What differences are there between a regular MSc degree and a MSc degree with professional certification?
MSc Programmes with Professional Certification
The higher education system provides for degree programmes that qualify graduates for admission to or the exercise of regulated professional activities in Spain. The conditions to be met by the curricula of such programmes are established by the Government to guarantee that the degrees certify that the holder is in possession of the proper competences and knowledge to exercise the profession (Royal Decree 967/2014 Appendix I).
NB: Documents issued in a language other than Spanish or English (UPM working languages) shall have to be duly translated before submission.
Eligibility requirements for Appendix I MSc programmes:
- Accredited university degree certificate issued by Spain, European Union member states or European Economic Area Agreement signatories or proof of having applied for the aforesaid certificate.
- If the accredited degree was earned outside of Spain, the student shall have to submit the Official Recognition Decision / Homologation issued by the Spanish Ministry of Universities as any of the degrees entitling the holder for admission to the respective MSc degree with professional certification.
- Accreditation of B2 level in English according to the European Common Reference Framework for Languages (CEFR).
Regular MSc Programmes
Any programmes that do not have qualify students to exercise a regulated profession in Spain.
Eligibility requirements for regular MSc programmes (not listed in Appendix I):
- Accredited university degree certificate issued by Spain, European Union member states or European Economic Area Agreement signatories or proof of having applied for the aforesaid certificate.
- Duly legalized higher education degree issued by other education systems. This is an alternative procedure to official recognition, whereby the issuing country accredits that the degree is valid and has been issued by the competent authority. Generally, it is identified by the Hague Convention Apostille, See here for a list of Convention signatories.