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Title description
The building sector is constantly changing to adapt to new situations in a more international and globalized market, pursuing new objectives and proposals. These changes affect both its technological aspects, the set of sciences and techniques applied in building construction, and the management processes to be adopted by developers, builders and real estate companies involved in building works. Nowadays, building is being carried out under new and more complex constructive proposals that are demanding an advanced interdisciplinary knowledge in these matters. This is why there is a clear demand for the intervention of specialized technicians in building projects who, based on a synthetic and integrated knowledge of technological and management disciplines, can respond adequately to the new demands of the sector and, in turn, can generate new advanced specific knowledge in these matters. Building management has been transformed in such a way that it requires high-level specialization in disciplines such as BIM, Lligen, Industrialization, Feasibility, Real Estate Management or Business Management.
This approach has positioned us as the best Master in Building and Construction in Spain in 2021, 2022 and 2023, according to El Mundo ranking. In addition, being an Official Master recognized by the European Higher Education Area, it enables to obtain a PhD in any European university, with direct access to the PhD program in Architecture, Building and Urbanism of the Universitat Politècnica de València. The research training, the ability to design, manage and intervene in development and innovation projects is currently shown as an important component in the professional performance in the field of building. The Master’s Degree in Building aims to respond to these new training requirements with a proposal that integrates professional specialization, interdisciplinary knowledge and training for research, innovation and development in the field of building. For this reason, professionals from business entities with great experience in the sector such as 10t Project Management, Butech, Inhaus or Spans and professional associations such as COAT take part in the planning and teaching of its contents.
Objectives of the title
Main objective:
The main objective of the Master in Building is to train highly qualified professionals in the field of multidisciplinary management of building, specifically in the areas of BIM management, advanced planning, Light Construction and its application in all fields, real estate, developer and builder, providing them with the knowledge, skills and competences necessary to address the challenges and demands of the sector.
Specific objectives:
- The Master has as specific objectives the transfer of transversal competencies of management, critical thinking, problem solving, leadership and collaborative teamwork and effective communication, from the principles of sustainability and social responsibility.
- These objectives aim to train high-level professionals who are able to address the current and future challenges of the building industry, contributing to sustainable development, efficiency and quality in building construction.
Professional services
In the field of building works management there is a demand for specialists in specific areas of knowledge that are directly related to the contents of the master’s degree.
- Specialists in BIM Management and specialized BIM modelers in installations and energy consumption simulation.
- Site foremen and specialized technicians with leadership and team management skills.
- Technicians with knowledge of advanced planning and management technologies.
- Specialists in viability, real estate management and business management.
Aimed primarily at
The Master’s Degree in Building is specially designed for professionals related to the field of building and architecture.
- Graduates in Technical Architecture, Building Engineering, Architectural Foundations, Civil Engineering or equivalent degrees.
- The Degree in Technical Architecture as a qualifying degree for the professional practice of Technical Architect provides specific training in the field of direction, management and construction of building works.
- Graduates in various engineering disciplines whose professional career or research training interests are related to building.
Structure of the master’s program
Credits: 90 ECTS
Compulsory:60 ects |Electives:18 ects |External practices:0 ects |Final Master’s Thesis (TFM):12 ects
Mòdul 1. Mòdul Formatiu Bàsic :60 ects obligatory
Matter:Building projects. Structure, analysis, general management of the project.
Minimum credits: 3 | Character: Compulsory
Matter:BIM Management
Minimum credits: 3 | Character: Compulsory
Matter:Optimization, simulation and data processing in building construction
Minimum Credits: 4 | Character: Compulsory
Matter:Business management in construction
Minimum credits: 6 | Character: Obligatory
Matter:Management of a real estate development company
Minimum credits: 20 | Character: Obligatory
Matter:Construction company management
Minimum credits: 24 | Character: Compulsory
Module 2. Module Praktikum :18 ects obligatory
Matter:Praktikum
Minimum credits: 18 | Character: Elective
Note: In this subject a maximum of 18 ECTS can be carried out in external curricular internships (The study plan contemplates a maximum of 18 ECTS for external curricular internships).
Mòdul 3. Mòdul Treball de Fi de Màster :12 ects treballe fi titulació
Matter:Final master’s degree work
Minimum credits: 12 | Character: Treballe Fi Qualifications
In-company internships
In module 2 of the curriculum, Praktikum, up to a maximum of 18 ECTS are carried out in compulsory curricular external internships.
Consult the Regulation establishing the general conditions and regulation of external academic internships at the UPV..
Taking into account the Regulations for the recognition and transfer of credits in official UPV bachelor’s and master’s degrees, in article 5, a maximum of 18 ECTS will be recognized for the subject of external academic internships for work experience, subject to the study and approval of the CAT, provided that it is reliably and sufficiently accredited that such professional and work experience is closely related to the knowledge, skills and abilities inherent to the official university degree. The type of professional experience that may give rise to credit recognition is that linked to the professional profiles of graduates of degrees in the fields of knowledge of Architecture, Construction, Building and Urban Planning and Civil Engineering.
Research and access to doctorate
The teaching staff of the Master in Building has an extensive research background so that thanks to the multidisciplinary approach of the Master, which integrates advanced knowledge and skills, students will have the opportunity to join related doctoral programs.
Installations and laboratories
The spaces where the teaching of the master’s degree will take place will be the classrooms of building 1C of the ETSIE where there are 3 classrooms dedicated to teaching on the second floor, three teaching laboratories on the ground floor, one of them equipped with computers and spaces for meetings, seminars and defense of academic papers.
In building 1B of the ETSIE are located the drawing classrooms and laboratories where some of the practices of the Master will be carried out (Construction Laboratories, Materials Laboratories, Installations Laboratories, Electrochemistry Laboratory, Mathematics Laboratory and Physics Laboratory).
The school has, in addition, among other spaces, with:
- 2 open computer classrooms and 5 computer laboratories for teaching.
- Saló de graus.
- Aula Magna.
- Library.
Master’s thesis
The Master’s Thesis of the Master’s Degree in Building is a module and a subject that is taught during the third semester and has a teaching assignment of 12 ECTS credits.
The general framework that regulates the conditions by which it will be governed, will be the one established in the Regulations of the Master’s Degree and Master’s Degree Final Projects at the Universitat Politècnica de València approved by the Consell de Govern on 21/07/2022.
The module that includes the TFM, research work or professional specialization, (12 ECTS) will allow students to integrate their knowledge and consolidate the skills and competences acquired.
Collaborating companies and more
There is close contact between the master’s degree management and other entities and companies with which collaborations are carried out and information is collected on the needs of the sector. Conferences and extracurricular activities are often held so that students and teachers can broaden their knowledge and skills.
There are currently several active chairs at the ETSIE (Technical Architecture Chair, Housing Observatory Chair, Bertolín Chair and Itercon Chair) that promote knowledge generation and research, which are another opportunity for master’s students to develop activities that promote interdisciplinary transversality.
In addition, there are collaboration programs with public interest foundations subject to private law such as the Valencian Building Institute (IVE), with prestigious entities and centers in the construction sector (Fundació Laboral de la Construcció) and CEVISAMA (Fira València) through the EXCO Construction Technology Fair, which is organized every year by the ETSIE.
The AIRE (International Academic Real Estate Congress), which brings together the most representative personalities and institutions of the real estate sector, is also held annually.
