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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 Science and Technology from Space (M039)

Area of expertise

Ingeniería informática y de sistemas

Information leaflet

Participating Universities

University of Alcalá

Organising Centre, Department or Institute

Department of Automatic

Department of Physics and Mathematics

Teaching centre(s)

Polytechnic School

Faculty of Sciences

Year Course Started

2007-2008 (RD 56/2005)
2009-2010 (RD 1393/2007)

Credits

60 ECTS

Official Duration

One academic year, full-time

Minimum number of ECTS by type of registration and course

60 ECTS for full-time students and 30 ECTS part-time students

Type of teaching

Face-to-face classes

Language/s

Spanish. For some seminars, conferences and documents it is necessary to use 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 and research

Directors

Dr Agustín Martínez Hellín
agustin.martinez@uah.es

Coordinators

Quality Coordinator

Dr. Pablo Parra Espada
pablo.parra@uah.es

External Internships Coordinator
Dr. Agustín Martínez Hellín
agustin.martinez@uah.es

Academic Committee

Dr. Agustín Martínez Hellín
Dr. Raúl Gómez Herrero
Dr. Pablo Parra Espada

D. Sergio Hernández González (students representative)

Contact

Academic issues:

Secretariat of the Department of Physics and Mathematics
Tf.: 91 885 49 30
dep415@uah.es
Secretariat of the Department of Automatic 
Tf.: 91 885 65 94
secre.aut@uah.es

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 number of places available: 30

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

Specific admission conditions

Recommended entry profile

  • 1. Graduates who want to deepen their knowledge in space research, to improve their professional skills.
  • 2. Professionals from companies who wish to update or complete their knowledge in space research, to improve their specialization and adaptation to the labour market.
  • 3. Graduates who want to start a research project with the completion of a doctoral thesis after the master's.

Specific entry requirements

The current degrees that allow access to this Master's are:

  • Engineers and graduates in Telecommunications, Computing, Electronics, Aeronautics, Computer Science and Industrial Engineering.
  • Graduates in Physics and Mathematics.

Admission criteria

Currículum Vitae: candidates' previous training and experience will be taken into account.

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 € ; non-EU non-residents: 5.079 € (approximate information).

Calendar

First term: September to January
Second term: February to May 
Submission of the Master's Dissertation: June and September 

School start date: 30rd September 2024

Timetable

Monday to Thursday, from 6 to 9 pm

Venue

Polytechnic School
Science and Technology Campus
Ctra. Madrid-Barcelona Km. 33,600
28805. Alcalá de Henares (Madrid)

Sciences Faculty 
Sciences Building
Science and Technology Campus
Ctra. Madrid-Barcelona Km. 33,600
28805. Alcalá de Henares (Madrid)

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

Dr. Pablo Parra Espada

Dr. Raúl Gómez Herrero

Dr. Agustín Martínez Hellín

Dª. Carmen Hernández Díaz (PAS)

D. Sergio Hernández González (students representative)

 

 

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