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
The Official Postgraduate Program in Spanish Language is designed as a highly specialized postgraduate program, equivalent to the studies of the most prestigious European and American universities. It has two profiles or itineraries:
Academic and Research Profile: Aimed at training university professors and researchers in the Spanish language, as well as initiating them into research work with a view to completing a doctoral thesis.
Professional Profile: Enhances the skills and abilities related to the professional modules that make up the Master's program, as well as the tools, techniques, and methods of the main occupational fields in the Spanish language domain (such as teaching Spanish as a foreign language, professional editing and revision of texts, editing of corpora and glossaries, among others).
Students will undertake internships in prestigious institutions with which the UAM has agreements (Instituto Cervantes, FUNDÉU, Confucius Institute, UAM Language Service, INHISPANIA, New York University, and others).
Priority will be given to students with a degree in Spanish Language / Linguistics (or related fields), but for all purposes, a proficiency level in Spanish equivalent to level B2 established by the Instituto Cervantes is recommended. Students who hold a university degree unrelated to Spanish language studies must present a B2 Intermediate Level Certificate in Spanish issued by an official center, equivalent to ALTE 3 of the Association of Language Testers in Europe.
In cases where the disconnection between the previous degree and the master's program is significant, additional training or leveling options may be offered.
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 at B1 level
- Proof of Spanish language proficiency at B2 level [Compulsory only for non-Spanish speaking students].
- Application of Specialization/Itinerary for this Master
- 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”).
Admission Criteria
Once the general admission requirements are met, the selection of candidates for studies leading to the attainment of the MFAP of the UAM will be carried out based on the evaluation of the following merits:
| ADMISSION CRITERIA |
WEIGHTING |
| 1.Previous degree with which access is obtained |
To be admitted, a candidate needs to have at least 4 points in this criterion. |
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1.1. Degree in Hispanic Studies, Spanish Language, Spanish Linguistics, and other degrees and licenses in the field of Philology, Linguistics, and Translation and Interpretation. For foreign degrees, it will be verified whether they accredit a level of training equivalent to Spanish official degrees, especially regarding subjects with a higher theoretical load
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Up to 7 points |
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1.2. Bachelor's degree in other areas of Humanities or Social Sciences
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Up to 5 points |
| 2. Level of Spanish proficiency: C1 or higher. |
Up to 5 points |
| 3. Merits that will be considered in case of a tie: academic record, research experience, professional experience, publications, academic stays abroad, language proficiency, obtaining research grants or scholarships. |
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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.
