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Admission requirements
The requirements for access to a university master’s degree are those generally established in Royal Decree 822/2021, in the wording given in its article 18. Likewise, those established in the Pre-registration and Admission Regulations for university master’s degree courses at the Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV).
Access to the Master’s Degree in Agronomic Engineering, as it is a qualifying degree, must also comply with the provisions established in the Order CIN/325/2009This report regulates the access to the Academic Programs with Successive Pathways.
Quotas for seat reservations
The UPV will reserve at least 5 percent of the places offered in official university master’s degrees for students with a recognized degree of disability equal to or greater than 33 percent, as well as for students with permanent educational support needs associated with personal circumstances of disability, who in their previous studies have required resources and support for their full educational inclusion.
In the latter case, the UPV’s Service for Students with Disabilities (CEDAT Foundation) will be responsible for assessing each case in order to issue the relevant report on the appropriateness of formalizing pre-registration for a UPV master’s degree for this quota of reserved places. For this purpose, the interested party will provide the above mentioned Service with the information and supporting documentation required for the assessment of his/her application.
General requirements for admission to a Master’s Degree at the UPV
Students who meet the access requirements may be admitted to a master’s degree in accordance with the specific requirements and merit assessment criteria established by each university master’s degree in accordance with section 5 of article 18 of the aforementioned Royal Decree 822/2021. The requirements and evaluation criteria for this university master’s degree have been defined in accordance with the provisions of article 5.2 of the UPV’s own regulations on Pre-registration and Admission to university master’s degree courses in order to guarantee equal opportunities of access to education for students who meet the conditions of access.
These criteria are transparent and objective and allow the selection, from among the students who apply, of the most qualified students on the basis of their records and merits and under conditions of comparability of these records and merits. Admission to this master’s degree will not imply, in any case, any modification of the academic and, where appropriate, professional effects corresponding to the previous degree held by the interested party, nor its recognition for any other purposes than that of to study for a Master’s degree.
Successive Pathway Academic Program undergraduate and master’s degree courses
Royal Decree 822/2021, dated September 28, allows universities the possibility of offering these courses. academic programs of successive courses that link a bachelor’s degree and a university master’s degree oriented towards professional specialization, and also provides for the regulation, through its own regulations, of a procedure for access to university master’s studies in these programs without having completed the linked bachelor’s degree. On February 3, 2022, the Governing Council of the UPV approved its own regulations for pre-registration and admission to university master’s degree programs, following the indications established in Royal Decree 822/2021. The UPV offers the following successive academic program for the exercise of the regulated profession of Agronomist Engineer regulated in the Ministerial Order CIN/325/2009 of February 9, 2009, which establishes the requirements for the verification of official university degrees that enable the exercise of the profession of Agronomist Engineer.
Successive Pathway Academic Program in Agronomy Engineering (undergraduate degree in Agri-Food and Rural Engineering)
Access to the Academic Program with Successive Pathway (hereinafter PARS) in Agronomic Engineering for students entering the Universitat Politècnica de Valencia is done through a specific offer of places in the pre-registration of each course (for students of baccalaureate, vocational training and other quotas). As indicated in the RD822/2021 in its ninth additional provision, students who choose to enroll in the PARS, may, throughout the course of their Bachelor’s and Master’s studies, leave it at any time. Regarding admission to the Master’s Degree, priority in enrollment will be guaranteed to students who have an official Bachelor’s Degree, regardless of whether or not they are enrolled in the PARS.
Specific requirements for admission to the Master’s Degree.
The Academic Committee of the Degree, hereinafter CAT, is the competent body to establish the evaluation criteria to be applied to set the order of priority in the allocation of places, according to the rules of Pre-registration and Admission to university masters studies at the UPV and following the guidelines issued by the vice-rectorate responsible for student affairs.
The composition of the Academic Committee of the Degree is regulated in Article 4.2 of the Regulations on Academic Regime and Student Evaluation.
Reference grades and related grades:
The Degree in Agri-Food and Rural Engineering from the UPV is the official university degree that has been used as a reference for the design of the syllabus of the Master’s Degree in Agronomic Engineering. Consequently, this is considered the reference Degree and its graduates, in accordance with the merit assessment criteria established in the following section, will be admitted, if applicable, without training complements to the aforementioned Master’s Degree. Likewise, in accordance with the merit assessment criteria established in the following section, graduates with degrees equivalent to those indicated in the preceding paragraphs from any Spanish university will be admitted, if applicable, without training complements. Consequently, any graduate of a degree that qualifies for the regulated profession of Agricultural Technical Engineer, verified according to order CIN/323/2009 of February 9, 2009, which establishes the requirements for the verification of official university degrees that enable the exercise of the profession of Agricultural Technical Engineer, may access the master’s degree.
Applicants of related degrees (eg. Degree in Forestry Engineering, Degree in Environmental Engineering, etc.) that meet the access requirements and that, after establishing by the ERT, the training complements to be taken in order to acquire the competences established in the order CIN/323/2009 do not exceed 24 ETCS, will be able to access the master’s degree. For the rest of applicants who meet the access requirements, the ERT will establish the training complements up to a maximum of 24 ECTS. Graduates in Technical Engineering from the previous regulation must previously obtain the corresponding Bachelor’s Degree. In addition to the above, it will be considered a preferential requirement for admission the accreditation of the B2 level in a foreign language and the university access grade, in the terms regulated by the UPV.
Training complements or admission without complements
In accordance with the provisions of Article 18.5 of Royal Decree 822/2021, which establishes the organization of university education and the procedure for quality assurance, as well as Article 24 of the Regulations for Pre-registration and Admission to university master’s degree programs at the UPV (in particular, the ECTS credit load of the training complements may not exceed the equivalent of 20 percent of the credit load of the degree), the following training complements are established for admission to this master’s degree program:When the entrance qualification is not the one established as the reference grade or equivalent, lThe CAT of the master’s degree will carry out a study of the competences already acquired by the students with their entrance qualification and, based on this, will propose to the students to take a maximum of 24 ECTS of specialization so that they can acquire the established competences before they are necessary while taking the master’s degree.
These training complements are established by the CAT for each student according to their degree of origin and will not be considered a prerequisite for admission and enrollment in the master’s degree, but may be taken simultaneously. The complementary courses will consist of subjects belonging to the degree of reference for access to the master’s degree. These training complements will guarantee the acquisition of the competences defined in the order CIN/323/2009. Students who have been assigned training complements will formalize their enrollment in these complements in the same academic year in which they access the university master’s degree. In no case may the master’s degree be obtained without having previously passed the training complements.
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
The admission criteria for the master’s degree ensure a rigorous and selective process to guarantee that students meet the required academic and professional standards. The criteria are detailed below:
A
Evaluation of the academic record
The average grade of the academic record and the training courses taken will be evaluated. This criterion represents up to 20% of the admission grade.
B
Correspondence of the competences of the access degree with those of the Reference Degree.
This criterion is taken into account only if the candidate does not come from a reference or related grade; otherwise, it is not considered in the scale.
C
Curriculum Vitae
Professional experience relevant to the content of the master’s degree is valued, representing up to 20% of the admission grade.
D
Other merits
- Dossier-Portfolio of the work done: The adequacy of the dossier to the profile of the master’s degree and the candidate will be assessed, with a weight of up to 20% of the grade.
- Summary of the possible project to be carried out as TFM: The alignment of the project with the research lines of the master’s degree is considered, representing up to 20% of the grade.
- Motivation letter in video support: It allows to know the candidate’s interests and motivations, with a maximum duration of 3 minutes, contributing up to 20% of the grade.
Admission will be based on the order of priority of the applications, covering the places offered and filling vacancies in case of resignations.
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…
