Admission requirements and applicant background

The basic admission requirements are identical for all official Masters of the European Higher Education Area, and can be read on the websites of the University of Barcelona and of the Generalitat de Catalunya. The specific admission requirement for the Master in Biophysics is the possession of an academic degree in the sciences or engineering.

Due to the multidisciplinarity of the Master, students with diverse background can be admitted. The Master is addressed primarily to students with prior training in Physics, Biological Sciences and Chemistry. Students with training on other scientific disciplines or engineering will also be considered.

 

Starting date

The Master is organized in two semesters: Fall semester (September through January) and Spring Semester (February through July). Students can start the program in either semester: February or September.

 

Admission to the Master

Admission to the Master program is in two steps: Pre-enrollment and Enrollment.

 

Pre-enrollement

You must pre-enroll on-line here. There is a limited number of places available, therefore applicants must pre-enroll to be admitted. Based on the academic record and background of the applicants, the Coordination Committee will decide a list of students admitted for enrollment and publish it here. Pre-enrollment is possible at any time during the academic year. Admissions for 2008/09 will be decided and published in four different periods:

- April 2008: all applications received before April 23rd will be considered. Admissions will be posted on this website in the subsequent two weeks.

- July 2008: all applications received before July 15th will be considered. Admissions will be posted on this website in the subsequent two weeks.

- First half of September 2008: all applications received before September 8th will be considered. Admissions will be posted on this website within a few days.

- Second half of January 2009 (only for students beginning in February 2009): all applications received before January 20th will be considered. Admissions will be posted on this website within a few days.

During the first admission period not all places will be assigned. A number of places will be reserved for the other three admission periods.

Further documentation required (email to: masterbiofisica@ecm.ub.es or mail to: Secretaría de estudiantes y docencia of the Faculty of Physics, University of Barcelona):
1. Copy of your curriculum vitae (detailing also your foreign language skills and your computing skills)
2. Copy of the academic transcripts of your previous university-level degrees.
3. (Optional) Additional information you may consider relevant, in particular concerning your interest in the Master.

If your degree was obtained abroad and is not homologated, please read "Access for students with non-homologated degrees" below.

 

Enrollment

You must enroll in person in the Secretaría de Estudiantes of the Faculty of Physics during two specific time periods that will be communicated later. They will be approximately in the first half of September and the first half of February.

Before enrolling in the individual classes and modules you must obtain an approval from the Master Coordinator or your Tutor.

Documents required for enrollment:
- List of required documents
- Form signed by the Tutor
- Waiver for convalidation of credits from classes taken previously.

If you have enrolled in September 2007, you can confirm your enrollment for the second semester here, between February 4 and February 14, 2008, after having discussed with the Coordinator your choice of electives for the second semester.
If you start the Master in February 2008, you must enroll in person on February 11 at the Secretariat of the Physics Faculty, after having discussed with the Coordinator your choice of electives for the second semester.

Access for students with non-homologated degrees

Applicant with a degree obtained abroad, and without a homologation of their degree (licenciado or equivalent level) must also submit the following form for admission to a European Offical Master.

Language resources for non-Catalan speaking students.