Master
Critical Care
and Emergencies

To request admission, on the Master's platform you must complete the Admission Form.

We will evaluate your application and respond within a maximum of one week. If accepted, we will send you the positive resolution with the link so you can complete your course pre-registration at the University of Barcelona.

To complete your pre-registration you must follow these steps:

The link we sent you with the acceptance resolution of your admission opens the University of Barcelona pre-registration form, where you must complete your personal data.

When completing your pre-registration, an electronic payment document is issued (note the procedure number).

Your payment guarantees the reservation of a place and its amount will be deducted from the tuition payment. With this procedure number, you can check your pre-registration payment status at the following link.

Once pre-registration is completed, and to start the registration process, you must send us the necessary documentation, depending on whether your degree is Spanish, homologated or non-homologated (see Documentation section).

The steps to proceed with registration are:

Once pre-registration is completed, to proceed with the registration process, you must send the following documentation to the Master's program (by email or postal mail):

It is recommended to first send the documentation by email to mce@ub.edu for validation. and subsequently by postal mail:

Secretaría Máster Enfermo Crítico y Emergencias.
Facultad de Medicina y Ciencias de la Salud. C/Casanova 143,
08036 Barcelona, España.

Once pre-registration is completed, to proceed with the registration process, you must send the following documentation to the Master's program (by email or postal mail):

It is recommended to first send the documentation by email to mce@ub.edu for validation. and subsequently by postal mail:

Secretaría Máster Enfermo Crítico y Emergencias.
Facultad de Medicina y Ciencias de la Salud. C/Casanova 143,
08036 Barcelona, España.

Pre-registered applicants must send the following information to the Master's program:

It is recommended to first send the documentation by email to mce@ub.edu for validation. and subsequently by postal mail:

Secretaría Máster Enfermo Crítico y Emergencias.
Facultad de Medicina y Ciencias de la Salud. C/Casanova 143,
08036 Barcelona, España.

The total price is €10,400, with €5,200 due the first year and €5,200 the second, which includes all teaching materials, the final degree, and the courses you can take during the master's program (SVB+DEA, SVA, SVAT, SVAP, MCCR, FCCS, ECMO…).

Yes, it is possible to make the annual payment in two installments, one in September and the second in January. You must request this before completing the pre-registration.

The following payment methods are available:

According to the academic regulations of the University of Barcelona, it is not possible to refund the amount paid for a program. The only exception is in the case of serious illness (considered a force majeure).

It is a non-official, continuing education master's degree, with a degree awarded by the University of Barcelona and the Autonomous University of Madrid.

The master's program usually starts at the beginning of October and runs until early July of the two academic years.

Yes. Most of our students work, so the schedules for in-person activities can be chosen by the student. For example, workshops and simulation cases are offered on various days and times, so each student can attend at the time and day that best suits them. The estimated weekly study load is about 15 hours per week (depending on the time of year).

Yes, the only requirement to access the master's program is to have a degree/diploma in medicine or nursing. Other health science professionals such as kinesiologists, physiotherapists, biomedical scientists, etc. can also apply.

Yes, having 120 ECTS credits in Latin America is recognized as a master's degree.

No, the only module that is 100% online is Module I “Theoretical Knowledge.” The rest of the modules have both online and in-person parts (simulation cases, workshops, clinical rotations…).

Module 1 can be validated if the Postgraduate Course in Foundations of Critical Illness and Emergencies or Foundations in Critical Medicine and Intensive Therapy has been completed. Also, the clinical practices in general ICU and pre-hospital care carried out in Module 4 “Practicum” can be validated if previous experience is accredited.

We do not have this information because the point system process differs in each region. We have students from all over Spain, so we believe it counts in most regions, but it is recommended to consult the specific merit system (it also varies between institutions).

When the offered places are filled. It is a highly demanded master's program, but we offer about 200 places (between the Barcelona and Madrid sites), and almost everyone who applies is able to enroll.

Yes, although we do not recommend extending it beyond 4 years to take full advantage of the contents that are complemented in the different modules and to keep the previous courses fresh.

Initially, the master's programs were designed for students who already had some work experience, and this one was no exception. However, in recent years, the trend has changed, and they are usually taken right after finishing the degree. We recommend it because we believe it provides a general overview that can help you specialize in the area of critical care that interests you the most.

All classes are taught in Spanish, although, exceptionally, some reading materials may be required in English (scientific articles or course manuals).