• 1.1. WHAT IS THE RANGE OF MASTER'S DEGREE PROGRAMMES AVAILABLE AT THE UGR?

Every academic year, we publish our updated list of master's degree programmes on the website of the UGR's International School for Postgraduate Studies (EIP), available here:

http://escuelaposgrado.ugr.es/pages/masteres_oficiales/oferta_formativa

• 1.2. 1.2. WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN AN OFFICIAL MASTER'S DEGREE AND A UGR-SPECIFIC MASTER'S DEGREE (TÍTULO PROPIO DE MÁSTER)?

In Spain, an official master's degree (known as máster oficial or Máster Universitario) is a set of regulated postgraduate courses valid throughout Spain and the European Higher Education Area (EHEA). These programmes have full academic validity and some of them are licensure master's degrees (másteres habilitantes), which means that they authorise the holder to engage in regulated professions.

To be admitted to a master's degree you must hold a licenciatura degree (full undergraduate degree), a diplomatura degree (3-year undergraduate degree), a grado degree (bachelor's degree) or another equivalent qualification.

Master's degrees can be oriented either towards professional specialisation or towards research initiation. The duration of a master's degree is 1 or 2 years and comprises between 60 and 120 ECTS credits. Upon completion, you will be awarded a master's degree, which provides access to doctoral programmes.

UGR-specific master's degrees are programmes approved by our University that focus on providing advanced training and professional specialisation while offering a more flexible and diversified type of education, in line with society's needs.

For admission, a university degree is required. Due to their characteristics, these programmes do not give access to doctoral studies.

• 1.3. WHAT ARE THE ENTRY REQUIREMENTS FOR MASTER'S DEGREE PROGRAMMES?

The online pre-registration application, available at the “Distrito Único Andaluz (DUA)” Platform, allows you to apply for a master's programme even if you do not yet hold the required entrance qualification; however, you will have to provide this qualification by the deadline established for each stage.

In these cases, your application will be provisionally processed by the deadline specified in our annual decision. For admission to a master's programme, you must submit proof of the following requirements:

a) Possession of an official Spanish university degree or equivalent, or a degree from another country in the European Higher Education Area (EHEA) which makes you eligible for Master’s degree-level studies in the issuing country.

b) Possession of a foreign degree, which is not required to be officially recognised in Spain if it undergoes a qualification equivalency check. In this procedure, we will verify that the level of training you received when completing your degree is equivalent to that of an official Spanish degree. Likewise, we will check that your degree gives you the right to be considered for admission to postgraduate studies in the issuing country. Acceptance of your qualification does not imply that your degree will gain official recognition (homologación) nor that it will be approved for purposes other than accessing a master's degree programme. If you hold a non-recognised degree from a country outside the EHEA, you must request a qualification equivalency check prior to the admission process to ensure its comparability with an official Spanish degree.

c) Some master's degree programmes require applicants to hold a specific degree.

In addition, you will be asked to submit your official academic transcript, which will be taken into account when assessing your application. If you do not submit this document, it will be assumed that you obtained the minimum pass mark.

• 1.4. CAN I TAKE AN OFFICIAL MASTER'S DEGREE IF I HOLD A DIPLOMATURA DEGREE (3-YEAR UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE) OR MUST I HOLD A LICENCIATURA (FULL UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE) OR GRADO (BACHELOR'S DEGREE)?

To access an official master's degree, you must hold a university degree. Depending on the requirements established for each master's degree, you will be required to provide a licenciatura (full undergraduate degree) or diplomatura (3-year undergraduate degree) degree. To find out what type of degree you need to hold to access a particular master's degree, please visit the website of that master's degree.

• 1.5.1.5. CAN I ACCESS AN OFFICIAL MASTER'S DEGREE IF I DO NOT HAVE A UNIVERSITY DEGREE?

No. To access an official master's degree, you must hold an official university degree. The “Distrito Único Andaluz (DUA)” Platform allows you to pre-register for a master's degree even if you do not yet hold a university degree. However, to be considered for admission, you will be required to present a degree certificate by the deadline indicated on the calendar of the annual decision for admission to master's degrees (usually at the beginning of September).

• 1.6. HOW CAN I APPLY FOR ADMISSION TO A MASTER'S DEGREE?

On the following website you can find a list of all the official master's degrees offered by the Andalusian Universities, along with the degrees that give you access to them. You will also find the pre-registration and registration calendar:

http://www.juntadeandalucia.es/innovacioncienciayempresa/sguit/

On the following website you can find a list of all the official master's degrees offered by the Andalusian Universities, along with the degrees that give you access to them. You will also find the pre-registration and registration calendar:

http://www.juntadeandalucia.es/innovacioncienciayempresa/sguit/mo_calendario.php

If you attained your degree from a country outside the EHEA, you will need to apply for a qualification equivalency check before pre-registration and registration.

Once you are admitted, you must complete your registration online. To do so, the University of Granada will send you an email to the address you provided in your pre-registration application with a link to the Automatrícula (self-registration) platform.

• 1.7. WHAT DOCUMENTS DO I HAVE TO PRESENT TO APPLY FOR ADMISSION TO AN OFFICIAL MASTER'S DEGREE?

As part of the pre-registration process, besides providing your personal details and the name of the master's degree programm(es) you are interested in, you must present all the requested documents in PDF format. As a general rule, to apply for admission to an official master's degree, you will need to present the following documents:

- Degree certificate that gives you access to the master's degree

- Academic transcript

- ID card/NIE/passport

- CV and other qualifications

- Approved qualification equivalence check. This is only required if your entrance qualification is a university degree from outside the European Higher Education Area; see section “1.3. What are the entry requirements for master's degree programmes?”.

- Some master's degrees require the submission of additional documentation. For example, the Master's Degree in Teacher Training requires applicants to provide proof of proficiency in another European language at level B1 or higher.

During the pre-registration process, it is not necessary for the documentation to be legalised or certified.

• 1.8. WHERE CAN I FIND INFORMATION ABOUT TIMETABLES, CLASSROOMS, THE START OF COURSES, THE PROGRAMME, ETC.?

In most cases, you can find this information on the master's degree website.

• 1.9. CAN I REGISTER FOR A MASTER'S DEGREE IF I HAVE NOT COMPLETED ALL THE COURSES OF MY UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE?

No. To access an official master's degree, you must hold an official university degree. If you complete your degree after the registration period has closed, you can apply for late admission to a master's degree if there are still places available and you submit a request to the master's degree coordinators.

• 1.10. I JUST COMPLETED MY UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE, SO I DO NOT YET HAVE THE CORRESPONDING DEGREE CERTIFICATE. HOW CAN I PROVE THAT I HAVE THE NECESSARY QUALIFICATION?

By submitting a provisional degree certificate or proof of payment of the degree certificate.

• 1.11. WHAT IS THE MINIMUM NUMBER OF CREDITS A STUDENT MUST REGISTER FOR THE FIRST YEAR OF AN OFFICIAL MASTER'S DEGREE?

Depending on your mode of study, the minimum number of credits that you must take is as follows:

a) Full-time registration:

In order to be considered a full-time student, students must take the 60 ECTS that make up a master's degree programme. This is the standard mode of study for new master's students at the University of Granada. If your master's degree has more than 60 ECTS credits, you will be considered a full-time student if you register for 60 credits in the first academic year.

b) Part-time registration:

You will be registered as a part-time student if you take at least 24 ECTS credits, but not more than 42.

New students wishing to study part-time must apply for this mode of study within the period established in the official academic calendar.

• 1.12. HOW MUCH DOES A MASTER'S DEGREE COST? HOW CAN I PAY FOR MY REGISTRATION?

Fees per credit are established by Decree of the Regional Government of Andalusia. You can check them at the following link: Calendar and Fees

You can choose to pay registration fees in full or in two instalments. Fees must be paid using the corresponding payment form and any of the following methods:

- Payment at the offices of one of the partner banks selected by the University of Granada.

- Online payment via your UGR's “Acceso identificado” Student Account.

More information

• 1.13. I WANT TO CHANGE A MASTER'S DEGREE COURSE I HAVE ALREADY REGISTERED FOR. WHAT DO I NEED TO DO?

Courses can only be changed if the corresponding classes have not yet begun. Typically, the registration modification period runs between 1 October and 27 February of the following year. Registration modification dates are set by the Governing Council each year and can be found on our website: http://escuelaposgrado.ugr.es/pages/masteres_oficiales/calendario_precios_publicos

• 1.14. I HAVE MISSED THE REGISTRATION DEADLINE FOR MASTER'S DEGREES. CAN I STILL REGISTER?

Once the pre-registration process has ended, master's degree coordinators can provide a late registration letter if there are any vacancies on their master's degree programme. To be eligible, you must submit your application by 30 November of the corresponding academic year.

• *1.15. I HOLD A NON-SPANISH UNIVERSITY DEGREE. MUST MY DEGREE BE OFFICIALLY RECOGNISED (HOMOLOGADO) TO BE ADMITTED TO A MASTER'S DEGREE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA? Not necessarily. If your degree certificate has been awarded by a university within the European Higher Education Area, you must provide a copy of your certificate and your official academic transcript, which only need to be legalised if they were issued in a EHEA country outside the EU (it is not necessary if they were issued in Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein or Switzerland). Likewise, both documents must be accompanied by their official translation into Spanish and by any other required documentation for registration. If your degree certificate was awarded by a university outside the EHEA, you do not need to have it officially recognised. Instead, you can provide proof that it gives access to postgraduate studies in the issuing country. + 1.16. GRANTS FOR OFFICIAL MASTER'S DEGREE STUDIES**

As with any other official degree, students of official master's degrees are eligible for grants offered by the Spanish Ministry of Education. Additionally, there are other organisations that offer grants to master's degree students.

In the following link we include information about all the grant opportunities we know of:

Grants