Processing of applications - Master's degree in Automatic Systems Engineering and Industrial Electronics

Admission

Entry profile for the master's degree in Automatic Systems Engineering and Industrial Electronics

The profile of the student who accesses the master's degree is that of a person with training preferably as an engineer, with an interest in industrial, information and communications technologies, and who wants to specialize in intelligent control techniques applied to production processes.

General requirements:Academic requirements for admission to a master's degree

Places: 30

Pre-enrolment: from 8 January to 1 July 2025.

To apply for admission to the master's degree in Automatic Systems Engineering and Industrial Electronics (MUESAEI), pre-enrol through the UPC Admissions application.

Candidates with one of the following degrees or a degree in one of the following fields may gain admission to the MUESAEI:

• Industrial engineering field
• Pre-EHEA degree in Industrial Engineering
• Diploma in Industrial Engineering
• Bachelor's degree in Industrial Technology Engineering
• Other bachelor's degrees that qualify graduates to practise the regulated profession of technical industrial engineering (bachelor's degree in Industrial Electronics and Automatic Control Engineering, bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, etc.)
• Bachelor's degrees in the industrial engineering field that do not qualify graduates to practise a regulated profession: Product Design, Industrial Scheduling, etc.
• Other engineering fields
• Other degrees

Application shortlisting criteria

If there are more candidates than places, candidates will be ordered according to the admission mark, where:

Admission mark = FIELD1 + NGE2 + CV3

(1) FIELD OF THE ENTRANCE QUALIFICATION

(2) NGE: FINAL MARK IN THE ACADEMIC RECORD

The final mark recorded in the academic record, NGE, is calculated according to the ECTS scale. The criterion used is the following: sum of the ECTS credits passed by students, each multiplied by the value of the corresponding mark, according to the following table, and divided by the number of ECTS credits passed.

ECTS credits recognised without a mark are not counted in the weighting of the academic record.

For reformed curricula in Spain that have not been adapted to the EHEA:

• This mark, on a scale of 0 to 4, appears on official academic certificates.

For non-reformed curricula in Spain or foreign curricula that have not been adapted to the EHEA:

• Marks for subjects passed that have been converted according to the previous equivalence table are used to calculate the final mark in the academic record. The final thesis counts as a subject as long as it has a mark that allows it to be included in the calculation of the average mark in the academic record. A subject taught over a term or semester, if this is explicitly stated, counts as half a subject.

(3) CV: CURRICULUM VITAE

Assessment of candidates’ work experience and curriculum vitae. This is awarded a mark of between 0 and 0.25.

(4) BRIDGING COURSES TO BE TAKEN DEPENDING ON THE ENTRANCE QUALIFICATION

Students may be granted admission to a UPC master’s degree, whether or not related to their university background, subject to approval by the school or university research institute, in accordance with the specific admission requirements and the criteria for assessing individual merits. If necessary, candidates may be granted conditional admission on the basis of their prior learning and be required to pass the bridging courses stipulated by the unit in charge of the master’s degree.

Credits corresponding to bridging courses are treated as standard master’s degree credits for the purposes of calculating enrolment fees and determining the conditions of grants and financial aid.

Pre-enrolment

To apply for admission to the master's degree in Automatic Systems Engineering and Industrial Electronics (MUESAEI), pre-enrol through the UPC Admissions application.

UPC Admissions:

• Open the UPC Admissions application.
  UPC Admissions
• Register.
  Register in the application with a valid e-mail address as your username. (If you are already a UPC student, register with your UPC credentials.)
• Enter the information required and attach the documents.
  Once you have entered your details and attached the documents, submit your application online so that it can be reviewed administratively and academically.
• Pay the pre-enrolment fee: €30.21.
  Pay the €30.21 pre-enrolment fee. It is non-refundable.
  The applications received are accepted as valid documents when the payment of €30.21 is confirmed.
• Check the status of your application.
  To check the status of your application, log in with your username (valid e-mail address) and assigned password.
• Application accepted
  You will receive an e-mail confirming your admission. If you agree, you must accept the place to continue the process, for which you must follow the instructions you will be sent on logging in to the e-Secretaria.
• Payment of €300 in advance of enrolment
  Once you have filled in all the fields with your details and the e-Secretaria authorisations, you will be able to access the Forms and Payments section and pay the €300 in advance of enrolment. This amount will be deducted from the enrolment fee when you officially enrol, but if you do not enrol you will not be entitled to a refund unless the master's degree is cancelled.
  Once the payment has been confirmed by the UPC, your admission will be definitive and any necessary certifying documents can be issued.

Documents:

Depending on where you graduated or studied, you will need to submit the following documents in the UPC Admissions application.

At UPC schools

• Currículum Vitae
• If you have other qualifications related to the subject area of the master's degree in addition to your entrance qualification, submit them (original and copy or certified photocopy).

At UPC-affiliated schools or another university in Spain, you must submit the following in addition to the above:

• Photocopy of your DNI, NIE or passport.
• Original and photocopy (or certified photocopy) of the entrance qualification or provisional degree certificate.
• Original and photocopy (or certified photocopy) of the academic transcript listing the subjects taken, the marks awarded and the number of credits or hours per subject. This transcript should also include the final average mark awarded to the student.
• Specific documents required for the master's degree.

At universities or higher education institutions outside Spain

• Photocopy of your DNI, NIE or passport.
• Currículum Vitae
• Original and photocopy (or certified photocopy) of the entrance qualification or provisional degree certificate.
• If the entrance qualification has been homologated, submit the original and a photocopy (or certified photocopy) of the homologation certificate.
• If the entrance qualification has not been homologated, submit the original and a photocopy (or certified photocopy) of the document issued by the university or institution that awarded the qualification or by the competent authority certifying that the degree awarded has a duration of at least 3 years and allows the holder to gain admission to postgraduate (master's degree) studies in that country. If this is not possible, it must indicate to which level of higher education the holder may be admitted.
• Original and photocopy (or certified photocopy) of the academic transcript listing the subjects taken, the marks awarded and the number of credits or hours per subject. The certificate must also contain information on the marking system.
• Equivalence of average marks of university degrees taken at foreign institutions:
  https://universidades.sede.gob.es/pagina/index/directorio/Equivalencia_notas_medias

Pre-enrolment period

From 8 January to 1 July 2025

Fees

Information on enrolment and payment of pre-enrolment fees for master's degrees at the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya is available at Pre-enrolment and enrolment fees for master's degrees.

Decision on admission

The list of applicants admitted to the master's degree in Automatic Systems Engineering and Industrial Electronics (MUESAEI) will be published on this web page once the pre-enrolment period has ended.

Decision on admission to the MUESAEI - 2025/2026 academic year

Enrolment

Enrolment must be done in person in September 2025 at the SIAE (floor 0, building A):

Escola Politècnica Superior d'Enginyeria de Vilanova i la Geltrú - EPSEVG
Av. Víctor Balaguer, 1
08800 Vilanova i la Geltrú (Barcelona)

The documents submitted in the UPC Admissions, application must be handed in at the EPSEVG on the day of enrolment.