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Access requirements
The requirements for access to this degree are those generally established in Royal Decree 822/2021, in the wording given in its article 18. Likewise, those established in the Regulations for Pre-registration and Admission to university master’s degree studies at the Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV) are also applicable.
In order to access the official university master’s degree courses, it is necessary to hold one of the following degrees:
- Official Spanish university degree of Graduate or equivalent, or another University Master’s degree, or degrees of the same level as the Spanish Bachelor’s or Master’s degree issued by universities and institutions of higher education of a country of the EHEA that in that country allows access to Master’s studies.
- Degrees from educational systems that do not form part of the EHEA, which are equivalent to a Bachelor’s degree, without the need for homologation of the degree, but with verification by the university of the level of training involved, provided that in the country where the degree was issued it allows access to postgraduate university studies. In no case will access by this route imply the homologation of the previous degree held by the interested party or its recognition for purposes other than that of carrying out the Master’s studies.
- A foreign university degree recognized by the Ministry of Education as equivalent to an official Spanish university degree or a foreign higher education degree declared by the Ministry of Education as equivalent to an official university degree or academic level that allows access to a Master’s degree.
- From an official university degree corresponding to the pre-EHEA system in accordance with the provisions of the first additional provision of Royal Decree 822/2021: Official degree of architect or architectess, graduate or engineer.
- Exceptionally, students of a Spanish or EHEA degree who have yet to pass the TFG and a maximum of 9 ECTS credits may be conditionally admitted. Undergraduate students who have yet to accredit the knowledge of a foreign language required to obtain a bachelor’s degree may also be admitted.
Admission for disabled students
For students with specific educational needs arising from a disability, appropriate support and counseling services will be established to assess the needs of curricular adaptations, itineraries or alternative studies, through the support of the CEDAT Foundation of the UPV.
The CEDAT Foundation of the UPV offers information and advice to members of the university community with disabilities, as well as accompaniment and support in the classroom. In addition, it provides technical aids for study to those members of the student body who, due to their special educational needs, require it. It also promotes and manages training and employment actions for this group, both inside and outside the UPV campuses, and offers different services from its Special Employment Center.
The foundation also carries out projects for the elimination of architectural and urban barriers, comprehensive accessibility plans, accessibility audits, project reviews, advice and design of ideal accessibility models.
General information on access can be found in the Alumni Service – Access
Admission criteria
Applications will be ranked in descending order according to the score obtained after application of the following criteria:
A
Evaluation of the academic record (40%)
The applications will be ordered according to the average grade in the academic record and the indicated weighting will be applied. In the case of transcripts graded on scales other than those indicated in RD 1125/2003, the applicant will be required to provide a statement of equivalence of average grades of university studies carried out in foreign centers obtained from the Ministry responsible for Universities. Those who do not provide this document will be assigned a 5 as the average grade point average.
B
Resume / Interview (40%)
Candidates may provide an abbreviated CV, which may be checked for suitability for the master’s degree by means of a video-conference interview. It will be scored from 0 to 10 points and weighted with the indicated value.
C
Other merits (20%)
Special entrance examinations or special admission criteria
In the case of non-native English speakers, an official certificate of proficiency level B2 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) must be provided. The Academic Committee of the degree may consider conducting an interview for those candidates who do not have a certificate.
Scholarships
Studies leading to an official university degree allow access to scholarships and grants. The Ministry of Education, the Generalitat Valenciana and the Universitat Politècnica de València itself offer various scholarships and grants.
General scholarships for students pursuing post-compulsory studies valid throughout the national territory. The scholarship will consist of exemption from payment of fees for the provision of university academic services (tuition fees), corresponding to subjects enrolled for the first time. Other fixed and variable amounts may also be obtained, if the requirements established for this purpose are met.
For the awarding of the scholarship it is necessary to prove administrative residence in the Valencian Community and not to exceed the income thresholds established by the call, as well as to comply with the general and academic requirements. The scholarship consists of the exemption from the payment of fees for the provision of university academic services (tuition fees), for subjects enrolled in first and second enrollment.
The Universitat Politècnica de València offers various scholarships or grants such as social action grants, canteen grants or collaboration training grants. There are also grants for sportsmen and women.
This link brings together all types of calls for bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral students: mobility grants, collaboration grants, research grants, internship grants, course grants…
Pre-registration process
Pre-registration is the procedure used to order all the applications received by each university master’s degree, according to the access requirements that have been established and the evaluation of the merits presented by each applicant. It is a procedure that, at the Universitat Politècnica de València, is carried out through an online application and with a different (longer) deadline for students from outside the European Union. Those interested in applying for a place in this university master’s degree will find below the step-by-step instructions for pre-enrolment: deadlines, fees, documents, regulations…
