Master's Degree in Research and Innovation in Training and the Curriculum

Field(s) of education and training (ISCED-F)

• Education science (0111)

Main focus

; Graduates of this master’s programme will have acquired knowledge and skills that permit them to do the following: – Describe and analyse educational research in fields supported by the scientific educational community. – Identify relevant educational problems in different professional fields of the curriculum, education and training, and different research methods for studying them. – Conceive, design, and develop research projects or educational innovation projects. – Formulate and justify topics or problems for educational research by exploring the relevant background and designing a research project using a methodological approach tailored to the particular problem. – Recognise and use appropriate techniques based on ICT for collecting and analysing information to solve educational problems. – Write solidly grounded educational research reports with the required depth, order, and clarity.

Competences

Students that have completed the second cycle have the following competencies: – Have demonstrated knowledge and understanding that is founded upon a basis or opportunity for originality in developing and/or applying ideas, often within a research context. – Can apply their acquired knowledge and understanding, and problem solving abilities in new or unfamiliar environments within broader (or multidisciplinary) contexts related to their field of study. – Have the ability to integrate knowledge and handle complexity, and formulate judgments with incomplete or limited information, but that include reflecting on social and ethical responsibilities linked to the application of their knowledge and judgments. – Can communicate their conclusions, and the knowledge and rationale underpinning these, to specialist and non-specialist audiences clearly and unambiguously. – Have the learning skills to allow them to continue to study in a manner that may be largely self-directed or autonomous.

Name of title awarded in original language

Máster Universitario en Investigación e Innovación en Currículum y Formación

Qualification requirements

60 minimum credits

Specialisation name

– Mathematics Teaching – Experimental Science Teaching – Music Teaching – Evolutionary and Educational Psychology – Psychology and Social Intervention – Pedagogy – Teaching and School Organisation – Migration Studies – Language and Literature Teaching – Foreign Language Teaching – Art and Plastic Art Teaching – Physical Education and Health Teaching – Research Methodology and Diagnostics In Education – Social Science Teaching – Musical Education – Physical Education and Health – Artistic and Plastic Art Education – Music Education – Mathematic Education

Admission information

Access to Master’s Degree programmes is granted to holders of:
A.1. A Spanish official university degree.
A.2. A degree issued by a Higher Education institution from another European Higher Education Area Member State which allows access to Master Degree’s programmes in that State.
A.3. A degree from a non-EHEA education system, upon verification by the Spanish University that the aforementioned degree accredits an equivalent education level to that of a Spanish university degree and allows access to postgraduate programmes in the issuing country.
A.4. A Spanish Bachelor in Advanced Artistic Education.
A.5. Official Spanish university degrees of Diplomado, Arquitecto Técnico, Ingeniero Técnico, Licenciado, Arquitecto, Ingeniero, Graduado or Máster Universitario.

Specific admission requirements

Students with a mother tongue other than Spanish will be required an accredited Spanish B2 level or higher, according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.

Grading scale
In the Spanish university system, modules/courses are graded on a scale of 0 to 10 points with the following qualitative equivalence:
0-4,9: «suspenso»; 5-6,9: «aprobado»; 7-8,9: «notable»; 9-10: «sobresaliente». A special mention, «Matrícula de Honor» may be granted to up to 5% of the students in a group provided they have got a «sobresaliente». To pass a module/course is necessary to get at least 5 points.
In cases of recognition of ECTS, professional experience, cultural or sports activities, or student representation no grading will be recorded but, where appropriate, the word «Apto».

UGR Examination Regulations
https://docencia.ugr.es/sites/vic/docencia/public/inline-files/Normativa_de_evaluacion_y_calificacion_EN.pdf

More info on academic regulations at: 

https://ugrcat.ugr.es/en/about-ugr/#regulations