ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
According to the Regulations of the University of Alicante, the following requirements must be complied to have access to official taught Master’s degrees:
- To be in possession of a SPANISH OFFICIAL GRADUATE DEGREE CERTIFICATE or other issued by an institution of higher education within the EHEA (European Higher Education) that enables the holder to have access to Master’s degrees in the issuing .
- To be in possession of an officially approved FOREIGN HIGHER EDUCATION DEGREE CERTIFICATE that had been recognised as equal to the degree that allows access to the requested studies.
- To be in possession of a UNIVERSITY DEGREE CERTIFICATE obtained in a University or Higher Education Institution of COUNTRIES OUTSIDE THE EHEA, without the prior approval of their studies. In this case, the following should be considered:
- Non- recognised degree certificates shall require a technical report showing an equivalence statement issued by the University of Alicante (ContinUA – Continuing Education Centre), for which the corresponding fee should be paid.
- Access through this way does under no circumstances imply prior official approval of the holder’s degree certificate, nor its recognition for purposes other than studying a master's degree.
ADMISSION AND ASSESSMENT CRITERIA
1.- Admission profile
To be considered suitable for admission to the University Master’s Degree in Information Technology at the University of Alicante, applicants should hold one of the following academic titles:
- An officially recognised Spanish degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Telecommunications, Industrial Engineering or related areas.
- A 4-year degree or 5 year Engineering degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Telecommunications, Industry or related areas, obtained according to course programmes in existence prior to the enactment of RD 1393/2007.
- A 3-year degree or Engineering degree in Computer Science or Telecommunications, obtained according to course programmes in existence prior to the enactment of RD 1393/2007, having thereby successfully completed a number of credits equivalent to at least 180 ECTS credits.
- An official university qualification issued by a higher education institution forming part of the European Space for Higher Education, officially equivalent to the qualifications indicated in points 1 and 2 above, and which qualifies the holder for admittance to a Master’s Degree in the issuing country.
- A non-homologated qualification from abroad, accrediting a level of training equivalent to the corresponding official Spanish university qualifications indicated in points 1 and 2 above, and which qualifies the holder for admittance to a Master’s Degree in the issuing country.
2. Assessment criteria
The selection criteria employed by the Master’s Academic Committee are:
(a) A Higher Qualification or Degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Telecomunications Engineering, Industrial Engineering or related areas.
b) Level of achievement reflected in the academic record.
c) Grades obtained in the subjects related to the Master’s Degree.
In the event that places remain vacant, in the first instance they will be allocated to applicants holding a Diploma or 3-year engineering degree qualification in Computer Science and thereafter to applicants holding a 3-year engineering degree qualification in Telecommunications. Admission of the aforementinoed applicants will be determined as follows: in addition to criteria (b) and (c), the number of credits successfully completed in the following subjects, which form part of the course programme for the Computer Engineering Degree at the University of Alicante, will also be taken into account.
- Management of Internet Services
- Administration of Computer Networks
- Analysis and Specification of Operating Systems
- Industrial Applications of Automatic Recognition
- Computer Learning and Information Retrieval
- Advanced Computer Architecture
- Computer Architecture and Engineering
- Reconfigurable Architecture
- Automation
- Data Bases II
- Multidimensional Data Bases
- Basics of Artificial Intellligence
- Advanced Graphics and Animation
- Music and Computing
- Natural Language Engineering
- Software Engineering I
- Software Engineering II
- Games and Virtual Reality
- Languages, Grammars and Robots
- Language Processors
- Reasoning
- Autonomous Robots
- Theft and Sensory Systems
- Network Operating Systems
- Artificial Intelligence Systems
- Robot Technology and Architecture
- Information and Coding Theory
- Artificial Vision
During the selection process, the Master’s Academic Committee will consider subjects similar to those detailed above, which have been taught in courses given at the University of Alicante or other universities.
The Master’s Academic Committee will also clearly specify the selection criteria employed for admission to the course. These criteria will be made publicly available and will be detailed on the official web page of the Master’s Degree course throughout the pre-enrolment period. Where an application for admission is rejected, the Master’s Academic Committee will inform the person concerned via a written report explaining the rationale for their decision.
PRE-ENROLMENT AND ENROLMENT
PRE-ENROLMENT +info
Students who intend to study for an officially recognised Master’s Degree at the UA should complete pre-enrolment in accordance with the guidelines and deadlines specified annually.
ENROLMENT +info
Following publication of the final list of those admitted to the course, an email containing a user password will be sent to successful applicants, enabling them to enrol via the Campus Virtual in accordance with the guidelines and deadlines specified annually.
In the registration process, the documents issued abroad must be official, duly notorised and translated. Further information:
NUMBER OF PLACES
| COURSE |
NUMBER OF PLACES
|
| 2012-13 |
30 |
| 2013-14 |
30 |
| 2014-15 |
30 |
| 2015-16 |
30 |
