Master Universitario en Ingeniería para la Discapacidad y la Rehabilitación
Móstoles, Spain
DURATION
1 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
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EARLIEST START DATE
Sep 2025
TUITION FEES
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STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
Introduction
The main objective of the master's degree is to provide knowledge, skills, and competencies to develop, implement, or adapt technological solutions to improve the independence of people with disabilities. To this end, the curriculum includes specialized and multidisciplinary training in techniques and technologies to support disability and rehabilitation, in the fields of engineering -mechanical, electronic, automatic and computer science- and medicine -physiology, human anatomy and disability- that allows understanding the specificities of the techniques and technologies applied to this field.
The specific training objectives of the master's degree are: to understand the main body structures and functions relevant to disability, both in health and illness conditions; to identify the needs of people with disabilities in order to develop inclusive technological solutions, based on ethical principles, scientific evidence and current regulations; specific knowledge of assistive technologies, -robotics for assistance with movement and intellectual disability, development of human-computer interfaces-; knowledge of specific methodologies for user assessment -biomechanics, user-centred design-; knowledge of the regulatory field relevant to professional practice; research methodology, statistical analysis and clinical evidence, which allows participation in research projects on technologies for disability and rehabilitation.
Objectives
The main objective of the master's degree is to provide specialized and multidisciplinary training in techniques and technologies for disability support and rehabilitation, developing knowledge, skills, and competencies to create, implement, or adapt technological solutions that improve the independence of people with disabilities. This objective is broken down into the following specific objectives:
- Understand the main body structures and functions relevant to disability, both in health and illness conditions.
- Identify the needs of people with disabilities to develop inclusive technological solutions based on ethical principles, scientific evidence, and current regulations.
- Acquire specific knowledge on assistive technologies, such as robotic technologies for movement assistance and intellectual disability, and the development of human-computer interfaces.
- To train in the use of specific methodologies for user evaluation, such as biomechanics and user-centered design.
- Know the regulatory scope relevant to professional practice.
- Acquire basic knowledge, skills, and competencies in research methodology, statistical analysis, and clinical evidence, which will enable the initiation of research activities in the field of technologies for disability and rehabilitation.
The curriculum also aims to promote core values such as respect for human rights, gender equality, sustainability, and universal accessibility, ensuring that training is aligned with these principles.
Admissions
Curriculum
Curso 1
Primero
- Análisis del movimiento (641002)
- Diseño universal (641008)
- Funcionamiento y discapacidad (641001)
- Imagen médica en ingeniería de rehabilitación (641006)
- Instrumentación y control para ingeniería de rehabilitación (641003)
- Robótica vestible (641004)
- Tecnologías de asistencia a la movilidad (641007)
- Tecnologías robóticas para la discapacidad intelectual (641005)
Segundo
- Aplicaciones de rehabilitación y monitorización a distancia (641009)
- Proyectos en ingeniería de rehabilitación (641014)
- Tecnologías domóticas para la vivienda accesible (641010)
- Tecnologías para la accesibilidad (641011)
- Trabajo fin de máster (641016)
Optavitas
Segundo
- Introducción a la investigación en ingeniería de rehabilitación (641013)
- Representación y análisis de datos en ingeniería de rehabilitación (641012)
- Prácticas académicas externas (641015)
Program Outcome
Competencies
- COM1 - Apply appropriate methods and procedures in technical and clinical research in relation to the use of technology for the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of diseases.
- COM2 - Identify the main needs of people with pathology to overcome situations of dependency and disability.
- COM3 - Design, develop, select, and evaluate inclusive technological solutions in accordance with ethical principles, scientific evidence, and current legislation and regulations.
- COM4 - Select and appropriately adapt technologies for mobility assistance. TYPE: Competencies
- COM5 - Carry out the design, analysis, programming, and implementation of a home automation installation.
- COM6 - Participate in interdisciplinary work teams made up of professionals from various fields of knowledge.
- COM7 - Identify the main problems and challenges of our society related to disability and the social and economic integration of people with disabilities, proposing, designing and developing sustainable, innovative and participatory methodologies and/or technologies to improve the lives of these people, making responsible use of resources and knowing how to determine the impact that different projects have on the economy and society.
- COM8 - Apply sustainability criteria in academic projects and practices that prepare them for their future professional activity, taking into account the principles of universal accessibility and design for all people, as well as equal treatment and non-discrimination based on disability or other personal or social circumstances.
Knowledge or content
- CON1 - Understand in a well-founded manner the basic anatomical and physiological principles of the human body, as well as the mechanisms of functional, sensory, and cognitive affectation of the most prevalent pathologies.
- CON2 - Analyze and describe in an analytical manner the biomechanical pattern of human gait and its main alterations for the design and adaptation of walking assistance technologies.
- CON3 - Have in-depth knowledge of user-centered design methodologies for the development of human-machine interfaces specifically designed and adapted to the needs of users with disabilities.
- CON4 - Know the characteristics and operation of biomedical instrumentation and social and rehabilitation robotic systems.
- CON5 - Understand the characteristics of mobility assistance technologies, as well as their areas of use.
- CON6 - Determine the design fundamentals and applications of motion assistance robots. TYPE: Knowledge or content
- CON7 - Know in detail the characteristics and applications of robotic technologies for cognitive and social interaction.
- CON8 - Know in a detailed and well-founded manner the specific regulatory framework for carrying out projects in the field of medical devices specifically designed for users with disabilities.
- CON9 - Understand the aspects of telerehabilitation, data transmission, and interoperability specific to treatment and assessment devices for people with disabilities.
Skills or Abilities
- HAB1 - Manage bibliography, documentation, legislation, databases, and computer programs specific to rehabilitation engineering.
- HAB2 - Apply the framework of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health to the classification and coding of disability.
- HAB3 - Apply specific mathematical tools to develop biomechanical models based on inverse and direct dynamics for the analysis of movement.
- HAB4 - Develop user-computer interfaces adapted to the needs of users with disabilities. TYPE: Skills or abilities
- HAB5 - Apply appropriate techniques for the organization, grouping, processing, and presentation of information contained in large data sets.
- HAB6 - Design and produce, through additive manufacturing by injection of thermoplastic polymer in a hot head, disability support products.