Master's Degree in Teacher Training for Compulsory and Upper Secondary Education, Vocational Education and Training (VET) and Language Teaching

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

• Teacher training with subject specialization (0114)

Main focus

; Graduates of this master’s programme will have acquired the knowledge and skills to do the following: – Plan, develop, and evaluate processes of teaching the subjects in this field by taking into account the socio-educational context and the level of the students. – Use motivating didactic methods while at the same time diversifying curricular schedules and bearing in mind issues of equity, gender, and intercultural coexistence. – Apply ICT to teaching; – Motivate students to work hard, have a critical and reflective spirit, and take positive action in the classroom. – Resolve conflicts and problems between pupils, while maintaining discipline in the classroom. – Accept tutoring duties and other duties related to personal, academic, and professional guidance. – Collaborate with teachers and other school professionals in processes of institutional improvement, research in the classroom, and innovations in teaching. – Conduct educational activities that help to make the school a centre for participation and culture in the area.

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 Profesorado de Enseñanza Secundaria Obligatoria y Bachillerato, Formación Profesional y Enseñanzas de Idiomas

Qualification requirements

60 minimum credits

Access to a regulated profession

Professional Status Teacher of Compulsory and Upper Secondary Education, Vocational Education and Training (VET) and Language Teaching

Specialisation name

– Biology and Geology – Social Sciences – Physical Education – Physics and Chemistry – Job Training and Guidance – Hotels, Restaurants, Catering and Tourism – Foreign Language – Mathematics – Music – Educational Guidance – Healthcare Processes – Drawing, Image and Plastic Arts – Economy, Business and Trade – Language and Literature, Latin and Greek – Technology, Computing and Industrial Processes

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

As stipulated in Ministerial Order ECI/3858/2007, dated 27 December, which sets out the requirements for recognition of official university degrees that provide admission to the teaching profession in Compulsory and Upper Secondary Education, Vocational Education and Training (VET) and Language Teaching, in Section 4.2 of the Spanish Government Gazette BOE 312, dated 29 December, the conditions of access to the Master’s degree are established as follows: 1.- Formal accreditation of competencies relevant to the specialisation of choice. Accreditation will be based on possession of a university degree corresponding to the chosen specialisation, or on successful completion of a test designed for the purpose. 2.- Formal accreditation of competence in a foreign language equivalent to Level B1 of 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