Academic management - Master's and postgraduate

Here's usefull information to gain admission to EINA's masters, prograduate's diplomas or courses.

How to apply for a place

To gain admission to EINA proprietary master's and postgraduate courses, you must first pass a selection process. The aim of this process is to ensure that the student has the necessary knowledge to be able to follow and make the most of the course. 

The documentation you will need to present to apply for a place is as follows:

• University degree
• Academic certificate
• Academic and professional CV
• Book or dossier that contains a selection of work produced by the student and related to the academic sphere of the postgraduate course
• DNI/passport
• Passport photo for the card

You must ensure that you have the required qualifications before registering on the course. You can consult this in the following section: “2. Qualifications requirements and qualification obtained”. If you do not have the required qualification (in the case of the Postgraduate Diploma or a Specialisation Course), you can complete the forms that you will find below.

If you do not have the required university qualification, in the case of the Postgraduate Diploma or a Specialisation Course, you can complete and attach the following Declaration of non-availability of qualification. This means that you will be opting for a Certificate of Attendance. In the case of a Master’s, if it is being processed, you can attach the Declaration of non-availability of qualification for the registration, but you will have to submit it to formalise enrolment. Not having the required qualification disqualifies you from studying on the course (you can consider the possibility of studying on the corresponding Postgraduate Diploma course).

Academic requirements

Postgraduate courses can be divided, depending on the credits, into three categories: master's, postgraduate diplomas and specialisation courses.

To gain admission to a Master's Course, it is essential, at the time of enrolment, to hold a university Degree or equivalent (EHEA university Degree of a minimum of 180 ECTS credits; an undergraduate Degree, diploma or engineering Degree prior to the implementation of the EHEA of a minimum of 3 academic years).

To gain admission to a Postgraduate Diploma and obtain the corresponding qualification, it is an essential requirement, at the time of enrolment, to hold a bachelor Degree or equivalent (i.e.: a university Degree equivalent to an EHEA undergraduate qualification -minimum 180 ECTS credits-, or a bachelor, associate or engineering Degree awarded prior to the implementation of the EHEA -minimum 3 academic years-). Coordinators might admit students without a bachelor Degree, if they are considered to have enough level to follow the course. Once the course has been passed, the student will be able to obtain a certificate signed by the Rector of the UAB. This option only applies to Postgraduate Diploma, not to Master.

To gain admission to a Specialisation Course no prior qualification is required. In each case, a Certificate of Attendance may be awarded.

In the case of students with foreign diplomas, please read the requirements on the UAB website.

When to apply

Application period is open for the entire course. It ends one month prior to the start of the course or until all the places are filled.

Selection criteria

When selecting a student for a postgraduate course, the coordinator will assess the academic background, the quality of the work (book), professional experience and the reasons stated. You must also have the necessary admission qualification.

Acceptance

Students will be informed of the decision within a maximum of one week by e-mail.

Reservation

To reserve a place, the student must pay a fee of 380 € within a maximum period of 10 days after enrolment. Please note that places are limited, and if no response is received, the place may be offered to another candidate.

Payment methods

EINA offers two payment methods:

1. One-off payment:

o 100% at the moment of acceptance (to guarantee the reservation of the place it is necessary to make the payment during the 10 days after having been accepted). 

2. In two payments:

• 50%: at the time of enrolment
• 50%: two months after the first payment or 15 days before the start of the course 

Cancellation of the course

The amount paid may only be refunded for causes attributable to the school (such as changes of dates, cancellation of the course or other modifications). In exceptional cases, the student may submit an application, setting out their reasons and what they are requesting, which will be assessed by the school's Teaching Committee.

In the event of an insufficient number of enrolments being reached to go ahead with the course, the school may cancel it with prior notice to the persons accepted. Students will be informed of the viability of the course one month before it starts.

1. One-off payment:
   • 100% at the time of acceptance (payment must be made within 10 days of acceptance to guarantee the reservation of the place)
2. Divided into three payments:
   • 50% at the time of acceptance (payment must be made within 10 days of acceptance to guarantee the reservation of the place) 
   • 50%: two months after the start of the course 

Access conditions are the same for all students. But foreign students must complete the necessary procedures so that their stay is legal and they have the appropriate medical insurance. More informations at the UAB website, sections "Procedures for student EU" and "Procedures for non-EU students": “Procedures for student EU" and "Procedures for non-EU students” at the UAB website

EINA convoca una beca o ajut per postgrau. Lʼajut sʼofereix als alumnes matriculats, un cop el curs ha estat tancat i amb el condicionant que la totalitat de les places hagin estat ocupades.
 Els alumnes poden presentar la seva candidatura i sol·licitar la beca, que
serà atorgada per mèrits i per decisió del coordinador/a. Les convocatòries
 de beques es publiquen anualment al web dʼEINA. La beca implica obtenir una reducció en la matrícula en concepte de realització de tasques de suport a la coordinació.

D'altra banda, la UAB ofereix informació sobre altres tipus de beques al seu web.

You can check the calendars on the information page for each master's or postgraduate course.

• Application and appeal (Word) (in Catalan)
• Request Certificate (Word) (in Catalan)

Although Catalan and Spanish coexist as part of academic life at EINA and the UAB, classes are generally taught in Spanish to help non Catalan-speaking students learn. It is not essential to speak or understand Catalan to be able to follow and make the most of the courses. However, Catalan is present in the day-to-day life of the school and in some subjects or workshops.

No contents are currently taught in English, although the majority of the teachers understand and speak it. We recommend that foreign students should have a good level of Spanish, both spoken and written, to be able to follow second-cycle courses in this language. However, it is not compulsory to have a qualification or certificate showing their level.

Through the Language Service, the UAB offers Spanish and Catalan courses for foreign students.

Link to obtain your user name (NIA) or password

How can you authenticate your academic qualifications (and oficial documentation) issued abroad and /or authenticate your Spanish qualifications in another country

• Registration.

• UAB academic information
• Download academic standards (PDF) (in Catalan)

The Academic regulations of the Autonomous University of Barcelona are applicable to regulated university courses in accordance with Royal Decree 1393/2007, of 29 October 2007, amended by Royal Decree 861/2010, of 2 July 2010.

The Master's and Postgraduate Courses do not include academic internships. However, if the student has the chance to do extracurricular internships in a company during the enrolment period, and the activities are directly linked to the field of study, help with arranging the agreement is provided. Internships must be proposed by the student.

• Application for an Internship (master and postgraduate programs) (in Catalan)
• Regulations of UAB external academic internships

Special price for students and former students: 10% discount on the price of enrolment. The discount does not apply to new access students enrolling studies contained in the same study (postgraduate courses in the same master's degree).

Special price for teaching and research staff and administrative and services staff at the EINA Foundation: 50% discount on the price of enrolment.