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Master's degree in Building Construction Management

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Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya · BarcelonaTech

Master's degree in Building Construction Management

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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.
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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 (EPSEB)

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

Admission

General requirements
Academic requirements for admission to master's degrees
Admission criteria
  • Academic record
  • Professional curriculum vitae
  • Knowledge of English, Level B1 (optional)
  • Candidates who are not 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.



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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
  • 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.

Organisation: academic calendar and regulations

UPC school
Barcelona School of Building Construction (EPSEB)
Academic coordinator
Laia Haurie Ibarra
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

Curriculum

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Academic coordinator

  • Ms Laia Haurie Ibarra (master.univ.gestio.edificacio@upc.edu)

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