Admission

In order to gain local admission to the Master's Degree in Urban Mobility at UPC-BarcelonaTech, the following requirements must be met:

Direct admission

Holders of the following qualifications may be admitted to the master's degree directly, without having to take bridging courses:

• Bachelor's degrees in engineering (Industrial Engineering, Civil Engineering, Construction Engineering, Telecommunications Engineering, Informatics Engineering, Engineering Physics, other engineering fields).
• Pre-EHEA and second-cycle degrees (Industrial Engineering, Civil Engineering, Telecommunications Engineering, Informatics Engineering, Engineering Physics, other engineering fields).
• Pre-EHEA degrees in Architecture.

Students with other bachelor degrees in science or engineering may still be admitted. Bridging courses can be proposed after a specific analysis during the admissions process.

English level B2

Given that the master’s degree is taught entirely in English, CEFR English Level B2 is required and can be demonstrated by providing proof of any of the following:

• English is your mother tongue.
• You have studied in an English-speaking country (for at least a semester).
• You have taken an academic university programme taught in English (for at least a semester).
• You are the holder of a qualification awarded by an institution in the European Higher Education Area that includes English Level B2.
• You are in possession of one of the English-language certificates listed below.
  
  • Cambridge: FCE
  • TOEFL PBT:> = 567; TCC:> = 227; IBT:> = 87
  • IELTS: 5.5
  • TOEIC: 750
  • Escola Oficial d’Idiomes: Advanced level certificate (Level 5)

An English B2 certificate can also be obtained at UPC-BarcelonaTech.

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 academic records of applicants are reviewed by the academic committee, which selects the applicants to be admitted directly and those who must take bridging courses because they do not have the necessary knowledge and skills. The admission criteria are the academic record (60%), professional experience (10%), the English-language level, if it is above the minimum level required for admission to the master's degree (15%), and the correspondence between the competencies of the entrance qualification and the competencies of this master's degree (15%).

Specific admission for EIT Urban Mobility Master School programme

The Master’s Degree in Urban Mobility can be studied as an EIT Urban Mobility master’s programme. Applications and tuition fee payments are made directly to the EIT Urban Mobility Master School.

The EIT Urban Mobility Master School programmes have a different and unique study path. The first year (entry year) is taken at one of the universities in the consortium (60 ECTS), while the second year (exit year) is taken at a different university (60 ECTS). Between the first and second year, students will participate in a Summer School, applying new skills to two different cities in Europe. To complete their degree, in the second year, students will carry out an independent master thesis, combining and demonstrating their full set of technical and entrepreneurial skills. Students graduate with two officially recognized Master of Science degrees from each of the two universities. They are also awarded the EIT Label certificate by the European Institute of Innovation and Technology.

Applications period:

• Period 1: Mid November to late January.
• Period 2: Early February to mid April.

Complete information about the programmes, courses offered, scholarships, tuition fees and application requirements is provided by EIT Urban Mobility Master School.

Local master's degree programme at UPC-BarcelonaTech

The programme can be taken at UPC-BarcelonaTech in its entirety (2 years, 120 ECTS) and thus must follow UPC-BarcelonaTech's pre-enrolment process.

The application period at UPC-BarcelonaTech starts by mid January and ends by late Juny.

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