Master's Degree in Bioethics and Biolaw (Interuniversity)

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.

Article 16 entitled “Access to Official Master's Degree Courses” of Chapter IV “Official University Master's Degree Courses” of Royal Decree 1393/2007, of October 29, modified in its section 1 by article 9 of Royal Decree 861/2010, of July 2, which establishes the organization of official university courses, says verbatim:

  1. To access official master's degree courses, it will be necessary to be in possession of an official Spanish university degree or another one issued by a higher education institution in the European Higher Education Area that enables access to master's degree courses in the country that issued the degree.
  2. Likewise, graduates from educational systems outside the European Higher Education Area may access the programme without the need for their qualifications to be recognised, subject to verification by the University that they certify a level of training equivalent to the corresponding official Spanish university qualifications and that they entitle them to access postgraduate studies in the country that issued the qualification. Access via this route will not, under any circumstances, imply the recognition of the previous qualification held by the interested party, nor its recognition for any purpose other than to undertake the master's degree courses.

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.You can also consult the following list of Official Undergraduate Degrees from the ULL which, for the purposes of enrollment in a university master's degree at the University of La Laguna, require the acquisition of a B1 level of English that enables admission to Master's degrees (to view the document, Click here).

 

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.

Bioethics is a multidisciplinary field of knowledge by its nature. In principle, the Master's degree is aimed predominantly at professionals in the health and legal context; however, it is necessary that it be open to other graduates such as philosophers, anthropologists, social workers, etc., since the composition of ethics committees usually requires the presence of all of them.

According to the verification report of the Master in Bioethics and Biolaw, if the number of applications is greater than the number of places, the Academic Committee will establish a selection of candidates according to generic "Evaluation Criteria".

The Master's Academic Committee has agreed on the following specific evaluation criteria:

Criterion 1: Having completed a related Master's degree (maximum 10 points).

  1. Related PhD: 10 points
  2. Official related Master's degree: 7 points
  3. Related Master's Degree: 4 points
  4. Related expert title: 2 points

Criterion 2: Possess a second Bachelor's or Master's degree, or a recognized health specialty (Bachelor's 3; Master's 6; Specialty 12; Doctorate 14).

  1. Second Degree, in addition to the one that grants access to the Master's: 3 points
  2. Master's degree possession: 6 points
  3. Possession of recognized health specialty: 12 points72
  4. Possession of doctorate: 14 points

Criterion 3: Accredited training in Bioethics or Biolaw (maximum 10 points).

  1. For each course or day: 1 point

Criterion 4: Accredited research in Bioethics or Biolaw (maximum 10 points).

  1. For participation in bioethics or biolaw research projects: 4 points
  2. For each publication on topics related to bioethics or biolaw: 2 points
  3. For each presentation/poster on bioethics or biolaw topics: 1 point

Criterion 5: Membership in Ethics Committees (maximum up to 12 points).

  1. Direct experience (participation in CEA, CEI, ethics committees, etc.): 3 points/year

Criterion 6: Work Experience (<5 years=0; 5-10 years=5; 10-15 years=10; >20 years=20) (maximum 20 points)

  1. Under 5 years: 0 points
  2. 5-10 years: 5 points
  3. 10-15 years: 10 points
  4. 15-20 years: 15 points
  5. More than 20 years: 20 points

Criterion 7: Affinity of the Degree (Medicine: 24, Nursing, Physiotherapy, Pharmacy, Veterinary: 20; Law, Philosophy: 20; Social Work, Anthropology, Psychology, Biology, Physics: 10) (maximum 24 points).

  1. Medicine: 24 points
  2. Nursing, Physiotherapy, Pharmacy, Veterinary Medicine: 20
  3. Law, Philosophy: 20
  4. Biomedicine/Biomedical Sciences, Biotechnology, Biomedical Engineering: 15
  5. Social Work, Anthropology, Psychology, Biology, Physics: 10

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.).