Zaragoza launches the Master's in Artificial Intelligence and Computational Engineering

The University of Zaragoza has made public the curriculum for the Master’s Degree in Artificial Intelligence and Computational Engineering / Master in Artificial Intelligence and Computational Engineering, an official degree of 60 ECTS credits. The resolution, signed by Rector Rosa María Bolea Bailo on October 1, 2026, is published in the Official Gazette of Aragon number 201, dated October 16, 2026, within section III of other provisions and agreements, with the official reference BOA20261016020.

The text is based on article 8.3 of Organic Law 2/2023, of March 22, on the University System, published in the Official State Gazette number 70, dated March 23, 2023. The regulation requires the rectorate to order the publication of the curricula leading to official degrees, which are structured in the corresponding annex.

The new master’s degree arrives with the full support of the regulated procedure. According to the resolution, the plan obtained verification from the Council of Universities, following a favorable report from the University Quality and Foresight Agency of Aragon, as well as authorization from the Autonomous Community of Aragon. The official nature of the degree was established by the Agreement of September 15, 2026, of the Council of Ministers, published in the Official State Gazette number 234, dated September 22, 2026.

An interdisciplinary degree attached to Engineering and Architecture

The curriculum is attached to the field of knowledge of Engineering and Architecture, with a declared field of study as Interdisciplinary. The degree has the code RUCT 3501321 and is structured according to Royal Decree 822/2021, of September 28, annex II, section 4.1.

The total teaching load is 60 ECTS credits, divided between compulsory subjects, electives, and the master’s thesis. The published distribution is as follows:

• Compulsory (OB): 18 ECTS credits.
• Electives (OP): 30 ECTS credits.
• Master’s Thesis (TFM): 12 ECTS credits.
• Total: 60 ECTS credits.

Modules, subjects, and nature of the courses

The annex details the content of the curriculum organized into modules, subjects, and their nature:

• Compulsory Module: subject Artificial Intelligence and Computational Engineering, nature OB and 18 ECTS credits.
• Electives Module: subjects Elective Subjects (OP, 60 credits), Interdisciplinary Elective (OP, 6 credits), and Professional Internships (OP, 6 credits).
• Master’s Thesis Module: subject Master’s Dissertation, nature TFM and 12 ECTS credits.

The resolution refers to the University of Zaragoza website (https://estudios.unizar.es/) for further information regarding this curriculum.

Official publication and prior procedures

Publication in the Official Gazette of Aragon closes the administrative phase of a degree that had already passed the quality and regional authorization filters. The document bears the seal of the rector Rosa María Bolea Bailo and is dated in Zaragoza on October 1, 2026, two weeks before its appearance in the gazette.

The path followed combines the state verification of the Council of Universities, the favorable report from the Aragonese quality agency, and the authorization of the Autonomous Community of Aragon, culminating in the agreement of the Council of Ministers which grants official status to the degree.

Training in artificial intelligence is thus consolidated within the Aragonese university offering with a program of an interdisciplinary profile, aimed at combining computational fundamentals with practical application. The plan incorporates professional internships and an interdisciplinary elective subject, in addition to the master’s thesis, which opens the door to profiles coming from fields other than computer science.

Source: Official Gazette of Aragon, number 201, of October 16, 2026, section III, Other Provisions and Agreements (official reference: BOA20261016020).