Admission

In order to gain admission to the Master's Degree in Water Engineering the following requirements must be met:

• University degree
  • Holders of an official bachelor's degree in Engineering or Architecture in the Civil, Industrial, Chemistry, Environmental, Forestal, Mining, Physics, Biology or Agronomy fields
  • Holders of an official bachelor's degree in Environmental, Chemical, Physical, Biological or Geological Sciences
  • Holders of an official diploma or former undergraduate degrees in Engineering or Architecture in the Civil, Industrial, Chemistry, Environmental, Forestal, Mining, Physics, Biology or Agronomy fields
  • Holders of an official diploma or former undergraduate degrees in Environmental, Chemical, Physical, Biological or Geological Sciences

• Other degrees or qualifications
  

  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 candidates' curriculum 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.

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

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

• F1: Weighted average mark factor or parameter (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 the UPC's regulations).
• F2: CV adequacy factor or parameter (50%)
• F3: Additional former education factor or parameter (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.

From December 4th to December 11th, those interested in pursuing the dual specialization should express their interest by sending an email to the institutional address, attaching their CV and a cover letter (maximum 500 words).

Once the submitted documentation has been reviewed, interested candidates will be invited to an interview with the selection committee, comprised of the director of the Master's Degree in Water Engineering and representatives from Veolia.

The selection of students for the dual specialization will be based on the following weighting:

• 20% CV: The weighted average grade of the undergraduate degree required for admission to the master's program will be the primary factor assessed.
• 20% Letter of motivation
• 30% fall semester transcript: The weighted average grade of the first semester's courses will be considered.
• 30% Interview

Information regarding the work-study contract can be found in detail in BOE No. 291, in its resolution dated November 22^nd, 2022, in Article 29 on contract types, and specifically in section 3.3.2 concerning the work-study contract.

Contract duration

The work-study contract is not an apprenticeship contract. Under the new labor reform, the work-study contract has a minimum duration of 3 months and a maximum duration of 2 years.

Work-study training can be carried out under a single contract, non continuous, over several annual periods coinciding with the student's studies. If the contract was initially agreed upon for a shorter duration than the maximum legal period and the qualification, certificate, accreditation, or diploma associated with the training contract has not yet been obtained, it can be extended by mutual agreement until the aforementioned qualification, certificate, accreditation, or diploma is obtained, without ever exceeding the maximum duration of two years.

Workload

The actual working time, which must be compatible with the time dedicated to training activities at the training center, may not exceed 65 percent during the first year, or 85 percent during the second, of the maximum working hours stipulated in the collective bargaining agreement applicable to the company, or, if no such agreement exists, the maximum legal working hours.

Compensation

Compensation will be that established for these contracts in the applicable collective bargaining agreement for the professional group and pay level corresponding to the functions performed, in proportion to the actual working time. Under no circumstances may the compensation be less than the national minimum wage in proportion to the actual working time.

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 favourable, etc.