Facultad de Derecho

Admission and Registration

Admission and Registration 

The conditions of pre-registration and registration are common to all the official master's degrees at UAM and can be consulted here.  

Pre-admission conditional upon obtaining a scholarship 

Those who require a letter of prior admission, should contact the Master Coordinator, attaching a CV and Motivation Letter. Once your application is accepted, you must pre-register in the first term and provide a certificate of having obtained the scholarship before the end of the pre-registration period. 

Specific admission requirements 

The specific admission requirements can be consulted here.  

Criteria for the evaluation of applications 

The criteria for the evaluation of applications can be consulted here.  

Commitment 

Students must enrol at the beginning of the course for all the credits that they are going to follow. The master's degree can be completed full-time (40 hours a week) or part-time. Class attendance is obligatory. 

Class Incorporation   

All students must start the courses from the beginning of the start of each semester. If this is not possible, they must justify the reason, and ask for the Master’s Coordinator permission. Students must also get in touch with the teachers of the affected courses. It is possible to start the Master in February (the second semester), after previous approval by the Coordinator. In this case, students will have to complete their studies during the academic year following their incorporation. 

Recognition of credits 

The recognition of credits is regulated by the specific regulations of UAM. You can request the recognition of credits within 15 days of the end of the registration period. 

Authorization to enrol for courses of other master's degrees 

One or more courses (up to 12 ECTS) of related Master programmes of UAM can be taken after approval by the Master's Coordinator. 

Simultaneous graduate studies 

In the case of student’s wanting to combine several postgraduate studies at UAM, the student must request permission through the Faculty of Law’s Graduate Office, which will take into account the UAM's simultaneity regulations.   

Enrolment changes 

Students are allowed to change their enrolment at the beginning of each semester using this form. The Academic Calendar provides the exact dates for enrolment changes.  

Students of international mobility programs 

The master's degree admits master students from universities in other countries within the framework of the agreements signed between both institutions. The procedure will be established for the mobility programs in question and must be processed through the International Relations and Mobility Service (SERIM) of the UAM and / or the Law School’s International Relations Office (ORI). 

Permanence application 

All information regarding the permanence regulation and procedures can be found here.  

Price 

The price of the master's degree is set by the Autonomous Region of Madrid. The price varies according to whether it is the first registration, or not (up to four registrations are allowed). In addition, there is a fee for academic services and another for administrative services and School Insurance.  

Scholarships and study grants 

Click here for more information about grants and financial support.  

Click here for more information about the Erasmus Program and other mobility programs.