Master's Thesis

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Imagen TFE alternativaThe Master’s Thesis involves the students carrying out a project, report or study, in which they apply and develop their acquired knowledge. This will be carried out individually, under the guidance of the supervisor(s) assigned. Joint work will not be allowed.

Master’s Theses must be carried out during the final stage of the curriculum and be oriented towards assessing competencies associated with the degree. The work will conclude with the master’s thesis defence, which will necessarily be public.

The assessment conditions to be met, regarding the obligation to have successfully completed the planned assessments provided for in the other curricular subjects, must be reflected in the report of the corresponding degree.

Master’s Thesis Requirements

The Curriculum may include special conditions that are necessary to enrol or defend the master’s thesis.

See 'Curriculum > Prerequisites and Corequisites'.

Regulations


Procedure

Calendar

2023-24 ACADEMIC YEAR

Request for Topic and Supervisor: From 26 to 30 January 2024.

Extraordinary Call of NOVEMBER 2023:
-Master's Thesis Delivery to the Coordinator: 4 November 2023.
-Master's Thesis Delivery: From 5 to 7 November 2023.
-Master's Thesis Defence: 17 November 2023.

Call for JANUARY (November extension) 2024:
-Master's Thesis Delivery to the Coordinator: 7 February 2024.
-Master's Thesis Delivery: From 4 to 6 February 2024.
-Master's Thesis Defence: 16 February 2024.

Call for MAY 2024:
-Master's Thesis Delivery to the Coordinator: 9 June 2024.
-Master's Thesis Delivery: From 10 to 12 June 2024.
-Master's Thesis Defence: 21 June 2024.

Call for JULY 2024:
-Master's Thesis Delivery to the Coordinator: 11 July 2024.
-Master's Thesis Delivery: From 12 to 14 July 2024.
-Master's Thesis Defence: 24 July 2024.

Documents of interest

Master's Thesis Topics and Supervisors

Introduction to Topics and Supervisors

According to Art.5 of the Regulations for the carrying out of the Bachelor's Dissertations and the Master's Thesis (Governing Council of November 28, 2014), before November 30 of each academic year, the corresponding Teaching/Academic Committee shall approve and make public a list of the topics and supervisors that student may choose to carry out their Bachelor's Dissertation/Master’s Thesis.
Students enrolled in the Bachelor's Dissertation/Master’s Thesis must request telematically for a topic and a supervisor through the Thesis Management Application, establishing an order of preference.
Such request must be done within the period established by each degree committee, which shall be published in the Calendar section below. For those students who have enrolled in the Bachelor's Dissertation/Master's Thesis within the extension period of enrolment in February, this period will be from 1 to 31 March. In addition to the request for a topic and a director, each Teaching/Academic Committee may require other documents to be attached to the online application. These attached documents will be published in the existing Bachelor's Dissertation/Master’s Thesis section of each degree's website.

The Request for Topic and Supervisor of the Master's Theses will be made through the link:

REQUEST FOR TOPIC AND SUPERVISOR OF THE MASTER'S THESIS (Instructions for the Application), in accordance with the Calendar established by the Academic Committee of the degree.

The Master’s Thesis Submission will be made through the link:

MASTER'S THESIS SUBMISSION (Instructions for the Submission), in accordance with the Calendar established by the Academic Committee of the degree.

Master’s Theses Lines

Request for Topic and Supervisor

Introduction to the Application for Topics and Supervisors

Application Procedure for the Topic and Supervisor

Allocations

The allocations will be sent by email to the participants of the call. In addition to being able to consult them in your Virtual Campus.

Assessment and Defence Panels

Introduction to the Assessment and Defence Panels

According to Art.4 of the Regulations for the carrying out of the Bachelor's Dissertations and the Master's Thesis in the official education programmes of the University of Almeria approved by the Governing Council of December 5, 2012, for the evaluation of the Bachelor's Dissertations/Master’s Theses, the Teaching/Academic Committee of the degree will constitute as many Evaluation Committees as it deems appropriate, composed of three teachers who give lessons in that degree, appointing among them a Chairman and a Secretary. Likewise, a substitute shall also be appointed who will act in the absence of any of the full members of the Evaluation Committee. The composition of these committees shall be communicated to the Service responsible for the management of the Bachelor's Dissertation/Master’s Thesis, which shall make them public.

If the Teaching/Academic Committee of the Bachelor's Degree/Master's considers it convenient, external teachers may form part of the Evaluation Committee who must be doctors, in the case of the Research Masters, and/or professionals, who must be holders of an bachelor's degree or equivalent and must have professional experience in the field of knowledge of the corresponding degree, in the case of Bachelor's Degrees or Masters with professional orientation.

The Teaching/Academic Commission will determine the Evaluation Committee that will assess the Dissertations/Theses submitted, if there are more than one committee.

Thesis Defence Panels

Thesis Defence Procedure