Master's degree in the European Union and China (Interuniversity with the Distance University of Madrid)

What knowledge will I acquire with this Master?

The student will acquire transversal knowledge of different subjects related to the European Union and China. The objective of this Master is to offer a multifaceted and broad vision of current affairs that allows understanding the rapid transformations of society in a global and interconnected scenario. To understand the economy it is necessary to delve into the culture, and to understand it it is essential to carry out an analysis of the historical foundations. From the economy we pass to society from a legal perspective that allows us to acquire a broad vision as a whole. 

It is therefore very current and dynamic knowledge always offered from the academic methodology and the scientific rigor of the University. 

Is this degree official according to the regulations required by the European Higher Education Area?

Yes (final verification report is attached), starting the first course in the academic year 2018-19.

Final verification report turned out FAVORABLE

Is it necessary to pass an access test?

As the verification report indicates, the student must pass a personal interview at the time of pre-registration that will have a maximum score of 30% of the total value. On the other hand, the academic record will be valued at 60%. Finally, professional experience will be valued at 10% of the total grade. In the event that the student cannot attend the personal interview due to justified cause such as residence in another country, this will be done by videoconference

What is the minimum number of credits for which I can enroll?

You can see it in the rules of permanence in this link

Recommended income profile

Be in possession of an official Spanish university degree or another issued by a higher education institution of the European Higher Education Area that authorizes access to master's degrees in the country that issued the degree.

The entry profile recommended for this degree is:

• Degree or Bachelor's Degree in Economics
• Degree or Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration and Management
• Degree or Bachelor of Laws
• Degree or Bachelor's Degree in Political Science
• Degree or Bachelor's Degree in International Relations

The profile of the university candidates to carry out the European Union-China Master, in the distance modality, and thus obtain the official postgraduate degree, will respond to the following characteristics:

• Self-employed or employed workers, with some professional experience and interested in improving their qualifications or their chances of promotion in the academic field.
• People who, due to geographical reasons of distance from the face-to-face teaching centers or for reasons of a personal nature, have difficulties in following another type of teaching.
• Students from other universities or educational centers, willing to take a new distance education to complete the knowledge or qualifications in course of acquisition.

Objectives

It is recognized that the European Union is the most advanced in the experiences of integration processes in the world. As the Treaties were reformed, from 1957 to the present, the Community and then the European Union, have been receiving a greater number of powers and, consequently, have occupied an increasingly relevant space in the political, economic, and social life of the States that form it, building a legal and political system, of international recognition, a fact that has mobilized public attention.

In turn, China in recent decades has experienced an exponential growth of its economy. To a greater extent, pursuing prolonged internal growth and population rebalancing. Once this has been achieved, now China is turning abroad, and is in full development of its foreign political program known as "The new Silk Road". This will be one of the backbones of this master's degree, as it seeks to train adults and young people in the new role that China plays on the international stage.

Competences

BASIC SKILLS

• CB6 - Possess and understand knowledge that provides a basis or opportunity to be original in the development and/or application of ideas, often in a research context
• CB7 - That students know how to apply the knowledge acquired and their ability to solve problems in new or little-known environments within broader (or multidisciplinary) contexts related to their area of ​​study
• CB8 - That students are able to integrate knowledge and face the complexity of formulating judgments based on information that, being incomplete or limited, includes reflections on the social and ethical responsibilities linked to the application of their knowledge and judgments
• CB9 - That students know how to communicate their conclusions ¿and the knowledge and ultimate reasons that support them¿ to specialized and non-specialized audiences in a clear and unambiguous way
• CB10 - That students have the learning skills that allow them to continue studying in a way that will be largely self-directed or autonomous.

GENERAL

• CG01 - Being able to predict and control the evolution of complex situations through the development of new and innovative work methodologies adapted to the specific scientific/research, technological or professional field, in general multidisciplinary, in which their activity is carried out.
• CG02 - Being able to assume responsibility for their own professional development and their specialization in one or more fields of study.
• CG03 - Ability to critically analyze and synthesize complex problems
• CG04 - Ability to search for and use various sources of information, select, analyze and synthesize those relevant elements

TRANSVERSAL COMPETENCES

• CT01 - Autonomous Learning: Ability to choose the strategies, tools and moments that you consider most effective to learn and independently put into practice what you have learned.
• CT02 - Self-confidence: Ability to assess our own results, performance and abilities with the internal conviction that we are capable of doing things and the challenges that are set before us.
• CT03 - Ability to adapt to new situations: be able to assess and understand different positions, adapting one's own approach as the situation requires.
• CT04 - Awareness of ethical values: Ability to think and act according to universal principles based on the value of the person that are aimed at their full development and that entails a commitment to certain social values.
• CT05 - Critical reasoning: Ability to analyze an idea, phenomenon or situation from different perspectives and assume before him/her a personal and personal approach, built from rigor and argued objectivity, and not from intuition.
• CT06 - Use of information and communication technologies (ICT): Ability to effectively use information and communication technologies as a tool for searching, processing and storing information, as well as for the development of communication skills.

SPECIFIC COMPETENCES

• CE01 - Ability to understand and use the appropriate standardized vocabulary in specialized forums in the European Union, and also in non-specialized forums, both in Spanish and in other languages.
• CE02 - Ability to understand and use the appropriate standardized vocabulary in specialized forums in China, and also in non-specialized forums, both in Spanish and in other languages.
• CE03 - Possess a broad command of relationship techniques with national and supranational agents and institutions responsible for supervising EU Law.
• CE04 - Possess a broad command of relationship techniques with economic, political and institutional agents in China.
• CE05 - Know and understand the institutional functioning and political organization of both the European Union and China
• CE06 - Ability to carry out a critical analysis regarding what integration processes and cooperation processes between States represent.
• CE07 - Identify the avenues of cooperation open between the European Union and China
• CE08 - Know and properly manage the basic methodological instruments for research in any of the areas of European or Chinese studies that are part of the program

Internal quality assurance system

Manual of the Internal Quality Assurance System

Composition of the commission

Composition of the commission

Results report

Once the monitoring of the Master's Degree has been carried out, the most relevant quantitative information on the results obtained in the monitoring of said Degree is displayed, differentiated by academic year.

Report by course:    

• 2022/2023
• 2021/2022
• 2020/2021
• 2019/2020
• 2018/2019

General information collection plan

• Indicators 2018/19
• Indicators 2019/20
• Indicators 2020/21
• Indicators 2021/22
• Indicators 2022/23

Improvement actions

The Quality Assurance System of the Rey Juan Carlos University establishes that the degree's Quality Assurance Commission will annually analyze the information derived from the degree's indicators and prepare a report that will include improvement plans if the results so indicate.

• Improvement actions 2019/20
• Improvement actions 2018/19

Renewal of accreditation

The renewal of the accreditation represents the culmination of the implementation process of the official Bachelor's and Master's degrees registered in the Register of Universities, Centers and Degrees (RUCT). The renewal of the accreditation of official bachelor's and master's degrees is organized in three phases: self-assessment report, external visit and final assessment.

In the first phase, the university describes and assesses the status of the degree with respect to the established criteria and guidelines. The result is the Self-Assessment Report (IA) that is presented. The second and third phases are carried out by a group of evaluators external to the evaluated title.”

• Final Report Accreditation Renewal 2021
• Improvement plan 2021

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