Program Overview

Master's Degree in Environmental Engineering

The master's degree in Environmental Engineering is a strategic, high-level master's programme aimed at training environmental engineers and providing them with the skills needed to take decisions and lead teams. Students acquire advanced knowledge of technologies for identifying, preventing, managing, and treating pollution vectors and fundamental quality assurance, environmental management, and sustainable development tools.

General Details

• Duration and start date: 2 academic years, 120 ECTS credits, starting September and February
• Timetable and delivery: Mornings and afternoons, face-to-face
• Fees and grants: Approximate fees for the master's degree, excluding other costs, are €2,324 (€5,400 for non-EU residents)
• Language of instruction: Spanish
• Location:
  • Campus Nord, School of Civil Engineering of Barcelona (ETSECCPB)
  • Campus de Terrassa, School of Industrial and Aeronautic Engineering of Terrassa (ETSEIAT)
• Official degree: Recorded in the Ministry of Education's degree register

Admission

• General requirements: Academic requirements for admission to master's degrees
• Specific requirements:
  • Access qualifications include a bachelor's degree in architecture or engineering in relevant areas, or a bachelor's degree in environmental, chemical, physical, biological, or geological sciences
  • Other qualifications will be reviewed by the master's degree committee to establish bridging courses
• Places: 40
• Pre-enrolment: Currently closed, with the option to request information on upcoming pre-enrolment periods
• Enrolment: Information available on how to enrol
• Legalisation of foreign documents: Required for documents issued in non-EU countries

Curriculum

First Semester

• Climate Change and Global Warming (5 credits)
• Ecological Engineering (5 credits)
• Energy Efficiency and Decarbonization (5 credits)
• Life Cycle Analysis and Sustainability (5 credits)
• Modeling of Biogeochemical Processes (5 credits)
• Pollutants in the Natural Environment (5 credits)

Second Semester

• Digitalization and Artificial Intelligence (5 credits)
• Ecomaterials, Recycling, and Reuse (5 credits)
• Environmental Engineering Laboratory (5 credits)
• Environmental Oceanography (5 credits)
• Environmental Project Management (5 credits)
• Flood Risk and Urban Water Cycle Management (5 credits)
• Geomechanics for Energy and Environment (5 credits)
• Management of Water and Waste Treatment Plants (5 credits)
• Nature-Based Solutions (5 credits)
• Pollutant Transport Modelling (5 credits)
• Recovery of Bioproducts and Bioenergy (5 credits)
• Water Resources and Comprehensive Management (5 credits)

Third Semester

• Master's Thesis (30 credits)

Professional Opportunities

The master's degree in Environmental Engineering is designed to train environmental engineers with the skills needed to take decisions and lead teams. Graduates will have the scientific and technical knowledge required to identify, measure, prevent, and correct environmental problems. They are hired mainly by engineering and environmental consulting firms, construction companies, government agencies, universities, and research institutes.

Competencies

• Generic competencies include capacity for innovation and entrepreneurship, sustainability and social commitment, knowledge of a foreign language, teamwork, and proper use of information resources
• Specific competencies:
  • Conceptualize engineering within the framework of sustainable development
  • Know and familiarize themselves with legislation applicable in the sector
  • Direct, coordinate, and develop complete projects in all areas of environmental engineering
  • Identify and design solutions for environmental problems within an ethical, social, and economic framework
  • Understand the interaction of their work with society and the environment
  • Design and use infrastructures and installations for purifying and treating water, managing waste, maintaining air quality, and treating polluted sites
  • Come up with systems for monitoring the quality of air, water, and soil
  • Define, coordinate, and implement environmental management systems and environmental impact studies
  • Be involved in the design of processes and products through the use of appropriate techniques
  • Identify, design, construct, operate, and deconstruct the systems of modern society
  • Develop new systems to protect people and the environment from existing environmental damage

Quality Accreditation

Check the degree's main quality indicators in the University Studies in Catalonia portal of the Catalan University Quality Assurance Agency for information on degree evaluation results, student satisfaction, and graduate employment data.

Organisation: Academic Calendar and Regulations

• UPC school: Barcelona School of Civil Engineering (ETSECCPB)
• Academic coordinator: Daniel Fernández García
• 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