General evaluation criteria 

Student assessment combines: 

• the completion of a final exam, which will account for 40-60% of the overall grade for the subject 
• continuous assessment, defined by the student's personal work:
  • assignments, presentations and other complementary training activities, which would account for 20-30% of the overall grade for the subject,
  • the presentation and discussion in class of research papers that would correspond to 20-30% of the overall grade for the subject.

Students must actively and responsibly participate in at least 70% of the in-person training activities.

The grades will be based on the absolute score from 0 to 10 points according to the scale established in RD 1125/2003.

Evaluation of the Master's Thesis 

The evaluation of the Master's Thesis will be carried out through:

• Review of the Master's Thesis report, which must include the results of the experimental work carried out.
• Evaluation of the presentation and defense of the Master's Thesis before an Evaluation Committee, proposed by the Academic Committee of the Master's Program.

The final grade awarded to the Master's Thesis will be obtained taking into account:

• The quality of the Master's Thesis: organization, presentation, results, discussion, analysis. 
• The report of the tutor and the academic co-tutor: initiative, technical and intellectual skills, work capacity, responsibility, involvement in the work, etc.
• Oral presentation and ability to defend before the Court: presentation, acquired knowledge, ability to debate and justify results, etc. 

The TFM grade will be based on the absolute score from 0 to 10 points according to the scale established in RD 1125/2003.