Official university master's degree courses

The aims of the university master’s degree courses are to establish a system of compatible credits, comparable criteria and methods and courses that have a similar duration to European second-cycle degree courses in other countries where institutions are regulated by the EHEA. These courses are also designed to facilitate and promote the mobility of students and their incorporation into the European labour market.

The Spanish university master’s degrees are officially recognized in Spain and in Europe as degrees that have been regulated by the directives of the EHEA. Their public prices are regulated by the Catalan government (Generalitat de Catalunya).

University master’s degree courses are based on ECTS (European Credit Transfer System) credits: one ECTS credit is equivalent to 25 hours of student work, which includes the following: lectures and practical classes, private study, participation in seminars, projects and practical work and preparation for and completion of examinations and assessment tests.

Curricula provide theoretical and practical training for the student through compulsory subjects, optional subjects, seminars, placements, supervised projects and assessment activities. In addition, at the end of the program, students complete and defend a master’s degree final project.

Depending on its educational objectives, a university master’s degree course may either:

1. prepare students for employment in the sector
2. introduce them to research. In this case, this is the stage students must go through if they wish to enter a doctoral degree.

For more information (enrolment, admission critera, etc), please check the webpage of the master's degree you are interested in.

Call for applications for the Master's Degree with honours correspondig to the year 2013-14