Registration

Registration
Before registration

In order to register you must have passed the pre-registration process for acceptance in the MA program.

If you are accepted and wish to enrol in the MA program you will be assigned a tutor. It is very important that you contact your tutor before registering since they will advise you as regards the courses you should be taking. Your tutor will continue to advise you throughout the program and s/he is your first contact if you have any academic questions or problems. More info on tutoring here.

For administrative formalities of the registration process and fees, you can contact the Secretary of Philosophy at mastersfilosofia@ub.edu

Usually official fees are published by the government in July, reference fees can be found here.

Dates

Send your official documentation [before 31 July]: in-person or by certified mail to the Secretaria. More information here. You only need to do this if your title has not been issued by a Spanish university.

Registration period 2023-2024: from 1st September to 29th September 2023 (only for accepted students).

Ampliación (Adding extra second semester courses) 2023-2024: from 2nd February to 24th February 2024. (Beware, you can also remove courses but you will not get a refund)

 

Registration process for new students

Once the pre-registration has been done and the student has been accepted, there are two different stages in the procedure that students must complete to enroll in the university master’s degree in CCiL.

(If all your documents have been issued by the Spanish government, please jump to stage 2)

If your documents haven't been issued by the Spanish government (that is, if you're not a Spanish national or have completed your studies abroad) you will need to submit them before the 31st of July 2023. (More information) If this is your case:

You must go to the Secretaria d’Estudiants on the first floor of the Facultat de Filosofia UB to submit the documents stated below or send copies of them by certified mail (i.e.: by apostille, such as the Hague apostille) to the following address:

Facultat de Filosofia
Secretaria d'Estudiants i Docència
C/ Montalegre, 6
08001 Barcelona 
(Spain)

Note that certified copies are needed only if you cannot come to the Faculty's office in person to submit the original documents. If this is the case, and you send your documents instead of submitting them in person, the administrative staff of the UB should enable you to pay the equivalent fees by Internet. In order to do that you must write to mastersfilosofia@ub.edu.

Find more information regarding legalisation procedures and apostille by a Spanish embassy here.

 

Required documentation
  • A copy of the ID (ID-card (DNI or NIE) or passport)

  • If the student is entitled to a discount on the price of the master, it is necessary to present the required documentation.

Moreover, depending on the undergraduate studies that qualify the student to enter the master, the student must submit the following additional documents:

(a) Students whose degree was issued by a Spanish University:

  • The original degree certificate and a copy.
  • If the degree was obtained at the UB, the "expedient acadèmic" (transcript of grades) is enough.

(b) Students whose degree was issued by a foreign University and homologated by the Spanish Ministry of Education:

  • The original certificate of homologation issued by the Ministry of Education (and a copy)

(c) Students whose degree was issued by a foreign University within the framework of the European Higher Education Area: 

  • The original degree certificate (and a copy) if the certificate is in English, Spanish or Catalan, or a certified translation of the original degree certificate.
  • An official document from the university certifying that the successful completion of your undergraduate studies qualifies you to begin a master level in the country in which your degree certificate was issued. This document must be presented in English, Spanish or Catalan. Please find some examples here.
  • When you present your documents, you will be required to pay the 'equivalence' fees (around 200 euros); these fees can be paid either at the Secretaria d’Estudiants (by credit or debit card), or through the bank La Caixa. Once you have paid these fees, you will have to submit the payment receipt. 

(d) Students whose degree was issued by a foreign University outside the framework of the European Higher Education Area:

  • The original degree certificate (and a copy), if the certificate is in English, Spanish or Catalan or a certified translation of the original degree certificate.
  • The authorisation to enrol in the master, issued by the rector of the UB. The application form is available: Request to be authorized to access the master's degree, duly completed and signed.
  • When you present your documents, you will be required to pay the 'equivalence' fees (around 200 euros); these fees can be paid for either at the Secretaria d’Estudiants (by credit or debit card), or through the bank La Caixa. Once you have paid these fees, you will have to submit the payment receipt.

In this second stage, having decided with your tutor which courses you are going to take, you will be able to access the on-line registration form (opens in September), with either with your passport number or with your birth date or with an ID number provided by the administrative staff of the UB. The on-line registration form is available.

Students required to take bridging courses must complete two enrolment procedures: one for the bridging courses and another one for the master's degree subjects.

Enrolment is divided into two stages.

1st STAGE: The student makes an enrolment proposal, selects the subjects they wish to enrol and presses the button "Send to tutor".

2nd STAGE: The assigned tutor goes through the subject proposal and accepts it, denies it or suggests a change. Next, the tutor sends the application back to the student so that they can finish the enrolment procedure.

At any stage of the enrolment procedure, students may check the status of their application:

  • Begun by student ➡ Press "Send to tutor" so that the application moves on the next stage
  • Sent to tutor ➡ Wait for the tutor to send the application back to you
  • Returned to student  ➡ You can now confirm and finalize enrolmentt procedure, students may check the status of their application:

When and the application reaches the 2nd stage (with the "Returned to student" status), the student will be asked to select a payment option for their enrolment.

Once enrolment is finished, students may print the enrolment form, complete the payment or download the receipt and access MónUB.

Once you have completed the registration and paid the corresponding fees in the period designated for this, you will receive a UB ID card and be granted access to the University's Virtual Campus and the UB's general student services.

Start courses registration

Note: Please read the following information carefully before finalising your registration process. 

Do the registration on-line

If you have to enrol background courses, you should do the registration twice (one form for the backgrounds and one for for the courses of the MA)

(In this case, the registration of the credits of the master requires the authorization of the coordinator)

If the registration has to be done in person at the Secretaria, then the student must present: