Board of Governors Agreement of 31 January 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 in the field of social and legal sciences, humanities or health sciences, requiring having obtained a minimum of 240 ECTS credits, or 300 graduate study credits.

" Be able to certify a sufficient level of English by means of a score of at least 220 points in the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or other equivalent certificates.

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 5 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 data 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) Suitability of the candidate's profile to the aims and contents of the syllabus (up to 3 points).

This section shall be assessed on the basis of a piece of writing that shall not exceed 2 pages in length in which the candidate shall present their suitability to the profile of the Master's Degree.

b) Academic transcript of official, accredited training in accordance with UPF's regulations governing the assessment of academic transcripts (up to 1.5 points).

c) The contents of two letters of recommendation (0.5 points).

Final provision. These rules shall be applicable for the 2007-2008 academic year.