Master: CAU / FAQ

Both official university master's degrees and proprietary programs are advanced training degrees, but they have important differences:

• OFFICIAL UNIVERSITY MASTER'S DEGREE: An official degree with a multidisciplinary or specialized nature, aimed at professional practice or initiation into research tasks. They have full academic effects and, where applicable, qualify for regulated professional activities. They allow access to doctoral studies. Official Master's Degrees are official studies, recognized throughout the European Union, which gives them validity in any of the countries belonging to the European Higher Education Area (EHEA). Please check our updated offer of Official Master's Degrees.

• CONTINUING EDUCATION MASTER'S DEGREE: Proprietary programs aimed at specialization and professional updating, with excellent theoretical-practical training provided by university professors and professionals of recognized prestige, and diversified external internships in companies and institutions. Proprietary Titles do not have equivalence with official university programs and, due to their characteristics, do not grant access to doctoral studies.

According to Article 18 of Royal Decree 822/2021, of September 28, which establishes the organization of university education and the quality assurance procedure, the following can access Master's programs as long as they hold:

a. Spanish official university degree in Bachelor's or Master's or equivalent. Individuals holding an official degree in Diplomacy, Technical Architecture, or Technical Engineering can access University Master's programs, with the university being able to require additional training if necessary.

b. Official university degree from another country within the European Higher Education Area (EHEA) that qualifies for access to Master's studies in the country where it was obtained.

c. Degree according to education systems outside the EHEA without the need for homologation, subject to verification by the University that the degree attests to a level of education equivalent to the corresponding Spanish official university degrees and qualifies for access to postgraduate studies. Access through this route will not imply, under any circumstances, the homologation of the previous degree held by the interested party, nor its recognition for purposes other than pursuing Master's studies.

We can differentiate between:

o Managed and taught solely by UCLM.

o Interuniversity programs: coordinated by one of the participating universities or other Spanish universities. They have a joint program between two or more universities with a single curriculum. Each participating university offers a specific number of subjects. The corresponding mobility conditions are specified for each Master's program.

o Erasmus Mundus: Master's programs taught by a consortium formed by at least three universities from three different countries, at least one of them being a member of the European Union.

They involve a study period in at least two of the participating universities. These Master's programs have obtained the Erasmus Mundus quality label awarded by the European Commission. Upon completion, students obtain a multiple, double, or joint degree recognized in the countries where the awarding institutions are located.

According to the attained competences:

o Professional Master's Degrees enabling the practice of regulated professional activities in Spain. These Master's Degrees may have specific requirements regarding access and fees.

o Non-professional Master's Degrees: those that do not qualify for access to a regulated profession in Spain.

According to the type of degree obtained:

Official Master's Degree: a single official title with validity throughout the entire national territory

Double Degrees: these are specific curriculum paths, upon completion of which two official degrees are obtained, both with validity throughout the entire national territory. They are commonly known as Master's double degrees.

Internships can be one of the teaching activities in a Master's program. They are mandatory for Master's programs that qualify for regulated professional activities.

In any case, the Master's program's website indicates if internships are included and, if so, their characteristics.

Yes. To pursue a Master's program on a part-time basis, you must enroll in a minimum of 18 ECTS credits based on the UCLM's Stay Regulations. If you are applying for a scholarship, you must check the enrollment requirements established in the call for each component of the scholarship. If you enroll on a part-time basis, you are only entitled to tuition fee waivers and the minimum variable amount.

In the "General Information" section detailed on the website of each Master's program, the teaching center, coordination team, and contact persons' information is provided.

Check the information for each Master's program.

If you have administrative inquiries, you can register them through the following CAU (University Assistance Center) web link, where you will need to select the Master's program and the campus of instruction so that the issue can be properly channeled, and you receive a prompt response.

According to Article 18 of Royal Decree 822/2021, of September 28th, which regulates university education, the following individuals may access Master's studies, as long as they hold:

a. Spanish official university degree of Bachelor's, Master's, or equivalent. Individuals holding an official degree in Diplomatura, Technical Architecture, or Technical Engineering may access University Master's programs. However, the university, exercising its autonomy, may require additional training if academically necessary.

b. Official university degree from another country in the European Higher Education Area (EHEA) that qualifies for access to Master's studies in the country where it was obtained.

c. A degree obtained from educational systems outside the EHEA, subject to verification by the university that the completed degree provides a level of education equivalent to the corresponding Spanish official university degrees and qualifies for access to Master's studies in the country where it was obtained.

In general, to access a university Master's program, it is necessary to have an official university degree in Bachelor's, Master's, or equivalent. However, the university may establish admission/conditional enrollment procedures for some Master's programs, allowing students to enroll in a Master's program while still having their Final Degree Project (TFG) pending and a maximum of 9 ECTS credits from the degree program that grants them access. Please check the requirements and get informed here.

Each Master's program may establish specific access requirements, such as preference for admission from certain degrees, language proficiency, or professional experience, among others. It may also be necessary to take additional training courses depending on the student's previous education.

Complementary training courses are subjects that may need to be taken to pursue a specific Master's program, depending on the student's previous education. They are leveling courses and, in general, must be completed before starting the Master's program.

The pre-registration, admission, and enrollment dates are detailed in the "Access and Enrollment" section of each Master's program's website. You can access this information through the UCLM study search engine. Once you have completed the pre-registration (exclusively online through the following link), the university will verify if you meet all the requirements for accessing the Master's program and determine whether you need to take complementary training courses after being admitted.

Yes, but you must apply individually for each Master's program you are interested in, except for the Secondary Education Master's program, where you can choose up to three specialties in order of preference.

Yes, any pre-registration application that has not been confirmed will not be considered in the allocation process of places.

Homologation and legalization are two different procedures with different legal effects.

Homologation: T

The process by which the Spanish Ministry of Universities equates a degree issued outside of Spain to its corresponding Spanish degree, especially for professional purposes (access the procedure from here).

Legalization:

The process of validating the signatures of the authorities who sign a document, which certifies their authenticity for presentation in a third country. In the case of academic degrees or certifications, legalization generally refers to the recognition of the signature of the educational authority that issues the original document (not the one certifying its translation or copy). No type of legalization is required for documents issued in Member States of the European Union or signatories of the Agreement on the European Economic Area. Likewise, documents issued by Switzerland are exempt from legalization due to a bilateral agreement with the European Union. In other cases, documents issued abroad that are intended to be used in these procedures must be duly legalized according to the following conditions (click here for more information).

The documents required for access to University Master's programs can be uploaded to the document management system at any time during the pre-registration period. However, it is advisable to do so at the time of pre-registration to ensure that your application can be reviewed and validated as soon as possible by the UGAC.

Currently, the Master's programs that require accreditation of a foreign language proficiency level for admission are as follows:

The Academic Commission of each Master's program examines the applications, evaluates the required documentation, and applies the selection criteria established to prioritize the applications. Typically, these criteria include the assessment of academic records, additional training, or curriculum vitae. The commission may also conduct personal interviews with candidates if deemed necessary.

Given the importance of the grade point average for the selection of candidates for Master's programs at the university, the Ministry of Universities provides a service to calculate the equivalence of GPAs from university studies conducted outside of Spain. They establish equivalence tables for GPAs of foreign university studies and degrees (Annex II: Tables of Equivalences by Country) to obtain the equivalent GPA on the Spanish grading scale (Scale 0-10).

You should contact the Coordinator of the respective Master's program and, if explicitly authorized and if there are available places, you may enroll following the instructions provided by the Academic Management Unit of the corresponding campus. Admission by the Coordinator is required, provided you meet the requirements and have all the necessary documents for access to Master's programs.

Check if you are eligible for any scholarships, discounts, or fee exemptions and prepare the necessary documents with the required information. If you want to apply for a scholarship from the Ministry of Education and Vocational Training, you must submit the application within the established period, even if you enroll at a later date.

Once the Coordinator resolves the pre-registration applications, you will receive an email notification at the address you provided in your pre-registration application, informing you of the resolution status, accompanied by the Letter of Admission, if applicable. Later, you will receive another email indicating the deadline to formalize enrollment and the access link to the self-enrollment web application.

The enrollment for Official Master's Programs for new students at UCLM is done online from June 20 to September 30, 2023. For the Master's Program in Secondary Education Teaching, the first enrollment period is from July 20 to 26, and the second enrollment period is from September 20 to 26, 2023.

However, once admitted, students will receive an individual notification with the specific deadline for their self-enrollment (consult the instructions for self-enrollment in Master's programs at UCLM).

In such a case, you should report an incident through the CAU (Academic Management Unit) to the corresponding Campus, which will inform you about the available options to formalize your enrollment.

The tuition fee may vary depending on certain conditions of the Master's program, such as the level of experimentation, and it is determined by the Regional Government within a range set by the General Conference on University Policy. You can refer to the prices set by the Autonomous Community for the 2023/24 academic year. Additionally, you may be eligible for exemptions or discounts established by regulations, for which you must provide the supporting documentation at the time of enrollment (disability, large family, etc.). Please refer to the website of each Master's program for this information.

You can pay the tuition fee in a single payment or split the amount into monthly installments through direct debit from a bank account. If you have applied for a scholarship from the Ministry of Education and Vocational Training (MEFP), the tuition fee will remain outstanding until the scholarship is awarded.

The Ministry of Education and Vocational Training annually publishes the general call for grants for official post-obligatory studies, which includes Official Master's programs. This call establishes the different components and amounts you can receive, as well as the academic and economic requirements necessary to obtain these scholarships. You can consult the call for these grants on the following link.

We also recommend checking the grants announced by the autonomous community and the university itself. You can consult the various grant calls through the following link.

Self-enrollment online will take place from July 19 to September 30, 2023.

To re-enroll in the same Master's program, you must pass at least one course.