Admission

Admission degrees

In order to gain admission to the Master's Degree in Geotechnical Engineering students must have one of the following degrees:

• bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering, Public Works Engineering or Environmental Engineering
• bachelor's degree in Environmental Sciences or Geology.
• official diploma or former undergraduate degrees in Civil Engineering, Environmental Sciences, Public Works Engineering or Geology.

Other degrees

When the access request is made from a degree other than those listed above, the body responsible for the master's degree will analyze the files of the candidates with the aim of determining, for each case, the additional training to be taken.

Students pending obtaining the degree that gives access to the master's degree

UPC undergraduate students who, despite not having obtained the bachelor’s degree, have pending the TFG and, at most, up to 9 ECTS (including credits pending recognition or transfer) or who have completed their studies, but are waiting to achieve, if possible, transversal competence in a third language. Under no circumstances will students who access this route be able to obtain a master's degree if they have not previously obtained a bachelor's degree.

Candidates from other universities who are enrolled in all the credits to complete the studies that give access to the master's degree can apply for access. Acceptance will be conditioned to the fulfillment of the general and specific access and admission requirements at the time of formalizing the registration.

Please check the specific admission requirements to the MScME here.

You will find all the information about the general Access requirements to UPC master's programs here.

Master's Degree in Mining Engineering

The following factors or parameters are considered for admission to the Master's Degree in Mining Engineering:

• Academic record
• Experience in the research field
• Fluency in foreign languages

For more information please check the master's official website (in Spanish).

Master's Degree in Geotechnical Engineering

The following factors or parameters are considered for admission to the Master's Degree in Geotechnical Engineering:

• Weighted average mark factor (40%)
  It is the result of summing the values obtained by multiplying the marks of the courses passed by the number of credits in each of them and dividing it by the number of credits passed (as stated in UPC's regulations).
• CV adequacy factor (50%)
• Additional former education factor (10%)
  Adequacy to the academic or professional competencies established in the Master's Degree is advisable.

You can check the results of the evaluation and selection of the applications for admission resolutions for the current academic year here.

Check here the general admission requirements for UPC masters and information on pre-registration: calendar, how to apply for admission, how to reserve a place if the resolution is favorable, etc.