The application for admission to the Master's program is done electronically through our on-line admissions application. Before starting the admission process it is advisable to consult the following information and follow the instructions described in Admission step by step:
Specific Admission Requirements
- Curriculum Vitae.
- Academic record (certificate of courses taken and grades obtained).
- Degree in Engineering, Economics, or Business Administration, or equivalent.
- Certificates demonstrating proficiency in English and Spanish for students whose native language is not Spanish.
- A written statement (maximum of 1000 words) specifying the reasons for applying to the program, expectations, and professional or research interests.
Documentation to be attached to the application
Mandatory documents:
- DNI / Passport
- Academic transcript of grades of undergraduate studies (1)
- Curriculum Vitae
- Certificate of the average grade (2) [Required for students who have not done their access studies at the UAM].
- Proof of English language proficiency
- Proof of Spanish language proficiency at B2 level [Compulsory only for non-Spanish speaking students].
- Letter of intent (3)
- Access Degree: If you have completed your studies at the time of applying for the master's degree, you must attach the degree certificate/diploma, bachelor's degree, or equivalent (or proof of having applied for the degree) in the application.
(1) The academic transcript must be translated if it is not in the Spanish language. It will not be necessary to translate documents if they are in English, French, Italian or Portuguese.
In the case of having taken Master’s/Doctoral studies, we recommend including them as additional documents to your application.
(2) If you have studied in Spain, you should attach a Certificate showing the average grade (on a scale of 0 to 10). If you have already studied at UAM, you will not need to submit this certificate.
If you have studied outside of Spain, you will need to submit the average grade equivalence issued by the Ministry of Education and Vocational Training (see section “related links”).
(3) Written statement (maximum of 1000 words) specifying the reasons for applying to the program, expectations, and professional or research interests.
Admission Criteria
The merit evaluation criteria and the weighting given to each of them is as follows:
ADMISSION CRITERIA |
WEIGHTING |
Home university |
20 % |
Academic record
|
40 % |
English language proficiency level(*) |
10 % |
Other academic merits |
10 % |
Other professional merits |
5 % |
Motivation letter |
15 % |
(*) In the case of foreign students, proof of Spanish language proficiency is an exclusive criterion.
Other requirements for students with non-EU qualifications
When you have been notified about your acceptance on the Master's Degree, and your acceptance is based on a university qualification issued by a higher education institution not belonging to the EHEA, you will need to legalize the qualification via diplomatic channels in order to formalize registration, or by means of a “Hague Convention Apostille”.
You can check these procedures in the pages on Legalization of foreign qualifications and Declaration of average grade.
If necessary, you may need to include an official translation into the Spanish language of this document.