Access, admission and registration

Access is the set of requirements necessary to pursue the teachings university. Completion of these requirements is prior to admission to the courses to be taken.

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, which establishes the organization of official university courses, states the following:

1. To access official master's degree courses, it will be necessary to be in possession of an official Spanish university degree or another degree issued by a higher education institution in the European Higher Education Area that authorizes access to master's degree courses in the country issuing 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 master's studies.

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.

The Master's Degree is open to any university graduate, although it is especially aimed at graduates from Faculties of Education, University Schools of Teacher Training, and other university centres that participate in the training of educators and/or teachers at any educational level, as well as from Higher Technical Schools of Computer Science. The preferred qualifications are:

• Early Childhood Education Teacher Degree
• Primary Education Teacher Degree
• Degree in Pedagogy
• Degree in Social Education
• Bachelor's Degree in Pedagogy,
• Bachelor's Degree in Psychopedagogy
• Diploma in Social Education
• Teaching qualifications in its various modalities (Preschool, Primary, Foreign Languages, Physical Education, Musical Education, Speech Therapy)
• Graduates in Computer Engineering
• Degree in Computer Engineering
• Master's Degree in Teacher Training for Compulsory Secondary Education, Baccalaureate, Vocational Training and Language Teaching
• Other postgraduate qualifications that certify training in the field of education

Furthermore, as it is offered remotely, this Master's degree also opens its doors to students from other Spanish universities with the previous degrees, but mainly to students from Latin American countries, especially from those universities with which the ULL has agreements.

In their pre-registration or application, students must attach all official documents that prove they meet the profile required for access, their academic record and other curriculum vitae, through which they will be evaluated for possible admission to the master's degree according to criteria of equality, merit and capacity.

Specifically for this Master's degree, the specific selection criteria are:

• Overall academic record rating
• Possess any of the qualifications indicated as preferred (0.5 points)

Likewise, in compliance with article 5 of Decree 168/2008, of July 22 (Official Gazette of the Canary Islands No. 154), you must prove mastery of a foreign language, equivalent to level B1 of English of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.

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.).