Given the number of participating universities and the teaching staff available we are able to provide a high number of places. The 75 places offered are equally distributed among the unversities where enrolment is possible (Salamanca, Santiago de Compostela, La Laguna, Valladolid and Valencia). When choosing a university, students have to be aware that, while there is a common curriculum, enrolment dates and administrative formalities are established individually by each university.
Access Requirements
To have an official university degree. This degree may be Spanish or issued by a higher education institution belonging to the European Higher Education Area and must qualify the student to access master's level studies.
Students with foreign higher education degrees not issued by the European Higher Education Area need them to be previously approved as equivalent to the Spanish degrees that grant access to the master's level studies, following the appropriate procedure provided for in the applicable regulations. Notwithstanding all of the above, the universities may admit students holding degrees obtained according to foreign education systems without need for further approval upon verification that their level is equivalent to that of the corresponding Spanish Undergraduate degrees and that they grant access to master's level studies in the foreign country where they were issued. In this case, students are to submit a request for equivalence.
Pre-registration and Admission
Students can apply for enrolment in the official Master's Degree curriculum at any of the universities in charge. Applications will be forwarded to the Master's Coordinating Committee, together with the student's CV, academic transcript and, eventually, a cover letter explaining the student's motivations.
Once the applications have been submitted at the corresponding universities, the Master's General Coordinating Committee, through the Degree’s Academic Committee (specific to each university), shall decide upon the suitability of each application and, if necessary, summon the candidate to a preliminary interview.
The conditions required for admission are as follows:
1. Accreditation of a B1 level in English.
2. Foreign students whose native language is not among the official languages of the Master's Degree (Spanish or English) must certify CEFR level B2 in Spanish and B1 in English.
3. The criteria for the assessment and weighting of applications are as follows:
* Adequacy of training to the entry requirements. Candidates should have the attitudes and interests suggested in the admission profile. (15%)
* Average grade of the academic transcript. (35%)
* Cover letter, where applicable (10%)
* Scientific publications (15%)
* Periods of study at prestigious institutions (10%)
* Work experience (5%)
* Scholarships or grants (10%)
Desired Profile
The following attitudes and interests shall be positively valued:
* Interest in the analysis and study of problems and concepts that are of a universal and/or cross-cutting and/or general nature. For example, the question of knowledge in general, the overall structure of reality, or the relationship among language/world/thought.
* A comprehensive approach to the knowledge of nature and humankind itself.
* A critical and reasoned view of the different theoretical and practical aspects of scientific research.
* Skills such as team-work, abstract reasoning and creativity, together with the ability to adapt to the changes associated to the progression of knowledge.
Registration
Pre-registration and enrolment shall be made in accordance with the academic requirements and calendar established by each university, which will be published on their website.
University of Santiago de Compostela