Latest: Additional info session on June 24 (link) at 3 pm Barcelona/CEST time– no need to register, see you there!
If you are applying part time, please send your documents to online.master@degrowth.org.
NOW OPEN: APPLICATIONS FOR THE FIFTH EDITION (2025-2026)!!!
The online program will start mid- September 2025
To apply for the master either full (1 year) or part time (2 years) you need the following:
– Official Bachelor Degree and transcript (if still pending, please click here. Please notice that according to UAB policies, you must have your bachelor’s degree before the starting date of the master’s). Please read carefully the information regarding the formalities of the Bachelor’s Degree here.
– DNI, NIE, TIE, or valid passport
– CV with 2 contacts for references
– Motivation Letter (max 2 pages)
If you cannot find the answer to your questions on these pages or the FAQ section, you can reach us at online.master@degrowth.org.
The application and selection process serves to ensure that all students meet the program’s requirements and thus guarantee an optimal work environment during the course. Applications must be submitted online and all required documents must be provided (see below).
The Official Starting date is the second September 15, 2025.
FIRST PERIOD
Application for admission first round: now- June 15th
Notice of admission: week of June 16th
SECOND PERIOD
Application for admission second round: June 16th- July 15th
Notice of admission: week of July 15th.
Online application
Before beginning the application, please read the information on this page, confirm that you meet the admission requirements, ensure that the registration process is open, and have the required documentation ready. (if you are interested in applying for the 2025-2026 academic year please make sure you have the documentation and meet the criteria)
Admission requirements
– Undergraduate degree
– Professional working proficiency of written and spoken English– free self evaluation can be done here https://www.efset.org/?. Please upload/include in application. If your official studies have been in an English speaking country, or are a native speaker, that also counts as proficiency.
Selection criteria
The selection of students will be carried out taking into account:
– Motivation (40%)
– Relevant experience (30%)
– Relevant studies (30%)
Required documentation (PDFs only)
– Official Bachelor Degree and transcript (if still pending, please click here. Please notice that according to UAB policies, you must have your bachelor’s degree before the starting date of the master’s). Please read carefully the information regarding the formalities of the Bachelor’s Degree here.
– DNI, NIE, TIE, or valid passport
– CV with 2 contacts for references
– Motivation Letter (max 2 pages)
Online application:
Very important: before registering in the application, you must carefully read the information you will find on this page to have the required documentation ready and confirm that you meet the access requirements and that the registration process is open.
The application interface will ask you to specify the codes of study and edition of the program to which you want to enroll.
To start the application you need a NIU (UAB’s University Identification Number). Choose the appropriate option for your case:
- Application with NIU: if you are a UAB student and remember your NIU and password (if you have any doubts, please check the Application handbook or the video tutorial below in this page):
Online application with NIU - Application without NIU: if you’re not a UAB student or can not remember your NIU and password (if you have any doubts, please check the NIU obtention handbook, the Application handbook or the video tutorials below):
Online application without NIU
On the online inscription platform here (which is only available in Catalan and Castilian) you will be asked to sign up in the UAB system by entering your personal data in “Datos identificativos”, “Datos personales” and “Datos de contacto del solicitante”. You’ll obtain the NIU (i.e. University identification number) and be able to log in the system here.
More detailed registration details at this link and below.
This is the code of the full masters: 4561/5, if you are applying for the whole program.
If you are enrolling part time, you will have to enrol for the modules separately, so in 3 modules for the 1st year and 2 modules for the second year. These are the specific modules in Year 1: Fundamentals, Living without Growth, and the Seminars during your first year /part time load. Here are the codes for each module: Fundamentals of Degrowth: 4591/5 Living Without Growth: 4593/5; Seminars: 4978/2
In the second year you will be taking Economics of Degrowth: 4592/5, Policies and Politics for Degrowth: 4594/5, and Degrowth and the Pluriverse 4598/5. The order in which you take the courses matters, so in the first year, you´d only be able to take the above-mentioned modules.
Tuition fee
4000 €
Credits
60 ECTS
Instructions to register via the UAB platform for Full Time and Part Time, respectively: (Read carefully to not enroll in the wrong option accidentally)
Please read the instructions below carefully, as it is a somewhat complicated process. If you need assistance with the steps outlined below, or if you are unsure about document format, please write to ep.uau@uab.cat.
OPTION 1. To enrol in the whole master (so FULL TIME, 1 year) please go to this link:
- Enter personal identifying info
- A NIU number will be assigned and you have to create a password. IMPORTANT: Take note of both.
- Choose the course:
- Tipo de estudio“MÁSTER DE FORMACIÓN PERMANENTE” (select what it says in quotations)
- Código de estudio (study code): 4561/5 Master in Degrowth and Political Ecology
OPTION 2. To enroll in the first year, for the first time, in the first 3 courses/modules:
IMPORTANT: since this procedure only asks you to upload only your ID to the UAB platform, please send your cv, motivation letter (scholarship application included in the motivation letter if you are considering applying) and degrees/transcripts by email to online.master@degrowth.org asap. Make sure to inculde your email address in the documentation.
To enroll in the first year, for the first time, in the first 3 courses/modules, please use this link:
- Enter personal identifying info
- A NIU number will be assigned and you have to create a password. IMPORTANT: Take note of both.
- Choose the course:
- Tipo de estudio “Curso de especialización/módulo”(select what it says in quotations)
- Código de estudio (study code): 4591 (Fundamentals of Degrowth)
- Upload documentation (a valid DNI/PASAPORTE suffices for both courses)
- Complete registration
- Escuela de Postgrau and the direction of the master need to validate this application on our end.
- You can enrol in the course here: you need to introduce NIU y Password again and select the course again:
- Tipo de estudio “Curso de especialización/módulo” (select what it says in quotations)
- Código de estudio (study code): 4591 (Fundamentals of Degrowth)
- Follow the steps, choose payment method and pay. IT IS MANDATORY TO PAY FOR THIS BEFORE TRYING TO ENROL IN ANOTHER COURSE.
STEP 2: Once you have paid for Fundamentals (4591) you need to register for Living Without Growth: 4593/5 but now you would already have the NIU, so this would be the registration link.
- Introduce NIU and password
- Choose the course :
- Tipo de estudio “Curso de especialización/módulo”
- Código de estudio: Living Without Growth: 4593/5
- Upload documentation ( a valid DNI/PASAPORTE is sufficient for courses)
- Complete registration
- Escuela de Postgrau and the direction of the master need to validate this application on our end.
- You can enrol in the course here: you need to introduce NIU y Password again and select the course again y escoger:
- Tipo de estudio “Curso de especialización/módulo”
- Código de estudio: Entendemos que tendrán que inscribirse a
7. Follow the steps, choose payment method and pay. IT IS MANDATORY TO PAY FOR THIS BEFORE TRYING TO ENROL IN ANOTHER COURSE.
Step 3: Repeat step 2 for Seminars: 4978/2 .
For questions please contact the coordination team at: online.master@degrowth.org.