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Find out more about our Official Courses

The University of Alcalá offers courses leading to official university degrees valid all over Spain and where applicable, throughout the territory of the European Union.

In its official studies, the University of Alcalá promotes training that is balanced in theoretical and practical aspects, promoting freedom of opinion, based on a command of content to grasp the scientific, technical or artistic methods needed to achieve the social return on the public resources invested in the training process in productive activity of future graduates.

These studies include Undergraduate Degrees, Master's Degrees and Doctorates courses.

  

Official Studies

Qualification

Master's Degree in Health Humanitarian Action (M161)

Master in collaboration with Doctors of the World

Master's webpage

Area of expertise

Ciencias Biomédicas

Information leaflet

Participating Universities

University of Alcalá

Organising Centre, Department or Institute

University of Alcalá.
Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences.
Medical humanitarian organisation "DOCTORS OF THE WORLD (MdM)".
Other External Collaborating Entities that participate: AMREF, Red Cross, FARMAMUNDI, OXFAM, Medicus Mundi, MSF.

Teaching centre(s)

University of Alcalá
Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences

Year Course Started

2017-18 (RD 1393/2007)

Credits

90 ECTS

Official Duration

One and a half academic years full-time

Minimum number of ECTS by type of registration and course

60 ECTS credits for full-time students, 30 ECTS part-time students.

Type of teaching

Hybrid course: face-to-face classes along with online learning

Language/s

Spanish and English

Level of qualification

Level 3 leading to the title of Master's Degree. Level 3 (Master's) of the Spanish Qualifications Framework for Higher Education (MECES) corresponds to level 7 of the European Qualifications Framework (EQF), in accordance with the provisions of the Royal Decree 22/2015, of 23rd January (BOE 07/02/2015).

Professional qualification

This is not a degree title qualifying with ministerial approval for the exercise of regulated professional activities.

Orientation

Professional

Directors

Consuelo Giménez Pardo
University Professor
consuelo.gimenez@uah.es

Jose Félix Hoyo
Doctors of the World
josefelix.hoyo@medicosdelmundo.org

Coordinators

Quality Coordination
Dra. Consuelo Giménez Pardo
consuelo.gimenez@uah.es

Academic Committee

Gabriel de Arriba de la Fuente (Decano)

Consuelo Giménez Pardo (Directora del Master)  

Jose Felix Hoyo (Director del Master)  

Manuel Rodríguez (Representante PDI)  

Luna Paredes (Estudiante)  

Francisca Ibarro Rodríguez (PAS) 

 

Contact

Academic issues:

Administrative issues:
info.posgrado@uah.es

Goals and competencies

The goals of this Master's degree are in line with the stipulates of the Spanish Framework for Higher Education Qualifications (MECES) and ensure the achievement of the basic competencies required to obtain a master's degree, following article 3.3, Appendix I of R.D. 1393/2007.

Fulfilment of the goals means students have achieved competencies that must be consistent with the fundamental rights of equality between men and women, with the principles of equal opportunities and universal accessibility for the disabled, and with the values proper to a democratic and peace-loving culture.

Number of places for new students

Total places available: 30

Reserved places: 5% for students with a certified disability of 33% or more.

Specific admission conditions

Entry profile:
Students graduated in the area of Health Sciences (preferably from the following degrees: Medicine, Nursery, Physiotherapy, Health Biology and Pharmacy).

Advanced knowledge of English, at least in reading and writing, is very important. Those interested should have a strong humanitarian vocation.

Selection criteria:

Application of a weighted scoring scale, which will assess:

1. Curriculum vitae of humanitarian action or social volunteering in governmental, intergovernmental and/or non-governmental organisations and institutions, as well as personal motivation: up to 4 points.

2. Title degree, taking into consideration average mark and ending year: up to 3 points

3. Previous experience and other achievements (written works, courses, seminars and/or seminars related to the Master's profile): up to 2 points

4. Knowledege of languages: up to 1 point

  • Official certificate of Level B1 (minimum) (Common European Framework of Reference for Languages). In case the student does not own an official language certificate, there will be a test consisting of a translation and a text analysis of a scientific text in English.

Subjects, academic staff, competences, teaching guides and final project regulations

Continuance

Collaboration agreements and programmes

Registration

Fees

Fees: 1st matriculation: nationals and residents: 2.736 € first year, 1.351 € second year;  non-EU non-residents: 5.079 € first year, 2.522 € second year (approximate information).

Calendar

Curso 2024-25

Inicio del curso: lunes 23 de septiembre de 2024

Timetable

Venue

Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences
Scientific-Technological Campus
Carretera Madrid-Barcelona, Km. 33,6

Material resources

Installations, services and plans
(Computer rooms, bibliographic resources, libraries, study rooms...):

External Practicums

Documentos de los procesos de calidad

Quality guarantee system

Quality committee

Lourdes Lledó (Decana de la Facultad de Medicina y Ciencias de la Salud, UAH)

Consuelo Giménez Pardo (Directora del Master, UAH)

José Félix del Hoyo (Director del Master, MdM)

Luna Paredes (representante de estudiantes)

Francisca Ibarro Rodríguez (representante del PAS)

Teresa Hernández García (Coordinadora de Calidad de la Facultad de Medicina y CC de la Salud)

 

 

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