Master's in Telecommunications Engineering at the Autonomous University of Madrid (UAM)

The Higher Polytechnic School at the Autonomous University of Madrid is offering a master’s degree program for three semesters in Telecommunications Engineering. 

Program Overview

The Master's Degree in Telecommunications Engineering grants the competencies to practice the regulated profession of Telecommunications Engineer, which enables them to carry out multiple activities in the sector of telecommunications.

The degree provides advanced training to be able to project, calculate and design products, processes, services, and facilities in all areas of Telecommunication Engineering, complying with current regulations and ensuring service quality. Additionally, initiation in research tasks is promoted.

Throughout the Master, graduates will have acquired skills in management and direction of engineering projects and specialized training in the most current aspects of the characteristic fields of Telecommunications Engineering, such as:

• Radiocommunication systems: radiocommunication devices, mobile communications, satellite and access networks, and radio navigation and positioning systems.
• Theory and signal processing in multimedia and communications: information theory for communications, advanced signal processing for multimedia.
• Telematic networks and services: planning and management of Internet networks, technologies, and services.
• Electronic systems and devices: integrated electronic systems, sensors and actuators, control technology.

Double Degrees

There is the possibility of taking a combined program, leading to obtaining a double Master's degree, from the MU in Telecommunications Engineering with one of the following Master's degrees:

• MU in Research and Innovation in Computational Intelligence and Interactive Systems.
• MU in Deep Learning for Audio and Video Signal Processing.

Admission Requirements

The degree is aimed primarily at the technology sector, ranging from telecommunications operators, communications equipment providers, and systems integrators, as well as technology consulting companies.

Those students who have obtained an official Bachelor's degree in the Telecommunications Branch that, either qualify for the exercise of the profession of Technical Engineer of Telecommunication, or else are supposed to have completed the basic training module and the module common to the Branch, and 48 credits from among the four possible blocks of the specific technology, even if they have not completed all the credits of one of the specific technology modules.

Note: The possibility of accessing the Master's degree is not considered by students with Bachelor's degrees outside the Telecommunication Branch.

Admission Criteria

• Adequacy of the applicant's previous studies, and in particular having the recommended general profile in fields related to Telecommunications Engineering.
• Standard academic record.
• Curriculum vitae, highlighting previous activities related to the Master, scholarships, and grants obtained, which could be assessed in more detail in a personal interview if the Commission deems it necessary.

Other requirements for students with non-EU degrees

Once the notification of admission to the Master has been received, if the applicant has accessed with a university degree issued by a higher education institution belonging to an educational system outside the EHEA, to formalize the enrollment, he will have to present said legalized degree through diplomatic channels or, in this case, through the sole legalization process or "Apostille of the Hague Convention".

Course Structure

The Master in IT is structured in a training plan of only three semesters (90 ECTS), with a high proportion of common training (60 ECTS), and contemplating in its third semester three options to guide the profile of its graduates:

• Initiation to professional experience: consisting of combining an internship in a company in the sector with the completion of a Master's Thesis (TFM) with results of professional interest.
• Initiation to the research experience: consisting of combining specialized research training with the completion of a TFM with results of scientific interest.
• Enhancement of mobility: consisting of doubling the dedication to the TFM so that it can be carried out within the framework of the Erasmus internship program, in universities or research centers with which exchange agreements are maintained.

The Master in Telecommunications Engineering is organized into four modules: three compulsory (modules 1, 2, and 4) and one for elective subjects (module 3), the latter aimed at offering flexibility to the student to orient themselves to a professional or research profile.

• Module 1: Telecommunication Technologies (Required)
• Module 2: Technological Management of Telecommunication Projects (Obligatory). They must take the compulsory subject and two of the optional subjects of the module.
• Module 3: Internship, Research, Mobility (Optional)
• Module 4: Final Master's Thesis (Required)

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees for the 1st registration at the Master's in Telecommunications Engineering program at the UAM are as follows:

• For Spanish and residents: $3,829; 
• For non-resident non-EU members: $14,241.

Scholarships and Financial Aid

The Autonomous University of Madrid, together with different institutions, offers a series of scholarships and grants to carry out Master's studies. Those scholarships include but are not limited to:

Aid for Master-UAM studies: 

Aid for students with a good academic record, enrolled in official Master's studies at the UAM, consisting of the exemption of 50% of the tuition fees amount. 

External Curricular Internships

Financial aid for carrying out curricular external internships in Departments / Services / Units of the UAM for postgraduate students. The aid is 600 euros/month with a maximum weekly dedication of 25 hours.