Graduate School of Engineering and Basic Sciences
- Direction
- Prof. Jesús R. Mercader Uguina
- Deputy Direction
- Prof. Ana Belén Muñoz Ruiz.
- Coordination
- Regular Teaching: Prof. Susana Barcelón Cobedo, Master's Thesis: Virtudes Iglesias Martínez, Internship: Prof. Ana María Moreno Márquez
- Language
- Spanish
- Attendance
- On-campus
- Credits
- 60
- Campus
- Madrid - Puerta de Toledo
- Applications
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☛ Places available: 40
- Departments
- Social and Private International Law Department
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- Inicio
The profession of Senior Technician in Occupational Risk Prevention is strategic in the company since they are the people in charge of controlling and guaranteeing that the working conditions of the workers are safe and effective.
The Master's Management has set as a quality objective to offer a face-to-face, multidisciplinary and essentially practical training so that students can perform with all the guarantees the functions of a career in the prevention of occupational hazards. To this end, you will have professors specialized in specific areas of occupational risk prevention and with more than 10 years of career experience.
The Master's professors (renowned researchers from the CSIC, heads of prevention in leading companies, labor inspectors, technicians from the National Health and Safety at Work Institute (INSST)) are specialists in specific subjects (biological risk including COVID-19, confined spaces, electrical risk, musculoskeletal disorders, workplace harassment, stress, workplace design, among others).
For us, it is also fundamental that the Prevention Technician has an integrated knowledge of the three Preventive Specialties (Occupational Safety, Occupational Health and Ergonomics and Applied Psychosociology). For this reason, all students complete the Master's Degree with the three specialties in a single academic year. In addition, internships are part of the curriculum so you can put into practice all the knowledge acquired in one of the companies that collaborate with the Master.
For occupational risk prevention technicians who have completed the official master's degree, it is not necessary to apply to the Community of Madrid for registration of their degree for professional purposes.
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📰 │ La salud mental como objetivo formativo del Máster Universitario en Prevención de Riesgos Laborales de la Universidad Carlos III de Madrid. Línea consolidada de investigación del Máster Universitario en Prevención de Riesgos Laborales de la Universidad Carlos III de Madrid
│MASTER IN NUMBERS
- ☛ Trajectory: +20 years of teaching
- ☛ Quality of teaching +4 points out of 5
- ☛ Faculty with +10 years of professional experience
- ☛ 100% labor insertion rate (UC3M Foundation Survey, 2022)
- ☛ Own job exhange with more than 100 collaborating companies
- ☛ 94.4% of graduates recommend it (UC3M Foundation Survey, 2022)
- CURRICULUM
- CURRICULUM
The master's degree consists of 60 ECTS which are taught throughout the first academic year consisting of two four month terms. The syllabus consists of eleven compulsory subjects (45 ECTS) an external work placement (9 ECTS) and a final dissertation (6 ECTS). Distributed in three modules:
- General Education Module
- Specialized Education Module
- Master's final dissertation
Year 1 - Semester 1
GENERAL EDUCATION MODULE Subjects ECTS TYPE Language Introduction to health and safety at work 3 C 
Health and safety legislation 6 C Health and Safety Responsabilities 3 C SPECIALIZED EDUCATION MODULE
SafetySubjects ECTS TYPE Language Occupational Safety 3 C Speciality in Occupational Safety 6 C SPECIALIZED EDUCATION MODULE
Industrial HealthSubjects ECTS TYPE Language Industrial Health. General Part 3 C Speciality in Industrial Health 6 C Year 1 - Semester 2
GENERAL EDUCATION MODULE Subjects ECTS TYPE Language Environmental and Workplace Health and Labour Medicine 3 C Safety Management, Training and Information 3 C SPECIALIZED EDUCATION MODULE
Ergonomics and PsychologySubjects ECTS TYPE Language Ergonomics and Psychology at work 3 C Speciality in Ergonomics and Psychology 6 C SPECIALIZED EDUCATION MODULE
Complementary Placement of SpecialitiesSubjects ECTS TYPE Language Internship 9 C MASTER'S FINAL DISSERTATION Subjects ECTS TYPE Language Master's Thesis 6 TFM vacio C) Compulsory: 45 ECTS
External Practicum: 9 ECTS
Master's Thesis: 6 ECTS
course Programs
- QUALITY
GENERAL COURSE INFORMATION
☛ First year offered: 2010
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).
FACULTY AND COURSE PLAN
Graduate Profile and Competences
- CURRICULUM
- FACULTY
One of the strongest features of the University Master's degree in Occupational Risk Prevention is its teaching staff (approximately 78 teachers) almost half of whom have doctorates and all of whom have extensive experience in the field of occupational health.
All the external teachers are experts in specific areas of occupational risk prevention, with more than 10 years of professional experience. They are Advanced Technicians in Occupational Risk Prevention and perform preventive functions in prestigious public centers (Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), Instituto de Seguridad, Salud y Bienestar en el Trabajo (INSSBT), Inspección de Trabajo y de Seguridad Social, Ministerio de Industria, Energía y Turismo) and leading private companies (IBERIA, Fraterprevención, among others).
UC3M FACULTY
- BARCELÓN COBEDO, SUSANA
Social and Private International Law Department
Associate Professor
PhD
Brief CV
- CARRERO DOMÍNGUEZ, CARMEN
Social and Private International Law Department
Associate Professor
PhD
Brief CV
- GARCÍA SALAS, ANA ISABEL
Social and Private International Law Department
Associate Professor
PhD
Brief CV
- MELENDO MATIAS, MARIA PILAR
Department of Business Administration
Assistant Professor
PhD
Brief CV
- MERCADER UGUINA, JESÚS R.
Social and Private International Law Department
Full Professor
PhD
Brief CV
- MORENO MÁRQUEZ, ANA MARÍA
Social and Private International Law Department
Associate Professor
PhD
Brief CV
- MORENO MOLINA, ÁNGEL
Department of Public Law of the State
Full Professor
PhD
Brief CV
- MUÑOZ RUIZ, ANA BELÉN
Social and Private International Law Department
Associate Professor
PhD
Brief CV
- NAVAS-PAREJO ALONSO, MARTA
Social and Private International Law Department
Visiting Professor
PhD
Brief CV
- SIRVENT GARCÍA, JORGE
Department of Private Law
Associate Professor
PhD
Brief CV
EXTERNAL FACULTY
- ANGULO ANGULO, JOSE MANUEL
Director of Prevention and Environment
MICHELIN ESPAÑA PORTUGAL, S.A.
- ARAGÓN GÓMEZ, CRISTINA
Associate Professor
PhD of Labor Law and Social Security
UNED
Brief CV
- ARRABAL CANET, JOSÉ LUIS
Director of Health Promotion Office (UNED Saludable)
UNED
Brief CV
- BARCELÓN COBEDO, DANIEL
Director of Safety and Health
CBRE PROJECT MANAGEMENT, S.A.
Brief CV
- BENITEZ GONZÁLEZ, JUAN ANTONIO
Director of the Occupational Risk Prevention Management Department
INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE SEGURIDAD Y SALUD EN EL TRABAJO
Brief CV
- BERLANA LLORENTE, TANIA
Chief Coordinator of Prevention Services
PhD in occupational risk prevention
MINISTERIO DE INDUSTRIA Y TURISMO
Brief CV
- BERMEJO BERMEJO, MARTA
Head of Health Surveillance and Occupational Medicine Unit
PhD of medicine and surgery
CONSEJO SUPERIOR DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTÍFICAS (CSIC)
MINISTERIO DE CIENCIA, INNOVACIÓN Y UNIVERSIDADES
Brief CV
- CARNERO LÓPEZ, ANA MARÍA
Superior Technician in Occupational Risk Prevention
CONSEJO DE SEGURIDAD NUCLEAR
Brief CV
- DURÁ RAMOS, SOL
Head of the Occupational Risk Prevention Service of the Community of Valencia and Region of Murcia
AGENCIA ESTATAL CONSEJO SUPERIOR DE INVESTIGACIONES
Brief CV
- GÓMEZ-CANO HERNÁNDEZ, MANUEL
Member of the Committee on Industrial Safety and Occupational Risk Prevention
COLEGIO OFICIAL DE INGENIEROS INDUSTRIALES DE MADRID
- GONZÁLEZ JIMENEZ, CARMEN
Technician in Occupational Risk Prevention
SERVICIO DE PREVENCIÓN CONTRATADO IBERIA L.A.E.
- GONZÁLEZ MAESTRE, DIEGO
Manager of Occupational Health and Safety
IBERIA, L.A.E., S.A. OPERADORA, SOCIEDAD UNIPERSONAL
Brief CV
- GONZÁLEZ ORTEGA, SANTIAGO
Full Professor of Labor and Social Security Law
PhD in Law - University of Bologna
UNIVERSIDAD PABLO DE OLAVIDE DE SEVILLA
- GUERRERO GÓMEZ, FERNANDO
Industrial, Safety, Security, Prevention and Environment Director
IMBISA
Brief CV
- IGLESIAS MARTÍNEZ, VIRTUDES
Service Inspector
MINISTERIO DE CONSUMO
Brief CV
- JIMÉNEZ LÓPEZ DE LAMELA, CARLOS
Occupational Risk Prevention Manager
RENTAIRE, ALQUILER DE MAQUINARIA
Brief CV
- JIMÉNEZ SAAVEDRA, RUTH
Chief Prevention Services Coordinator
CONSEJO SUPERIOR DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTÍFICAS (CSIC)
- JIMENO MORENO, RAFAEL
Sustainability Manager
MAXAM
Brief CV
- MARTÍN DOMINGO, TOMÁS
UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID
- MARTÍN GARCÍA DE CELIS, MIGUEL
Founder
MMGC CONSULTING AND TRAINING
Brief CV
- MASOLIVER MACAYA, ALFONSO
General Manager
AUDELCO
- MORENO SOLANA, AMANDA
Hired PhD Professor
PhD
UNED
- MORILLO VELÁZQUEZ, JOSÉ LUIS
Head of Group Prevention of Occupational Risks
QUIRON-PREVENCION
Brief CV
- QUIROS PRIEGO, JOAQUÍN JESÚS
Prevention Service Technician
CONSEJO SUPERIOR DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTÍFICAS
MINISTERIO DE CIENCIA INNOVACIÓN Y UNIVERSIDADES
Brief CV
- REY MORENO, JULIÁN
Facultative (engineer) of National Police / (Inspector Auditor)
Assistant Professor UC3M
INSPECCIÓN DE PERSONAL Y SERVICIOS DE SEGURIDAD
Brief CV
- RODRÍGUEZ SANZ DE GALDEANO, BEATRIZ
Asoociate Professor
PhD in Labour Law and Social Security Law
UNIVERSIDAD PÚBLICA DE NAVARRA
- ROJO APARICIO, JOSE MARÍA
PhD in Chemical Sciences
Director of the Department of Chemical Agents Metrology
INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE SEGURIDAD Y SALUD EN EL TRABAJO
- SÁNCHEZ ARIZA, MIGUEL FRANCISCO
Head of Industrial Safety and Corporate Prevention
GRUPO NATURGY
- SANZ HERRERO, FÉLIX
Culture and Transformation Coordinator
PRLINNOVACIÓN
Brief CV
- USERA MENA, FERNANDO
Head of the Biosafety and Radioprotection Service
Doctor of Science
CENTRO NACIONAL DE BIOTECNOLOGÍA (CSIC)
Brief CV
- VÉLEZ LEAL, LUIS
Labor and Social Security Inspector
MINISTERIO DE TRABAJO Y ECONOMÍA SOCIAL
Brief CV
- BARCELÓN COBEDO, SUSANA
- ADMISSION
- ADMISSION
Application
The request must be submitted electronically through our application system. Before beginning the admission process, please read the following information:
Requirements
The Master's course is aimed at graduates, diploma holders and engineers (diploma and degree levels) and is designed to assist these professionals in their specialization in the field of Occupational Risk Prevention and increase their opportunities in the job market.
Admission criteria
In their selection process, the Committee will take into account the following criteria and relative weighting:
ADMISSION CRITERIA WEIGHTING Academic record 70% Professional experience and curriculum vitae 20% Motivation, interest and recommendation letters 10% Following evaluation of the case, the master's administration office will send prospective students a letter informing them of their provisional admission to the course.
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.
- ENROLLMENT
TUITION fees
Reservation fee: €600
- 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: €5,700 (€95/ECTS)
- Non EU students: €9,000 (€150/ECTS)
The registration fee covers the costs of registering, teaching, use of the library and other University facilities, teaching material provided during the course, as well as the practical experience of specialities in companies.
The 2023-2024 academic year will depend on at least 18 students registering for the master's course.
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 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.
- ADMISSION
- SCHOLARSHIPS
UC3M SCHOLARSHIPS FOR ACADEMIC YEAR 2025/2026
CALL AM01-25/26* │ OPEN
For the academic year 2025-2026 a call has been published for a maximum of 5 scholarships for payment of the net enrolment fees for students accepted into the Master’s, with the following provision:
- 5 scholarships of €1,500
To apply, you must have completed the application for admission to the Master’s.
Application deadline: May 31, 2025
Partial resolutions:
- first partial resolution: from February 21, 2025
- second partial resolution: from April 27, 2025
- third and final resolution: from June 20, 2025
* The number of grants and amounts specified in the call, may vary depending on the conditions of the candidates who apply to them, can be even deserted as assessed by the Selection Committee for each program.
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General information on scholarships
For more information on specific scholarships of interest, awarded by the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid as well as other agencies or organizations, please refer here:
- PRACTICAL INFORMATION
Course 0
Course 0 Introduction to Spanish and European Union Law aims to provide foreign students of the different Official Masters of the Graduate School of Law with the necessary basis to face in the best conditions their specialized postgraduate studies at UC3M so that they can achieve an optimal use of them.
The target audience of this Course will be those students who have obtained their academic degree in Law outside Spain, either in other European Union States or in third countries or in a discipline other than Law, either in Spain or abroad. These students must attend Course 0, unless they can prove that they have at least 3 years of prolonged professional legal experience in Spain. In any case, they must demonstrate sufficient knowledge of the basic institutions of Spanish and European Law through the evaluation test scheduled in Course 0. Once the exam has been passed, a certificate of attendance and completion of the course will be issued.
- From September 10 to 17, 2024
- From 10:00 to 13:30 | Madrid - Puerta de Toledo Campus
- Ordinary evaluation. September 23, 2024 from 10:30 to 12:00
- Extraordinary evaluation. October 7, 2024 from 10:30 to 12:00
- INTERNSHIPS
In accordance with the Regulation on Prevention Services (RD 39/1997 of 17 January) each student is required to undergo an external work placement with a company or firm in order to acquire the requisite professional experience to complete their training as Occupational Risk Prevention Expert.
The work experience in the University Master's degree is covered by the subject External Work Placement with specialties with a value of 9 ECTS credits which amounts to 195 hours, with a further 30 hours for a descriptive report of the experience.
The work placement will be, in the morning, with one of the companies or organizations that collaborate with the Master’s degree:
All students are guaranteed internships by the Master. The specific assignment of the company or entity in which the student will carry out the internship will be carried out within the framework of the Educational Cooperation Agreements that the Master has entered into with the different companies or entities, and taking into consideration the academic background of the students, their curriculum vitae, as well as the availability and possibilities of these companies and institutions to host them.
It is the students' obligation to collaborate with the Master's Degree and the University's Guidance and Employment Office for the proper development of the internship, which includes actively participating in the offers sent and in the selection processes, as well as attending the necessary interviews. Once the student has been selected for an internship in a specific company or institution, he/she will not be able to give up the place obtained for this purpose, except for justified reasons that must be approved by the Academic Committee of the Master's Degree. If the student does not cooperate in the above-mentioned sense, or if he/she resigns without the prior approval of said Committee, he/she may be graded as Not Presented in the subject "Internship".
What are the professional skills acquired by students through their work experience?