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Master’s degree in Advanced Building Construction

Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya · BarcelonaTech

Master's degree in Advanced Building Construction

General details

Duration and start date
1.5 academic years, 90 ECTS credits. Starting September
Timetable and delivery
Afternoons. Face-to-face
Fees and grants
Approximate fees for the master’s degree, excluding other costs (does not include non-teaching academic fees and issuing of the degree certificate):
€2,490 (€9,496 for non-EU residents).
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Language of instruction
Spanish

Information on language use in the classroom and students’ language rights.

Location

Barcelona School of Building Construction (EPSEB)

Official degree
Recorded in the Ministry of Education's degree register

Admission

General requirements
Academic requirements for admission to master's degrees
Specific requirements
Applicants must have one of the following qualifications:
  • A diploma in technical architecture or a bachelor's degree in building engineering
  • A diploma in public works
  • Another degree (depending on prior learning) 
Required documents: university degree certificate, academic record and employment record

Admission criteria
  • Academic record
  • Employment record
  • Knowledge of English, Level B1 (optional)
  • For non-native speakers of Spanish, must provide proof of having attained Level B2
Places
30
Pre-enrolment
Pre-enrolment period open.
Expected deadline:  05/05/2024.
How to pre-enrol
Enrolment
How to enrol
Legalisation of foreign documents
All documents issued in non-EU countries must be legalised and bear the corresponding apostille.

Professional opportunities

Professional opportunities

Graduates of the master's degree are generally employed as managers or as experts working in the following areas:

  • Management of conservation and maintenance of the built heritage
  • Project management and supervision
  • Energy efficiency and bioclimatic architecture
  • Consulting, advisory services and technical auditing
  • Drafting and development of technical projects
  • Technical management of buildings in the use and maintenance stages
  • Building construction production management
  • New building construction technologies
  • Rehabilitation of existing buildings
  • Environmental impact studies and energy auditing
  • Public administration
  • Teaching and research
Competencies

Generic competencies

Generic competencies are the skills that graduates acquire regardless of the specific course or field of study. The generic competencies established by the UPC are capacity for innovation and entrepreneurship, sustainability and social commitment, knowledge of a foreign language (preferably English), teamwork and proper use of information resources.

Specific competencies
  • Capacity for innovation: understanding the reasons for and mechanisms of technological and technical change.
  • Awareness of the construction materials and techniques in each historical period and ability to appraise their influence in architectural design.
  • Knowledge of the principles of thermal, optic and acoustic physics.
  • Capacity for modelling physical processes and using numerical methods to solve the resulting models.
  • Capacity for describing heat exchange phenomena, thermal perception, air quality in interiors, ventilation, lighting conditions, and noise propagation and control.
  • Capacity for designing HVAC installations, lifts, security and surveillance systems, home automation installations, and information and communication networks.
  • Capacity for managing installations and their cost and maintenance.
  • Capacity for carrying out and managing installation projects.
  • Capacity for modelling building structures and evaluating their load-carrying capacity.
  • Capacity for evaluating the behaviour of the ground as a function of its characteristics and type of foundation.
  • Capacity for designing and dimensioning the reinforcement of structural elements.
  • Knowledge of the characteristics of seismic action and the application of prevailing regulations to seismic calculations of building structures.
  • Knowledge and application of basic concepts of pre-stressing with post-tensioned reinforcement.
  • Capacity for determining the thermal behaviour and energy efficiency of existing buildings.
  • Capacity for designing a methodological guide to the assessment, diagnosis and rehabilitation of a building.
  • Understanding of the keys to the historical documentation of buildings.
  • Capacity for designing rehabilitation interventions with a sufficient historical basis to preserve a building's functional, technical, artistic and historical values.
  • Capacity for applying advanced graphic surveying techniques in the assessment of existing buildings.
  • Knowledge of material characterisation techniques and ways of solving concrete problems in this area.
  • Capacity for analysing and applying the analytical processes studied to solve concrete problems in existing buildings until a final diagnosis is reached.
  • Familiarity with evaluation methods based on observed or measured data and the results of numerically supported analytical processes.
  • Knowledge of specific techniques for correcting damage to existing buildings and improving them.
  • Capacity for applying the knowledge acquired to drafting the corresponding rehabilitation projects.
  • Capacity for modelling numerical problems.
  • Capacity for implementing models.
  • Capacity for making decisions based on results analysis.
     

Curriculum

Subjects ECTS credits Type
First semester

Advanced Facilities Obre PDF

Advanced Facilities

5 Compulsory

Building Structures Obre PDF

Building Structures

5 Compulsory

Engineering in 20th and 21st Century Architecture Obre PDF

Engineering in 20th and 21st Century Architecture

5 Compulsory

Introduction to the Rehabilitation of Existing Buildings Obre PDF

Introduction to the Rehabilitation of Existing Buildings

5 Compulsory

Physical Phenomena in Building Construction Obre PDF

Physical Phenomena in Building Construction

5 Compulsory

Prediction Models in Building Construction Obre PDF

Prediction Models in Building Construction

5 Compulsory
Second semester

Added-Value Facilities in Smart Cities and Smart Buildings Obre PDF

Added-Value Facilities in Smart Cities and Smart Buildings

5 Optional

Building Management with Building Information Modelling (BIM) Obre PDF

Building Management with Building Information Modelling (BIM)

5 Optional

Environmental and Architectural Acoustics Obre PDF

Environmental and Architectural Acoustics

5 Optional

Evolution and Control of Building Fires Obre PDF

Evolution and Control of Building Fires

5 Optional

New Industrialised Techniques Applied to Construction Obre PDF

New Industrialised Techniques Applied to Construction

5 Optional

Reduction, Reuse and Recycling in Construction Obre PDF

Reduction, Reuse and Recycling in Construction

5 Optional

Wood Construction in the 21st Century Obre PDF

Wood Construction in the 21st Century

5 Optional
Third semester

Advanced 3D Modelling for Construction Processes Obre PDF

Advanced 3D Modelling for Construction Processes

5 Optional

Advanced Materials in Building Construction Obre PDF

Advanced Materials in Building Construction

5 Optional

Built Heritage: Management and Alternatives Obre PDF

Built Heritage: Management and Alternatives

5 Optional

Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energies Obre PDF

Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energies

5 Optional

Low Environmental Impact Building and Material Technologies  Obre PDF

Low Environmental Impact Building and Material Technologies

5 Optional

Urbanism, Sustainable Development and Climate Change Obre PDF

Urbanism, Sustainable Development and Climate Change

5 Optional

Master's Thesis Obre PDF

Master's Thesis

20 Project