Master in Telecommunications Engineering

Master's Degree Modules

• Telecommunications Technologies. This module is made up of 54 core ECTS credits and 12 elective ECTS credits. Its content is related to Telecommunications technologies required for the practice of Telecommunications Engineering, as well as advanced content in the elective subjects that allow students to specialize in specific technologies.
• Technological Telecommunications Project Management. This module is made up of 12 ECTS credits and includes training content related to management skills, direction and how to establish oneself in the Telecommunications Engineering field.
• Master's Thesis. This module is made up of 12 ECTS credits and includes writing a paper that allows students to completely round off their training from the modules mentioned above.

The following table shows the number of credits allocated to each subject type:

C) Compulsory: 66 ECTS

E) Elective Course: 12 ECTS

TFM) Master's Thesis: 12 ECTS
 

Two versions of the Master are offered: A bilingual version taught on the Madrid-Puerta De Toledo Campus and a Spanish version taught on the Leganés Campus.

course Programs

◤ Access to previous course programs

GENERAL COURSE INFORMATION

☛ First year offered: 2010

• Information about Master´s Degree
• Verification Report
• External evaluation and Monitoring Reports
• International seal of quality EURACE

QUALITY INDICATORS

☛ Master's Degree indicators

☛ Labour insertion indicators

PROGRAMME’S QUALITY ASSURANCE

The Academic Committee of the Master’s programme complies with the SGIC-UC3M and it is responsible for the follow-up, analysis, review, assessment and quality of the program, it contributes with proposals to improve the program and produces the “Memoria Académica de Titulación” (Programme Report).

• Academic Committee

FACULTY AND COURSE PLAN

☛ Curriculum subjects and their faculty

Graduate Profile and Competences

• Graduate profile and competences

Application

The request is made electronically through our application. Before starting the admission process, please, read the following information:

• Documentation that must be uploaded to the on line application
• Calendar and general information about admission 
• Follow the step-by-step instructions in the application for admission

Requirements

The following candidates may be admitted to the Master's Degree in Telecommunications Engineering from the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid:

• Graduates with Bachelor's Degrees in: Engineering, Telecommunications Technology, Audiovisual Systems Engineering, Communications Systems Engineering and Telematics Engineering.
• Three-year courses (Ingenieros Técnicos): Telecommunications engineering graduates with any specialism.
• Four-year or five-year (depending if taken before or after the changes implemented by the Bologna Process) undergraduate degree courses: Telecommunications Engineering graduates

The admission criteria for this Master's Degree are set out in the Order CIN/355/2009, February 9.

Admission criteria

Student selection will be based on the applicant's CV. Specifically we will consider:

• The applicant's academic record.
• The applicant's professional experience in the Telecommunications Engineering field.
• Any letters of support and academic or professional references vouching for the applicant's admission to the Master.
• Certificates as evidence of languages ability.

In the event that the course is oversubscribed due to high demand, personal interviews with candidates may be conducted.

Versions

Two versions of the Master's Degree are offered:

• a bilingual version taught on the Madrid-Puerta De Toledo Campus
• a Spanish version taught on the Leganés Campus.

Students may select whichever one of the two versions they wish to follow during the admissions process, although the application depends on the assessment by the direction of the master's degree according to the availability of places

Language requirements

Check the general language requirements required to study a Master’s at UC3M, depending on whether it is in Spanish, English or bilingual.

students with foreign university degrees

Please note that due to the fact that this Master’s program grants you access to regulated professions, it needs to comply with a special legislation that requires those applicants with foreign degrees to have their degrees previously accredited and recognized by our Ministry of Education of Spain.

For more information, you should check the Ministry’s website (only in Spanish): Homologación Educación Superior. It is important to know that this process may take around 9 to 12 months, approximately.

For this reason, unless your previous studies have been previously accredited and recognized by our Ministry of Education, we strongly advise you not to apply for this Master’s program.

TUITION fees

Reservation fee: €450 

• it will be paid once the student receives notification of admission to the master’s, and deducted from the first tuition payment
• the reservation fee will only be refunded if the master program is cancelled

60 ECTS in the first academic year:

• EU students: €1,165.80 (€19.43/ECTS credit)
• Non EU students: €9,288 (€154.80/ECTS credit)

✎│Tuition fees
 

• If you are a new student, you must register according to the instructions on this link
• If you are a former student, you must register according to the instructions on this link

NOTE: the indicated public prices do not include in any case, neither the ECTS corresponding to the Formative Complements that the student must take (only master's degrees with previous Formative Complements), nor the  the cost of issuing the master’s degree certificate.
 

Administrative procedures

You can find information about administrative procedures in the Virtual Secretariat of your Aula Global along with the enrolled subjects.

_______

* Current fees for the 23/24 academic year, pending approval by the Community of Madrid for the 24/25 academic year.

Additional information

• You may enrol on the master’s degree after completing the admission process and receiving formal confirmation of your acceptance.
• When performing the enrolment you can choose between Full-time enrolment or Part-time enrolment.
• The email address provided upon enrolment will be used for formal communications; students are therefore kindly requested to check their mail regularly.
• Pursuant to the regulations of the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, a student failing to pay any part of the fees will not be admitted and the enrolment process will be terminated. In cases of cancellation of enrolment due to non-payment, the University may demand the payment of the pending amounts for enrolment in previous academic courses as a prior condition of enrolment.
  No diploma or certificate will be issued if a student has any outstanding payments.

✎│Enrolment master’s programmes

✎│ECTS credits recognition

Best Practices and Regulations

• Student cohabitation system
• Ethical code
• Enrollment and permanence rules
• Master's degree access rules
• Master's Thesis rules
• Rules for credits recognition

[+] information