Program Overview

Master's Degree in Architecture

The master's degree in Architecture qualifies graduates for professional practice in architecture. It aims to provide advanced knowledge that furthers the learning acquired on the degree in Architecture Studies or equivalent. The program provides solid training, with students working in multidisciplinary workshops on spatial projects that approach contemporary problems from the standpoint of sustainability.

General Details

• Duration and start date: 1 academic year, 60 ECTS credits, starting in September.
• Timetable and delivery: Afternoons, face-to-face.
• Fees and grants: Approximate fees for the master's degree, excluding other costs, are €1,061 (€2,700 for non-EU residents).
• Language of instruction: Check the language of instruction for each subject in the course guide in the curriculum.
• Location: Vallès School of Architecture (Sant Cugat del Vallès).
• Official degree: Recorded in the Ministry of Education's degree register.

Admission

• General requirements: Academic requirements for admission to master's degrees.
• Specific requirements: The master's degree in Architecture is reserved exclusively for graduates of the degree in Architecture Studies from Spanish universities, or graduates who fulfill the conditions outlined in Ministerial Order EDU/2075/2010, of 29 July, and in the Resolution of the General Secretariat for Universities of 28 July 2010.
• Places: 100.
• Pre-enrolment: Pre-enrolment for this master's degree is currently closed.
• Enrolment: Follow the enrolment process as outlined by the university.
• Legalisation of foreign documents: All documents issued in non-EU countries must be legalised and bear the corresponding apostille.

Curriculum

First Semester

• Architectural Design Workshop 12
• Architectural Technology Workshop 8
• Constructive Sensibilities 5
• Cooperativism and the Professional World 5
• Material Heritage 5
• Parametric Architecture 5
• Pro Thesis 5
• Soft Structures 5
• Territory and City 5

Second Semester

• Final Thesis 30

Professional Opportunities

• Graduates are generally employed as managers or experts working on teams in areas and activities related to architecture, particularly building construction and urbanism.
• Professional opportunities include:
  • Design and management of architectural works.
  • Rehabilitation of buildings and urban spaces.
  • Restoration of buildings that are listed or protected for their environmental, historical, or artistic value.
  • Design and management of urbanism works.
  • Spatial planning.
  • Drafting of ordinances and urban plans on different scales.
  • Management of land, landscape, and the environment.
  • Design and management of building works, civil works.
  • Design, calculation, and management of structures, installations, and building systems.
  • Environmental impact studies of structures, installations, and building systems.
  • Diagnosis of the energy consumption of buildings and urban spaces.
  • Teaching and research.

Competencies

• Ability to conceive, calculate, design, and implement building structures and integrate them into existing buildings and urban areas.
• Ability to conceive, calculate, design, and implement systems for the division of interiors, carpentry, stairs, and other finishing work and integrate them into existing buildings and urban areas.
• Ability to conceive, calculate, design, and erect enclosures, roofs, and other structural work and integrate them into existing buildings and urban areas.
• Ability to conceive, calculate, design, and install water supply, sewage, heating, and air conditioning systems and integrate them into existing buildings and urban areas.
• Ability to conceive and develop basic and detailed designs, sketches, and drafts.
• Ability to conceive and develop urban design schemes.
• Ability to conceive and carry out construction site management.
• Ability to carry out the functional programming of buildings and urban spaces.
• Ability to intervene in the built heritage and to conserve, restore, and rehabilitate it.
• Ability to make architectural criticism.
• Ability to draft and manage urban plans on any scale.

Double-Degree Agreements

• Master's degree in Architecture + Master's degree in Sustainable Intervention in the Built Environment (MISMeC)
• Master's degree in Architecture + Master's degree in Architectural Design Ecology in the Digital Age (MADE)

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.

Organisation: Academic Calendar and Regulations

• UPC school: Vallès School of Architecture (ETSAV)
• Academic coordinator: Xavier Vancells
• 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