Access and admission process and application dates are standard for all the UPF Masters. Before you start, you might be interested in:

Once admitted, and during July, you will receive an e-mail with the enrolment instructions.

1. Check the admission requirements and the documentation needed

    • MANDATORY DOCUMENTS
       
      • Official university bachelor's or master's degree from the European Higher Education Area (EHEA) or equivalent foreign degree allowing access to a postgraduate degree in the country that issued the degree. Should the applicant have not finished yet their studies at the time of application, they will be asked to sign a statement certifying that they will have completed them before the start of the master degree program. 
         
      • Academic transcript of the accredited official training with the average grade at the university of origin.
      • Curriculum Vitae in Catalan, Spanish or English.
      • A letter of motivation in Catalan, Spanish or Englsih, stating the candidate's interest in following the master's programme (400 to 600 words).
      • Identity Card or Passport.

       

      OPTIONAL DOCUMENTS
      • Degrees in the following areas of study will be considered positively: Criminology, Law, Psychology, Sociology, Social Work, Social Education or another field of social sciences.
      • Professional experience in the field of research.

      In addition, the Departments' selection committee may decide to interview the candidate.

      The undergraduate degree/diploma and the academic transcript 

      If you have finished your Bachelor degree when you formalise your application, you will need to send us the following documents:

      • A photocopy of your undergraduate degree/diploma or Certification/proof of degree completion.
      • A photocopy of your official final undergraduate transcript.

      However, if you have not yet completed your undergraduate studies when formalising application, you will need to provide us with the following documents:

      • A signed declaration of obtaining your degree before the commencement of the master's programme.
      • A photocopy of the provisional undergraduate transcript. 
      If the diploma or the academic transcript are not written in Catalan, Spanish, English, French, Portuguese or Italian, you will also have to include the respective sworn translations into Catalan or Spanish.

    Fee

    • Students UE: 1,800 €
    • Non EU Students: 5,749.8 €

2. Proceed to online application

If you are eligible for this Master and you have all you need, access the online application to check the calendar and complete the process.

For this master program there are three admission calls. If there were vacancies, a fourth admission call would be open. It is highly recommended to apply as soon as possible, especially for those students who must apply for a visa.

Apply online