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
The applicant profile considered suitable for admission to this Master’s Degree is as follows:
- University degree holders who have successfully completed a higher education course in areas related to the Master’s Degree, or who have a professional profile related to the course programme (Language and Literature, Translation and Interpreting, Humanities, Audiovisual Communication, Journalism, Teaching or Librarianship and Archives).
- Professional practice in the areas of specialisation covered in the Master’s Degree (secondary education, language and cultural assessment, language promotion, editing, translation, librarianship, etc.)
Applicants who wish to study this Master’s Degree will be required to provide evidence of level CI (or above) command of Catalan, both written and oral
Specific admission requirements:
Applicants who do not hold a degree in Catalan Language and Literature will be required to provide proof of a command of Catalan equivalent to level C1 or above (Diploma in Teaching in the Valencian language or Certificate of Proficiency in the Valencian language, issued by the Valencian Government, Intermediate Level Catalan, issued by the University of Valencia, Intermediate Level, issued by the Valencian Language Qualifications Board, or equivalent qualifications from other governmental or officially recognised academic organisations)
2. Assessment criteria
The Master’s Academic Committee will be responsible for implementing the student admission procedure and for resolving any issues arising from the selection process.
Given that this Master’s Degree primarily aimed at two different groups, two admission routes are offered:
- via a university qualification
- via professional practice
Pre-enrolment applications should be accompanied by accreditation of professional practice, detailing length of service, or previous university qualification, together with a full academic record.
Following the pre-enrolment period, if demand exceeds the number of places available, applications will be subject to ranking in order of preference.
In this case, admission criteria will be weighted as follows:
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CURRENT PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE
30% OF PLACES
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- State employees, whether holding permanent, provisional or temporary positions, (in the areas of secondary education in language and literature, language assessment, translation, editing or primary school teaching): 3 points.
- Self-employed professionals who can provide accreditation of professional practice related to any of the specialisations: 2 points.
- Other professionals in related areas: 1 point.
In each of these sub-groups, every five-year period of professional practice will be worth an additional 2 points.
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UNIVERSITY QUALIFICATION
70% OF PLACES
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- 1- Doctorate in the areas or qualifications mentioned above: 6 points.
- 2- Postgraduate students in the areas or qualifications mentioned above: 5 points.
- 3- Degree in Catalan Language and Literature or Spanish Language and Literature (specialisation: Valencian Language and Literature): 4 points.
- 4- Degree in other Languages and Literatures, Translation and Interpreting, Humanities, Audiovisual Communication, Journalism and Teaching: 3 points.
- 5- Diploma or Degree in Primary School Teaching or Librarianship and Archives: 2 points.
- 6- Other degrees or diplomas: 1 point.
Within each sub-group, applicants will be given preference according to grades obtained for academic achievement.
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Should places remain available within one of the groups, these places will be awarded to applicants excluded from the other group. In addition, 10% of places available in the university qualification group will be reserved for foreign students or exchange programmes, awarded on the basis of preference according to the criteria listed above. In this case, applicants will be required to provide proof of sufficient command of the two official languages of the Valencian Region.
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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 |
20 |
| 2015-16 |
20 |
| 2016-17 |
30 |
