Master

Master's Degree in User Experience and Analysis of Digital Information 

aims to offer advanced knowledge for the training of specialists in the field of creation, management, analysis, use, evaluation and presentation of digital information, aimed either at job placement in the thriving sector of digital content creation and management, or at the beginning of a research career in this speciality.

The Master's Degree in User Experience and Analysis of Digital Information aims to offer advanced knowledge for the training of specialists in the field of creation, management, analysis, use, evaluation and presentation of digital information, aimed either at job placement in the thriving sector of digital content creation and management, or at the beginning of a research career in this specialty.

Although the profile of the contents and faculty is interdisciplinary, opening the door to students with diverse backgrounds, graduates from the following fields of knowledge will have direct access to the master's degree: Cultural Industries; Journalism, Communication and Advertising; Marketing; Computer Engineering; and graduates of Library and Information Science and Documentation or Information and Digital Content Management degrees.

The expected fields of knowledge are Social Sciences, Computer Science and Communication. Graduates from other fields of knowledge will be able to access the master's degree by taking the training complements specified below.

For those candidates who come from degrees assigned to fields of knowledge other than those that give direct access to the master's degree (mentioned in section 3.1.a)), the training complements described below are foreseen to provide them with basic knowledge on concepts and fundamentals of the following subjects:

Principles of usability and accessibility of digital content

In very specific cases in which applicants demonstrate recognized experience in jobs related to the specialization of the master's degree, the steering committee may exempt them from completing the training complements, after a detailed analysis of the applicant's curriculum vitae and a due explanation of the objective criteria that justify it.

The formative complements are offered in a single subject of 3 ECTS that must be taken before or during the first four-month period after the beginning of the Master's program.

The selection of students will be made on the basis of:

Check the general language requirements required to study a Master's at UC3M, depending on whether it is in Spanish, English or bilingual.

Once admitted to the Master's, students with university degrees issued by a higher education institution belonging to an educational system outside the EHEA, must provide, for enrolment, the diploma, legalized by diplomatic procedures or by means of The Hague Apostille. They must also submit the transcript of records, with the grade point average, duly legalized.

Admissions Option 2

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Scholarships to study a University Master 

Scholarships and Funding Option 2

Principles of Usability and Data Processing

Basics of Information Architecture and User Experience

Design of Low-Fidelity Wireframes and Prototypes

Text Mining and Natural Language Processing

Interaction Design in High-Fidelity Prototypes

Curriculum

it will be paid once the student receives notification of admission to the master’s, and deducted from the first tuition payment

the reservation fee will only be refunded if the master program is cancelled

EU students: €4,800 (€80/ECTS credit)

Non EU students: €7,200 (€120/ECTS credit)

NOTE: the indicated public prices do not include in any case, neither the ECTS corresponding to the Formative Complements that the student must take (only master's degrees with previous Formative Complements), nor the cost of issuing the master’s degree certificate.

Program Tuition Fees Option 2

Design Studies

UX/UI Design

UC3M is a Spanish public university that excels in research, teaching and innovation. It is among the best universities in the world in the QS World University Rankings 2025 and among the best institutions in employability, according to The Global University Employability Ranking and Survey (Geurs2024). In the latest edition of THE Impact Rankings, it was ranked 24th in the world for its commitment to peace and justice. It has more than 780 agreements with universities in 57 countries, among which there are some of the best universities in the world according to the Shanghai University ranking. 27,8% of its students are international. The University is one of the promoters of the Young Universities for the Future of Europe (YUFE) alliance, one of the networks selected by the EU in its European Universities Initiative. UC3M is the first university in Europe to obtain the ACEEU dual accreditation for its contribution and impact on the industrial and social fabric, and it also has other accreditations and distinctions of quality such as the EUR-ACE seal in the field of engineering or the AACSB accreditation in business and finance programs. 

Master in User Experience Design and Digital Analytics

Introduction

Admissions

Scholarships and Funding

General information on scholarships

Curriculum

Formative Complements

Year 1 - Semester 1

Year 1 - Semester 2

Master Thesis

Program Tuition Fee

About the School

Questions