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Entry requirements
To access official university master’s programmes, applicants must hold one of the following degrees:
- Official Spanish university degree of Graduate or equivalent, or another official University Master’s degree, or degrees at the same level as the Spanish Bachelor’s or Master’s degree issued by universities and higher education institutions in a country of the EHEA that in that country give access to Master’s studies.
- Degrees from educational systems that are not part of the EHEA, which are equivalent to a Bachelor’s degree, without the need for official recognition of the degree, but subject to verification by the university of the level of training they entail, provided that in the country where the degree was issued it gives access to postgraduate university studies. Under no circumstances will access via this route imply the official recognition of the previous degree held by the applicant, nor its recognition for any purpose other than undertaking Master’s studies.
- A foreign university degree officially recognised by the Ministry of Education as equivalent to an official Spanish university degree, or a foreign higher education degree declared equivalent by the Ministry of Education to an official university qualification or academic level that allows access to Master’s programmes.
- An official university degree corresponding to the pre-EHEA structure in accordance with the provisions of the first additional provision of Royal Decree 822/2021: [Licentiate, Engineer or Technical Engineer degree, with or without bridging courses.]
- By way of exception, students on a Spanish or EHEA Bachelor’s degree who still have their Bachelor’s Thesis pending and a maximum of 9 ECTS credits outstanding may be conditionally admitted, provided that the total (Bachelor’s Thesis and subjects) does not exceed 30 ECTS credits under any circumstances. Students who still have to provide proof of the foreign language competence required for the award of a Bachelor’s degree may also be admitted.
Reference degrees and bridging courses
The Bachelor’s Degree in Digital and Multimedia Technology from the UPV is the official university degree that has been used as a reference in designing the curriculum of the Master’s Degree in Audiovisual Technologies. This degree guarantees the competences required to take the master’s as a natural continuation of studies. Consequently, its graduates, in accordance with the merit assessment criteria established in the following sections, will be admitted, where appropriate, without bridging courses.
Likewise, in accordance with the merit assessment criteria established in the following sections, graduates with the following degrees will be admitted, where appropriate:
- Bachelor’s degrees in the branch of Telecommunication Engineering with a specialisation in Sound and Image or equivalent (no bridging courses required).
- Bachelor’s Degree in Multimedia Engineering and equivalent degrees (no bridging courses required).
- Bachelor’s Degree in Design and Creative Technologies and equivalent degrees (with bridging courses).
- Bachelor’s Degree in Video Game Design and Development and Interactive Experiences and equivalent degrees (with bridging courses).
- Bachelor’s Degree in Interactive Technologies and equivalent degrees (with bridging courses).
- Bachelor’s degrees in the branch of Telecommunication Engineering with specialisations other than Sound and Image or equivalent (with bridging courses).
- Bachelor’s degrees in the branch of Computer Engineering (with bridging courses).
Admission in the case of students with disabilities
For students with specific educational needs arising from a disability, appropriate support and advisory services will be established to assess the need for curricular adaptations, alternative pathways or studies, through the support of the UPV CEDAT Foundation.
The UPV CEDAT Foundation provides 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 study aids to those students who require them due to their special educational needs. It also promotes and manages training and employment initiatives for this group, both inside and outside the UPV campuses, and offers various services through its Special Employment Centre.
Likewise, the foundation carries out projects for the removal of architectural and urban barriers, comprehensive accessibility plans, accessibility audits, project reviews, and advice and design of ideal accessibility models.
You can find general information on access at the Student Services – Admission
Admission criteria
To take this master’s degree, a solid technological background is required, especially in the field of multimedia and audiovisual systems and content. This technological training must be combined with a suitable development of creative and organisational skills, as well as a strong capacity for adaptation and continuous learning that allows the student to operate in a constantly evolving field.
A
Assessment of academic record.
In the case of academic records graded on scales different from those indicated in RD 1125/2003, the applicant will be required to provide a statement of equivalence of average grades for university studies completed at foreign institutions, obtained from the Ministry responsible for Universities. Applicants who do not provide this document will be assigned a 5 as their average entry grade.
The assessment of the academic record will be expressed as a score on a scale from 0 to 10 and will be obtained from the average grade of the Bachelor’s degree with which the applicant accesses the Master’s. For the purposes of calculating this average grade, recognised credits without a grade are not counted.
The average grade of the access Bachelor’s degree for each student accounts for 50% of the final assessment.
B
Correspondence between the competences of the access degree and those of the Reference Degree.
The correspondence between the competences of the access degree and those of the Bachelor’s Degree in Digital and Multimedia Technology (Reference Degree) will be assessed. The assessment will be expressed as a score on a scale from 0 to 10:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Digital and Multimedia Technology (GTDM): 10
- Bachelor’s degrees in the branch of Telecommunication Engineering with a specialisation in Sound and Image or equivalent: 9
- Bachelor’s Degree in Multimedia Engineering and equivalent degrees: 8.
- Bachelor’s Degree in Design and Creative Technologies, Bachelor’s Degree in Interactive Technologies, Bachelor’s Degree in Video Game Design and Development and Interactive Experiences, and equivalent degrees: 7
- Bachelor’s degrees in the branch of Telecommunication Engineering with specialisations other than Sound and Image or equivalent: 6.
- Bachelor’s degrees in the branch of Computer Engineering: 5.
This section accounts for 40% of the final assessment.
C
Curriculum vitae.
The applicant’s curriculum vitae will be assessed, especially those aspects related to work experience / internships in companies or institutions in the field of the Master’s, participation in relevant projects, continuing education and knowledge of foreign languages. The assessment criteria will be proposed by the Master’s Academic Committee. The assessment will be expressed as a score on a scale from 0 to 10. This section accounts for 10% of the final assessment.
Applicants will be admitted in strict order of ranking, up to the number of places offered.
After the admission of graduates, and if there are still places available, students who, without having completed their Bachelor’s degree, come from any of the listed access degrees or equivalent may be admitted, provided that they still have their Bachelor’s Thesis and up to 9 ECTS credits pending, and that under no circumstances may the total (Bachelor’s Thesis and subjects) exceed 30 ECTS credits. In no case may these include results necessary for the normal progress of the master’s studies.
If there are withdrawals, and as long as there are applications on the waiting list, vacancies will be filled until all places offered are taken or the waiting list is exhausted, following the previously established order of ranking.
Scholarships
Studies leading to an official university degree allow access to scholarships and grants. The Ministry responsible for education, the Generalitat Valenciana and the Universitat Politècnica de València itself offer different scholarships and grants.
General scholarships for students taking post-compulsory studies valid throughout the national territory. The scholarship will consist of exemption from payment of fees for university academic services (tuition fees) corresponding to subjects enrolled for the first time. Other fixed and variable amounts may also be obtained, if the established requirements are met.
To be awarded this scholarship, it is necessary to prove administrative residence in the Valencian Community and not exceed the income thresholds established in the call, as well as to meet the general and academic requirements. The scholarship consists of exemption from payment of fees for university academic services (tuition fees) for subjects enrolled for the first and second time.
The Universitat Politècnica de València offers various scholarships or grants such as social action grants, meal grants or training collaboration scholarships. There are also grants for athletes.
This link brings together all kinds of calls for Bachelor’s, Master’s and Doctoral students: mobility grants, collaboration, research and internship scholarships, grants for taking courses, and more.
Access to pre-registration
Pre-enrolment is the procedure used to rank all the applications received for each university master’s degree, based on the established entry requirements and the assessment of the merits presented by each applicant. At the Universitat Politècnica de València, this procedure is carried out through an online application, with a different (longer) deadline for students from outside the European Union.
Those interested in applying for a place on this university master’s degree will find below step-by-step instructions on how to complete the pre-enrolment: deadlines, fees, documents, regulations, and more.
