Master in Aerospace Science and Technology

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Formative Complements¹

Subjects	ECTS	TYPE	Language
Introduction to aircraft and flight physics	4	FC
Classical mechanics in aerospace engineering	3	FC
Fluid and solid mechanics in aerospace engineering	3	FC

* Choose a total of 18 ECTS from the full range of elective subjects
 

¹ Formative Complements: these must be taken by all students whose profiles differ from the main access profile, i.e., the degree in Aerospace Engineering. Check the master's access requirements.

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C) Compulsory: 30 ECTS

E) Elective course: 18 ECTS

TFM) Master's Thesis: 12 ECTS

course Programs

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Información General del Título

☛ Año de implantación: 2026

• Información sobre el carácter oficial del título
• Memoria de Verificación
• Informes de evaluación externa y seguimiento

Garantía de Calidad del Programa

La Comisión Académica de Máster está definida dentro del SGIC de la Universidad Carlos III de Madrid como el Órgano que hace el seguimiento, analiza, revisa, evalúa la calidad de los programas, y las necesidades de mejora y aprueba la Memoria Académica de Titulación.

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

To access this master degree it is necessary to have a bachelor degree in Aerospace Engineering, which is the main access profile. It is also possible to access with a degree in other related degrees, which requires taking complementary education courses. In this case, these are the additional access profiles, such as:

• Mechanical engineering, energy engineering, industrial engineering, physical engineering
• Physics, mathematical physics
• Mathematics, applied mathematics, mathematics and computing
   

FORMATIVE COMPLEMENTS

The various additional access profiles (i.e. those different from a degree in aerospace engineering) must take one or more complements (up to 10 ECTS) attending, as a general rule, to the following criteria:

• All additional profiles must take the subject Introduction to Aircraft and Flight Physics
• Those profiles that have taken less than 9 credits in the subject of point and rigid solid mechanics, must take the complement Classical mechanics in aerospace engineering
• Those profiles that have taken less than 9 credits in fluid mechanics, 6 in thermodynamics/thermal engineering, and 9 in solid mechanics must take the complement Fluid and solid mechanics in aerospace engineering

The Master’s Steering Committee has the power to review the details of the curricula previously completed by prospective students and determine the need for additional training complements to those specified by the above criteria.
 

ADMISSION CRITERIA

The suitability and ordering of the candidates will be done according to:

(*) Regarding the academic record of the degree that motivates access, the following will be taken into account: the average grade, the number of years taken to obtain the degree, and the adequacy of the study program to the program of the master's degree.

(**) Other merits that may be considered, at the discretion of the Steering Committee, include: other academic studies, previous professional and research experience, scholarships and awards received, letter of motivation, other languages, etc.

ADMISSION PROFILE

Students accessing this master's degree must have excellent prior training in IAE sciences, mainly in applied mathematics, mechanics, thermodynamics and fluid mechanics. Adequate knowledge of the language of instruction and work of the master's degree, English, is obviously necessary.

They must also have key aptitudes and qualities to successfully carry out high-quality R&D&I activities in IAE, such as intellectual curiosity, critical thinking, analytical skills, rigor, and honesty.

Furthermore, given the teaching methodology, they must be able to work and organize themselves both independently and as part of a team, have good oral and written communication skills, and perseverance. Interest in aerospace engineering is equally necessary, as well as creativity, imagination, innovation, and motivation for continuous learning.

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
 

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 cost of issuing the master’s degree certificate.

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* Current fees for the academic year 25/26, pending approval by the Community of Madrid for the academic year 26/27.

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

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