Master's Degree in Civil Engineering

Field(s) of education and training (ISCED-F)

• Building and civil engineering (0732)

Competences

Students who have completed the second cycle have the following competences:
– They possess and understand knowledge that provides a basis or opportunity for originality in the development and/or application of ideas, often in a research context.
– They are able to apply their acquired knowledge and problem-solving skills in new or unfamiliar environments within broader (or multidisciplinary) contexts related to their field of study.
– They are able to integrate knowledge and deal with the complexity of making judgements on the basis of incomplete or limited information, including reflections on the social and ethical responsibilities linked to the application of their knowledge and judgements.
– They know how to communicate their conclusions, and the knowledge and ultimate reasons behind them, to specialist and non-specialist audiences in a clear and unambiguous way.
– They possess the learning skills to enable them to continue studying in a largely self-directed or autonomous manner.

Name of title awarded in original language

Máster Universitario en Ingeniería de Caminos, Canales y Puertos

Qualification requirements

120 minimum credits

Access to a regulated profession

Professional Status Civil Engineer

Applicable regulations Ministerial Order CIN/309/2009, dated 9 February (Spanish Government Gazette, BOE 42 of 18 February 2009)

Specialisation name

– No Specialisation

Admission information

Access to Master’s Degree programmes is granted to holders of:
A.1. A Spanish official university degree.
A.2. A degree issued by a Higher Education institution from another European Higher Education Area Member State which allows access to Master Degree’s programmes in that State.
A.3. A degree from a non-EHEA education system, upon verification by the Spanish University that the aforementioned degree accredits an equivalent education level to that of a Spanish university degree and allows access to postgraduate programmes in the issuing country.
A.4. A Spanish Bachelor in Advanced Artistic Education.
A.5. Official Spanish university degrees of Diplomado, Arquitecto Técnico, Ingeniero Técnico, Licenciado, Arquitecto, Ingeniero, Graduado or Máster Universitario.

Specific admission requirements

As stipulated in Ministerial Order CIN/309/2009, dated 9 February, which establishes the requirements for the verification of official university degrees that license graduates to practise the profession of Ingeniero de Caminos, Canales y Puertos (Civil Engineering), the conditions of access to the Master’s degree are established as follows:
– Access to this Master’s degree programme is granted to those in possession of the competencies set out in Section 3 of Ministerial Order which establishes the requirements for the verification of official university degrees that license graduates to practise the profession of Ingeniero Técnico de Obras Públicas, and to those whose training is in line with Section 5 of the above mentioned Order.
– Access to the Master’s programme will also be permitted to holders of undergraduate degrees, having passed the basic training module and the module common to the specialisation in question. The degree may not cover a complete set of subjects of the specific technology module, provided that it does account for 48 credits relating to the total sets of subjects offered in that module within an undergraduate degree programme that licenses graduates to practise the profession of Ingeniero Técnico de Obras Públicas, in accordance with the aforementioned Ministerial Order.
– Finally, access to this Master’s degree programme is granted to holders of any other Grado (Bachelor’s Degree), subject to complementary training requirements that may be stipulated in such cases.

Grading scale
In the Spanish university system, modules/courses are graded on a scale of 0 to 10 points with the following qualitative equivalence:
0-4,9: «suspenso»; 5-6,9: «aprobado»; 7-8,9: «notable»; 9-10: «sobresaliente». A special mention, «Matrícula de Honor» may be granted to up to 5% of the students in a group provided they have got a «sobresaliente». To pass a module/course is necessary to get at least 5 points.
In cases of recognition of ECTS, professional experience, cultural or sports activities, or student representation no grading will be recorded but, where appropriate, the word «Apto».

UGR Examination Regulations
https://docencia.ugr.es/sites/vic/docencia/public/inline-files/Normativa_de_evaluacion_y_calificacion_EN.pdf

More info on academic regulations at: 

https://ugrcat.si2.ninja/en/about-ugr/#regulations