Master in Space Engineering

** Formative Complements: must be taken by graduate students coming from degrees not included in the Aerospace Engineering branch. Check the requirements for access to the master.

* Choose 15 ECTS from the full range of elective subjects, those specific to the master's degree and those from other master's degrees. The offer of electives is subject to changes.

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C) Compulsory: 63 ECTS

E) Elective course: 15 ECTS

TFM) Master's Thesis: 12 ECTS

course Programs

◤ Access to previous course programs

GENERAL COURSE INFORMATION

☛ First year offered: 2019

• Information about Master's Degree
• Verification Report
• External evaluation and Monitoring Reports

QUALITY INDICATORS

☛ Master's Degree indicators

☛ Labour insertion indicators

PROGRAMME’S QUALITY ASSURANCE

The Academic Committee of the Master’s programme complies with the SGIC-UC3M and it is responsible for the follow-up, analysis, review, assessment and quality of the program, it contributes with proposals to improve the program and produces the “Memoria Académica de Titulación” (Programme Report).

• Academic Committee

FACULTY AND COURSE PLAN

☛ Curriculum subjects and their faculty

Graduate Profile and Competences

• Graduate profile and competences

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

The entry profiles for this Master are:

• Bachelor's Degree in Aerospace Engineering branch

Entry profiles also suitable for this master after following six credits of Formative Complements are:

• Bachelor's Degree in Telecommunications Engineering
• Bachelor's Degree in Industrial Engineering branch
• Bachelor's Degree in Physics Engineering branch or Applied Physics branches

However, the MISE intends to have a multidisciplinary and integrating nature miming the reality of the space industry, which implies accepting different technological background profiles. For this reason, the Committee that prepares the program may consider access to engineering graduates from other branches or bachelor in physical or mathematical sciences. For these profiles, the Master Admissions Committee will establish the formative complements that it considers necessary based on the previous training of each applicant.
 

FORMATIVE COMPLEMENTS

During the month of July through distance learning, and during the two weeks prior to the beginning of the course on-campus, in the morning, students coming from the above mentioned Bachelor's Degrees must take the previous Formative Complements in Introduction to Space Vehicles and Dynamics indicated in the Program (6 ECTS).

The dates and schedules of the Formative Complements can be consulted here.
 

ADMISSION CRITERIA

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

Academic record of the degree that motivates access: it will be taken into account the average grade, the number of years required to obtain the degree, and the adaptation of the program of studies followed to the master's program.

Other merits include other academic studies, professional and research experience, scholarships and awards received, letter of motivation, letters of recommendation, other languages, and so on.

In the motivation letter, students are asked to reflect on the professional career they intend to pursue, to critically reflect on the competences and skills acquired in the Bachelor's degree and how the Master's programme can help to improve and increase them, and to analyse which specific elements of the Master's programme they value.

ADMISSION PROFILE

Students with a good background in engineering sciences, mainly in applied mathematics, mechanics, electromagnetism, electronics, materials and thermodynamics.

Also, given the teaching methodology, they should have an aptitude for teamwork, communication skills and the ability to work hard. An interest in space engineering is also required, 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

60 ECTS in the first academic year:

• EU students: €2,701.2 (€45.02/ECTS credit)
• Non EU students: €5,044.2 (€84.07/ECTS credit)

✎│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 24/25 academic year, pending approval by the Community of Madrid for the 25/26 academic year.

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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Objectives

Offer personalized advice on professional issues, specific training, labor market, professional careers, etc. to students of the Master.

program SCHEDULE

The mentees can register from December 15 to January 31. The mentoring sessions will take place during the following periods:

• 1st meeting: between February 1 to March 31
• 2nd meeting: between April 1 to May 31
• 3rd meeting: between June 1 to July 31

An evaluation of the program will be carried out by completing a small survey on the activity carried out that will help improve in future editions.

Do you want to be a mentor?

The only requirement is to have developed a professional career in the field of aerospace engineering, and have the necessary availability to meet the objective of 3 sessions.
 

Form

Do you want to be mentee?

The only requirements are: 1) to be a student of the Master in Space Engineering; 2) availability to meet the objective 3 sessions; and 3) commitment to prepare sessions with the mentor.
 

Form

More information on the UC3M Alumni Mentor Program website.

The MISE Syllabus includes, as second year electives, two subjects for the completion of External Internships: one of 3 ECTS (minimum 75 hours of internships) and another of 6 ECTS (minimum 150 hours). The student can only register for one of these two electives.

The evaluation percentages by students and graduates are very positive, with a student satisfaction with the quality of the internships of 5 out of 5 for the 2021/22 academic year (and similar in subsequent years) and a 100% estimation by students that the internships have increased their job opportunities.

The procedure for offering and assigning external internships is carried out in conjunction with the UC3M Orientation and Employment Service (EO). This service is in charge of channeling offers from companies and organizations, as well as coordinating between them and the students. Numerous space companies offer internship programs at MISE such as SENER, GMV, Deimos Space, Airbus, Indra and startups/SMEs such as Fossa Space, IENAI Space, Hydra Space or Madrid Space. These companies offer their internships, and come annually to present their capabilities and opportunities, to MISE students.

Finally, the student may also propose internships in other companies not incorporated to the EO-UC3M service, as long as the internship is related to the objectives of the MISE, and subject to approval by the director of the master's degree.

The MISE is not an enabling master's degree, but the latter only have significance within Spain as they are required for certain, and very limited, positions in the Spanish public administration. In fact, after acquiring all the MISE competences, the student will be able to work in any company in the aerospace sector, both nationally and internationally, but also to carry out teaching and research tasks.

Their training will position them as professionals with an advanced profile that will respond, due to their skills and solid training, to the expectations of the labor, academic and research world. Because of this training received, they will be prepared to integrate into such a changing environment as that of space technology, not only when they first join the company or the administration, but also in the future. For more details on the skills and knowledge acquired in the MISE, please refer to the document “graduate profile and competencies” in the “Quality” tab.

As an example of specific and fundamental MISE graduate profiles, a (reduced) sample of the jobs and companies where our graduates have continued their professional careers is listed below:

1. Creation of start-ups in space engineering. We are proud to say that several of our graduates have founded or participated in the creation of advanced technology start-ups, and that these and other start-ups maintain contact with MISE and absorb our students for both internships and employment.
2. Working in positions such as:

• a. Operations engineer: dedicated to the analysis and optimization of satellite and constellation operations using scientific and mathematical methods.
• b. Control engineer: dedicated to the analysis and development of control and determination systems for space vehicles, launchers, satellites.
• c. Thermal engineer: responsible for the design, analysis, testing and validation of the thermal system for space systems and/or their flight hardware.
• d. Production engineer: planning, preparation, execution and analysis of mechanical and thermal test results of space subsystems.
• e. Systems engineer: technical planning, system integration, cost and risk, compatibility and effectiveness analysis for complete systems.
• f. Structures engineer: analysis, calculation and design of primary and secondary aerospace structures.