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Master's degree in Building Construction Management

Barcelona School of Building Construction (EPSEB)

The aim of the master's degree in Building Construction Management (master's degree website) is to produce graduates who will be involved in processes for managing and leading building construction companies and who will seek to improve these processes. The education provided covers financial and quality management, project management, energy management of buildings and built heritage, and the safety of building works. Students may choose to deepen their knowledge of other topics such as project leadership, the use of integral management tools and real estate marketing.

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
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Location: Barcelona School of Building Construction
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 be holders of one of the following qualifications:

Diploma in Technical Architecture, bachelor's degree in Building Construction Science and Technology (bachelor's degree in Building Engineering), bachelor's degree in Architectural Technology and Building Construction.
Pre-EHEA degree in Architecture.
Diploma in Public Works.
Pre-EHEA degree in Civil Engineering.

Documents
Applicants must upload the following documents to the pre-enrolment application so that their applications can be reviewed:

DNI or passport • Academic record that includes the final mark for the degree* (transcript, syllabus, etc.)
Degree certificate
Certificate stating that your degree makes you eligible for admission to postgraduate studies or a master's degree (for foreign degrees)
Curriculum vitae (CV)
Letter of motivation
English level
Spanish Level B2 in the case of non-Spanish speaking candidates

(*) You must request the equivalence of your mark in the Spanish education system through the Ministry of Education's e-services portal. You must attach the resulting document when you submit your academic transcript in the pre-enrolment application.

Admission criteria

Academic transcript (45%)
Correspondence between the competencies of the entrance qualification and those of the master's degree (30%)
Curriculum vitae (10%)
Letter of motivation (5%)
Other merits (5%)
English level (Level B2) (5%)

Places

Pre-enrolment

Pre-enrolment for this master’s degree is currently closed. Use the “Request information” form to ask for information on upcoming pre-enrolment periods.

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.

Curriculum

First semester

Second semester

Third semester

CompulsoryECTS
OptionalECTS
ProjectECTS

Professional opportunities

Professional opportunities

Directors, managers and persons in charge of business management teams in the building construction sector.
Directors and project managers in building construction.
Quantity surveyors.
Directors and persons in charge of buildings' energy management.
Directors and persons in charge of asset management and maintenance.

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
Upon completion of the master’s degree, students will have acquired the following specific competencies:

They will know how to apply techniques for analysing resource planning in building construction firms.
They will know how to implement information systems in companies.
They will be able to manage strategic and infrastructure planning and programming and apply them to the management, planning and control of operations.
They will know how to apply techniques for auditing construction processes in the areas of quality, safety and the environment.
They will be able to implement resource management models in building construction firms.
They will be able to analyse a firm's financial and accounting operations, particularly in the building construction sector.
They will be able to identify the strategic management models used in building construction firms.
They will know how to apply strategic and operational aspects of production planning techniques.
They will be able to carry out real-estate valuations and appraisals of non-complex assets.
They will be able to design systems of indicators for building construction processes.
They will be able to analyse and apply cost control systems.
They will be able to analyse management models that are appropriate to the building construction process.
They will be able to implement standardised integral management systems (quality, safety and the environment).
They will be able to carry out reliability analyses and life-cycle studies of buildings and their components.
They will be able to manage a building's energy consumption, improve energy efficiency and reduce running costs.
They will be able to integrate the competencies acquired in Building Construction Management in their master’s theses.

Quality accreditation

Check the degree’s main quality indicators in the University Studies in Catalonia portal of the Catalan University Quality Assurance Agency. Find information on topics such as degree evaluation results, student satisfaction and graduate employment data.
Further information

Organisation: academic calendar and regulations

UPC school: Barcelona School of Building Construction (EPSEB)
Academic coordinator: Jesus Abad Puente
Antoni Guillamon Grabolosa
Academic calendar: General academic calendar for bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees courses
Academic regulations: Academic regulations for master's degree courses at the UPC

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Academic coordination

Assistant director head of studies for master's degrees and postgraduate courses: Antoni Guillamon Grabolosa
Jesús Abad Puente (master.univ.gestio.edificacio@upc.edu)

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