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Access requirements
- In order to access the official Master’s degree courses, it will be necessary to hold an official Spanish university degree or another degree issued by a higher education institution of the European Higher Education Area that entitles the holder to access Master’s degree courses in the country issuing the degree.
- Graduates from outside the European Higher Education Area may also be admitted without the need for the homologation of their degrees, subject to verification by the University that they accredit a level of training equivalent to the corresponding official Spanish university degrees and that they qualify in the country issuing the degree for access to postgraduate studies. Access by this route will not imply, in any case, the homologation of the previous degree held by the interested party, nor its recognition for purposes other than that of taking the Master’s degree.
- For the admission of students from non-Spanish-speaking countries, a level equivalent to B2 of Spanish, accredited by official certificate or videoconference interview, will be required.
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
Students may be admitted according to the specific requirements and merit assessment criteria of the degree. The Academic Committee of the Degree will select the candidates based on the analysis of:
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Academic record
The academic record will be valued up to 50 points. The average grade of the transcript (out of 10) will be multiplied by a multiplier factor for the purpose of the coefficient of adequacy of the access degree. This coefficient will vary between 1 and 5, depending on the degree with which the master’s degree is accessed.
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Adequacy of the entrance qualification
Degrees considered a priority for access to the master’s degree, with the following priority: maximum preference for Environmental Sciences, Marine Sciences and Biology, followed by Environmental Engineering, Chemistry, Geography, other engineering degrees, etc.
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Work experience and internships
Work experience, internships or proven research in the field of the master’s degree. The accredited experience will be valued up to 20 points.
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Student motivation
To evaluate this aspect, applicants must submit a letter of motivation specifying their interest in the subject matter of the master’s degree, their professional connection, if any, if they intend to write a doctoral thesis at the end of the master’s degree and any other aspect that the applicant considers appropriate. Motivation will be valued up to 10 points.
In the event that the number of places offered is exceeded by the number of applications for admission, each of the above criteria will be weighted in order to establish a final assessment. For this purpose, consideration will be given to those students who meet the requirements established in the official regulations and are in possession of a degree appropriate to the master’s degree.
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. The Carolina Foundation awards 2 annual scholarships for this master’s degree to graduates residing in a Latin American country, a member of the Ibero-American Community of Nations, or Portugal.
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…
