The application for admission to the Master's program is done electronically through our on-line admissions application. Before starting the admission process it is advisable to consult the following information and follow the instructions described in Admission step by step:
Specific access and admission requirements
Any foreign students from non-Spanish speaking countries should accredit command of the Spanish and English languages at intermediate level (B2).
If any students whose qualifications do not adapt to the profile of this Master's Degree, they may be accepted if they are able to prove basic knowledge on Nuclear Physics at a personal interview.
Suitability of applicants’ qualifications on this Master's Degree is a requirement regardless of any other merits.
Qualifications with priority for access:
- Degree in Physics.
- Degree in Chemistry.
Qualifications with lower priority for access:
- Aeronautical Engineering.
- Electronic Engineering.
- Industrial Engineering.
- Computer Engineering.
- Materials Engineering.
- Degree in Environmental Sciences.
- Degree in Mathematics.
Documents to attach to applications
Mandatory documents:
- DNI / Passport
- Academic transcript of grades of undergraduate studies (1)
- Curriculum Vitae
- Certificate of the average grade (2) [Required for students who have not done their access studies at the UAM].
- Proof of Spanish language proficiency at B2 level [Compulsory only for non-Spanish speaking students].
- Access Degree: If you have completed your studies at the time of applying for the master's degree, you must attach the degree certificate/diploma, bachelor's degree, or equivalent (or proof of having applied for the degree) in the application.
Optional documents:
- Accreditation of the language level
(1) The academic transcript must be translated if it is not in the Spanish language. It will not be necessary to translate documents if they are in English, French, Italian or Portuguese.
In the case of having taken Master’s/Doctoral studies, we recommend including them as additional documents to your application.
(2) If you have studied in Spain, you should attach a Certificate showing the average grade (on a scale of 0 to 10). If you have already studied at UAM, you will not need to submit this certificate.
If you have studied outside of Spain, you will need to submit the average grade equivalence issued by the Ministry of Education and Vocational Training (see section “related links”).
Admission Criteria
| ADMISSION CRITERIA |
WEIGHTING |
| Average academic record |
80 % |
| Knowledge of languages |
10 % |
| Work experience |
10 % |
Admission of applicants who do not reach 50% on the scale will be left to the discretion of the Master's Degree academic committee.
Interviews may also be held.
Other requirements for students with non-EU qualifications
When you have been notified about your acceptance on the Master's Degree, and your acceptance is based on a university qualification issued by a higher education institution not belonging to the EHEA, you will need to legalize the qualification via diplomatic channels in order to formalize registration, or by means of a “Hague Convention Apostille”.
You can check these procedures in the pages on Legalization of foreign qualifications and Declaration of average grade.
If necessary, you may need to include an official translation into the Spanish language of this document.
