Architecture
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Master's degree in Architecture
Barcelona School of Architecture (ETSAB)
The master's degree in Architecture (master's degree web) qualifies you to practise as an architect. Its aim is to provide a body of advanced knowledge that builds on the content of the degree in Architecture Studies and it involves the in-depth study of design, technology and urbanism as well as solid, multidisciplinary training in architecture.
- Duration and start date
- 1 academic year, 60 ECTS credits. Starting September
- Timetable and delivery
- Mornings | 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):
€1,107 (€6,331 for non-EU residents).
More information about fees and payment options
More information about grants and loans - Language of instruction
Check the language of instruction for each subject in the course guide in the curriculum.
Information on language use in the classroom and students’ language rights.
- Location
- Barcelona School of Architecture
- Official degree
- Recorded in the Ministry of Education's degree register
- 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.
- 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
- 260
- Pre-enrolment
- Pre-enrolment closed (consult the new pre-enrolment periods in the academic calendar).
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.
First semester
Second semester
- Architectural Criticism: Production, Reproduction and Debate 5
- Architectural Rehabilitation and Restoration Intervention Techniques: Occupant Safety and Health Regulations 5
- Architectural Rehabilitation and Restoration Intervention Techniques: Safety Measures 5
- Architectural Rehabilitation and Restoration Projects 5
- Architecture and Creativity 5
- Architecture and Culture 5
- Architecture, Science, Technology 5
- Architecture. Study Tour 5
- Architectures in Architectures 5
- Bim for the Multidisciplinary Project 5
- Contemporary Architectural Topics 5
- Contemporary Residential Urban Project 5
- Cultural Landscapes, Heritage and Territorial Design 5
- Design and Materiality 5
- Design and Thought 5
- Design Competitions as a Critical Thinking Tool 5
- Design Scales 5
- Designing the City: Emerging Cities and Territories 5
- Final Thesis 30
- From the Private to the Public Space 5
- Graphic Statics. Structural Design, Optimisation and Analysis 5
- Historic and Heritage Construction 5
- Historiography of Art and Architecture 5
- History of Art and Architecture 5
- History, Architecture and City 5
- Housing and Sustainability: Physical Rehabilitation and Social and Urban Regeneration 5
- Key Aspects of Urban Projects 5
- Looking from the Design: Architecture and Photography 5
- Modelling Techniques and Digital Production for Constructive Solutions Development 5
- New Representations: New Conceptions 5
- Processes, Instruments and Procedures of Urbanism Practice 5
- Professional Competences for Adaptation to Climate Change 5
- Promise, Talent and Construction 5
- Public Space and Climate Emergency 5
- Public Space, Experiences, Projects and Policies 5
- Regional and Urban Transformations Due to Sun-And-Beach Tourism 5
- Rehabilitation of Large Residential Complexes and Industrial Areas 5
- Rehabilitation, Pathologies and Structural Reinforcement 5
- Retrofitting: Architecture, Energy and Health 5
- Structural Projects in Architecture 5
- Territory as Architecture 5
- The City as Local Versus Global Interface 5
- The Public Space in Urban Reform 5
- The Rules of Urban Form 5
- The Territory as Project, Regional Mosaic City 5
- Theory of Arts and Architecture 5
- Urban and Real Estate Valuation 5
- Urban and Regional Analysis and Planning 5
- Urban and Regional Economics 5
- Urban Design: Ideas and Praxis 5
- Urban Planners in Their Cities 5
- Urban Policies and City Management 5
- Urban Sustainability and Environmental Assessment Methods 5
- Urbanism in Practice. Processes, Procedures and Instruments 5
- Urbanism of the Other 98% 5
- CompulsoryECTS
- OptionalECTS
- ProjectECTS
Professional opportunities
- Professional opportunities
- Graduates of the master's degree are generally employed as managers or as experts working on teams in areas and activities related to architecture, particularly building construction and urbanism.
- Architecture firms.
- Public administration, as specialists.
- Companies involved in architecture.
- Competencies
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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- 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 instiall 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.
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
Further information
- UPC school
- Barcelona School of Architecture (ETSAB)
- Academic coordinator
- Ignacio López Alonso
- 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
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.