Master in Informatics Engineering

* During the second year the student must take 12 ECTS of external internships and 6 ECTS of electives, or 18 ECTS of electives, and the TFM of 12 ECTS.
 

C) Compulsory: 60 ECTS

E) Elective Course: 18 ECTS

Master's Thesis: 12 ECTS

Seminars

• Academic year 2025-2026 seminars
• Academic year 2023-2024 seminars
• Academic year 2022-2023 seminars
• Academic year 2021-2022 seminars

course Programs

◤ Access to previous course programs

GENERAL COURSE INFORMATION

☛ First year offered: 2009

• Information about Master´s Degree
• Verification Report
• External Evaluation and Monitoring Reports
• International seal of quality EURO-INF

QUALITY INDICATORS

☛ Master's Degree indicators

☛ Labour insertion indicators

PROGRAMME’S QUALITY ASSURANCE

The Academic Committee of the Master’s programme complies with the SGIC-UC3M and it is responsible for the follow-up, analysis, review, assessment and quality of the program, it contributes with proposals to improve the program and produces the “Memoria Académica de Titulación” (Programme Report).

• Academic Committee

FACULTY AND COURSE PLAN

☛ Curriculum subjects and their faculty

Graduate Profile and Competences

• Graduate profile and competences

Application

The request must be submitted electronically through our application system. Before beginning the admission process, please read the following information:

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

Requirements

The following candidates may be admitted to the Master in Informatics Engineering from the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid:

• Graduates holding Bachelor's Degrees in Informatics Engineering with any specialty (Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems or Information Technology).
• Graduates holding Bachelor's Degrees Informatics Engineering who, although they have not specialized in one of the areas mentioned above, can provide evidence to prove completion of the foundational training and modules usual for this course of study. If they still have not covered an entire block of the specific technology module, they could enter with 48 credits from those offered in the blocks for that module.
• Graduates with university degrees in Engineering.
• Graduates in Computer Science/ Informatics Engineering (five-year course: Licenciados).
• Computer Science/ Informatics Engineering graduates (three-year course: Ingeniero Técnicos and Diplomados)

Admission criteria

Student selection will be based on the applicant's CV. Specifically, we will consider the following aspects:

• The applicant's academic record.
• Applicant's professional experience in the Computer Engineering field.
• Any letters of support and academic or professional references vouching for the applicant's admission to the Master (two reference letters will be voluntary*).

In the event that the course is oversubscribed due to high demand, personal interviews with candidates may be conducted.
 

*Recommendation letters are received confidentially through the application system. Recommendation letters can only be sent by recommenders upon request from the candidate. In order to be included in the candidate's application, recommendation letters must be received up to 3 days after submitting the admission application. Please take this into consideration when preparing your application.

Language requirements

Check the general language requirements required to study a Master’s at UC3M, depending on whether it is in Spanish, English or bilingual.

students with foreign university degrees

Once admitted to the Master’s program, students holding a university degree from a higher education institution outside the EHEA must provide the diploma, legalized through diplomatic procedures or by The Hague Apostille, for enrollment. They must also submit their transcript of records, including the grade point average, duly legalized.

More information about Legalization of Foreign Documents.

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

TUITION fees*

Reservation fee: €450 

• it will be paid once the student receives notification of admission to the master’s, and deducted from the first tuition payment
• the reservation fee will only be refunded if the master program is cancelled
   

✎│Tuition fees
 

• If you are a new student, you must register according to the instructions on this link
• If you are a former student, you must register according to the instructions on this link

NOTE: the indicated public prices do not include in any case, neither the ECTS corresponding to the Formative Complements that the student must take (only master's degrees with previous Formative Complements), nor the  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.

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* Current fees for the 24/25 academic year, pending approval by the Community of Madrid for the 25/26 academic year.

Additional information

• You may enrol on the master’s degree after completing the admission process and receiving formal confirmation of your acceptance.
• When performing the enrolment you can choose between Full-time enrolment or Part-time enrolment.
• The email address provided upon enrolment 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 enrolment process will be terminated. In cases of cancellation of enrolment due to non-payment, the University may demand the payment of the pending amounts for enrolment in previous academic courses as a prior condition of enrolment.
  No diploma or certificate will be issued if a student has any outstanding payments.

✎│Enrolment master’s programmes

✎│ECTS credits recognition

Best Practices and Regulations

• Student cohabitation system
• Ethical code
• Enrollment and permanence rules
• Master's degree access rules
• Master's Thesis rules
• Rules for credits recognition

[+] information

While the 90 ECTS of the Master cover satisfactorily Spain requirements for the professional accreditation as Computer Engineer in just one-and-half years, UC3M is also offering complementary formation to those students desiring to enlarge their apprenticeship and skills, before entering their professional life. 

This complementary formation, which is voluntary and can be customized to different individual interests, can be recognized in the European Diploma Supplement (SET).

UC3M offers one supplement for the Master's Degree that can be combined and customized to complete a maximum of 30 additional ECTS (up to 120 ECTS in total). The activities of the Supplement can be taken simultaneously with the courses of the Master's program, although it is suggested to take them once the first semester of the second year has been passed.
 

ENGINEERING & R&D SUPPLEMENT

This supplement aims to give students the opportunity to expand their knowledge in one or more subjects related to Informatics Engineering. To do so, they will have the opportunity to take subjects from other UC3M master's degrees from the School of Engineering and Basic Sciences. In this way they will expand their training in a personalized way up to a maximum of 30 additional ECTS.

The Syllabus of the Master's Degree in Informatics Engineering includes, as an optional subject of the second year, the External Internship (12 ECTS).

Universidad Carlos III de Madrid offers a general mechanism that allows the completion of external internships both in companies and in university departments. Remember that internships always require prior validation by the Master's program direction.
 

EXCLUSIVE MASTER'S DEGREE OFFERS

In addition to the general agreements of the University, the Master has specific agreements exclusive to this program. The possibility of external internships and/or Master Thesis is offered, including a scholarship or study aid from the following companies:

• Indizen Technologies
• Altair

These agreements are exclusive to the Master's Degree in Informatics Engineering.

For further information, please contact the Master's program direction (master_informatica@uc3m.es).

After acquiring all the skills set out for the Master's Degree in Informatics Engineering, students will be able to work in any company in the sector and also carry out teaching duties and research.

Students' training will establish them as professionals with advanced experience that will meet the expectations of the workplace, academia and research using their skills and solid training. The training students receive will prepare them to establish themselves as part of an environment as rapidly changing as the information technology environment, not only at the time they first start working for a company or administration, but also in the future.

By the end of the program, students will have the skills to be able to:

• Demonstrate effective interpersonal skills.
• Employ high-level critical thinking and analytical skills.
• Employ a combination of general and specialized computer engineering knowledge in order to optimize application of existing and emerging technologies.
• Apply appropriate theoretical and practical methods to the analysis and solution of complex computer problems in unfamiliar or unclear situations.
• Develop new ideas and methods in the Information Technology field with creativity.
• Analyze and synthesize, allowing them to examine and contrast innovations, developments and technologies to establish validity, completeness and usefulness.
• Possess the ability to search and distinguish data and information allowing them to judge the scope of research projects and related areas.
• Systematically apply scientific methods enabling them to achieve innovative results in a rigorous, verifiable and reliable manner.
• Meet professional principles, duties to society, the profession and the environment applicable for a graduate of this Master's Degree.