Admission requirements

There are two possible ways to gain admission:

A. With prior validation of a degree certificate or a certificate of an equivalent academic level, awarded by a university or centre of higher education abroad.

Students must present documentation accrediting the validation of their degree and their acceptance on their chosen postgraduate program.

B. Without prior validation of a degree certificate (including degrees in engineering and architecture) awarded by a university or centre of higher education abroad.

Under no circumstances does admission to a postgraduate studies program via option B imply the validation of the foreign degree in Spain held by the interested party nor the recognition of this degree for any other purpose than that of studying the corresponding program.

Students will require permission from the Rector of the University, or the person delegated for this purpose, expressly authorizing registration on the program without the prior validation of their studies, as well as documentation accrediting their acceptance on the postgraduate program.

The procedure for obtaining this authorization involves:

1. Presenting the following documentation

• Application seeking authorisation
• Original or photocopy of DNI, NIE, passport or national identity document
• Original or photocopy of degree certificate or proof of issue of the degree certificate
• A statement of compliance confirming that the interested party holds the stated qualification and that all of the details provided are accurate, giving authorization for these details to be verified if it is considered necessary [see attached document].

The applicant may be required to submit additional documentation deemed necessary to assess the equivalence of the presented degree with the qualifications required for access to master’s or postgraduate studies.

Document Requirements

• All documents submitted must be official and issued by the competent authorities, in accordance with the applicable legal system of the respective country.
• Documents that are not issued in Catalan, Spanish, English, Italian, French or Portuguese must be accompanied by an official translation into Spanish or Catalan, in accordance with the regulations of the University of Barcelona and the competent ministry in the field.

However, each center or the management of the program to which access is sought may request, as part of the admission process, that the submitted documentation be original, an authentic copy, or a certified copy, and/or be legalized. Additionally, they may request supplementary documentation, such as the certificate of subjects completed to obtain the degree used for admission.

To access a course at the University of Barcelona, only the resolutions issued by the rector’s delegation will be taken into account.

2. Requesting the authorization of the Rector

The faculty or school organising the chosen postgraduate program will be responsible for obtaining the authorization.

The application addressed to the Rector should be presented, together with the documentation listed above, to the coordinator of the postgraduate program.

Admission to the program

Students should contact the coordinator of the chosen program.

Registration

Students should contact the faculty or school organising the chosen postgraduate program for information regarding the period during which they can register.

Consult the registration instructions leaflet for the current academic year.

Registration Fees

Course fees vary for each program.

Further information

Program details, registration, tutorials, course schedules, etc.

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