Program Overview

Mŕster Universitari en Gestió de l'Edificació

The Mŕster Universitari en Gestió de l'Edificació aims to train professionals capable of influencing the processes related to the management and direction of companies in the construction sector, and applying improvements. The training covers economic and quality management, project management, energy management of buildings and built heritage, and safety in construction. Students can delve deeper into other fields, such as project direction, the use of integral management tools, or real estate marketing.

Dades Generals

• Duration and start: 1.5 academic years, 90 ECTS credits. Start: September
• Schedules and modality: Afternoon. Face-to-face
• Prices and scholarships: Approximate price of the master without other additional expenses (does not include non-academic academic taxes or issuance of the title): 1,743 (4,050 for non-residents in the EU)
• Languages: Spanish
• Information on language use in the classroom and student linguistic rights

Accés

• General requirements: Academic requirements for access to a master's degree
• Specific requirements:
  • Must be in possession of the title of some of the following studies:
    • Architecture, Technical Architecture, Degree in Construction Sciences and Technologies, Degree in Technical Architecture and Construction
    • Architecture
    • Technical Engineering of Public Works
    • Civil Engineering
  • Candidates from other degrees must take complementary training. The Center's Commission will study each academic record individually to assess the required training needs
• Documentation:
  • DNI or passport
  • Academic record showing the final grade of the degree
  • University degree
  • Certificate showing that the university degree gives access to postgraduate/master's studies
  • Curriculum vitae
  • Letter of motivation
  • English language knowledge
  • Spanish language knowledge level B2 for non-Spanish speakers

Pla d'Estudis

Primer Quadrimestre

• Contracting and International Trade
• Business Management
• Economic and Financial Management
• Integrated Risk Prevention, Quality, and Environment Management
• Process and Project Management
• Real Estate Valuations

Segon Quadrimestre

• Real Estate Management
• Energy Management of Buildings
• Construction Production Management
• Directive Skills
• Real Estate Marketing
• Mediation and Conflict Management
• Decision Models and Tools
• Geographic Information Systems Applied to Urban Planning and Construction
• Intelligent Territories

Tercer Quadrimestre

• Lean Construction: Principles and Techniques
• Strategic Management
• Applied Statistics
• Urban Management
• Human Resources
• Master's Thesis

Sortides Professionals

• Directors, managers, and responsible areas of construction sector companies
• Project management directors and responsible
• Economic management directors and responsible (quantity surveyor)
• Energy management directors and responsible
• Heritage management and maintenance directors and responsible

Competčncies

Competčncies Transversals

• Entrepreneurship and innovation
• Sustainability and social commitment
• Knowledge of a third language (preferably English)
• Teamwork and solvent use of information resources

Competčncies Específiques

• Apply resource planning analysis techniques in construction companies
• Apply information systems in the company
• Manage strategic and infrastructure planning and programming and apply them to direction, planning, and control of operations
• Apply construction process audit techniques in the areas of quality, safety, and environment
• Implement resource management models in construction sector companies
• Analyze the financial and accounting operations of the company, especially in the construction sector
• Identify strategic management models used in construction sector companies
• Apply production planning techniques from strategic and operational aspects
• Perform real estate valuations and appraisals of non-complex assets
• Design indicator systems for construction processes
• Analyze cost control systems and apply them
• Apply suitable management models to the construction process
• Implement integrated management systems (quality, safety, and environment)
• Perform reliability analysis and life cycle study of buildings and their components
• Manage the energy of buildings and apply improvements for energy efficiency and reduction of operating costs
• Integrate the competencies acquired in the field of construction management to carry out the master's thesis

Segells de Qualitat

Consult the quality indicators of the degree at the portal of University Studies of Catalonia of the Agency for the Quality of the University System of Catalonia. You can know, among others, the results of the evaluation of the studies, the degree of satisfaction of the students, or the data on labor insertion of graduates.

Organització Acadčmica: Normatives, Calendaris

• Academic Center UPC: Escola Politčcnica Superior d'Edificació de Barcelona (EPSEB)
• Responsible Academic of the Program: Jesus Abad Puente, Antoni Guillamon Grabolosa
• Academic Calendar: Academic calendar of university studies at UPC
• Academic Norms: Academic norms of master's studies at UPC