Master in Informatics Engineering
The pre-enrolment period to apply MEI or MIRI master programmes is from 28 October to 11 December 2024.
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MEI: Master in Informatics Engineering; MIRI: Master in Innovation and Research in Informatics
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About
Target
Language
Duration
Three semesters - Full time. 90 ECTS
Face-to-face
Workload
Part-time: half of full-time
Lectures are in the afternoon (14h-20h)
Official qualification
Quality Labels
Why this master's degree?
Today, information technology (IT) is the cornerstone of any business in any market. This master’s degree empowers graduates to deal with a wide range of IT disciplines and equips them with the management skills that they need to become IT managers and IT experts in their future jobs. The wide range of technologies presented on the master’s degree and the analysis and development of real cases provide a realistic scenario in which students are guided through their initial contact with real-world cases. These professionals are highly in demand, as all kind of industries need IT experts and managers in their organizations. The EU has recently announced that there will be almost 825.000 IT vacancies by 2020. The versatility and expertise in a range of technologies of graduates of this master’s degree will ensure their prevalence in the IT job market.
Curriculum
The master’s degree is divided into two modules: Direction and Management and Information Technologies. Click on the course unit details below for more information.
These courses are not taught every semester. Check FIB website for course availability.
Direction and Management Module (12 ECTS)
(4,5 ECTS)
(4,5 ECTS)
(1,5 ECTS)
Information Technologies Module (48 ECTS)
(6 ECTS)
(6 ECTS)
(6 ECTS)
(3 ECTS)
(3 ECTS)
(3 ECTS)
(3 ECTS)
(30 ECTS)
Employment opportunities
Senior management
Information systems managers
Development managers
Production and operations managers
Heads of IT
Technical management
Project managers
Functional analysts
Heads of department
Consultants
Database architects
Heads of quality, methods and procedures
Systems architects
Admission
Calendar
The admission period to start the Master programme in February 2025, is open from 28 October to 11 December 2024.
The decision may be that the candidate has been admitted, or that the candidate has been rejected.
On 20 December the notification will include a waiting list with all the candidates whose position in the candidates list, ordered by their access mark, is higher than the number of places offered in the Master. The candidates in that list can become admitted if some of the candidates firstly admitted decide to give up their seats.
Admitted candidates must accept their admission and confirm it with the payment of the allocation fee before 9 January 2025. After that day, we will understand that they give up their seat, so their admission will be revoked and the place assigned to the following candidate in the waiting list.
The official list of accepted candidates will be published on 17 January 2025, on the FIB website, in the "Enrolment > New Students" section of each Master program (MIRI | MEI).
Places available for this intake
- Master in Informatics Engineering (MEI): 5
- Master in Innovation and Research in Informatics (MIRI): 10
Fees and payment options
Requirements
UPC
The admission requirements for the UPC's official masters can be found at What are the requirements to enroll in a master's degree?
Language
Students whose mother tongue is not Spanish or Catalan must accredit their knowledge of at least one of these languages at B2 level in the Common European Framework for Languages (CEFR).
- In the case of Spanish, the B2 level may be demonstrated with:
- the Diploma de Español como Lengua Extranjera (DELE), awarded by the Instituto Cervantes.
- the SIELE Global Certificate, awarded by the Servicio Internacional de Evaluación de la Lengua Española (SIELE).
- In the case of Catalan, the B2 level may be demonstrated with the Certificat de Nivell Intermedi awarded by the Institut Ramon Llull.
It is also possible to demonstrate attainment of the B2 level with an equivalent certificate obtained at the University.
Required Documents
- Curriculum Vitae
- DNI, NIE or passport
- Academic Personal Certificate. The certificate must detail the number of hours and credits studied and must include the grade awarded for each subject. This certificate also must contain information on the mark scheme and how grades are awarded.
- Diploma (or similar document). This document must confirm that the duration of the degree was at least three years and that is it a valid precursor to studies at postgraduate level (master’s degree) in that country. If that is not possible, it must indicate the level of higher education that the degree gives access to in the country where it was awarded.
- If the applicant holds other qualifications related to the subject area of the Master’s Degree course applied for and that are different from those given to meet entrance requirements, it is necessary to include the original certificates and copy (or official copy) with the application.
- If the degree that gives access to the master was obtained in a foreign country, official statement of equivalence of the average grade obtained.
- Motivation letter of at most two pages containing a brief description of your trajectory, academic interests and reasons for applying to this specific Master. Please detail also your career objectives.
All the academic documents issued by Pakistani institutions must be attached together with the electronic validation of the Higher Education Commission of Pakistan (HEC)
All the academic documents issued by Chinese institutions must be attached together with the China Credentials Verification of the Center for Student Services and Development (CSSD)
All documents issued outside Spain or in non-Spanish-speaking countries must be translated into Spanish or Catalan.All documents issued in non-EU countries must be legalised and bear the corresponding apostille.
Selection Criteria
The Academic Committee is in charge of the admission decisions of the candidates. The criteria are: Academic Information (50%), Background and professional experience (40%) and Motivation (10%).The criteria details follow:
Academic Information:
- Final average grade for the undergraduate degree that provides access to the master's degree
- Ranking of the university issuing the previous degree, using the most common rankings (e.g. ARWU, QS World University, etc.)
- Academic performance on the previous degree
- Suitability of the candidate's previous degree. Holders of bachelor's degrees in disciplines in the field of Computer Science will be given preference
- Experience in innovation and research projects
- Additional university degrees
- Candidate's resume and motivation letter
Pre-enrolment
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Pre-enrolment
Faculty
Professors
- Alier Forment, Marc
- Andujar Gran, Carlos
- Angerri Torredeflot, Xavier
- Argudo Medrano, Oscar
- Arias Vicente, Marta
- Barrabes Naval, Fernando
- Beacco Porres, Alejandro
- Belanche Muñoz, Luis Antonio
- Benedico Blanes, Toni
- Cabré Garcia, Jose M.
- Casulleras Ambros, Joaquim
- Chica Calaf, Antonio
- Delgado Merce, Jaime M.
- Deulofeu Aymar, Joaquim
- Fairen Gonzalez, Marta
- Ferrer Cancho, Ramon
- Fonseca Casas, Pau
- Frigola Bourlon, Manel
- Garcia Solà, Daniel
- Garcia Subirana, Joan
- García Vidal, Jorge
- Gibert Oliveras, Karina
- Larrosa Bondia, Francisco Javier
- Llaberia Griñó, Jose M.
- Llorente Viejo, Silvia
- Martínez Sáez, Fernando
- Martínez Velasco, Antonio Benito
- Moretó Planas, Miquel
- Muñoz Pandiella, Imanol
- Pelechano Gomez, Nuria
- Rio Doval, Anna
- Rollón Rico, Emma
- Ríos Jerez, Alejandro
- Sabate Garriga, Ferran
- Silveira, Rodrigo Ignacio
- Torres Viñals, Jordi
- Valiente Feruglio, Gabriel
- Vinacua Pla, Alvaro
- Vázquez Alcocer, Pere Pau
Double Degree
You may graduate from this master’s degree with a double diploma degree from the UPC and any of the following universities. This will involve starting your master’s degree at the UPC and completing it at the other university.
Student Testimonials
I decided to enroll in MEI because after finishing the bachelor degree I wanted more IT knowledge. Even though it's quite general, it's useful to consolidate and expand my knowledge about subjects I already knew, and to approach other disciplines I didn't study during my previous studies. The optional courses nicely surprised me and the "direction and management" module is useful to acquire useful enterprise IT concepts.
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