language, according to the C1 Level of the Common European Framework or Reference for Languages (CEFR). In particular, the following certifications at that level will be considered:
· International English Language Testing System (IELTS): with a minimum score of 6.5.
· TOEFL Paper-delivered Test: with a minimum score of 575.
· TOEFL iBT; with a minimum score of 90.
· TOEIC: 720 minimum score for listening and reading, 310 minimum score for speaking and writing.
· Cambridge: Advanced (CAE) Grade C (scale180-184), First Certificate in English (FCE) Grade A (scale 180-184), First Certificate in English (FCE) Grade B (scale 176-179)
· or similar certification
Exempted from this requirement are those who have completed a Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in English at a university in the European Economic Area, those who have obtained a high school diploma or degree in Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, Singapore, UK, USA or South Africa, or those who have obtained the International Baccalaureate Diploma or the European Baccalaureate Diploma in English.
Candidates who meet these two requirements will be chosen by the Admission Committee, on the basis of their curriculum vitae, letter of motivation, academic results, letters of recommendation, and evidence of their level of proficiency in the English language.
Two members of the Admission Committee will hold an interview with the candidate. On the basis of the information gathered at the interview, the admission tests, and all the information collected, the Admission Committee will assess the level of knowledge and skills, attitudes and motivation of the candidates, and will apply the following selection criteria:
-Academic record of the Degree in Psychology.
-Motivation and willingness to acquire knowledge in the field of Psychology of Work and Organisations, based on the Motivation Letter of the candidate.
-Motivation and capability to critically analyse the basis for research in the specific field of Psychology of Work and Organisations, based on the structured admission Interview.
-Required communication attitudes and skills for the future career in areas of importance, based on the structured admission Interview.
-motivation and ability to carry out scientific developments in Occupational and Organisational Psychology; based on the structured admission Interview.
-openness and willingness to learn in different international environments; based on the structured admission Interview.
-excellent performance in the English language; based on the linguistic certifications provided.
All information on the web www.maastrichtuniversity.nl/fpn/jointmaster
Paleontology is a discipline that studies and interprets the past life on Earth through fossils. Although it is included in the Natural Sciences branch it has its own corpus and shares basics and methodologies with Geology and Biology, with which it is tightly integrated. In fact paleontology returns to these sciences the fundamentals that they provide in the form of inputs or contributions for many other areas of science due to the wide range of possible applications of paleobiological research (Evolution, Biodiversity, Continental Drift, Climate Change…). Thus, the most common application of Paleontology is the basic contribution to other sciences through the investigation of fossil remains. However, Paleontology is useful in many other fields (many of them not directly related to Geology or Biology), which in Spain are clearly underexploited compared to other European countries or outside the European environment (United States, Canada, Australia, etc.). These fields include, for example, the application of Paleontology to oil explotation , mining and other geological resources, utility for civil work engineering, in environmental impact studies and climate change, in archaeology, in forensic palynology, in medical palynology, protection of natural and cultural heritage, and then useful to society (museum studies, dissemination, theme parks). The goal of this Master is to provide a solid foundation in the field of applied Paleontology that allow students to develop a professional career in any of the aspects of Paleontology, and thus meeting the demand of professionals in this area, in our country. Among these professional opportunities stands out the employment or creation of self-employment in centres or companies of management and dissemination of natural heritage, public administrations, explorers and management of geological resources, consulting and works monitoring (paleontological heritage protection), environmental audits and regional planning, geological mapping, museums, interpretation centres and paleontological dissemination. The Master’s also will train students who wish for a research or teaching career. - Related degree: those with a Bachelor's degree in Geology, Biology or related degrees will have preferential access to the Master's Degree in Applied Palaeontology. In the second order, those with a degree in the branch of Sciences.
- Accreditation of B2 Spanish for nationals of non-Spanish speaking countries. Through a Diploma in Spanish as a Foreign Language at a level of B2, or, where appropriate, an oral and written test.
- Accreditation of B2 in English, according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages, or, where appropriate, an oral and written test.
The following criteria will be taken into account:
1.- Affinity of the undergraduate studies taken with the Master's degree (between 40% and 50%).
2.- Average academic record (between 30% and 40%).
3.- Motivation of the student (up to 10% of the admission mark).
4.- Others: Knowledge of languages, previous work experience, complementary training in the area of study of the Master's degree, etc. (up to 10% of the admission mark).
Fishery products are one of the most important animal protein sources in the world. However, while global demand has increased in recent years, the production by extractive fishing remains stable, if not in clear decline. Therefore, aquaculture is the fastest growing food industry worldwide. Spain is one of the largest fish consumers and aquaculture is the alternative to ensure market supply. The incorporation of floating cage systems has placed the Valencian Community among the major participants of the sector nationwide. Thus, aquaculture is one of the emerging sectors in the Community. This Master’s degree offers an advanced training programme to meet these needs and to prepare skilled professionals who can design, manage, control and innovate in the fish farms already installed or recently built. It is also important to train researchers prepared to advance knowledge in the many disciplines involved in the cultivation of aquatic species: nutrition, reproduction, pathology, etc. It could be said that, in addition to working as specialists in any type of business and activity, these studies train future entrepreneurs and researchers.The following students can be admitted to the Master’s degree in Aquaculture: Students from Spanish universities or from universities which belong to the European Higher Education Area who hold a Licenciatura, Ingeniería or Undergraduate Degree in related studies such as Biology, Environmental Sciences, Marine Sciences, Pharmacy, Ingeniería Técnica Agrícola (3-year degree in Agricultural Engineering), Ingeniería Técnica Forestal (3-year degree in Forest Engineering) and Veterinary Medicine. Students outside the European Higher Education Area who prove the adequacy of their studies may also be admitted.
Admissions will be evaluated individually, taking into account the CV and the academic record of the applicant.
In relation to the degree of affinity to the Master’s degree of the degree of origin, the following degrees are considered to be similar to the Master’s: Licenciatura in Biological Sciences, Veterinary Medicine, Environmental Sciences, Marine Sciences, Pharmacy, Ingeniería Técnica Agrícola (3-year degree in Agricultural Engineering), Ingeniería de Montes (5-year degree in Forest Engineering) and Ingeniería Técnica Forestal (3-year degree in Forest Engineering), and all the new undergraduate degrees replacing the old ones.
Here is the scale to evaluate applications used by the Academic Coordination Committees at each university.
Training (degree of origin and others): up to 5 points
Average grade of the academic record: up to 4 points (1-pass, 2 - B, 3 – A, 4 - distinction)
Proven track record in aquaculture: up to 3 points
Proven research experience: up to 4 points
Proven languages knowledge: up to 0,5 points
Letter of motivation/interview: up to 2 points
The Master’s is addressed to university graduates, preferably in Economics, Business Administration and Management, Actuarial and Financial Sciences, Sciences (Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, etc.), Computing Sciences, engineers and architects with a strong education background in quantitative methods.
The main objective of the Master’s is to train experts capable of making assessment works, of management and advising in the field of finances.
Specifically:
-Will develop their activity using intensively, advanced quantitative and computing techniques, which will allow them to take complex decisions optimally.
-Will know the functioning of the financial system, the different alternatives of allocation resources, asset appraisal and risk management and its articulation in the general context of economy.
Particularly, they have to be capable of identifying and anticipating the economic and financial problems relevant in any given situation, to discuss the alternatives which facilitate its resolution and select the most appropriated for the objectives and to assess the results produced. They have to be capable of carrying out research projects with the objective, if they wished it and meet the requirements, of accessing a doctoral degree using the research potential of a large group of professors involved in the inter-university programme. It is addressed to graduates, preferably in Economics, Business Administration and Management, Actuarial and Financial Sciences, Sciences (Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, etc.) Computing, Engineers and Architects with a solid education in quantitative methods.
The selection will be based on academic criteria, and it is essential that the candidate presents his/her academic record and curriculum. The students also are recommended to provide two recommendation letters signed by professors of their respective degrees or any academic programme.
It will be considered as a merit to certificate a sufficient level of written and oral English (it is recommended a mark over 550 in the TOEFL test, of A level in the Cambridge First Certificate, or level 6 in the IELTS of the British Council). Also, it will be considerate as a preferential merit to hold a scholarship for taking the course.
Additionally, it will be considered a preferential merit to have passed the Graduate Management Administration Test (GMAT) or the Graduate Record Examination.
The student must provide:
-Academic record
-Curriculum
-Brief letter where they have to indicate the reasons why they want to make this Master’s
-Two recommendation letters from professors of the degree.
-Proof of English level proficiency
-Proof of income (if applicable)
Biomedical Engineering is one of the fields of engineering which has gone through a greater growth in the last few years. Is a continuously-spreading area based on the functioning of living beings at nanoscopic level, the development of new biomaterials and the advances in tissue regeneration or in molecular images, among others, have provoked a revolution in biomedical and medicine sciences.
This revolution is producing an important increase on the demand of professionals capable of integrating in cross-disciplinary teams along with health professionals, biologist and doctors to tackle new challenges for an improvement in health technology.
On the other hand, the globalisation of the health care together with the aging of the population, makes it necessary to develop new medical technologies able to improve not only the quality of life of the citizenship, but also able to control the costs of the health care
ensuring the sustainability of the system.
This demand for medical technology is motivating the need for engineers to conceive, design, develop, produce, install and instruct in the usage of medical equipment and instruments.
Nowadays, all these factors make Biomedical Engineering a strategic area in the development of economy based in the knowledge, and an area with great potential for the development of new industries.The Master’s in Biomedical Engineering is intended for graduates of Biomedical Engineering or related undergraduate degrees.
Related or similar undergraduate degrees are listed below:
In compliance with the Article 18.5 of Royal Decree 822/2021, which establishes the organisation of university education and the procedure for quality assurance, and Article 24 of the Universitat Politècnica de València’s regulations on pre-enrolment and admission to Master’s degrees, admission to this Master’s Degree requires completion of the following complementary training:
These training complements will be determined by the Master’s Degree Committee for each student based on their undergraduate degree. They are not considered a prerequisite for admission and enrolment in the Master’s programme, but may be taken simultaneously.
Students who have been assigned complementary courses must register for them in the same academic year in which they begin the Master’s programme.
The optional courses, which require the learning outcomes obtained in the two complementary courses, will be offered to these students in the third semester of the Master’s.
Under no circumstances can the Master’s Degree be obtained without having passed these complementary courses.
The admission applications for the Master’s degree in Biomedical Engineering that meet the access conditions and the specific admission requirements mentioned in previous sections, will evaluated by the Academic Committee of the Master’s degree according to the assessment criteria of merits and selection mentioned below:
a) Academic transcript In the case of academic transcripts graded on scales other than those indicated in the Royal Decree 1125/2003, applicants must provide a certificate of equivalence of average marks obtained in university studies abroad, issued by the Spanish Ministry of Universities. Failure to provide this document will result in an average grade of 5 out of 10 for admission.
70%
b) Consistency between the competences of the applicant’s first degree and those of the reference degree programme
20%
c) Curriculum vitae
10%
Language requirements: The Master’s Degree programme is taught in both Spanish and English. Candidates are required to demonstrate a certain level of proficiency in both languages. Specifically, they must prove a B2 level of Spanish and English, as certified by one of the official certificates recognised by the Conference of Rectors of Spanish Universities (CRUE) or the Association of Language Centres in Higher Education (ACLES).
Growing concerns about development and poverty and their complexity have led international bodies, states and social organisations to look for qualified professionals with a specific and interdisciplinary background. The Masters in Development Aid intends to meet this need by offering high-level education with two complementary graduate profiles: the practitioner and the researcher.
The first one seeks to respond to the process of professionalization of the sector, with a clearly practical focus aimed at acquiring knowledge and problem-solving skills in a real and practical context. This practical orientation is complemented by a critical reflection on theoretical foundations, so that students can compare the theoretical discussion with real experiences in different settings. The researcher pathway intends to provide them with methodological bases for research, to develop systematic and critical thinking for consistent and effective actions in various areas of development from different specialties.
The recommended admission profile is that of a university graduate, holder of a diplomatura, holder of a licenciatura or engineer (3-year degree) or engineer (5-year degree) with a training related to the different specialities offered and willing to have a professional focus on the intervention or the research in cooperation and development policy.
The Master’s Academic Commission sets the qualitative and quantitative admission criteria, mostly based on the candidate’s academic records and the affinities of his/her previous qualifications with the masters subjects. The criteria are used in the evaluation of the applications and the selection of the candidates.
Applicants must submit a CV and a motivation letter. They will be called to an interview in which they will express their motivation in doing the masters and attention will be paid to their potential projects in the area of development aid.
Some priority will be given to those having done activities in the study fields even though experience per se is not an excluding criterion.
Evaluation criteria
1. Potential projects: Student’s ability to apply the knowledge gained in the course in the development aid area on the basis of his/her post, job, situation, etc. The multiplying effects of each individual applicant can be rated from 0 to 10.
2. Motivation: Appraised from the manuscript and the applicant’s participation in cooperation-related activities. It is indicative of the applicant’s willingness to devote his/her knowledge and time to development aid. Can be rated between 0 and 10.
3. Experience: Between 0 and 10. Evaluated on the basis of the experience described in the CV in the areas of solidarity and/or social affairs.
4. Previous education and academic records: Between 0 and 10 points. Academic excellence and the adequacy between the previous studies and the masters are taken into account.
Scoring formula
Each scoring criterion has a specified relative importance equivalent to the coefficient by which the score obtained is multiplied for the calculation of the total score. In this particular proposal, the relative importance estimated is as follows:
Projects= 35 %, Motivation = 35 %, Experience = 15 %, Education and academic records = 15% (the formula is: total score =35•Project + 35•Motivation + 15•Experience+15 Education and academic records).
This Master’s Degree offers high quality training, combining advanced academicoriented economics teaching with a more specific focus on knowledge about markets organization, decision making of economic agents, and the international economy. The Master aims to provide students both with a broad and rigorous view of the discipline,
and the analytical tools needed to carry out sound economic analysis. Successful course completion ensures students the endowment of the analytical and technical skills required for highly demanding jobs in international organizations (OECD, IMF, ILO, etc.), public policy institutions (Ministries, Central Banks, European Commission, etc.), private companies (including financial and consulting companies), research departments and universities. Students will also be equipped with skills in the use of relevant software programs such as MATLAB, STATA and R, among others. This Master is also highly recommended for candidates pursuing postgraduate education in our Ph.D. Programme in Industrial Economics or other prestigious doctoral programs in Spain and abroad.
Master’s students will interact with teaching staff with an excellent reputation and with wide‐ranging research and teaching experience. Most teaching staff hold postgraduate degrees from universities of international prestige (London School of Economics, University of Warwick, University College London, Queen Mary and Westfield College,
University of Illinois, University of Michigan, College of Europe, Université Catholique de Louvain, and University of Dijon, among others).
Specific admission criteria. Holders of a licenciatura or an undergraduate degree need to submit two letters of introduction signed by lecturers from their previous degrees, or from any other academic programme. Holders of a diplomatura must complete 30 background credits. The Academic Coordination Committee will decide the subjects from the undergraduate degree in Economics to be taken, among the subjects of the specialty in Business and Economics.
The increasing sensitivity in the face of environmental degradation and the need to mitigate the impacts of pollution on this, the intervention of new professionals in relation to the environmental engineering is needed, in order to achieve a balance between the development of our society, the industrial competitiveness, and the sustainable and respectful perspective with the environment. The need for response to these new challenges has consolidated worldwide the studies in this field, as proposed in this Master’s. In this sense, the study and understanding of the impacts created by the human activities justify its research and professional orientation, since it is only from an advanced knowledge programme that trains specialists from where you can face these matters, either through the development, design and technology transfer or the implementation of other kinds of processes. The Master’s in Environmental Engineering is preferentially addressed to the following degrees: Undergraduates in Rural and Agro-food Engineering; Forest and Environmental Engineering; Civil Engineering; in Public Work Engineering, in Chemical Engineering and in Industrial Engineering.
Undergraduates in Environmental science ,Chemistry and in Biotechnology.
The degree holders who are exposed below will be also among the recommended profiles: Holders of a Licenciatura in Environmental Science and Chemistry, Industrial Technical Engineers; Public Work Engineers; Agricultural Engineers; Forest and Mining Engineers, Chemical Engineers; Civil Engineers; Industrial Engineers; Agronomists; Mountains and Mining Engineers.
Three basic criteria are applied in the evaluation of applicants:
- Degree from which admission is requested, i.e. affinity of degree with recommended profile. (40-50%)
- Academic records and average mark (35-40)
- Curriculum Vitae (10-15%)
Ethics and Political Philosophy are two dimensions of Philosophy very demanded by society. The Master’s Degree in Ethics and Democracy aims to respond to these demands, dealing with the great topics of Ethics and Politics, with special emphasis on democracy. For these we have the experiences of classical and contemporary philosophers and with other sources of knowledge, like literature and sciences.
The Master’s is structured in two big sections The first refers to the Foundation of Ethics and Politics, and includes three sections like the following: democracy, citizenship, State and civil society, multiculturism and interculturism, global justice, cosmopolitanism, human development, solidarity, human rights, feminist theory and religion. The second section focuses on Applied Ethics in the differents spheres of social life: moral education in a pluralitisc and democratic society, economy and business, mass media, science and technology, with special attention to bioethics, biopolitics and ecological ethics
The Master’s is linked to the Interuniversity Doctoral Studies in Ethics and Democracy, with Excellence Award, from which a leading research in Ethics, Political Philosophy and Applied Ethics is being developed. This pioneering research has made that the group of professors who teach it have been recognised as R&D Group of Excellence of the Valencian Government.
The Master’s Degree porgramme is aimed at a wide range of graduates in philosophy, human studies, economy, business administration, political sciences, sociology, communication, education sciences, psychology, medicine, nursery and health sciences, but also to professional and social agents so that they can complete their training in the field of Ethics and Political Philosophy, and develop research in the doctoral programme. This cross-disciplinary character has been very positive for the student’s training and research objectives as well as for their incorporation to the labor world
The selection criteria are as follows:
- Curriculum Vitae, which will compromise 80% of the final mark.
i. The following aspects will be taken into account:
ii. Academic report, up to 40 points.
iii. Professional experience up to 20 points.
iv. Workshops and seminars the student has attended, attendance to congresses, training courses, publications, stayings in other universities (Erasmus Programmes), etc., up to 30 points.
v. Knowledge of languages of scientific interest, up to 10 points.
- Personal interview, which will compromise 20% of the final mark.
It is an unavoidable requirement for society to learn the historic background to understand better the present. It is necessary to reconstruct this history applying a scientific method to avoid explanations based on myths and misrepresentations. Therefore, it is necessary to train specialists capable of improving the field of historiography and deepen in the knowledge of the past from scientific assumptions.
The process of political construction of the European Union faces, at present, a series of problems such as the mutual boundaries of sovereignty between its different members, harmonisation of entities with different cultural and historical traditions, even in conflict, and the necessity to look for a common ideological foundation that respects the identity of their members. The historical reflection and a better knowledge of the past, especially in the study of politic entities that faced similar problems, can contribute to a better understanding of current challenges.
One of these is constituted, within the regional Southern Europe, by the Western Mediterranean territories, both Italian and Spanish, which were integrated in the Spanish Monarchy. That was imposed to its members like a project based on political loyalty to the Habsburg dynasty, identified with the defense of Catholicism, and regards to the territorial particularities that form the model of government of the Monarchy, which facilitated the consolidation and the permanence of identity traits -language, cultures, legal and political systems…- with the support by local leaders groups. With the disappearance of the Spanish Monarchy, the Spanish and Italian territories followed a different trajectory that culminated in the 19th century with their respective integration in the kingdoms of Spain and Italy. However, some of those identity traits have survived.
The richness of this common history and its distinguishing traits require the training of specialists, who could develop direct research tasks based on the extensive archival materials, and reflection and synthesis from the historiographical sources.
The previous academic training most appropriate are the Undergraduate degree in History, History and Heritage and Humanities: Intercultural studies, and other studies in which Modern History has a strong presence in its curriculum. The graduates in Humanities, Geography and History (section of history) and Philosophy and Humanities of the former curriculums, previous to the implementation of Undergraduate studies are equally considered.
For the graduates of other studies, the Master’s Degree Coordinating Committee, after analysing the curriculum vitae of the applicants (including, in this case, a personal interview), will establish the bridging courses that the students have to pass in advance.
For the graduates of other studies, the Master’s Degree Coordinating Committee, after analysing the curriculum vitae of the applicants (including, in this case, a personal interview), will establish the bridging courses that the students have to pass in advance.
Likewise, and according to the Royal Decree 1892/2008, 14 November, which regulates the entry conditions to the university official teachings for Undergraduate Studies and the admission procedures to the Spanish public universities, a 5 per cent of the available places will be reserved for students with at least 33 per cent incapacity, as well for these students with permanent special educational needs associated to personal circumstances of incapacity, who during their schooling have needed resources and supports for the normal fulfilment of their academic life.
The Master’s Degree Coordinating Committee will admit the students pre-registered in the Master’s applying the following criteria " 60%: curriculum vitae (the students will be selected according their academic record and in their assessment will be specially considered if they have take subjects related to the content of the Master’s); 40% assessment, by the committee mentioned above, in a written report explaining the reasons and training goals for applying to the Master’s, related with the academic record or professional career of the applicants.
This report should be structured in two sections:
1.-Reasons for choosing the Master’s in relation to the curriculum submitted (Priority reasons with respect to other Master’s; justification of the subjects passed in the degree in relation to the Master’s orientation; professional justification with the Master’s requested;...)
Up to 30% of the total assessment is reserved for the Report
2.-Training goals
• Training for Research (in this case the topics of interest should be indicated)
• Ongoing Training for professional activities
Other training goals
Up to 70% of the total assessment is reserved for the Report
The programme is addressed to students from the Humanities and Social Science areas having completed undergraduate studies or a master’s degree; graduates with the following profiles will find the masters particularly interesting: History of Art, History and Heritage, History, Fine Arts, Audiovisual Communication, Humanities, Philosophy, Languages, Anthropology, Sociology, Information Sciences and Architecture. The same applies to those holding a diploma in Conservation and Restoration, Tourism, and Librarianship and Documentation.
This master's course is also offered to other graduates, especially to freelancers working in the field of culture and art, civil servants working in different public administrations (central, regional or local levels), entrepreneurs from the tourist sector, and employees working in private institutions. All of them must prove their professional experience in this area to the Master’s Academic Commission, and hold a university degree.
Students holding diploma studies must earn 60 compensatory credits minimum from the core subjects of the History of Art degree, to be able to total 240 ECTS (180 + 60 ECTS), which is the amount required to start postgraduate studies. Given the master’s specialisation and clear research profile, the tutor allocated to the student by the Academic Coordination Commission may recommend the student to complete some courses from the History of Art degree in order to make up for some shortcomings in certain subjects related with the master's area of knowledge.
The Master's Academic Commission is responsible for admission on the basis of the following selection criteria:
- Qualifications: the affinity of the student’s educational profile with the master’s speciality will be considered. Having a degree in History of Art, History and Heritage, History, Audiovisual Communication and Fine Arts, and in other related studies will be taken into consideration.
- Average mark in academic records/transcript.
- Collaboration scholarships.
- Curriculum vitae (training courses, research merit, and professional experience related to the masters).
- Languages.
- Letters of recommendation.
- Previous work experience.
- Complementary education in the masters’ or doctorate study area.
- Access test. This will consist of a personal interview or a motivation letter explaining the candidate’s interest in doing the masters.
The programme responds to a growing social demand for more rigorous knowledge on scientific activity and its social and cultural consequences. The important role of science, technology and medicine in contemporary societies makes it necessary to investigate the social and cultural meaning of such activities and their relationship with society as a whole. The masters intends to tackle these questions from the dual perspective of historical research on science and the studies on science communication and dissemination. The goal is to train professionals and researchers with critical skills and refined and updated methods of analysis, for them to work and research in areas related with history of science, technology and medicine, science communication and dissemination, scientific information management, and the preservation of science's cultural heritage.In order to be admitted to this Master’s degree, in addition to being in possession of a university degree that allows access to Master’s studies, students must accredit the following levels of knowledge of the Spanish language.
· Level of Spanish. In order to be admitted to this Master’s degree, students with nationality from non-Spanish-speaking countries or who come from foreign education systems where the language of teaching is not Spanish must accredit a B2 level of knowledge of Spanish, as defined in the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) classification.
No specific prior training in any discipline is required. In any case, priority will be given to merits related to the contents of the Master’s degree (history of science and scientific communication).
1. Average grade of the academic record in the entrance degree: up to 10 points.
2. Curriculum Vitae submitted: up to 10 points. Within this criterion, the following merits will be assessed, assigning a score of up to 10 points for each of the following items:
a. Subjects and courses related to the subjects taught in the Master’s degree (up to 5 points, taking into account the grade obtained). Specific degrees or other additional official qualifications other than the access degree to the Master’s degree, related to its contents (up to 5 points, taking into account the grade obtained).
b. Research merits: Publications (up to 5 points), attendance and participation in scientific conferences and meetings (up to 3 points) and participation in research projects (up to 2 points), within the are of knowledge of history of science and scientific communication.
c. Collaboration grants, research grants and other similar grants obtained in open and competitive calls, provided that they have been obtained for subjects related to the Master’s degree.
d. Professional experience: Curricular or extracurricular internships (up to 7 points), as well as work experience in companies or institutions (up to 3 points) in areas and fields related to the contents of the Master’s degree.
3. Knowledge of languages (up to 10 points). Knowledge of the English language (B2, 2 points; B1, 5 points; C1, 8 points; and C2, 10 points) will be especially valued. Only official certificates issued by Official Schools of Languages or accredited institutions will be taken into consideration.
4. Defence of merits and motivation in the choice of the Master's degree: (Up to 10 points) The Commission may conduct a personal interview on the merits adduced, mainly to assess the level of knowledge of languages essential to follow the courses, English and Spanish, and the merits included in the curriculum presented (justification of priority with respect to other Master's degrees; justification of the subjects studied in the access degree in relation to the orientation of the Master's degree; justification of the professional practice with the Master's degree applied for; justification of the continuity of doctoral studies, ...).
Likewise, this interview will serve to assess the suitability of personal motivations and expectations with respect to the programme's educational offer.
This programme offers advanced education in academic and research terms in the area of marketing. It is intended to respond to the growing demand for marketing professionals and to the need to train them by means of specialised and up-to-date studies for professional practice. The masters course offers a programme focused on market research and techniques in relation with advertising, consultancy, business distribution, sales in private and public organisations, etc. in different business sectors and regardless of their geographic location. It is targeted at future managers of sales, image and marketing campaigns or at those responsible for analyses in this area.The recommended profile applies to whoever meets the established entrance requirements and shows interest in Marketing, although preference will be given to holders of a degree related to the proposed master’s, that is, Bachelor’s Degrees in Business Management and Administration, Investigation and Market techniques, Advertising and Public Relations, a Business Diploma and all the new or other degrees in which the candidate has taken marketing subjects which cover at least 10% of the degree’s total credits.
Those students whose degree of origin is not considered related or who fail to prove -through the above means- the knowledge that they believe to be essential to make the most of the Master's, will have to sign up for the course “Educational complements for the Master’s degree in Marketing and Market Research”
Admission is done on an individual basis, taking into account the applicant’s CV and academic records but observing the general rules in force. The specific criteria set by the Inter-university Coordination Commission are also taken into consideration.
The criteria are duly publicized.
Those applicants for whom Spanish is not their first language must prove their command of the language so as to be able to make the most of the classes. They must either submit a certificate or contact the directors in order to establish an alternative procedure.
With regard to the criterion based on how related the previous degree is to the master’s. The degrees related to the proposed master’s are the following: Bachelor’s Degrees in Business Management and Administration, Investigation and Market techniques, Advertising and Public Relations, a Business Diploma and all the new or other degrees in which the candidate has taken marketing subjects which at least cover 10% of the degree’s total credits.
The degrees that aren’t mentioned are invalid. In this case, students looking to access from a non-related degree will have to accredit their knowledge in the following subjects:
- Marketing fundamentals. Basic knowledge of the marketing function in the company and the four tools of operational marketing: product, price, distribution and communication.
- Market research. Basic elements for the design and development of market research.
- Statistics. Descriptive and applied statistics.
Such knowledge will be accredited by any of the following means:
a) Transcript issued by the university of origin, proving to have done and passed the above courses.
b) Proven professional experience in marketing and/or market research, to be evaluated by the commission.
c) Seminars, courses or other masters.
Students who can’t accredit their knowledge in said subjects will be able to carry out a pre-enrolment process provided that, in case of admission, they pass the course containing said basic knowledge, offered by both universities to meet that end before the beginning of the master’s.
Considering the previously exposed information and the established criteria, the following is the grading scale applied to each received request and used by each university’s Academic Coordinating Committee.
Grading scale
| Background training (access degree and others): up to 5 points |
| The average grade of the access degree’s academic record: up to 4 points (1- pass 2-B 3-A 4-distinction) |
| Accredited professional experience in marketing: up to 3 points. |
| Accredited research: up to 4 points |
| Accredited languages: up to 0,5 |
| Cover letter / interview: up to 2 points |
Admission procedure
The student will have to add to the request:
·A photocopy of the degree
·The degree’s academic record, specifying the average grade.
·Should a degree have been obtained in a non-European country, it will be necessary to add the corresponding approvals.
· A short resume containing information related to the degree’s content.
·A cover letter in which the candidate expresses his motivations and aspirations.
This Master’s degree aims to train graduates with a level of excellence in the area of the psychology of ageing and the elderly. Graduates are expected to: Possess advanced knowledge in the various disciplines of this area and in the theoretical and practical problems that this interdisciplinary area is now facing. Know, differentiate and critically evaluate the different trends and traditions of psychogerontology. Acquire skills and research for the development of assessment tasks, psychological intervention and/or research with healthy elder people, or with elder people who suffer from cognitive impairment or other age-related pathologies in different family and institutional environments.This Master’s degree is intended for people who hold an undergraduate degree or a licenciatura in Psychology, who are able to read scientific texts in English and who have the necessary motivation, attitudes and interpersonal skills to receive this type of training. It is also intended for people who already have some professional experience in any field of psychological intervention for the elderly.
Since the program is fundamentally aimed at the professional specialization of psychologists, the admission criterion is established as being in possession of a Bachelor's or Graduate degree in Psychology, or equivalent foreign qualification.
Since the program is fundamentally aimed at the professional specialization of psychologists, the admission criterion is established as being in possession of a Bachelor's or Graduate degree in Psychology, or equivalent foreign qualification.
In all the Universities and to guarantee the equality of conditions for all students, regardless of the university where they study, the admission criteria will be as follows: a) Adequacy of the degree alleged for admission. b) Average of the academic file in the title of degree.
Quantum technologies are those that are built with devices of quantum nature, exploiting phenomena such as superposition and entanglement to obtain advantages in tasks such as sensing, metrology, communication, encryption, simulation and computation, among others.
The field of quantum technologies is a priority research area in Europe, the US, China, Canada, Australia and Japan, among other developed regions.
This official recognition stems from the fact that quantum technologies have leapt from academia to the business environment, with a growing economic impact. This impact is materialised through an exponentially growing number of start-ups, which add to or complement the initiatives organised by consolidated companies, such as Airbus, Telefónica, Vodafone or Thales Athenea.
This Master’s Degree is an integrated training programme, aimed at graduates from technical and scientific degrees and professionals from technology, communication and service companies. It offers a complete education in the field of quantum technologies, at an advanced development and user level.
Students who have studied technical-scientific degrees with physics and mathematics subjects (such as Degrees in Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, Engineering or similar fields) will be accepted.
Applications will be assessed and prioritised according to the following admission criteria:
| Criteria | Weightings |
| Academic record | 5 |
| Grades in subjects of interest for the Master's Degree Adequacy of previous knowledge for the Master's Degree |
3 |
| Research experience (undergraduate degree projects, stays and collaborations with research groups, or similar) | 1 |
| Motivation, interest and letters of recommendation | 1 |
Mathematics is a basic science, present in other sciences and in general in most of the knowledge branches. Its development is closely linked to the progress of human knowledge ever since ancient times and it is impossible to imagine the current world without the presence of Mathematics.
On one hand, in the last years have arisen new applications in fields so diverse such as Genetics, Biotechnology, Cryptography, Information Technologies and Communication, Finances, etc. In this sense, we can find today mathematicians in jobs that require advanced specialised knowledge in Mathematics that are not obtained in the Degree. These go beyond the possibilities of the Master’s Degree.
The access to the official postgraduate studies can be carried out from different training profiles.
Those students that confirm holding a Licenciatura in Mathematics, Statistics, Physics, Chemistry, Computer Sciences or a degree in Engineering, will access the Master’s Degree directly, as well as those students holding a degree as part of the new study plan that substitutes the aforementioned degrees.
For those students holding a degree which does not correspond with the above mentioned, the Master’s academic committee will require the necessary information of the student on his/her knowledge and will carry out a proposal on his/her conditions of admission, establishing in the corresponding case, a tutorship that is academically suitable.
Students will be selected using criteria of academic excellence and agreements among the host and home universities. Personal interviewers will be carried out.
This Master’s Degree it is aimed for training students in the field of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, so they can start a research activity leading to a Doctoral Thesis. Fields of knowledge in which it arises: basically in the fields of Chemistry, Physics, Engineering, Material Sciences, Biochemistry, Pharmacy and Medicine. The syllabus of the Master’s Degree is somewhere in between Nanoscience/Nanotechnology and molecular sciences. Therefore, it explores scientific areas of increasing interest such as Molecular Electronics, Molecular Magnetism, Supramolecular Chemistry, Surfaces Chemistry or Molecular Materials Sciences.
To have completed previous undergraduate degree studies in technical or experimental teachings related to the Master’s Degree goals; among them: Chemistry, Physics, Biochemistry, Biotechnology, Pharmacy, Medicine, Chemical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, or similar fields.
A B2 level of English language is recommended, for guaranteeing that the student can follow theoretical clasess, as they are taught in English language.
Students who meet these requirements will be admitted in the Master’s Degree according to the following entry requirements and criteria of
merits assessments:
- Specific admission requirements: to have completed previous undergraduate studies of technical or experimental teachings related
to the Master’s Degree goals; among them: Chemistry, Physics, Biochemistry, Biotechnology, Pharmacy, Medicine, Chemical Engineering, Electronic Engineering,
or similar fields. Regarding to foreign students they must hold an official degree equivalent to some the
previous degrees, or to certify a training level equivalent to the Spanish degrees mentioned above.
Assessment criteria of merits:
- Academic Record (80%)
- English Language Skills superior to the minimum required (10%)
- Other CV merits (10%)
This master's degree is run in collaboration with a consortium of 4 European universities and several non-European universities. It is supported by the Erasmus Mundus Programme (European Union) and has received the recognition of MOY (Mediterranean Youth Office) as an "Excellent" Master. The Master aims to train researchers and highly qualified professionals in the management and development of Human Resources, competent in the field of improving the quality of working life and the organization of jobs to make them more human and productive. These functions are essential in a society that pursues high competitiveness and sustainability through knowledge and human and social capital. In addition, the free movement of professionals and workers benefits from the management and development of high-quality human resources. For this reason, the training programme of this master's degree focuses on these strategic fields. It takes into account the following guidelines: 1) the European strategy in this respect (see "EU 20 Strategy", http://ec.europa.eu/eu2020); 2) the reference model and minimum standards of the European Curriculum in Psychology WOP-P, established by the European Network of Organisational and Work Psychologists (ENOP); 3) the main orientations developed by the EUROPSY model for the European Certificate in Psychology, supported by the European Federation of Psychologists’ Associations (EFPA), and for the European Advanced Certificate in Psychology WOP (EAWOP, European Association of Work and Organisational Psychology). In fact, the reports made by the EFPA and EAWOP (Working Group on the European Advanced Certificate in WOP Psychology) consider the WOP-P Master as an example of the specialised training that WOP psychologists should follow in Europe.The call for the E+ Scholarships and for the Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Degree (2024-2026 ed) is open now.
More information available at: https://www.erasmuswop.org/
The partner institutions have a shared evaluation and selection protocol applicable to all candidates. Signed by the principals/presidents of the European partner institutions, the agreement establishes three obligatory entry conditions:
- A degree in Psychology;
- Full-time dedication
- B2 English level, as per the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.
Students must hold a valid visa or a residence permit if so required by national laws.
The call for the E+ Scholarships and for the Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Degree (2024-2026 ed) is open now.
More information available at: https://www.erasmuswop.org/
The mandatory criteria are degree in Psychology, commitment to full-time work and level B2 in English. Additional merits are
a) knowledge and experience related to work, organisational and HR psychology
b) motivation
c) knowledge of psychology and methodology
d) knowledge of the national languages of the Consortium countries.
In summary, the prototypical profile of a "good candidate" would be a person with a good basic knowledge in the discipline, fluent in English, and committed to a training of excellence that is part of the philosophy of this Master.
A shared selection protocol has been developed, which the Master's Coordination Committee analyses every year to improve it. All members of the Consortium consistently use this protocol to evaluate candidates (fairness), which is directly related to the criteria that define a good candidate and whose information is accessible (transparency). Although the coordinating institution centralises the control of the process and some tasks (e.g. the reception of applications), all European institutions of the Consortium are involved in the evaluation of the applicants. The final selection decision is the responsibility of the Master's Coordination Committee (where all institutions are represented) and a unanimous decision is sought. A transparent and objective process of selection and admission of candidates is followed with five general phases:
a) "pre-selection": a check is made on the fulfilment of the obligatory requirements to access the Master
b) "decision of the final list of candidates": students who are not on this list are informed about the reason for exclusion
c) "selection of participants", using the protocol, in a meeting of the Coordination Committee of the Master
d) "communication": candidates are explained whether they are accepted or not in the Master
e) "confirmation" by the accepted participants.
This procedure allows for a transparent, effective, and objective application and selection process. There is no gender discrimination or discrimination against people with disabilities or special needs.
