Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences

University Master's Degree in Urgent and Emergency Care

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Type of programme
Official masters
Campus
Campus Sant Cugat
Duration
2 semesters
Credits
60 ECTS
Schedule
Thursday afternoon (3 to 9 p.m.) Workshops: occasionally on Saturdays and/or Fridays (from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.)
Language
Catalan and Spanish
Places
40
Modality
On site
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Discover how the University Master's Degree in Urgent and Emergency Care is experienced

Reasons why

Reasons to study this master's degree

  1. Access to doctoral studies

    This official master’s degree is recognised throughout the European Higher Education Area.

  2. Interdisciplinarity

    The programme integrates teachers and students from different clinical disciplines such as medicine and nursing

  3. Extensive practical content

    It includes practical training at our Comprehensive Centre for Advanced Simulation (over 1,000 m²) and clinical placements in leading hospitals with which we have partnership agreements. The programme also features workshops on ultrasound, electrocardiography, childbirth care, immobilisation techniques, and a special multiple-casualty workshop, among others.

  4. Simultaneous acquisition of additional specific accreditations:

    - Certificates in Adult Advanced Life Support (SVA)
    - Prehospital Trauma Life Support (PHTLS)
    - European Pediatric Care (EPC)
    - Tactical Emergency Casualty Care (TECC)
    - Advanced Medical Life Support (AMLS)
     

    With the collaboration of Docencia Salud
     

Testimonials

In their own words

Carol Centeno
Carol Centeno
Student on the Master's Degree in Urgent and Emergency Care
This master’s degree trains you in an everyday environment that is unusual for those of us who are used to working in the hospital. It teaches you how to take care of a patient on your own, in a duo formed by doctor and nurse.
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The University Master's Degree in Urgent and Emergency Care has attracted professional experts from the field of urgent and emergency care to be part of its teaching team. It is taught in a face-to-face format using the most cutting-edge methods of healthcare education with work placements taking centre stage in the student’s learning. 

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University Master's Degree in Urgent and Emergency Care - Official

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Objectives

The main objective of the University Master's Degree in Urgent and Emergency Care is to train and equip qualified doctors and nurses to respond adequately, effectively and efficiently to the needs that arise in in-hospital and out-of-hospital urgent and emergency situations, mainly in terms of healthcare, but also in research and teaching.

The specific academic objectives are:

  1. To teach professionals working in the field of urgent and emergency care, both in hospital and out of hospital
  2. To convey the foundations of urgent and emergency healthcare and teach students how the major emergency medical services work, including their action protocols, resources and procedures
  3. To develop the skills needed to provide assistance to multiple-victim incidents, out-of-hospital births, and situations that require paediatric and neonatal resuscitation procedures
  4. To ensure students acquire knowledge of advanced resuscitation procedures in adult patients and of polytrauma patient care
  5. To enhance health professionals’ teaching and research abilities
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Who is this course aimed at? Profile

The Master's degree is suitable for professionals who have a pre-EHEA undergraduate degree, a bachelor’s degree or diploma in nursing or medicine, who are looking to specialise in urgent care and in- and out-of-hospital emergencies.

 

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Directors and coordinators

Dr. Jordi Castillo García

Director of the University Master's Degree in Urgent and Emergency Care. PhD in Health from UIC Barcelona.

Dr. Francisco Javier Jacob Rodríguez

Co-Director of the University Master's Degree in Urgent and Emergency Care.

Mr. Martí Colet Masegosa 

Coordinator of praticums

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Acreditació acadèmica

Máster Universitario en Urgencias y Emergencias Sanitarias por la Universitat Internacional de Catalunya

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Curriculum

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Study programme and subjects 2026-2027

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Subjects in course 1 Type Term ECTS
Cardiology Emergencies OB First semester 4
Digestive, Renal, Hematological, Endocrine and Metabolic, and Infectious Disease Emergencies OB First semester 3
Neurological, Psychiatric, Geriatric and Palliative Care Emergencies OB Second semester 4
Obstetric and Paediatric Emergencies OB Second semester 4
Trauma and Surgical Emergencies and Anaesthesia OB Second semester 5
Specialisation Electives OP Second semester 9
Biostatistics OB Annual 3
Clinical Data Management OB Annual 3
Emergencies and Critical Patients OB Annual 5
Final Master’s Degree Project TF Annual 9
Practicum in Emergencies Outside Hospital Settings PR Annual 4
Practicum in Intensive Care Unit Nursing PR Annual 3
Electives OP Annual 4
Electives offered for year 1
Nursing Specialty: Clinical Simulation and Development of Professional Competencies OP Second semester 3
Specialisation in Anaesthesia, Surgery and Resuscitation Medicine OP Second semester 3
Specialisation in Anaesthesia, Surgery and Resuscitation Nursing OP Second semester 3
Specialisation in Hospital Emergency Medicine OP Second semester 3
Specialisation in Hospital Emergency Nursing OP Second semester 3
Specialty Medicine: Clinical Simulation and Development of Professional Competencies OP Second semester 3
Qualitative Health Research Methodology OP Annual 4
Quantitative Clinical Research Designs OP Annual 4
  • ECTS: European Credit Transfer System
  • Term: calendar period
  • (a): subjects which are taught in English

Internship

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As part of the University Master's Degree in Urgent and Emergency Care at UIC Barcelona, external work placements give students the chance to fully apply the knowledge and skills they have acquired, in real circumstances, whilst under the supervision of a work placement tutor. These internships will take place during the months of Januaryto July.

They are undertaken as part of an individual programme in a network of healthcare centres and institutions specificallyselected for their care and research activity, and their potential for training professionals.

These rotations are performed in the following units and services:

  • Intensive Care Unit (75h)
  • Emergency Medical Service (75h)
  • Anesthesia, Operating Room and Resuscitation Unit (75h)
  • Extra Hospital Emergency Service (100h)

Whilst undertaking the external work placement, students will prepare a report and submit it upon completing the placement. This will contribute to the student's mark.

Work Placement agreements

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General regulations

Link to the UIC Barcelona Internal Regulations  

Workshops

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During the academic year, students will take part in several hands-on workshops in which they will put into practice everything they learn in the theory classes. 

On the other hand, the master facilitates the simultaneous obtaining of additional specific accreditations:

  • SVA - Adult Advanced Life Support: Course accredited by the Consell Català de Ressusitació and the European Resuscitation Councill. 45-hour course: 30 hours online and 15 hours of face-to-face practical workshops with high-fidelity simulation. The instructors are experts in the subject and active healthcare professionals. The clinical simulation laboratories are an ideal space for learning this course.
  • SVAP - Pediatric and Neonatal Advanced Life Support: Course accredited by the Consell Català de Ressusitació and the European Resuscitation Council: 55 hours course: 30 hours online and 25 hours of face-to-face practical workshops with high fidelity simulation. The instructors are experts in the subject matter and active healthcare professionals. The clinical simulation labs are an ideal learning space for this course.
  • PHTLS - Prehospital Trauma Life Support: Course accredited by the NEAMT (National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians) and endorsed by the American College of Surgeons. The workshop is distributed in mixed
    methodologies: online part, master classes, workshops and simulation. Several simulations are performed at the end of the course to consolidate the learning obtained.
  • TECC - Tactical Emergency Casualty Care: NEAMT accredited course. Taught by experienced multi-casualty professionals. After several workshops, master classes and online work for five weeks, the exercise culminates with three simulations in which students have to manage and care for victims of various disasters.
  • AMLS - Advanced Medical Life Support
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Facilities

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Facilities for practical training, workshops and simulations

Throughout this programme, you will have access to our Comprehensive Centre for Advanced Simulation, where you will benefit from extensive practical content, simulations and workshops. In addition, our university is integrated within the General University Hospital of Catalonia, where you will be able to undertake clinical placements.

  • Estudiants d'infermeria al Centre Ingregal de Simulació Avançada

    CISA: Advanced Simulation Center

    Centre of more than 1,000 m² with spaces dedicated to advanced clinical simulation.
    It provides a realistic environment for developing nursing skills and competencies, enhancing students’ preparation for practical and professional scenarios.

  • Hospital General de Catalunya

    Hospital Universitari General de Catalunya

    Thanks to its integration with UIC Barcelona, students gain real clinical experience. The synergies between the hospital and the University guarantee a practical and immersive education in a hospital environment, training competent professionals.

  • Biblioteca del Campus Salut

    Library

    A modern and complete space with access to physical and digital resources. It offers updated and specialised materials that complement independent learning and support nursing students’ academic studies.

Professional Career

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The knowledge and skills obtained from this master's degree will allow medicine and nursing graduates to expand their professional work into areas such as:

  • Prehospital emergency medical services
  • Hospital emergency services
  • Intervention and rescue services
  • Emergency primary care services
  • Civil protection services

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Admission process for master's and postgraduate programmes

  • Request information

  • Application for admission

  • Assessment of candidate

  • Result of admission process

    • Admission
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  • Deposit paid

  • Enrolment

    Between July and September

    • Tuition paid

  • Welcome!

    You are now part of UIC Barcelona

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Required documentation

Candidates wishing to apply for a place on the programme must provide the following documentation:

  1. Application form (common to all programmes) duly completed
  2. A statement of objectives written by the candidate and describing their personal motivations, as well as the professional and academic objectives that led them to apply for this Master's degree
  3. An academic record of university studies, if the candidate is applying from another university
  4. Curriculum vitae
  5. Attested photocopies of the applicant's official academic degree certificates

 

 

Admission criteria

The admissions procedure consists of a weighted assessment of the candidate’s professional and research record and a face-to-face interview with a member of the Academic Master’s Degree Committee.

In the event that demand exceeds the number of places available on the Master's degree, the admission criteria will also include:

  • Candidate’s academic record mark
  • Evaluation of the student's personal interview

Once the admission procedure is complete, the Information and Admissions Service, which is responsible for managing the entrance examinations, will notify each candidate of their results.

 

Access route

Anyone who fulfils the admission requirements and general prerequisites for accessing the degree programme may apply. The degree programmes with access to this master’s degree are: Holders of a pre-EHEA undergraduate degree, a bachelor’s degree or diploma in nursing or medicine who are looking to specialise in caring for patients who enter hospital through the Accident & Emergency Department, or caring for them in in- and out-of-hospital emergency situations.

 

Regulations for transfer

Information about regulations for transfer can be found by clicking on the following link.

 

Recognition

Reception and tutoring

Information about the welcome and advice provided by UIC Barcelona can be found here:

 

Prices, grants and financial aid

Price

€158.00 / ECTS x 60 = €9,480.00 (+ €509.00 Registrations fees). *Prices corresponding to the 2026-2027 academic year.
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Grants

UIC Barcelona offers various fellowships supported by both public institutes (MEC or AGUAR), as well as private UIC Barcelona funds.

For further information, please check with our admissions department:

Grants offered by UIC Barcelona for master's degrees and postgraduate programmes
 

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Other grants

Those pursuing master's degrees or postgraduate programmes studies at UIC Barcelona are also eligible for other scholarships.

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Financing

In order to make tuition fee payments easier for students, UIC Barcelona offers various financing options through its partner banks.

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Final Master Project

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Final Master’s Degree Projects (TFM) are carried out individually and are, fundamentally, self-led projects that each student will complete under the guidance of a tutor who will help to motivate and facilitate the student’s learning process.

The number of credits allocated to the TFM is 9 ECTS, equivalent to 132 hours of study/student, during which time all the planned tasks including data and preliminary information research, scheduling, planning and structuring of content, organisation and completion will be carried out. 

The main objective of the TFM is for the student to demonstrate the knowledge they have acquired during the university master's degree terms of methodology, scheduling, structure, planning, organisation, and communication of the proposed work methods and of the tasks necessary for their implementation. 

Students must use the TFM to demonstrate that they are able to describe and analyse the problem under investigation based on previous studies and scientific background by planning research objectives and design, appropriate applications and the development of the scientific method, as well as foreseeing and applying the methodology for the evaluation of the results. 

The Academic Master’s Degree Committee is tasked with:

  1. Assigning the student a tutor based on the subject and number of students.
  2. Proposing juries and appointing the members.
  3. Designing the mark schemes and agreeing on assessment criteria.
  4. Organising the Final Master’s Degree Project defence proposal.
  5. Ensuring the competence-based assessment process and students’ acquisition of competences.

Doctorate

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LINE 1: PALLIATIVE CARE FOR END OF LIFE AND CHRONIC ILLNESS. COMMUNICATION WITH PATIENTS

Objectives:

  • Study of the biological and psychological factors that lead patients to want to die.
  • Develop models of diagnosis and of accompaniment and treatment, for the patients and for their family.
  • Develop learning models to train professionals.

 

LINE 2:  HEALTH EDUCATION

Objectives:

  • Health Education, aimed at improving knowledge of health and its population factors and training future health professionals as educators in health.
  • Health Science Education, aimed at improving the training of future health professionals to achieve professional excellence in both their technical competencies and in their interpersonal, self-management, prioritisation, decision-making and inter-professional skills.

 

LINE 3: TRANSLATIONAL, CLINICAL AND APPLIED RESEARCH

Objectives:

  • Apply in clinical practice the biomedical and/or experimental knowledge acquired in the laboratory, with the aim of improving health care.
  • Understand the mechanisms of disease, as well as the demographic, epidemiologic, and/or socio-economic factors that influence it, in addition to its clinical characteristics, diagnostic procedures and/or therapeutic, prognostic factors and/or preventive measures.
  • Analyse best practices in terms of activity, quality, safety, efficiency and satisfaction, at care, professional, organisational, institutional levels and/or as regards the health system itself, as well as in the field of public health and/or health policies.

 

LINE 4: INFECTIOUS DISEASES: PREVENTION, DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT

Objectives:

  • Study scientific progress and establish medical improvements in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of infectious diseases.
  • Study the interrelationship and translation of the various infectious diseases.
  • Improve the general patient health, reducing the risk of infections and inflammatory diseases.
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Alumni Ambassadors are former students who have volunteered to talk about their experience at UIC Barcelona. With them you can address any doubts about your chosen studies, the university and the student experience.

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The Alumni Ambassadors are volunteer alumni who will explain their experience at UIC Barcelona to you. With them you will be able to resolve any doubts that may arise about the chosen program, the University and your experience as a student.

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What questions can you ask an Alumni Ambassador?

  • What do you value most about this program?
  • What profile of students studied it?
  • What do you think about teachers?
  • What professional practices did you do?
  • What are the advantages of studying in Barcelona?
  • If he/she already has a job and if he had a hard time finding one.
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