Master's Degree in Applied Analysis for Social Sciences

Access, admission and registration

Access

Admission is the set of requirements necessary to pursue university studies. Compliance with these requirements is prior to admission to the courses to be pursued.

Those who meet the following requirements may access the Master's Degree, in accordance with the provisions of art. 16 of RD. 1393/2007_

  • Possess an official Spanish university degree or another degree issued by a higher education institution in the European Higher Education Area that qualifies students in the country that issued the degree for access to master's degree courses.
  • Possess a recognized foreign higher education degree or one equivalent to the corresponding official Spanish degrees, without requiring recognition of the degree, provided that it is verified as eligible for postgraduate studies in the country issuing the degree. In this case, authorization by resolution from the Rector will be required.

Furthermore, the University of La Laguna, in compliance with the provisions of Decree 168/2008, of July 22 (Official Gazette of the Canary Islands No. 154, of August 1), establishes that accreditation of a B1 level of English will be an essential requirement to access this master's degree. Consult the Documents recognized as proof of language skills. In addition, you can consult the following list of subjects that ULL and ULPGC, for the purposes of enrolment in a master's degree at the University of La Laguna, entails the acquisition of a B1 level of English and exemption from subjects as an academic requirement that enables admission to Master's degrees (to view the document, Click here).

Check the following link for the relationship of official ULL Degree qualifications whose completion recognises the achievement of foreign language skills (at least level B1) and the List of subjects from the different official ULL Degree courses, the completion of which involves attaining foreign language skills (level B1). 

Admission

Admission is the allocation of places offered by the ULL to study official university courses among those who, fulfilling the access requirements indicated above (Graduate/Bachelor's degree and/or approved foreign qualification and B1 in English), have requested them.

Admission is carried out through the procedure established for this purpose in the ULL Regulations. The student must attach all official documents that prove the profile required for access, his/her academic record and his/her curriculum vitae, through which he/she will be evaluated for admission to the master's degree according to criteria of equality, merit and capacity.

The body responsible for admission that will evaluate the applications will be the Academic Committee of the degree, whose composition is determined in article 30 of the Regulations for Official Master's Degree Courses at the University of La LagunaArticle 31 of the aforementioned regulation states that the proposal for admission of students is one of the functions of the Academic Commission.

The recommended qualifications for accessing the master's degree are, firstly, degrees in Business Administration and Management, Social and Cultural Anthropology, Accounting and Finance, Economics, Geography and Land Management, Sociology, and Tourism. These degrees are in Social Sciences and have at least two subjects on quantitative methods (Statistics or similar). In these cases, no additional training will be required.

Secondly, there are other degrees in Social Sciences with less training in statistical methods than the minimum required to complete the Master's degree, such as the degrees in Pedagogy, Journalism, Social Work or Labour Relations, among others. In order for graduates of these degrees to be able to access the Master's degree, additional training will be required. Although entry to the Master's degree does not require extensive prior experience in applications in Social Sciences using quantitative and qualitative techniques, basic knowledge of statistical methods and the use and treatment of data is required.
The Master's degree can also be accessed from undergraduate studies that have developed skills in numerical and quantitative methods, such as Psychology, Environmental Sciences, Statistics, Computer Engineering or Mathematics. In these cases, additional training will not be required, but the Academic Committee will take into special consideration the academic record and the motivation letter (see the Scale below).

If necessary, the training complements (12 credits) will be taken from among the statistics subjects taken in the Degree in Sociology, Economics, Business Administration and Management or Accounting and Finance at the University of La Laguna.

Those who apply for admission through qualifications other than those mentioned above will be assessed by the Academic Committee of the Master's Degree based on the subjects taken, professional experience, training in the field of Social and Legal Sciences in statistical methods and data analysis, and on the interest and motivation of the graduate to enter into the analysis of methods applied in Social Sciences.

Scale
For admission purposes, the selection of applicants will be carried out by the Academic Committee of the Master's Degree taking into account the following scale (maximum 100 points):

  1. Qualification. The affinity of the candidate's access qualification with the recommended entry profile will be taken into account. Maximum 25 points.
  2. Academic record. The overall average grade of the academic record will be assessed. Maximum 25 points.
  3. Letter of Interest. The candidate's motivation and reasons for wanting to take the master's degree will be valued. Maximum 20 points.
  4. Accredited professional, teaching, research or volunteer experience in activities related to the master's degree. Maximum 15 points.
  5. Additional training and other merits accredited in the areas of the master's degree. Official university education at the undergraduate and postgraduate level will be considered first, followed by official vocational training, specific qualifications and, finally, non-regulated training. Maximum 15 points.

Given the characteristics of the proposed degree, which requires prior knowledge of statistical or quantitative analysis, and if the Master's Academic Committee deems it necessary, a personal interview may be held to assess the applicants' level of knowledge in this field, as well as for the interested party to defend the Letter of Interest and the reasons that have led them to request admission to the Master's. Likewise, the Academic Committee may condition the student's admission to the completion of the training supplement that it deems appropriate to cover deficiencies in their degree training and that is necessary to complete the Master's.

In the case of students with specific educational needs arising from a disability, the academic director of the master's degree will assess the need for possible curricular adaptations, itineraries or alternative studies and will prepare the corresponding proposal to the Academic Committee of the Master's Degree for approval. To do so, the support and advice of the Program for Support to Students with Specific Educational Support Needs (PAED), which reports to the vice-rectorate with responsibilities for students, will be available.

Pre-registration and enrollment

Enrolment is the formal instrument through which one acquires the status of university student. Before enrolling, students who wish to take the Master's degree must meet the entry requirements and have obtained a place through the admission process.

The access, admission and registration instructions published annually contain the information necessary for the correct development of the process (modalities, periods, calendar, documentation to be submitted, payment methods, etc.).