Admission Requirements

The applicants, who wish to enroll in Master in Translational Medicine, should be in possession of a Bachelor degree in experimental sciences and health-related disciplines such as:

• Medicine

• Biomedical sciences

• Biomedical engineering

• Biology or Human Biology

• Biochemistry

• Biotechnology

• Pharmacy

• Science and Food technology

• Human Nutrition and Dietetics

• Genetics

• Other related health science disciplines or equivalent foreign studies

Specific admission requirements

The entry criteria will be based on the evaluation of the following documentations to be provided by each applicant:

• Cover letter

• Curriculum vitae

• Academic transcript

• All candidates must hold a minimum level of English language (level B2 CEFR, First Certificate or equivalent)

• Recommendation letters (optional)

The required documentation should be sent via email to traslacional@ub.edu. All applications will be evaluated by the Master’s degree Coordinating Committee. During this process, additional supporting documentations such as language level certificates may be requested. The Master’s Secretariat will notify the admission decision within a week, after which the selected students are required to complete the online pre-registration form (for more details see pre-enrollment/enrollment section).

Validation of previous studies and international qualifications

Credit Transfer occurs when the University of Barcelona accepts credits earned in official studies from the same or other universities. The transferred credits can be counted in this case to obtain the official Master degree. To transfer credits from previous studies a credit_transfer_form must be sent to the Master Secretariat together with a copy of the academic program of each subject that has to be evaluated, as well as the academic records of the student.

Information regarding the academic regulations governing the validation of previous studies can be found in the following website: Academic Regulations

Students who have completed higher education studies in a foreign university or higher education institution should present documentation accrediting the recognition of their degree. For more information about the recognition process, please visit the following websites: Recognition -Ministry of Education in Spain, Equivalence-Government of Catalonia or UB Admission Foreign Studies.