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UOC's Master Degree in Free Software
The Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC) offers an official master programme in Free Software since september 2006. The Master’s Degree in Free Software arose from the need to meet the growing demand from companies, institutions and universities of professionals in this sector. This growth comes from the increased presence of free software in all areas of society, which is caused by the reduced costs produced by the adoption of this technology, greater stability and security of applications and access to the source code. The Master’s Degree in Free Software comprises 60 ECTS credits, of which:
- 20 ECTS credits correspond to mandatory modules.
- 25 ECTS credits correspond to elective modules.
- 15 ECTS credits correspond to the final master's thesis.
Structure of the Master programme
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Mandatory |
Introduction to free software Administration of the GNU/Linux operating system Advanced administration of the GNU/Linux operating system Implementation of free software systems |
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Elective |
Networks |
Development |
Web and e-commerce |
Information systems management |
Free software economics |
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Open networks Distributed systems in free software environments Advanced network security |
Software development Advanced concepts in software development Software engineering in free software environments |
Web application development Databases |
Free software tools and utilities Legal aspects and exploitation of free software |
Economic aspects and free software business models Free software in the public sector |
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Master thesis |
Research oriented Master Thesis or Professionally oriented Master Thesis |
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Recognition
The modules taken at the Free Technology Academy will be eligible for recognition in the Master's degree in Free Software offered by the UOC as shown in the following table:
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FTA Module |
UOC's Master's degree in free software |
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The concepts of Free Software and Open Standards |
(M2.501) Introduction to free software (5 ECTS) |
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GNU/Linux advanced |
(M2.550) Administration of the GNU/Linux operating system (5 ECTS) |
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Web applications development |
(M2.508) Web applications development (5 ECTS) |
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Economic aspects of Free Software |
(M2.515) Economic aspects and free software business models (5 ECTS) |
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Software development |
(M2.510) Software development (5 ECTS) |
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Legal aspects of the Information Society |
(M2.514) Legal aspects and exploitation of free software (5 ECTS) |
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Network Technologies |
(M2.551) Open networks (5 ECTS) |
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Implementation of Free Software and Case Studies |
(M2.504) Implementation of free software systems (5 ECTS) |
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Free Software Utilities |
(M2.513) Free Software tools and utilities (5 ECTS) |
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Free Software in public administrations |
(M2.517) Free Software in public administrations (5 ECTS) |
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Software Engineering in Free Software environments |
(M2.512) Software Engineering in Free Software environments (5 ECTS) |
The recognition of these FTA modules will be subject to the payment of the fees (5,27 €/ECTS credit) required for the incorporation of the modules into the student transcript at the UOC. The cost of this recognition is established in the Regulations governing transfer and acknowledgement of UOC credits, and is subject to the possible variations of the UOC's price policy. In any case, the FTA students who want to enrol the UOC's Master's degree in free software must fulfil the admission conditions required by the University conforming to the Spanish regulations and laws as detailed in the admission procedures. These subjects will be incorporated into the student's transcript with the UOC grade scale which is equivalent to the FTA grade as shown in the following table:
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FTA Scale |
UOC Scale |
Rating |
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9,10 |
A |
Very good rating |
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7,8 |
B |
Good rating |
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6 |
C+ |
Satisfactory rating |
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4,5 |
C- |
Low rating |
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1,2,3 |
D |
Very low rating |
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N |
N |
Not rated |
Only subjects graded with 6 or higher are subject to be recognized by the UOC.
Enrolling
The Master's Degree in Free Software is given in Catalan and Spanish. The enrolment is also open for the English edition of this master, but the university has not been able to start this English edition so far due to the lack of enough students. As a result, FTA students willing to get their credits recognised will have to enrol in the Spanish or Catalan edition of this master, and take any remaining courses in one of these languages. A UOC advisor can be contacted directly to request more information or start the enrolment process by following this link.