Students may be accepted on the ‘ Master's Degree in Biotechnology, Genetics and Cellular Biology ’ if they fulfil one of the following admission criteria:

Spanish Graduates with an Official Title from before the ECTS System.

• Holding an official title from before the ECTS system (Biology, Biochemistry, Biotechnology, Pharmacy, Agricultural Science, Medicine and Surgery, Chemistry and Veterinary Science) where it included component knowledge of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Genetics, Cellular Biology, Microbiology, Animal and Plant Physiology, and Chemistry.

Spanish Graduates with Studies based on the ECTS System.

• Holding a degree title or, failing that, a minimum of 180 ECTS credits from undergraduate studies, as long as the latter include all the training contents common to a degree title. Said studies must be content-rich in Cellular Biology, Genetics, Microbiology, Biotechnology and other related knowledge areas.

Overseas Graduates.

• If in possession of a validated degree title, the access procedure is identical to that for Spanish graduates. If not in possession of a validated title, admission will be granted after the UIB verifies an equivalent training level to that of Spanish degree titles.

In all cases, the Academic Committee must evaluate any lack of fundamental contents in Genetics, Cellular Biology, Microbiology, Plant Physiology, Biotechnology, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, and Chemistry. If any lack is detected, students must follow the subjects recommended by the Committee.

The admission system for the ‘Masters in Biotechnology, Genetics and Cellular Biology’ is as follows:

1. Students must present an explanation with the corresponding title documentation, academic transcript and Curriculum Vitae.
2. The Academic Committee examines the applications and decides if students are admitted or not.
3. Where admission is granted, students formalise registration at the corresponding administrative services in the established conditions.

Modules taken on other UIB Masters will be validated. Concretely, the Microbial Biotechnology module given on the Masters in Advanced Microbiology and the Plant Biotechnology Module on the Masters in Mediterranean Plants. In turn, any subject given on the postgraduate programme and having been previously studied by students or which, due to its contents and number of credits, has a high match to said subjects may also be subject to validation.

For any other situation, recognition and validations will be done by the Academic Committee, in accordance with the criteria set out above.

Students may produce a doctoral thesis in the framework of this proposal if they fulfil one of the following admission criteria:

A) Access to the formative period of the doctoral program

Spanish Graduates with an Official Title from before the ECTS System.

• Holding an official title from before the ECTS system (Biology, Biochemistry, Biotechnology, Environmental Sciences, Pharmacy, Agricultural Science, Medicine and Surgery, Chemistry and Veterinary Science) where it included component knowledge of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Genetics, Cellular Biology, Microbiology, Animal and Plant Physiology, and Chemistry; being in possession of the DEA (Advanced Studies Diploma) and demonstrating they have worked in a Biotechnology, Cellular Biology, Genetics, Microbiology or Plant Physiology laboratory for a period of no less than 500 hours.
• Holding an official title from before the ECTS system (Biology, Biochemistry, Biotechnology, Environmental Sciences, Pharmacy, Agricultural Science, Medicine and Surgery, Chemistry and Veterinary Science) where it included component knowledge of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Genetics, Cellular Biology, Microbiology, Animal and Plant Physiology, and Chemistry; having studied 60 ECTS postgraduate credits content-rich in Biotechnology, Cellular Biology, Genetics, and other related knowledge areas (Biochemistry, Cellular Biology, Molecular Biology, Genetics).
• Holding an official title from before the ECTS system (Biology, Biochemistry, Biotechnology, Environmental Sciences, Pharmacy, Agricultural Science, Medicine and Surgery, Chemistry and Veterinary Science) where it included component knowledge of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Genetics, Cellular Biology, Microbiology, Animal and Plant Physiology, and Chemistry, and holding the Masters offered by us.

Spanish Graduates with Studies based on the ECTS System.

• Having a total 300 ECTS undergraduate and postgraduate credits, a minimum 60 being postgraduate. Said studies must be content-rich in Cellular Biology, Molecular Biology, Genetics, Microbiology and Plant Physiology. Students must demonstrate they have worked in a laboratory from these disciplines for a period of no less than 500 hours.
• Having a total of 300 ECTS undergraduate and postgraduate credits, holding the offered ‘Masters in Biotechnology, Genetics and Cellular Biology’ (60 ECTS credits).

Overseas Graduates.

• If in possession of a validated degree title, the access procedure is identical to that for Spanish graduates. If not in possession of a validated title, Doctorate admission will be granted after the UIB verifies an equivalent training level to that of Spanish degree titles. Where postgraduate studies have been taken overseas, an equivalent training level to that required for Spanish students should also be accredited. In turn, students must demonstrate they have worked in a laboratory from disciplines relating to this Masters for a period of no less than 500 hours.

In all cases, the Academic Committee is responsible for assessing student experience and, lacking this, obliging those subjects be followed where necessary.

B) Access to the research period of the doctoral program

• Students who have completed the formative period of the doctoral program.
• Students with a graduate degree with a duration at least 300 credits.
• Students with the Diploma of Advanced Studies (DEA) obtained according to Royal Decree 778/1998 or students with research aptitude according to Royal Decree 185/1985.

Candidates having obtained the DEA in the specified areas, or having graduated and completed a minimum 300 credits in undergraduate and postgraduate studies of which a minimum 60 are from official postgraduate programmes may apply for admission to this doctorate, if they have completed courses that can be validated with the indicated from the Master in Biotechnology, Genetics and Cell Biology:

1. The cell cycle and its disorders: cancer,
2. Placement in Biotechnology companies;
3. Molecular Genetics. If they can not validate these subjects, must take them in the first or second year of their PhD studies.

In addition, and for Doctoral studies, student acceptance by the academic Committee will be carried out where there is:

1. production of a detailed thesis project which must be positively assessed by the Academic Committee
2. acceptance received for Thesis Supervision from one of the Doctors linked to the research groups supporting this proposal
3. a financed Research Project related to the Thesis project in the Research Group to be joined