Master's Degrees

Factors of reference for Proposals for official Masters'-level Studies

The proposal for a Study Plan for any Master's Degree should be undertaken in terms of the following factors, as set down in Royal Decree 1393/2007, where the regulating of official university studies is dealt with, as amended by Royal Decree 861/2010 , dated July 2, and in the General Regulations of Official Studies in the UIMP (Governing Council of August 14, 2008).

  • Masters'-level teaching has as its aim the acquisition by the student concerned of advanced training, either specialized or multidisciplinary, geared to academic or professional specialization, or to facilitating the first steps in the undertaking of research tasks.
  • Masters' Degrees may be weighted with between 60 and 120 ECTS, which will encompass all the theoretical and practical training the student is expected to acquire: compulsory subjects, elective subjects, seminars, internships, tutored assignments, End-of-Master's Project, assessment-based activities, as well as others which may be deemed to be necessary, according to the characteristics of each Qualification.
  • The maximum number of credits per academic year will be 60.
  • Masters' Degree studies will conclude with the preparation and public defense of an End-of-Master's Project which will be weighted with between 6 and 30 ECTS.
  • Modular design for the training provided: it is recommended that the studies be set up in terms of modules and subjects, a module being understood as being a set of related subjects.
  • The minimum number of credits with which a subject may be weighted is 1 ECTS.
  • The level of learning achieved by students in each of the subjects within the study Plan is to be expressed by means of numerical grades which will be recorded in their files (RD 1125/2003).
  • A Teaching Guide will be made available in which the following will be specified with regard to each subject: skills to be acquired (general, cross-curricular, and specific), training activities, teaching methods, learning outcomes, assessment system, teaching staff, and bibliography.
  • The planning of the Program will be year-based, semester-based, and will also provide both a single Program Plan, as well as a differentiated Program Plan, so as to cater both for full-time students, as well as for part-time students.
  • It is compulsory that the Academic Management of the Program be undertaken by members of the Teaching Staff or Researchers who hold a Doctoral Degree (General Regulations for UIMP Studies).
  • In general, the Teaching Staff involved in official Masters' Studies must be holders of a Doctoral Degree. Exceptionally, the UIMP may authorize the collaboration of highly qualified professionals or researchers belonging to other research centers so that they may develop their activity within specific areas of the Master's Program concerned.
  • The assessment of the End-of-Master's Project will be undertaken by an Examining Board made up of at least 3 members of the Teaching Staff, or Doctoral-level researchers, as assigned by the Academic Commission of the Study Area concerned.

Contents of Proposals for official Masters'-level Studies

The proposals for official Masters' Studies will be set before the Vice Principal for Postgraduate Studies and Research of the UIMP, who, appointed by the Principal, is to chair the Commission for Postgraduate Studies.

So as to ensure the initiation of the process of evaluation of Masters'-level Studies Programs, the following should be submitted by e-mail to the adress This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. a Project Dossier, in standard format, wherein it is compulsory to provide full details of the contents as described in Appendix I – Full Description of a Project as appertaining to the Application for the Verification of an Official Qualification, as set down in Royal Decree 1393/2007, amended, moreover, by Royal Decree 861/2010, dated July 2.

  • Full Description of Proposals for Official Masters'-level Studies Projects.

Only those Proposals that were to receive the approval of the Governing Council of the UIMP should also be submitted in full via the online virtual platform as set up by the Ministry of Education so as to facilitate application for verification of official Masters'-level Qualifications.

Procedure and Stipulated Periods for Approval

The Postgraduate Studies Commission will assess the proposals, according to the criteria for quality established beforehand by the University, and will prepare the corresponding report, which will be put before the Governing Council. The issuing of the report will include an analysis of the feasibility and strategic appropriateness of the proposal concerned and its compliance with current regulations, while positive value will be assigned to:

  • the degree of international projection of the Teaching Staff and of the Program;
  • the academic quality of the program concerned, to which end consideration will be given to the adequacy of the teaching and research, or professional, background of the group of those who will undertake the teaching;
  • its coherence;
  • the prior basis of the Study Plan and the interdisciplinarity that it sets out;
  • the system of coordination and tutorials put forward;
  • the monitoring and quality improvement procedures to be employed.

Approval of Masters'-level Studies is incumbent upon the Governing Council at the behest of the Commission for Postgraduate Studies.

The operative introduction of official Masters' programs within the UIMP requires having obtained, in each case, a favorable report from the National Agency for Quality Assessment (ANECA), together with a resolution involving positive verification by the Council of Universities, which will forward this same resolution to the Ministry of Education. The Ministry will place before the Government the proposal to establish the Qualification concerned officially, together with its inclusion in the Register of Universities, Establishments, and Qualifications (RUCT), the approval of which by the Ministerial Cabinet will be published in the Official State Gazette (BOE). This same inclusion will also entail it being considered initially as an authorized Qualification.

Once the Government has approved the official character of the Qualification, the Principal of the UIMP will give instructions for the publication of the Study Plan in the Official State Gazette (BOE).

Stipulated Periods of the Processing Schedule

On a yearly basis the Postgraduate Studies Commission will propose an annual schedule for the processing of new Masters'-level Studies, while taking into account the guidelines for assessment and verification as set out by the ANECA.

In general terms, the calendar will be as follows:

  • July: mandatory submission of projects to the Postgraduate Studies Committee, which will issue a preliminary report.
  • September: submission of completed drafts of new proposals for the following academic year to the Postgraduate Studies Committee.
  • October: submission of the new proposals to the Governing Council.
  • November: authorized submission of proposals to the ANECA to await its assessment report. The completion of the Project Dossier which will accompany the application for verification of the Qualifications concerned will be implemented via the online platform set up for this purpose by the Ministry of Education.

Renewal and Cancellation of official Masters'-level Studies

Once instituted, the official UIMP Masters' Studies concerned will be valid for four years, at the end of which time, upon application by the Academic Commission, they may be renewed for periods of the same duration.

The proposal for renewal will be submitted to the Postgraduate Studies Commission, to await its report, prior to March 30 of the current course period for which renewal is proposed.

The proposal for renewal will necessarily include the Teaching and Research Plans involved, together with an economic feasibility study of the new edition of the Studies concerned.

If the proposal for renewal were to entail modifications to the already authorized Study Plan concerned, it will be compulsory to submit them to the Postgraduate Studies Commission before being reported to the University Coordination Council. If the changes are approved by the said Council, considering, as it, the Council, were to, that they do not involve a change in the nature and objectives of the Qualification, the University will incorporate the accepted modifications into the Study Plan.

Should that not be the case, it would be deemed to be a new Study Plan, for which reason the authorization process should be initiated as if it were a new proposal that was being dealt with.

The Postgraduate Studies Commission may, at any time, justifiably, or given the application made by the respective Academic Commission, propose the withdrawal of the already implemented Masters'-level Studies concerned. In any case, those students who may have begun those studies, and wish to do so, will be given the guarantee of being able to complete them.

Queries and administrative procedures related to the stipulated periods for the convening and allotment of grants and bursaries in which the Menéndez Pelayo International University shares should be submitted by e-mail to the following address: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Academic Year 2020-2021

Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación - Grants for university teacher training (FPU) 2020:

Ministerio de Educación y Formación Profesional - Grants for students pursuing post-compulsory studies:

  • Stipulated Period: From August 9 to October 15, 2020
  • Conditions

UIMP Mobility Grants - Travel Bags - Research personnel in training - Year 2020:

UIMP Mobility Grants - Short Stays - Research personnel in training - Year 2020:

UIMP Grants to undertake Masters-level studies:

Collaboration Grants in University Departments:

The objective of these grants is to initiate in research tasks to university students who are going to finish their second cycle studies, or the last year of their degree, or who are studying the first year of an official university master's degree.

  • Nº of Grants: 1
  • Amount of the Grant: 2.000 euros
  • Collaboration center: CSIC (Higher Council for Scientific Research) to initiate the student in research tasks in one of the following programs:
    • High specialization master’s degree in plastics and rubber 
    • Master's degree in biodiversity and conservation in tropical regions
    • Master's degree in molecular and cellular integrative biology
    • Master's degree in data science
    • Master's degree in particle physics and physics of the cosmos
  • Conditions (Ministerio de Educación y Formación Profesional)
  • Extract from the publication of the call (BOE of July 1, 2020)
  • Stipulated Period: until September 30, 2020
  • Provisional list of candidates (updated on 10/16/2020)

CSIC JAE Intro 2020 Grants for Research Staff Training:

  • Stipulated Period: From 9 March to 9 April 2020, inclusive. Deadline resumed until June 10, 2020, including.
  • Conditions

Centro de Estudios Políticos y Constitucionales (CEPC) Grants for the official Master's Degree in Constitutional Law (UIMP - CEPC):

  • Stipulated Period: On June 10, 2020, the period of ten days for the submission of applications for the 18 grants called by Resolution of June 2, 2020 of the CEPC begins
  • Conditions

IUIOG Scholarships for students enrolled in the University Master's degrees organized by the UIMP in collaboration with the José Ortega y Gasset Foundation:

IFCA Grants to complete the Master's Degree in Particle Physics and Physics of the Cosmos (UC-UIMP):

ICEX España Exportación e Inversiones Internationalization Grants (Master's Degree MBA in International Management UIMP-ICEX):

  • Stipulated Period: From April 20 to May 18, 2020 (until 2:00 p.m. in Madrid)
  • Conditions

“La Caixa” Foundation Postgraduate, Doctoral and Postdoctoral Fellowships:

Alfonso Martín Escudero Foundation Grants for research in Universities or Centers abroad:

  • Stipulated Period: Hasta las 14:00 horas del 8 de mayo de 2020
  • Conditions

Ramón Areces Foundation Grants for Postgraduate Studies in Foreign Universities and Research Centers:

  • Stipulated Period: From February 10 to March 16, 2020 (postgraduate studies) and from March 2 to May 15, 2020 (postdoctoral studies)
  • Conditions

Fundación Universia Grants 2020:

Fullbright Scholarships for Doctors and Graduates:

Scholarship browse by the Spanish Service for Internationalization of Education (SEPIE):

Tatiana Foundation Predoctoral Grants for Environmental Research and Neurosciences:

Carolina Foundation Grants:

Academic Year 2019-2020

UIMP Call for Extraordinary Doctorate Awards 2019/2020: 

AEPIA Grants for students enrolled in the Master's Degree in Artificial Intelligence Research (UIMP-AEPIA):

Arquímedes Contest - award for the best research work carried out by undergraduate and master students:

  • Stipulated Period: From August 2 to 19, 2019
  • Conditions

Academic Qualifications Certificates

Requirements

The student may request the issuance of transcripts, reflecting the current state of his or her Academic Records, upon payment of the fees concerned which are fixed from year to year.

Academic certificates can only be issued at the request of the interested party, and must be justified with the DNI, Passport or NIE. They may also be issued at the request of a third party, upon presentation of the express authorization of the interested party accompanied by a copy of the DNI, Passport or NIE of both. 

The Official Grades Records of the subjects that make up the Study Plan concerned are to be found in the keeping of the Administration Office to initiate the application process.

Types of Personal Academic Transcripts

  • Personal Academic Transcript of subjects with final grades already allotted: it contains only those subjects with final grades already allotted.
  • Personal Academic Transcript of subjects with final grades already allotted and of the subjects which form part of the enrolment undertaken: it includes all the subjects with final grades already allotted and, moreover, all the subjects which have been enrolled in.
  • Personal Academic Transcript of subjects which have been passed: it includes only those which have been passed.
  • Personal Academic Transcript of subjects which have been passed and those which have been enrolled in: it includes those subjects which have been passed, together with those in which the student concerned is enrolled.
  • Personal Academic Transcript of subjects as they currently stand: it includes the current situation regarding all the subjects found in the file of the student concerned, while not including the evolution of each subject over time as the case may be.

Documents to be submitted

  • Application Form for the Issuance of Personal Academic Records (Forms).
  • Current and legible photocopy of National Identity Card or Passport.
  • Students from large families or students with some form of disability: those documents available at fee reductions and exemptions.

Submission of the Application Form

The Application Form can be submitted in person in the UIMP Student Administration Office (Secretaría de Estudiantes UIMP - C/Isaac Peral, 23. 28040 Madrid - Spain) or via e-mail to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Payment

After submitting the application form, the student will be given a receipt of payment of the fee concerned so that payment may be made in cash at any branch of Banco Santander, or by credit card (for which purpose the Online Administration Office may be accessed), or via a bank transfer (only in the case of those who find themselves outside Spanish territory).

The amount to be paid over is displayed on the receipt. The transfer costs or any other bank charges involved must be borne by the interested party and should not lead to a reduction in the total amount to be paid.

The student concerned is obliged to submit to the Student Administration Office a copy of the receipt of payment duly stamped by the Bank, or proof of payment made by credit card or bank transfer, indicating: Name / ID Card, Passport or Non-National ID (NIE), together with the code and description of the studies concerned and the academic year in course.

Collection of the Qualification Certificate

Collection of the Qualification Certificate
The certificate may be collected in person by the interested party, or by a duly authorized person, from the Student Administration Office. In those cases where indicated, the University will send the certificate to the mailing address as indicated by the interested party on the application form.

Issuance of the Master's Degree Certificate

Requirements

The official Master's Degree Certificate is proof of the full completion of the studies concerned, it being academically and professionally valid throughout national territory.

It will be issued in the name of the King, by the Principal of the University, in accordance with the requirements set down regarding its format, text and issuance procedure in Royal Decree 1002/2010, dated 5 August, dealing with the issuance of university-level qualifications certificates.

Having applied for the Degree Certificate implies the closure of the Academic Records concerned, for which reason, once closure has taken place, new entries cannot be made in the said Records.

In order to initiate the application process, the following requirements must be met:

  • The total number of credits that make up the qualification concerned must have been passed, in accordance with that which is set out in the Study Plan concerned.
  • Being up to date in the payment of enrolment fees.
  • The Official Grades Records of the subjects that make up the Study Plan concerned are to be found in the keeping of the Administration Office.

Stipulated Periods for Issuance

The Master's Degree Certificate may be requested throughout the academic year.

Documents to be submitted

  • Application Form to request Issuance of Official Master's Degree Certificate (Forms).
  • Current and legible photocopy of National Identity Card or Passport.
  • Students who belong to large families or students with some form of disability: the documents available in fee reductions and exemptions.

Submission of the Application Form

The application may be submitted in person at the UIMP Student Administration Office (Secretaría de Estudiantes UIMP, C/Isaac Peral, 23. 28040 Madrid) or by email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Payment

After submitting the application form, the student concerned will be given a receipt of payment of the fee so that payment may be made in cash at any branch of Banco Santander, or by credit card (for which purpose the Online Administration Office may be accessed) , or via a bank transfer (only in the case of those who find themselves outside Spanish territory).

The amount to be paid over is displayed on the receipt. The transfer costs or any other bank charges involved must be borne by the interested party and should not lead to a reduction in the total amount of fees to be paid with regard to the issuance of the Qualification Certificate concerned.

The student concerned must submit to the Student Administration Office a copy of the receipt of payment duly stamped by the Bank, or proof of payment made by credit card or bank transfer, indicating: Name / ID Card, Passport or Non-National ID (NIE), together with the code and the description of the studies concerned and the academic year in course.

Provisional Supplementary Qualification Certificate

The Master's Degree Certificate will become fully effective as of the date of payment of the costs of the issuance of the said certificate.
Once payment has been made, the interested party will be provided with a provisional supplementary Qualification Certificate which will act as the equivalent of the official Qualification Certificate until the latter's actual issuance, and will be of equivalent value with regard to the exercise of the rights inherent to the Qualification Certificate concerned. Such a certification will include the essential data that would be included in the said Qualification Certificate itself.

Collection of the Qualification Certificate

  • By the interested party in person from the UIMP Student Administration Office (Secretaría de Estudiantes, C / Isaac Peral, 23. 28040 Madrid, Spain), by providing proof of his or her identity upon production of the original of his or her National Identity Card, DNI, (in the case of Spanish citizens), a passport, or a Non-Nationals Identity Card, NIE, (in the case of persons from other countries).
  • By duly authorizing another person by power of attorney to collect it on his or her behalf. If the power of attorney were to have been issued abroad, it ought to have been legalized and translated into Spanish.
  • If the interested party does not reside in Madrid, he or she may request in writing that the UIMP General Administration Office ensure delivery of the Qualification Certificate to the High Inspectorate of Education or Education Offices of the Government Delegation or Sub-Delegation, and / or the Consular Office, nearest to his or her place of residence. In such a case, the student concerned would be expected to collect the Qualification Certificate in person.

Legalizing documents to be used abroad

Legalizing documents to be used abroad

Original academic documents (degree, academic transcript, or course syllabi) which are to be used abroad must be legalized following the process which can be consulted here.

Legalizing documents issued by the Menéndez Pelayo International University must be done directly by the interested party or by his or her legal representative.

At the request of the interested party, it is beholden to the Commission for Postgraduate Studies to propose to the Principal the fractional homologation of areas of Study within the official programs.

The fractional homologation of Studies will be applicable in the case of subjects or modules the content of which may be seen to be substantially similar to that of those being homologated, or in the case of their having been accrued through international mobility programs.

Homologation involves transferring to the Academic Records concerned the grade achieved in the Studies that are themselves being homologated.

Studies which may be homologated:

Studies undertaken in the UIMP:

  • Undertaken in other Masters' Degrees within the UIMP.
  • Studies corresponding to official UIMP Postgraduate Qualifications.

In these cases, the homologation of subjects or modules will be carried out, while each corresponding grade will be put on record.

Other Studies:

  • Studies undertaken in other Masters' Degrees within Spanish Universities as approved under the auspices of Royal Decree 56/2005 and Royal Decree 1393/2007.
  • Studies in Doctoral Programs from other Spanish universities regulated by Decree 778/98 Third Cycle.
  • Studies undertaken abroad after obtaining the Qualification which provides access to the Master's or Doctoral-based Studies in the country concerned.
  • Post Five-Year Degree / Engineering Degree specific-university based studies (recognized as Spanish University-based or Universities Abroad-based Qualifications obtained after the Qualification which provides access to the Master's or Doctoral- based Studies in the country concerned).
  • Extracurricular courses of an equivalent level to that of a Master's Degree or Doctoral Studies in which there has existed academic control and, consequently, an evaluative assessment of the work carried out by the student.

Given that those credits which are based on teaching hours are not directly comparable with ECTS credits, the Academic Commission concerned will provide a proposal for homologation.

Application and documentation required:

The student's application must be accompanied by a report issued by the Director of / or the Person responsible for the Program concerned, acknowledging the legitimacy of the application, which will be assessed by the Postgraduate Studies Commission.

The student will hand in the following documentation to the Student Administration Office:

  • Application Form for credit homologation (Forms).
  • Authenticated photocopy of the Qualification to be used in the enrolment and of the academic certification of the Syllabus Plan studied, where proof is provided of the subjects taken, the duration of studies and the grades obtained. The student must check, according to the country issuing the university-level qualification, which is the documentation he or she is required to provide.
  • Authenticated photocopy of the Program containing the subjects taken for which the homologation of credits is being requested, with an indication of the contents developed therein and the skills acquired, stamped officially by the entity concerned.
  • A description of the number of credits which the interested party wishes to be homologated, together with the subjects to which the application refers.
  • Report issued by the Director / or Person Responsible for the Program certifying the legitimacy of the application.

Proposal for resolution put forward:

It is the Commission for Postgraduate Studies that will put forward a resolution, and will place it before the Governing Council of the UIMP for its approval.

The resolution put forward concerning the homologation of credits will include:

  • The name of the subject / s for which homologation has been requested, the subject-type, the number of credits involved and the grades obtained, together with an indication of the subjects at source which gave rise to the homologation.
  • The name/s of the subject/ s for which homologation is not granted, with an indication of the subjects within the at-source Study Plan. In this case, justification of the resolution emitted will be required.

The Student Administration Office will be notified of the decision taken for inclusion in the file of the student concerned.

Amount charged and payment for homologated credits:

Enrolment by the student concerned in the total number of credits required per Course period is compulsory, irrespective of whether in the subjects to be taken the homologation of credits is applied for or not.

Students who obtain homologated credits will be entitled to a reimbursement of 75% of the cost per credit for the Master's Degree they were to take, as fixed for the year in which the resolution concerning fees for university-level studies in the UIMP is made known.

Stipulated period within which the homologation of credits may be applied for:

  • Academic year 2017-2018: until November 3, 2017

Fees

Menéndez Pelayo International University resolution of October 31, 2023, stating prices for academic services leading to official university degrees and other services for the academic year 2023-24

See Fees for the Academic Year 2023-2024

Enrolment  Fees

It is the fee charged as the total amount of fees in exchange for academic and administrative services.

  1. Academic Services: the result of multiplying the cost per credit by the number of credits corresponding to the Master's Program concerned.
  2. Administrative Services: they include the initiation of the Academic Records File concerned (payment for which is undertaken only when enrolling for the first time), administrative costs and student insurance (to be paid by all Spanish students or by those who are nationals of other countries under the age of 28 who are legally resident in Spain).

Fee Reductions and Exemptions

Students included in some of the following groups may apply for the listed benefits, as long as they can provide the University with documentary evidence of the alleged condition within the enrollment period.

Important: Documents justifying reductions and exemptions must be in effect at the time of registration.

All fee reductions and benefits are applied to public prices for academic services. They will not affect to administrative fees and other services, nor to student insurance, unless stated otherwise.

Beneficiaries of general category large-family status (RD 1621/2005, dated December 30, 2005)

Exemption:

  • 50% of the costs of academic services during the first enrolment period and administrative services, excluding student insurance.
  • 50% of the costs of the graduation certificate and other academic certificates.

Documents to be submitted:

  • Authenticated photocopy of large-family identity card and the renewal card, if applicable, issued by the relevant Spanish Public Administration office.

Applies to the following graduate studies:

  • Masters' Degrees.
  • Academic supervision during the research period of a Doctoral Program.

Beneficiaries of special category large-family status (RD 1621/2005, 30 December, 2005)

Exemption:

  • 100% of the costs of academic services during the first enrolment period, and administrative services, excluding student insurance.
  • 100% of the costs of the graduation certificate and other academic certificates.

Documents to be submitted:

  • Authenticated photocopy of large-family identity card and the renewal card, if applicable, issued by the relevant Spanish Public Administration office.

Applies to the following graduate studies:

  • Masters' Degrees.
  • Academic supervision during the research period of a Doctoral Program.

Victims of Terrorism, as well as their spouses and offspring in accordance with the provisions of Article 7 of Law 32/1999, 8 October.

Exemption:

  • 100% of the costs of academic services during the first enrolment period, and administrative services, excluding student insurance
  • Does not include the cost of Administrative Services or student insurance.

Documents to be submitted:

  • Authenticated photocopy of the administrative order issued by the relevant Spanish Public Administration institution granting the status of victim of terrorism.

Applies to the following graduate studies:

  • Masters' Degrees.
  • Academic supervision during the research period of a Doctoral Program.

Victims of gender-based violence, as well as their children under twenty three, and minors under their custody (article 23 of Organic Act 1/2004, 28 December on Integrated Protection Measures against Gender Violence)

Exemption:

  • 100% of the costs of academic services during the first enrolment period.
  • Does not include the cost of Administrative Services or student insurance.

Applies to the following graduate studies:

  • Masters' Degrees.
  • Academic supervision during the research period of a Doctoral Program.

Students with disabilities

Those with a disability equal to, or greater than 33%, as per Legislative RD 1/2013, of November 29, approving the Revised General Law on Rights of Persons with Disabilities and their Social Inclusion.

Exemption

  • 100% of the costs of academic services during the first enrolment period.
  • Does not include the cost of Administrative Services or student insurance.

Documents to be submitted:

  • Authenticated photocopy of the administrative order issued by the relevant Spanish Public Administration institution granting the status of disabled person.

Applies to the following graduate studies:

  • Masters' Degrees.
  • Academic supervision during the research period of a Doctoral Program

Orfans of public servants deceased in the line of duty

Exemption

  • 100% of the costs of academic services during the first enrolment period up to the year in which the beneficiary reaches age 25.
  • Does not include the cost of Administrative Services or student insurance.

Applies to the following graduate studies:

  • Masters' Degrees.
  • Academic supervision during the research period of a Doctoral Program.

Beneficiaries of Guaranteed Minimum Income according to articles 4 and 5 of Law 19/2021, 20 December

Exemption

  • 100% of the costs of academic services during the first enrolment period up to the year in which the beneficiary reaches age 25.
  • Does not include the cost of Administrative Services or student insurance.

Applies to the following graduate studies:

  • Masters' Degrees.
  • Academic supervision during the research period of a Doctoral Program.

Other Reductions:

Reductions of Other Kinds:

Distinction in Master's Degree Studies

When the grade of 'With Distinction´ is achieved in subjects within UIMP Masters' Degrees, the following year a deduction will be made for the amount corresponding to the number of credits for which the grade was obtained.
Under no circumstances may the total amount of the deduction exceed the total cost of tuition. Likewise, this deduction will not be applicable to the fee for academic supervision upon enrolment in a Doctoral Program.

Civil Service Personnel and UIMP Staff

As long as vacant slots are available.

Exemption:

  • 50% in the first-year enrolment fees.

Applies to the following graduate studies:

  • Masters' Degrees.
  • Academic supervision during the research period of a Doctoral Program.

Recipients of Grants and Study Bursaries

Students who, upon enrolment, avail themselves of fee exemption, having applied for an official grant, and then at a later date do not acquire the status of grant holders, or whose allotted grant is revoked, will be required to pay the fee corresponding to the enrolment already formalized. Non-payment of the said fee will result in the cancellation of the enrolment.

Doctors with Extraordinary Award

In accordance with the Regulations for the awarding of extraordinary doctoral prizes at the Menéndez Pelayo International University approved by the Governing Body on August 15, 2017, all those doctors who have been awarded an extraordinary prize will be entitled to exemption from, or refund of, the fees for the award of the doctoral degree in the form and for the amounts approved by the Governing Body. If the student has the right to this exemption and pays the full public prices, the amount will be reimbursed upon request of refund of public prices. 

Method of Payment

  • Studies managed by a Collaborating Institution: the student should contact the said entity.
  • Studies managed by the UIMP: The student admitted in an area of study will be notified by the Student Administration Office by e-mail, which will include an identification code, thereby allowing him or her to undertake enrolment via the on-line registration website located at the UIMP's Online Administration Office

The application will guide the student so that he or she may select the Studies in which to enrol, the method of payment, as well as the stipulated periods for payment.

Payment Options:

  1. Single Payment
    • 100% of the academic and administrative fees involved.
    • Student Insurance, were it applicable.
  2. Split Payment

The student concerned may pay in two installments. 

First Installment:

  • 50% of the fees for academic services.
  • 100% of the fees for administrative services.
  • Student insurance, were it applicable.

Second Installment:

  • The remaining 50% of the fees for academic services.

The student will be expected to pay these amounts within the stipulated periods established each year. Taking heed of the Academic and Enrolment Calendar

Methods of Payment:

  1. If the student lives in Spain, payment can be made:
    • In cash at any branch of Banco Santander
      The student will need to print three copies of the payment form through the Online Administration Office, via the "Payment of Receipts Pending" option, and submit them at the Banco Santander branch concerned, within the stipulated period indicated on the receipt.
      The bank is obliged to stamp the three copies: one copy is for the bank, one should be handed in at the UIMP Students Administration Office within 15 working days of the due date, and the third copy is for the student. This latter document is his or her proof of enrolment in the University.
    • Online Credit Card Payment
      Payment by credit card through the online platform Vía Pago, which is accessed from the Online Administration Office , by selecting "Online Payment" ("Pago on-line") within the "Payment of Receipts Pending" ("Pago de recibos") option.
      At the Student Adminsitration Office the student concerned is expected to hand in the payment slip which has been generated, within 15 working days of its expiration, indicating: First Name and Last Names / National ID Card, passport, or Non-National's ID (NIE), together with the code number and description of the Study Program concerned, and the academic year in course.
      This data is absolutely necessary so as to identify the payment. If the slip does not contain the data, the University may demand payment at any time.
  2. If he or she lives abroad:
    • Payment via bank transfer
      The amount to be paid in is shown on the receipt. It is the student who is expected to meet the costs of the transfer incurred, as well as any other bank charges incurred, which should not diminish the overall amount as indicated.

Payment is to be made within the stipulated period indicated in the receipt pending, and once made, the student is obliged to submit proof of the transfer to the following e-mail address: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

On the transfer receipt slip, the following will be indicated: First Name and Last Names / National ID, passport, or Non-National's ID (NIE) / code number and description of the Study Program concerned / and the academic year in course.

This data is absolutely necessary so as to identify the payment. If the slip does not contain the data, the University may demand payment at any time.

Requesting Receipt of Payment

Generally speaking, the receipt for having satisfied fee payments is issued on behalf of the student, who is the person obliged to ensure payment is made.

If payment is going to be undertaken by a company, or by a public or private institution, the latter must be requested using the available standard form within the period set out in the bill for payment.

The billing request will then be sent by normal post to the Students Administration Office:

Secretaría de Estudiantes UIMP
C/ Isaac Peral, 23. 28040 Madrid
(Spain)

  • Billing request. Payment of Enrolment Fees (Forms)

Modification of Enrolment

Applications will be accepted to substitute one or several optional subjects for others of the same nature, as long as the total number of credits registered remains unchanged, within the deadlines established in the Academic and Administrative Calendar.

The student who intends to make this modification shall submit the Application Form to request Modification to Enrolment to the Students Administration Office. The Application Form must include the full name of each subject that is modified, the study plan to which it belongs, credits, and the same data for the subjects that will replace them.

The Students Administration Office will send the application received to the Collaborating Center for analysis and resolution. The Collaborating Centers will verify that the total credits registered remain unaltered and that the data is complete, informing, if necessary, the teachers responsible for the different subjects. Once the request for modification is resolved, the Students Administration Office will contact the student.

  • Application Form to request Modification to Enrolment (Forms)

Cancellation of Enrolment

The cancellation of enrolment renders the enrolment concerned academically and administratively ineffective with the consequent loss of the rights inherent to it.

Total or partial cancellation of the enrolment must be requested to the Students Administration Office on the Application Form to request the Refund of Fees, duly justified and accompanied by the original or copy of the payment slip concerned and / or by the corresponding justificatory proof in those cases in which the reason for requesting a reimbursement might require justification.

The request for cancellation must be made within the deadlines established in the Academic and Administrative Calendar, implying the cancellation that the enrolment has not existed and will not be counted for any purpose.

The student will be entitled to a refund of 50 percent of the tuition fees, but not to a refund of the prices paid for administrative services, which will be considered as processing costs. Only in the event of cancellation of the Studies Program, will the University also reimburse the fees paid over in lieu of administrative services.

Exceptionally, applications for total or partial cancellation of enrolment may be processed with the right to a refund of tuition fees after the established deadline, provided that there are duly motivated and justified extraordinary situations that make it impossible for the student to continue studying.

Failure to pay the total amount of the fee costs, in case of option for full payment, or the corresponding deadline, in case of payment by installments, will result in the automatic cancellation of the enrolment by the Students Administration Office, without any right to a refund of the enrolment fee. Under no circumstances will the prices paid for administrative services be refunded. Only in the event of cancellation of the Studies Program, will the University also reimburse the fees paid over in lieu of administrative services.

  • Application Form to request the Refund of Fees (Forms)

Refund of fees

In accordance with Law 8/89, of April 13, on Public Fees and Prices and other applicable provisions, Universidad Internacional Menéndez Pelayo will refund the enrolment fees in the following cases:

  1. When payments have been made in excess of the current public prices, due to material or factual errors and arithmetic errors in the settlement. 
  2. If, once the amount of the registration fee has been paid, the interested party obtains scholarships or study aids which, according to the regulations in force, imply exemption from the payment of public prices per enrolment, or have obtained recognition of credits and the amount has not been compensated with that of the extension of the registration fee, or this does not occur. 
  3. If, after the payment of the registration fee, it is certified that the student is in a legal or administrative situation that entails exemption from payment. 
  4. When, for reasons not attributable to the student, the service is not provided. 

In the case of a refund of academic fees, if these correspond to tuition paid in installments, the amount of the refund will be deducted from the amount of the outstanding payments. When the payment has been made in a single payment, if applicable, the refund will be made to the person concerned. In the case of a refund of academic fees, if these correspond to tuition paid in installments, the amount of the refund will be deducted from the amount of the outstanding payments. When the payment has been made in a single payment, if applicable, the refund will be made to the person concerned. 

Under no circumstances will the prices paid for administrative services be refunded. Only in the case of cancellation of studies, the UIMP will refund the prices for administrative services.

In this case, the student will request a refund of the prices paid for administrative services to the Students Administration Office on the Application Form to request the Refund of Fees, accompanied by the original registration form. 

The Students Administration Office will send the application received to the Collaborating Center for its analysis and resolution. Once the refund request is resolved, the Students Administration Office will contact the student.

  • Application Form to request the Refund of Fees (Forms)

Non-payment

The Students Administration Office will follow up the process of settlement of the registration by claiming from students the amounts that are pending payment by electronic communication. At the end of the period granted, the Students Administration Office will propose to the General Secretariat the cancellation of those registrations that are pending total or partial payment. 

The lack of payment of the total amount of the price, in case of option for the total payment, or of the corresponding term, in case of fractioned payment, will imply the automatic cancellation of the registration by the Secretary of Students, without any right to refund the registration fee.

The UIMP will deny the issuance of degrees and certificates when students have outstanding payments.

Qualification System

Although the Master's Degrees may be organized into modules, each of the subjects or courses that make up them will be independently graded.

The level of learning achieved by students in each of the subjects within the Study Plan, will be expressed in the form of numerical scores in accordance with the provisions of Article 5 of Royal Decree 1125/2003, dated September 5, establishing the European credit system and the qualification system for official university degrees valid throughout the national territory.

The results obtained by the student in each of the subjects of the curriculum will be graded according to the following numerical scale from 0 to 10, with expression of an alphabetically based grade together with its equivalent numerical score.

GRADE SCORE
No Show (NP)  
Fail (S) 0 - 4,9
Pass (A) 5 - 6,9
Highly Acceptable (N) 7 - 8,9
Excellent (SB) 9 - 10

Grade with Honours

The mention of Honorary Enrolment (MH) may be given to students who have obtained a qualification equal to or greater than 9. Their number may not exceed 5% of the students enrolled in a subject in the corresponding academic year, unless the number of students enrolled is less than 20, in which case a single Honours Mention may be awarded.

When applying the limit of 5% of students enrolled in a subject in the corresponding academic year does not result in a whole number, a rounding to the nearest whole number shall be made, for the purpose of establishing the maximum number of honours that may be awarded.

Recognised subjects

Recognised subjects shall retain the qualification of the subject of origin. In the case that a subject is recognized by several subjects of the studies of origin, the grade of this will be the weighted average of the subjects involved in the degree of origin. Credits recognised for work or professional experience and for their own qualifications shall be recognised in terms of aptitude, Apt / Not Apt and shall not be taken into account for the purposes of weighting the file.

Both the numerical and alphabetical grades will become part of each student's academic record and will be included in the corresponding academic certifications.

Average of the academic record

The average of the academic record of each student will be the result of the application of the following formula: sum of the credits obtained by the student multiplied each one of them by the value of the corresponding grades and divided by the number of total credits approved by the student.

Those subjects which are weighted in terms of aptitude, Apt / Not Apt, will not affect the overall average grade on file.

Examination Sittings

Assessment in each subject is undertaken on a continuous basis, as well as by means of an examination.

With regard to each of the subjects in which he or she were to be enrolled, in each academic year, the student concerned will have available to him or her a maximum of two exam sittings as convened:

  • In February and in September, the latter in terms of resits, for those subjects the teaching of which would have been carried out during the first semester.
  • In June and in September, the latter in terms of resits, for those subjects the teaching of which would have been carried out during the second semester.

Overall, the student concerned will have available to him or her four examination sittings as convened in order to pass each of the subjects which form part of the Study Plan.

Procedure for the completion of Official Grades Records

The Directors of Studies and the members of the teaching staff and researchers involved in the teaching concerned will proceed according to the system of grading and the procedure for completion of Official Grades Records approved by the UIMP.

The Subject Teacher or the Subject Coordinator will be responsible for the Official Grades Records appertaining to the subjects coordinated by him or her.

Under no circumstances will Official Grades Records be signed by Assistants, Collaborators, or Research Fellows, even though they may have participated in the teaching of the subject concerned.

In the exceptional case of the Subject Coordinator being unable to sign the Official Grades Record concerned, the person responsible for the signing of it will be the Director of Studies.

  • The Initiation of Access to Official Grades Records: The Vice Principal's Office for Postgraduate Studies and Research will generate the initiation of access to the Official Grades Records and provide the instructions necessary for their completion by Coordinators and members of the Teaching Staff via the online computer application concerned and the password provided. The initiation of access to Official Grades Records will take place at the end of each semester, within the stipulated periods designated for such purposes and about which the members of the Teaching Staff responsible for carrying out the said task will be duly notified.
  • The Signing of Official Grades Records: Official Grades Records must be signed by each member of the Teaching Staff responsible for the teaching of the subject concerned so as to facilitate the management and custody of them by the Student Administration Office and their subsequent inclusion in students' files.

It will not be possible to make any correction to the Official Grades Records once the process of ratification within the online computer system has been completed.

No individually based academic certificates may be issued until the corresponding Official Grades Records, in original format, have been filed by the Student Administration Office staff.

It is advisable to consult the Academic and Administrative Calendar in order to find out about the stipulated periods involving the sealing of Official Grades Records which are set from year to year.

Applications concerning the Reappraisal of Examinations

Applications for examination reappraisal should be made in writing, on the form existing for such a purpose, addressed to the Teaching Team of the subject concerned. A form must be filled in for each subject in which the reappraisal of an examination needs to be requested. Applications must be filled in on an individual basis, reappraisals requested on a collective basis by several students not being accepted.

No request whatsoever for the reappraisal of an examination will be allowed which were to be based on criteria other than that of a strictly academic nature.

The application may be made by post to the UIMP Student Administration Office (Secretaría de Estudiantes UIMP. C/ Isaac Peral, 23, 28040 Madrid) or by email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., within seven calendar days form the date of the publication of grades on the UIMP Administration Office virtual platform or via the procedure set down by which the grades for all subjects are made known.

  • Form to be used to apply for the reappraisal of an examination (Forms)

Upon receipt of the request for the reappraisal of an examination, the Teaching Team concerned will be under the obligation to provide a reply before the official sealing of Academic Grades Records takes place. The Teaching Team's response should be a substantiated one and in keeping with the academic criteria for correcting that each Teaching Team would have set down.

Upon completion of the reappraisal, the Vice Principal's Office for Postgraduate Studies and Research will be notified, via a minutes document, of the grade obtained as a result of the reappraisal, so it may be recorded in the file of the student concerned and he or she may be notified of it.

In the event of the student concerned being dissatisfied with the outcome of this initial reappraisal, he or she will be able to apply to the Vice Principal's Office for Postgraduate Studies and Research, during the stipulated period of five calendar days following his or her having received notification of the resolution concerned, for an Examination Reappraisal Board to be set up within five calendar days of receipt of the resolution. The filing of this application does not impede the inclusion in the Official Grades Records of the grade obtained as a result of the first reappraisal.

The request should be made in writing on the stipulated form and sent by post to the UIMP Student Administration Office (Secretaría de Estudiantes UIMP. C/ Isaac Peral, 23, 28040 Madrid) or by e-mail to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

  • Application concerning the setting up of an Examination Reappraisal Board (Forms)

Upon receipt of the application requesting the setting up of an Examination Reappraisal Board, the Vice Principal's Office for Postgraduate Studies and Research will make the decision, of a substantiated kind, as to whether or not it should be set up. If it were the case, a Board will be appointed, made up of at least three members of the Teaching Staff belonging to the area of expertise to which the subject or subjects concerned is/are linked, the three members of the Teaching Staff responsible for the first reappraisal being excluded therefrom.

The Board may request as many assessment reports as may be deemed fit in order to come to a decision and the decision taken will be submitted to the Vice Principal's Office for Postgraduate Studies and Research so that the final grade of the student concerned may be recorded in his or her file, while the interested party may be notified of it.

  • Form used for the notification of a substantiated grade assessment (Forms)

Once the decision taken has been made known, the student concerned may lodge an appeal before the Principal of the UIMP within one month of having received notification of it, i.e. of the decision taken.

Qualifications inquiry

Students will be able to consult their qualifications through the UIMP's Online Administration Office (Secretaría Virtual).

The qualifications obtained through these systems will have only informational value and will not be valid administratively.

Continuance

The Organic Law 6/2001 of Universities states that Menéndez Pelayo International University (UIMP) must have a permanence regulation for its official studies.

Students have up to four calls to pass each subject, two per academic year enrolled with the current curriculum, counting among the four both qualified calls and those not evaluated.

Without prejudice to the maximum number of calls, to guarantee a minimum academic performance, and a reasonable use, students will have to exceed a minimum of 50% of the ECTS enrolled each academic year. If they do not reach this percentage, they will not be able to renew their enrollment to continue their studies at the UIMP.

When there are documentary justified circumstances, students may request the partial cancellation of the enrollment, prior to their qualification, by means of a request addressed to the Rector of the UIMP, who will resolve a prior report from the Vice-Rector's Office for Postgraduate and Research. The eventual favorable resolution will have exclusively academic effects, not counting the canceled calls for permanence purposes.

Additional Exam Sitting

In exceptional cases, students may request, by instance addressed to the Rector of the UIMP,  the granting of an additional exam sitting that allows them to enroll in the degree, in order to comply with the established controls.

The request for an additional exam sitting must be submitted in the academic year immediately after the year in which the permanence ends and must prove that special circumstances have concurred that have prevented the student from fully dedicating to studies.

The Rector will resolve upon report of the Academic Director of the Program and the Vice-Rector of Postgraduate and Research of the UIMP.

  • Request for an additional exam sitting (Forms)

Pre-enrolment 

Pre-enrolment procedure

UIMP Governing Council approves, for each academic year, the calendar to apply for a place in the official Master's Degree programs. The calendar is made public, in due time, on the UIMP website (Academic and Administrative Calendar) and on the website of the Collaborating Institutions.

Prior to pre-enrolment in a Master's Degree, each student should check that he or she meets with the entry requirements, as well as the specific criteria for admission to the Program concerned, and that he or she is in possession of the required documentation.

Pre-enrolment should be carried out via internet by completing the online Pre-enrolment Form (Formulario de Preinscripción) available on the UIMP website.

Pre-enrolment via this online platform requires that, in addition to personal data, an indication should also be made of the Degree which facilitates access to Master's Degree Studies, the date of its being awarded, together with an average-grade transcript based on academic records.

In those university Master's Degrees in which it is indicated by the Vice-Rector for Postgraduate and Research, the pre-registration will be carried out by filling in the Enrollment Application Form (Forms).

Entrance requirements

All students must provide documentary proof that they meet the entrance requirements to official Master's Degree programs at the time of pre-registration, although the documentation does not need to be duly certified at this time.

Pre-registrations made by students who have not completed previous studies that enable them to access Master's Degree programs will be considered "conditional admissions" until students documentaryly prove compliance with academic requirements to access such studies.

Students currently enrolled in the last year of their university degree who are due to present and defend their End of Degree Project can pre-enroll. Admission will depend, in this case, on meeting the admission requirements and the accreditation of the degree granting access during the registration period.

All other students who do not meet these circumstances will have 5 working days from the end date of the pre-registration period.

Documents required

In order to formalize the online Pre-enrolment Form, students must attach in PDF format the documentation required in the "Required Documentation" section of the Online Pre-enrolment Platform, although the documents do not need to be duly certified at this time.

Some studies require additional documentation, so it is recommended to consult the Master's website on which you will pre-enrolment. On the specific web-pages of each Master's Program, information is available regarding the documentation to be included as part of the application process.This additional documentation must be attached in a single document in PDF format in the "Additional documentation required" section. 

However, in general, the following documents will be required:

Students with an official Spanish University Degree or an European Higher Education Area (EHEA) Degree:

  • Authenticated photocopy of National ID card, in the case of Spanish citizens, or of passport or identity document, in the case of foreign nationals.
  • Authenticated photocopy of the Qualification Certificate which provides access to Masters' Degree studies, or proof of having paid for the issuance of the certificate concerned.
  • Affidavit reflecting the status of completion of studies in the current academic year: Students currently enrolled in the last year of their university degree who are due to present and defend their End of Degree Project can pre-enroll. Admission will depend, in this case, on meeting the admission requirements and the accreditation of the degree granting access during the registration period. These students will replace the photocopy of the degree with this statement (download here).
  • Certification of personal academic records, or authenticated copy thereof.
  • ID or Passport-size photograph.
  • Curriculum Vitae (maximum 4 pages), so as to facilitate the assessment of other merits appropriate to the admissions profile.

Students with qualification certificates issued in accordance with education systems outside the EHEA:

  1. Homologated higher education qualification certificate:
    • Authenticated photocopy of National ID card, in the case of Spanish citizens, or of passport or identity document, in the case of foreign nationals.
    • Authenticated copy of the homologation credentials of the actual Higher Education Qualification Certificate which provides access to Masters' Degree studies.
    • Certification of personal academic records, or authenticated copy thereof, in which the duration of the official Study Plan in terms of the number of academic years concerned is set down, together with the courses taken, the grades obtained and the quantifiable workload each of them involves.
    • ID or passport-size photograph.
    • Curriculum Vitae (maximum 4 pages), so as to facilitate the assessment of other merits appropriate to the admissions profile.
  2. Non-homologated Higher Education Qualification Certificate or one that is currently being homologated:
    • Authenticated photocopy of National ID card, in the case of Spanish citizens, or of passport or identity document, in the case of foreign nationals.
    • Legalized Higher Education Qualification Certificate which ensures access to Masters' Degree studies.
    • Legalized photocopy of the certification of personal academic records, or an authenticated copy thereof, in which the duration of the official Study Plan in terms of the number of academic years concerned is set down, together with the courses taken, the grades obtained, and the quantifiable workload each of them involves.
    • Certification issued by the University of origin where in it is set down that the Higher Education Qualification obtained provides access to Postgraduate Studies in that same country which issued it (download here). The University may use the UIMP model or issue its own certificate, provided it contains the same information.
    • ID or passport-size photograph.
    • Curriculum Vitae (maximum 4 pages), so as to facilitate the assessment of other merits appropriate to the admissions profile.

Access to these students is subject to the Rector's approval, once the report issued by the Commission for Postgraduate Graduate Studies has been heard. In any case, the Rector's approval does not imply the homologation of the Degree concerned beyond the fact that it is held by the applicant, nor the acknowledgement of it for purposes other than that of admission to the Courses taught within the Master's Degree.

Legalisation and translation of documents issued in other countries

Students with non-homologated Higher Education Qualification Certificates from universities outside Spain, or which are currently pending homologation, are required to submit duly authenticated documents, together with their corresponding translations into Spanish, should the circumstances arise.

Related links:

Legalisation and translation of documents issued in other countries

Submission of Documentation

If the student concerned is accepted for admission: The required documentation in original format should ONLY be submitted to the Student Administration Office (Secretaría de Estudiantes - C/ Isaac Peral 23. 28040 Madrid - Spain) in the event that the application has been passed by the Academic Commission of the area of Study concerned:

  • Originals and copies: in person in the Student Administration Office. Once copies have been checked for authenticity, originals will be returned.
  • Authenticated copies: may be submitted in person in the Student Administration Office or be sent in by post.

Applications for admission will be cancelled by the Student Administration Office, if the required documentation in original format, and / or in its authenticated version, were not received within the stipulated period, or in the case that the data indicated did not match the documentation provided.

Admission Lists

A student will be admitted to study a University Master's Degree if he/she is on the list of admitted students and has formalized pre-enrolment within the established period. 

The lists of those admitted, those refused a place, and those still pending, will be published on the online Pre-enrolment Form (Formulario de Preinscripción) available on the UIMP website, in accordance with the calendar established for each academic year. 

Students not included in the lists of those who have been accepted for admission, or who find themselves on a waiting list, should consider their status as that of "Application Refused" and may submit claims against their non-acceptance within the stipulated period established each year (the Academic and Administrative Calendar should be consulted in this regard). Claims should be submitted to the Academic Commission of the Program.

Once the complaints have been analyzed, first by the Academic Commission of the Program and then by the Vice-Rector for Postgraduate and Research, the final resolution of the Rector will be formulated on the list of admitted students that will be published on the online Pre-enrolment Form (Formulario de Preinscripción) available on the UIMP website. Against this resolution, which exhausts the administrative process, an appeal for reversal may be brought before the Rector within one month, or directly challenged before the Juzgado de lo Contencioso-Administrativo of Madrid, within two months, in accordance with current legislation.

Enrolment 

Enrolment procedure

To enroll in a Master's Degree, the process of pre-enrolment should have been completed within the stipulated period and acceptance by the Program's Academic Commission been obtained. 

The student admitted will be notified by the Student Administration Office by e-mail, which will also include an identification code that will allow him or her to formalize the enrolment via the on-line registration website located at the UIMP's Online Administration Office (Secretaría Virtual). 

The Online Enrolment site will guide the student in selecting the Master's Program in which he or she is enrolling, in the method of payment and in the stipulated periods of payment. It is important that, prior to enrolment, the syllabus plan of the Master's concerned be consulted in order to facilitate becoming familiar with the subjects in which to enroll.

Documents required

1) Students who begin studies in a University Master's Degree

  • All students: Application form duly completed (Forms).
  • All students: Certified photocopy of the DNI, in the case of Spanish citizens, or of the passport or NIE, in the case of foreign citizens (only if this documentation has not been previously provided during the pre-enrolment and admission process).
  • Students who have exemptions from payment and fee reductions according to the Resolution of the Official State Gazette, which publishes the public prices for university academic services leading to official postgraduate university degrees, must present the required supporting documentation (these were not required as part of the admission process, and consist of, for example, accreditation of large-family status).
  • All students who are studying an official Master's or Doctoral program at the UIMP and who are not covered by School Insurance or registered with Social Security must take out an accident insurance policy. At the time of enrolment, they must present proof of having taken out the aforementioned policy. In case the student is registered in the Social Security, he/she must provide a photocopy of the Health Card in his/her name.

2) Students who are continuing their studies in a University Master's Degree

Students enrolled in previous courses in a University Master's Degree and who wish to continue the same studies, will register through the means enabled for this purpose by the Universidad Internacional Menéndez Pelayo in accordance with the calendar established for each academic year. 

The documentation to be provided to carry out their registration will be as follows: 

  • Proof of payment of fees at the bank indicated in the payment letter.
  • Students who have exemptions from payment and fee reductions according to the Resolution of the Official State Gazette, which publishes the public prices for university academic services leading to official postgraduate university degrees, must present the required supporting documentation (these were not required as part of the admission process, and consist of, for example, accreditation of large-family status).
  • All students who are studying an official Master's or Doctoral program at the UIMP and who are not covered by School Insurance or registered with Social Security must take out an accident insurance policy. At the time of enrolment, they must present proof of having taken out the aforementioned policy. In case the student is registered in the Social Security, he/she must provide a photocopy of the Health Card in his/her name.

School insurance

School Insurance must be paid by all Spanish or foreign students under 28 years of age legally residing in Spain. 

All students who are studying an official Master's or Doctoral program at the UIMP and who are not covered by the School Insurance or registered with the Social Security must take out an accident insurance policy. At the time of enrolment, students must present proof of having taken out the aforementioned policy. In case the student is registered in the Social Security, he/she must provide a photocopy of the Health Card in his/her name.

Related links:

Insurance for students in official Master's and Doctoral studies

Full-time students and part-time students

Students may enrol in one of two ways:

  • Part-time students: Students will be enroled in a maximum of 36 credits.
  • Full-time students: Students who enrol in more than 36 credits.

Enrolment in one or the other way will affect the student's permanence regime.

Students who start Master's Degree studies and wish to complete it part-time must apply at the time of enrolment through the Enrolment Application form.

Students who continue the same studies at the University and wish to do so part-time must submit their application to the UIMP Student Administration Office.

  • Application Form to request Enrolment (Forms)

A student, due to supervening and justified causes, may request the change to part-time enrolment until the end of the first quarter of the academic year by means of Application Form to request Modification to Enrolment.

  • Application Form to request Modification to Enrolment (Forms)

The Vice-rectorate for Postgraduate and Research after consulting with the Collaborating Center where the University Master's is taught, will resolve the student's application and if it is positive, will modify the student's enrolment to adjust it to the part-time enrolment mode.

Number of credits that can be enrolled in an Academic Course

In each academic year, students may register for a maximum of 80 credits. This amount includes all the subjects that make up the study plan of the University Master's where the student is enrolled: those of the University Master's, those of training supplements, etc.

If a student wishes to pursue more than one University  Master's Degree, he/she must apply for explicit approval from the UIMP's Governing Council.

Minimum number of students enrolled

The number of students enrolled in a Master's Degree cannot be less than ten (10), so that the Master's Program in which enrolment is below that number will be cancelled.