University Master's Degree in Criminalistics
Edition 2025-26 | Blended Modality
The University Master’s Degree in Criminalistics is the response from the Faculty of Law, Business and Government to meet the demand for training professionals with global knowledge and skills in the field of forensic sciences, and the need for an official postgraduate training with MECES 3 level.
A rigorous training with a practical approach in which, through participation in applied research projects, collaborating with professionals and experts, the doors are opened for the exercise as a judicial expert, professional promotions and will allow you to access doctoral studies.
We approach criminalistics from a multidisciplinary perspective, integrating knowledge and tools from different disciplines such as biology, chemistry, physics or computer science.
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MODALITY
BLENDED
START
SEPTEMBER 2025
LANGUAGE
SPANISH
DURATION
10 MONTHS
CREDITS
60 ECTS
LOCATION
ONLINE AND UFV CAMPUS, MADRID*
*Laboratory hours: Friday from 15:00 to 21:00. Saturday from 09:00 to 19:00.
2025
Dates: September 26 and 27, October 24 and 25, November 21 and 22, December 12 and 13.
2026
Dates: January 16 and 17, February 20 and 21, March 20 and 21, April 17 and 18, May 8 and 9.
THE FIRST OFFICIAL BLENDED UNIVERSITY MASTER'S DEGREE IN CRIMINALISTICS IN SPAIN
AIMED AT THOSE PEOPLE WHO..
- Want to evolve and deepen in the field of criminalistics, positioning themselves as top professionals in the sector.
- Want to obtain an official postgraduate degree, MECES level 3.
- Want to open the doors to future promotions or applications for assignment, adding points through an official postgraduate program.
- Specialize in the field of criminalistics.
- Want to expand their opportunities in the labor market being a benchmark of rigor and professionalism
IF YOU SEE YOURSELF REFLECTED, THIS PROGRAM IS FOR YOU!
Syllabus
Applicant Profile
University graduates
Graduates in Law, Security, Criminology, Criminalistics, Psychology, Medicine, Chemistry, Physics, Biology, Cybersecurity and Journalism and members of the Security Forces and Corps.
To be considered:
Graduates in Law, Security, Criminology and Criminalistics will have direct access.
Those graduates in Psychology, Medicine, Chemistry, Physics, Biology, Cybersecurity and Journalism will have to take a training supplement of 6 credits in the first terms.
Members of the Security Forces and Corps may apply for access to the university master’s degree if they meet the following requirements:
National Police (Order ECD/775/2015)
- Having been students who have previously obtained the degree of Officer.
- Post-Compulsory Pre-University Secondary Education Diploma.
- Sub-Inspector Course according to a 240 ECTS syllabus which has been passed from 2014.
Civil Guard (Royal Decree 967/2014)
- Having obtained the first job in the Officers Scale (Lieutenant).
- To have passed the training complement established by the Directorate General of the Civil Guard of 30 ECTS credits.
Required documentation:
- University Degree
- Academic Transcript
- Admission Application Form
- Valid DNI/NIE/Passport
- Passport Size Photograph
- Curriculum Vitae
Admissions Process
Start the admission process online.
Complete your data and provide the required documentation through our platform. To start the process it is not necessary to have completed your undergraduate studies.
Once the documentation has been validated by the admission committee, we will assign you an advisor to arrange a personal interview with the program management.
If you are admitted, you must pay the reservation fee within fifteen working days of notification of admission to the program. The amount of the reservation fee will be deducted from the total price to be paid at the time of enrollment.
The reservation fee will only be refunded in the event that the University Master’s Degree program is suspended, or if the legal requirements for admission are not met. In the case of international students, when the student does not meet the legal criteria for obtaining a visa.
In order to enroll in a UFV University Master’s Degree program in the Faculty of Law, Business and Government, the applicant must prove that he/she has completed his/her undergraduate studies 10 days before the start of classes. In the event that the student has not completed his or her undergraduate studies by the first day of the month in which classes begin, UFV will reimburse the amount paid to reserve a place in the University Master’s Degree program (subject to official documentary proof).
International students:
The possession of an Spanish Official University Degree or equivalent is a condition for access to a University Master’s Degree, or, if applicable, the possession of another University Master’s Degree, or degrees of the same level as the Spanish University Degree or Master’s Degree issued by universities and institutions of higher education of a country of the European State of Education that in said country allows access to Master’s studies.
Likewise, persons in possession of qualifications from educational systems that do not form part of the European State of Education, which are equivalent to a University Degree, may access a University Master’s Degree from the Spanish university system, without the need for validation of the qualification, but with verification by the university of the level of training involved, provided that in the country where said qualification was issued it allows access to postgraduate university level studies. In no case will access by this route imply the validation of the previous degree held by the interested party or its recognition for purposes other than that of carrying out the Master’s studies.
Universidad Francisco de Vitoria is the University focused on people. For this reason, we value the different circumstances, aptitudes, skills and values of the students who wish to be part of our Institution.
Therefore, to pursue your University Master’s Degree studies at the Faculty of Law, Business and Government of the UFV, we offer you a wide range of scholarships and grants that recognize the academic and personal merits of our students, ensuring that financial difficulties are not an obstacle to study with us.
TOMAS MORO SCHOLARSHIP
We are looking for excellent university graduates with a vocation for service who want to be part of a community of professionals who contribute to and inspire change and the positive transformation of society in the areas of Law, Business and Government.
If you are Administrative and Service Staff /Teaching Staff or UFV Collaborator. Submit a candidate to the 2024 Call for Applications for the Tomás Moro Scholarships.
Career Opportunities
University Master’s Degree in Criminalistics Madrid
- Judicial expert, preparing expert reports and ratifying them in court.
- The formal training increases the opportunity for promotions and professional benefits.
- Obtaining merits and qualification for the Security Forces and Corps.
- Private criminalistic investigator or expert.
- Analyst of forensic tests and evidences in specialized laboratories
- Specialist in crime scene analysis and reconstruction of facts.
- Consultant or technical advisor in criminal investigations for companies, NGO’s, law firms, etc.
- Teacher or researcher in areas related to criminalistics and criminal investigation in universities or research centers.
- Journalists: Specialization in crime journalism.
Faculty
Dr. Laura Gómez García
Criminologist. Director of the University Master's Degree in Criminalistics.
Samuel Miralles Mosquera
Specialist in Forensic Science.
Adolfo Busta Olivar
Former Chief Inspector of the Ballistics and Instrumental Traces Section of the General Commissariat of Scientific Police.
Dr. Óscar Francisco Díaz Santana
Criminologist and judicial expert. Director of Private Laboratory of Criminalistics ICAC.
Dr. Anna María Bárbaro
Forensic Geneticist and Criminalist. Specialist in Forensic Biology.
Title
University Master’s Degree in Criminalistics
Centers where the University Degree is taught
Faculty of Law, Business and Government
Branch of knowledge
Social and Legal Sciences
Field of knowledge
Law and legal specialties
Modality
Blended
Language
Spanish
Total number of credits
60 ECTS credits
Specializations
Not applicable
Places
60
APPLIED CRIMINALISTICS LABORATORY IN MADRID
Our state-of-the-art Criminalistics Lab is an essential pillar of the university master’s degree program, allowing practical immersion in key areas: from cutting-edge Ballistics and Trace Forensics, meticulous Lofoscopy and detailed analysis in Graphistics and Graphology, to precise interpretation in Forensic Hematology and rigorous Ocular Inspection. The practical application will allow you to strengthen your professional profile in an environment of excellence in the field of criminalistics.
WHY THIS UNIVERSITY MASTER'S DEGREE?
We propose a training that, from a deep technical and practical knowledge, addresses the problems and challenges of juman beings, business, technology and the global world in which we live, from the Christian humanism. And for this:
As the first official blended postgraduate training in criminalistics, you will increase your opportunities for career development, positioning yourself as a top professional in the judicial sector.
We train in key skills for judicial experts in the field of criminal investigation and justice: graphology and graphistics, computer forensics, ballistics, forensic hematology, forensic biology, ocular inspection, preparation and defense of judicial reports…
Through in-person laboratory practices, performance scenarios are recreated and simulated.
The blended format makes training more flexible by combining online sessions with face-to-face practices concentrated in one weekend per month.
We train excellent, ethical and authentic people and professionals
, capable of contributing and making a difference towards the achievement of the common good.
We have a highly experienced and committed faculty of recognized prestige and at the same time perfectly aligned with this humanistic vision: our faculty trains the student and accompanies the person
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