The Master in Aeronautical Engineering is organized in 3 semesters of 30 ECTS credits each. The syllabus consists of 17 compulsory courses of either 3 or 6 credits, and the Master Thesis of 12 credits. The courses cover four specialization areas: 33 credits for Aerospace Vehicles, 23 credits for propulsion, 12 credits for Aerospace Navigation and Control, and 10 credits for Air Transport and Airports. Courses combine a scientific and technological core of lectures plus a relevant amount of laboratory and practical sessions.

C) Compulsory: 78 ECTS
Master's Thesis: 12 ECTS

course Programs

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General Information about Master

☛ Implantation year: 2014

• Information about Master´s Degree
• Verification Report
• Accreditation report

QUALITY INDICATORS

☛ Master's Degree indicators

Quality Assurance

The Academic Committee of the Master complies with the SGIC-UC3M and it is responsible for the quality analysis of the program, it contributes with proposals to improve the program and produces the “Memoria Académica de Titulación”.

• Academic Committee
• Minutes of Academic Committee and Reports of Degree (Restricted access)

Graduate Profile and Competences

• Graduate profile and competences

Application

The request is made electronically through our application. Before starting the admission process it is important to consult the supporting information that we offer below:

• Documentation must be uploaded in the on line application
• Calendar and general information about admission 
• Follow the step-by-step instructions in the application for admission

Full-time enrollment in the Master requires about 40 hours of commitment per week during the academic period. This includes lectures and laboratory attendance, personal study, and preparation of assignments and exams.

Furthermore, continuous evaluation, based on assignments and quizzes during the course period, amounts to no less than 40% of the final grade in the ordinary call. Therefore, those people willing to coordinate a professional internship with the Master study are strongly recommended either to enroll part-time or, preferably, postpone the internship to the second Master year.

Requirements

The admission criteria for this Master's Degree are set out in the Ministerial Order CIN/312/2009.

Admission criteria

Admission will be decided by the MAE Academic Committee. Candidate selection will be done on the basis of the following criteria:

The personal statement by the candidate (compulsory, written in English and with a maximum extension of 2 pages) should explain concisely the motivation of the student for joining the Master, whether part-time or full-time enrollment is planned, the main areas of interest within the Master syllabus, and the professional plans after finishing it.

Reference letters on the candidate academic achievements are optional. They are mainly suggested for candidates coming from foreign Institutions or holding Bachelor degrees that could be less familiar to the Master Academic Committee, and thus more difficult to assess.

Language requirements

A good level of spoken and written English is needed. Students must present an Official B2 English diploma including evaluation of the 4 areas: listening, reading, speaking and writing. As reference B2 corresponds to a  First Certificate in English (Cambridge), IELTS 6.0 (or higher), or equivalent. 

The language requirements will not be required to those students whose mother tongue is English or students who have completed their undergraduate studies in English, upon presentation of the relevant documentation.

The Language Center regularly organizes language level accreditation exams.

You can check the language requirements of generic language required to study a master at UC3M, depending on is in Spanish, English or bilingual.

students with foreign university degrees

Once admitted to the Master, students with university degree issued by a higher education institution belonging to an educational system outside the EEES, must present, for enrollment, their diploma, legalized by diplomatic procedures, or “The Hague Convention Apostille”. More information about Legalization of Documents.

Due to the professional nature of the master is a requirement to provide approved qualification with the application for admission. More information about make equivalent.

If needed, documents must be accompanied by an official sworn translation into Spanish.

fees *

2019-2020 Academic year

• Reservation fee: €450 (It will be paid once the student receives notification of admission to the master, and deducted from the first tuition payment)

60 ECTS in the first academic year:

• EU students: €1,786.8 (€29.78/ECTS credit)
• Non EU students: €9,288 (€154.80/ECTS credit)

* Pending approval by the Community of Madrid for 2019/2020

✎│Programs fees

• If you have been enrolled prior to the course 19/20 in your master program you must do your enrollment from July 25 to September 16, following these instructions: Registration - Master Students
   
• If you are new students in the course 19/20 you must do your registration by following these guidelines: Enrollment Master's programs

NOTE: The enrollment fees do not include the cost of issuing the master's degree certificate.​

Administrative procedures

You can find information about administrative procedures in the Virtual Secretariat of your Aula Global along with the enrolled subjects.

Additional information

• You may enroll on the master’s degree after completing the admission process and receiving formal confirmation of your acceptance.
• When performing the enrollment you can choose between  Full-time enrollment or Part-time enrollment.
• The email address provided upon enrollment will be used for formal communications; students are therefore kindly requested to check their mail regularly.
• Pursuant to the regulations of the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, a student failing to pay any part of the fees will not be admitted and the erollment proecess will be terminated. In cases of cancellation of enrollment due to non-payment, the University may demand the payment of the pending amounts for enrollment in previous academic courses as a prior condition of enrollment.
  No diploma or certificate will be issued if a student has any outstanding payments.

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✎ ECTS credits recognition

Best Practices and Regulations

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• Student disciplinary system
• Ethical code
• Enrollment and permanence rules
• Rules Master's Thesis
• Rules for the credits recognition