Access, admission and registration

Admission is the set of requirements necessary to pursue university studies. Compliance with these requirements is prior to admission to the courses to be pursued.

Article 16 entitled “Access to Official Master's Degree Courses” of Chapter IV “Official University Master's Degree Courses” of Royal Decree 1393/2007, of October 29, modified in its section 1 by article 9 of Royal Decree 861/2010, of July 2, which establishes the organization of official university courses, says verbatim:

1. To access official master's degree courses, it will be necessary to be in possession of an official Spanish university degree or another one issued by a higher education institution in the European Higher Education Area that enables access to master's degree courses in the country that issued the degree.
2. Likewise, graduates from educational systems outside the European Higher Education Area may access the programme without the need for their qualifications to be recognised, subject to verification by the University that they certify a level of training equivalent to the corresponding official Spanish university qualifications and that they entitle them to access postgraduate studies in the country that issued the qualification. Access via this route will not, under any circumstances, imply the recognition of the previous qualification held by the interested party, nor its recognition for any purpose other than to undertake the master's degree courses.

In addition, the University of La Laguna, in compliance with the provisions of Decree 168/2008, of July 22 (Official Gazette of the Canary Islands No. 154, of August 1), establishes that in order to access this master's degree, it will be an essential requirement to prove a B1 level of English. Check the Documents recognized as proof of language skills. In addition, you can consult the following list of subjects that ULL and ULPGC, for the purposes of enrolment in a master's degree at the University of La Laguna, entails the acquisition of a B1 level of English and exemption from subjects as an academic requirement that enables admission to Master's degrees (to view the document, Click here).

Check the following link for the relationship of official ULL Degree qualifications whose completion recognises the achievement of foreign language skills (at least level B1) and the List of subjects from the different official ULL Degree courses, the completion of which involves attaining foreign language skills (level B1). 

Admission is the allocation of places offered by the ULL to study official university courses among those who, fulfilling the access requirements indicated above (Graduate/Bachelor's degree and/or approved foreign qualification and B1 in English), have requested them.

Admission is carried out through the procedure established for this purpose in the ULL Regulations. The student must attach all official documents that prove the profile required for access, his/her academic record and his/her curriculum vitae, through which he/she will be evaluated for admission to the master's degree according to criteria of equality, merit and capacity.

The body responsible for admission that will evaluate the applications will be the Academic Committee of the degree, whose composition is determined in article 30 of the Regulations for Official Master's Degree Courses at the University of La LagunaArticle 31 of the aforementioned regulation states that the proposal for admission of students is one of the functions of the Academic Commission.

Bioethics is a multidisciplinary field of knowledge by its nature. In principle, the Master's degree is aimed predominantly at professionals in the health and legal context; however, it is necessary that it be open to other graduates such as philosophers, anthropologists, social workers, etc., since the composition of ethics committees usually requires the presence of all of them.

Admission systems: In the event that the number of applications is greater than the number of places available, the Academic Committee will establish a selection of candidates according to the following "Evaluation Criteria"

• CV Evaluation: (CV merit assessment criteria)
  • Master's degree or university degree or specialization courses, of similar consideration, in subjects related to the Master's content (maximum up to 12 points).
  • Two degrees in Medicine, Law, Nursing or Philosophy (maximum up to 12 points).
  • Other training in subjects taken in relation to the contents of the Master's degree (courses, conferences, etc.) (maximum up to 12 points).
  • Research experience in topics related to the Master's degree (publications, collaborations in projects and conferences) (maximum up to 12 points).
  • Accreditation higher than B1 in the English language (maximum up to 12 points).
• Previous experience in formal activities related to Bioethics and especially participation in Ethics Committees: Up to 20 points
• Evaluating the “Presentation/Motivation” Letter: Up to 20 points

Enrolment is the formal instrument through which one acquires the status of university student. Before enrolling, students who wish to take the Master's degree must meet the entry requirements and have obtained a place through the admission process.

The access, admission and registration instructions published annually contain the information necessary for the correct development of the process (modalities, periods, calendar, documentation to be submitted, payment methods, etc.).