Program Overview
Máster en Ingeniería Química (EUR-ACE)
The Máster Universitario en Ingeniería Química is a university degree organized jointly by the Departments of Tecnología Química y Energética and Tecnología Química y Ambiental of the Universidad Rey Juan Carlos and the Department of Ingeniería Química of the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid. The Master's program offers advanced training for the practice of the profession of Ingeniero Químico, with a specialization oriented towards industrial production and research in important sectors such as the chemical, pharmaceutical, and biotechnological industries, environmental technology, and energy.
Duration and Category
- Duration: 1 year and a half (90 ECTS)
- Category: Professionalizing
Teaching Modality and Language
- Teaching modality type: In-person teaching
- Language of instruction: Spanish
Number of Places and Tuition Fees
- Number of places: 50
- Tuition fees (first enrollment): 1,748.7 ; non-resident non-EU students: 13,932
Center
- Centro: Science Faculty
Máster's Degree Description
The Master's program is verified by the Agencia Nacional de Evaluación de la Calidad y Acreditación and complies with the guidelines of the Real Decreto 822/2021 (BOE 233 of 2021) for the title to enable the regulated profession of Ingeniero Químico, once the planned reforms are established in the current legislation.
The academic training of the Master's program, of a presential nature, is structured in 90 credits distributed in two courses, which are taught in the afternoon schedule. The study plan includes the modules Ingeniería de Procesos y Producto, Gestión y Optimización de la Producción y Sostenibilidad, and Trabajo Fin de Máster. The wide range of optional subjects allows the student to develop training itineraries oriented towards Tecnología Química y Energética, as well as towards Ingeniería Ambiental.
Other General Information
- Título Conjunto: Universidad Rey Juan Carlos and Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
- Coordinado por: Coordinación rotatoria cada dos cursos
- Centro, departamento o instituto responsable: UAM: Dpto. de Ingeniería Química. URJC: Dpto. de Tecnología Química, Energética y Mecánica, and Dpto. de Tecnología Química y Ambiental
- Carácter: Oriented to the exercise of the profession
- Mínimo ECTS según matricula y curso: 24 ECTS (part-time registration); 37 ECTS (full-time registration)
Admission and Enrolment
During the courses 25-26 and 26-27, the application for admission to the Master's program is presented at the Universidad Rey Juan Carlos.
Specific Requirements for Access and Admission
The access procedure to the Master's program complies with the current regulations on access to official Master's teachings, being necessary to be in possession of an official Spanish university degree or another issued by a higher education institution belonging to another State integrated into the European Higher Education Area that enables access to Master's studies.
Similarly, graduates according to educational systems outside the European Higher Education Area may access without the need for homologation of their degrees, prior verification by the University that they accredit a level of training equivalent to the corresponding official Spanish university degrees and that they enable access to postgraduate studies in the country issuing the degree.
Documents to be Attached to the Application
- Obligatory documents:
- DNI / Passport
- Academic certificate of qualifications of the degree studies
- Curriculum Vitae
- Declaration of average grade
- Accreditation of knowledge of the Spanish language level B2 (only for non-Spanish speaking students)
- Access title: In case of having finished the studies at the time of making the application for access to the Master's program, the degree/diploma of degree, license, diploma, or equivalent must be attached to the application (or the receipt of having requested the title).
Ponderación de los Criterios de Admisión al Máster
The following table shows the data on the weighting of the admission criteria to the Master's program. The first column indicates the name of the criterion, and the second column indicates the weighting of the same.
| CRITERIOS DE ADMISIÓN | PONDERACIÓN |
|---|---|
| Adecuación de los estudios previos | 50% |
| Expediente académico normalizado | 20% |
| Curriculum vitae, destacando experiencia profesional, becas y ayudas relacionadas con el Máster | 30% |
Perfil de Ingreso
The training of the Master's program is oriented towards the consolidation of specific competencies acquired in the Grado de Ingeniería Química, mainly focused on the design, management, and direction of projects and research in areas related to Ingeniería de Procesos y Producto, and other related areas such as Ingeniería Ambiental, Biotecnología, and Energía.
Salidas Profesionales
The Ingeniería Química is one of the scientific and technological areas that have developed the most in recent times, addressing very diverse fields of the chemical industry and other areas of knowledge, such as biotechnology, biomedicine, food technology, new materials, design, and control of computer-assisted processes, new energy sources, environmental engineering, and waste management.
The profession of Ingeniero Químico is widely consolidated in the Spanish and European productive sector. The Ingeniero Químico is a versatile professional, capable of working in a wide variety of industrial sectors and performing very diverse professional functions. The available employment data, corresponding to the first promotion of the Master's program, are very favorable, with an activity rate of 92% and an employment rate of 84%, respectively.
Quality Assurance System
- Seguimiento externo: verificación, modificación, seguimiento y renovación de la acreditación (Acredita_UAM)
- Indicadores de seguimiento de la titulación (Portal UAMDATA)
- Inserción laboral (enlace observatorio empleabilidad)
- Sistema Interno de Garantía de Calidad
- Sello de Calidad: EUR-ACE
- Calidad UAM
- Buzón de quejas y sugerencias
Información Práctica para Estudiantes
- Horarios, aulas y exámenes
- Calendarios académicos
- Guías Docentes
- Normativa académica
- TFM
- Investigación
- Profesorado
- Coordinación del máster
Por Qué Estudiar en la UAM
- Por nuestra posición destacada en los rankings internacionales
- Por nuestro alto nivel de inserción laboral
- Porque disfrutarás de la universidad, en nuestros campus y conociendo mundo
Itinerario
Conoce desde que grados puedes acceder a este máster:
- Grado en Ingeniería Química
Después de cursar este máster podrás matricularte en este doctorado:
- Doctorado en Química Aplicada