Board of Governors Agreement of 14 March 2007

(This translation into English is of an informative nature. The official version is originally in Catalan.)

1. Specific entry requirements

In addition to meeting the general entry requirements as established in the regulations in force, to get access to this official Master's Degree, candidates shall fulfil the specific access requirements indicated below:

Be in possession of a university graduate degree or equivalent, on one of the following fields: humanities, history, the history of art, language and literature, philosophy, the theory of literature and comparative literature, journalism, audiovisual communication, translation and interpretation, political sciences, psychology, sociology, anthropology, education and pedagogy, fine arts, architecture and geography.

2. Number of places on the Master's Degree

Access to the Master's Degree is conditioned by the number of places as determined by the Board of Governors of the University.

3. Admissions procedure

The University shall hold a single call for admissions, in which those candidates may participate who fulfil the general and specific access requirements, as well as those candidates who, failing to fulfil them, foresee their compliance with them at the time of the commencement of academic activities.

Candidates, when formalising their admission application shall present the documentation accrediting those items for evaluation.

Definitive admission shall be conditioned to accrediting compliance with the general and specific access requirements of the Master's Degree at the time of the commencement of academic activities.

4. Assessment procedure of applications for access

If the demand exceeds the supply of the Master's Degree, applications shall be ordered according to the criteria established in the present regulations.

The selection procedure shall be carried out by a selection committee appointed by agreement of the Committee in charge of the Official Postgraduate Master's Degree Programme, appointed by the rector, or the vice-rector in whom he may delegate, and shall consist of four lecturers from the scientific area of the Master's Degree, of whom one shall be appointed President and another as secretary.

This committee shall select the candidates as well as solve all questions that may arise as a result that are not assigned to another body.

The committee shall publish the selection procedure calendar via the University's institutional website, stipulating the date of the publication of the results, and ensuring that the process shall end prior to the start of the registration period.

The committee shall publish the definitive list via UPF's institutional website. Any complaints to the rector may be lodged against this decision.

5. Criteria for assessment

The following criteria for assessment shall be applied in the selection process:

a) A qualification associated with the following fields: humanities, the arts, philosophy, languages and literature or history (3 points)
b) Academic transcript of official, accredited training in accordance with UPF's regulations governing the assessment of academic transcripts (4 points)
c) Curriculum vitae including reference to complementary academic or professional training and professional experience (2 points)
d) Knowledge of one of the most commonly used languages in scientific literature (especially English, French or German) (2 points)
e) Those students who are following the "initiation to research" module shall submit a brief proposal for a piece of research (3 points).
Students on the academic module shall submit a letter expressing the candidate's motivation and suitability for the Master's Degree (3 points)