Double Master's Degree in Civil Engineering and Structural & Construction Engineering
The Double Degree between the master's degrees in:
- Civil Engineering (MsDCE)
- Specialty in Structural & Construction Engineering
- Specialty in Geotechnical Engineering
- Structural & Construction Engineering (MsDSCE)
will allow students to obtain the professional qualification offered by the MsDCE while combining the learning of technological knowledge in construction and project management and analysis of civil structures and underground works.
| Academic year starts in | Fall semester (Q1): September Spring semester (Q2): February |
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| Delivery | On-campus |
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| Minimum academic progress | The minimum academic progress for first year students is 45 ECTS. Students must complete the master's program in up to 4 years. Students who want to abandon the double degree program will resume their studies at the master's degree of origin. Poor performance will be grounds for expulsion from the program. |
| Places | 10 |
| Official degree |
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| Participating school | Barcelona School of Civil Engineering |
| Fees | |
| Academic coordinator | José Turmo |
Means of admission
There are three different means to access the double degree:
- 1st mean: Direct admission to the double degree (prior admission to one of the two master's degrees is necessary)
Applicants must have completed a bachelor's degree granting access to either of the two master's degrees, including the additional training courses necessary. By this mean, students would start the first year of the double degree. Students that wish to abandon the double degree will resume their studies at their original program, that is the MsDCE or the MsDSCE. Poor performance will be grounds for expulsion. - 2nd mean: Admission through the MsDCE
Applicants must have completed their first year of the MsDCE (60 ECTS) to access the double degree. By this mean, students would access the second year of the double degree. Students that wish to abandon the double degree will resume their studies at the MsDCE. Poor performance will be grounds for expulsion. - 3rd mean: Admission through the MsDSCE
Applicants must have completed their first year of the MsDSCE (60 ECTS) to access the double degree and meet all the admission requirements of the MsDCE, including the additional training courses necessary. By this mean, students would access the second year of the double degree. Students that wish to abandon the double degree will resume their studies at the MsDSCE. Poor performance will be grounds for expulsion.
How to apply
1st, 2nd & 3rd means: Should you be interested in applying for the double degree, please fill this form from June 1st till July 6th.
Admission criteria
The admission process will be done jointly by both schools.
The application for admission to the double master's program will be made according to the calendar established by each centre, before the ordinary enrolment period.
If the number of applications exceeds the number of places offered in the academic year, these will be ordered according to the academic record, accessing the program those students with the best grades. Priority will be given to the students who access the double degree through the 1st mean (direct access to the double degree) described in the previous section.
To access the double degree, students must be admitted to the other master's degree at an individual level, meeting the pertinent criteria and with the training supplements stipulated in each case. In particular, the admission criteria to the MsDSCE are part of the admission criteria to the MsDCE, thus admission to the latter implies meeting a greater number of requirements. Taking this into account, it is concluded that any student who meets the MDCE admission requirements, with the necessary training complements, may be admitted to the double degree.
You can find all the information about the admission criteria, on the websites of each master's degrees (MsDCE (Admission > Admission criteria) y MsDSCE (Admission > Admission criteria).
You can check the results of the evaluation and selection of the applications for admission resolutions for the current academic year here.
Competencies
The double master's degree curriculum has been designed in such a way that the two master's degrees are achieved in parallel, taking into account that the basic courses are taken, in general, before the more specilized ones, and that the existing electives in one master's degree serve to achieve specific competences of the other. Thus, in the overall curriculum, all the competences of both master's degrees are achieved. In case of having similar courses in both master's degrees (validatable between them according to the recognition tables), students are offered the possibility of choosing which one to take.
The curriculum contemplates that the study load during all semesters is no greater than 36 ECTS. In this sense, and according to the Academic Regulations for Bachelor's and Master's degrees at the UPC, students will have the option of completing a single assignment summing up the teaching load (credits) of all the assignments for both degrees or two different reports, each one having the corresponding teaching load (credits). In any case, students must register and pay for both theses. This approach reduces the time students need to obtain the double master's degree, and clearly demonstrates that obtaining a double degree requires additional effort.
Objectives
This double degree proposal, aims to respond to the labor market's demand for competent professionals, in the field of structures, underground works and construction, in the broadest sense, both from the technological and structural analysis aspects, materials and underground works as well as construction management. We understand that this proposal is an ideal combination professionally and, furthermore, it is attractive for students, as shown by the fact that every year students who finish the Degree in Civil Engineering have a hard time choosing between the MsDSCE, valued for its intensifications, or the MsDCE, valued for its prestige and professional training. In this sense, the double degree will serve as a stimulus for new students, both from the UPC and from other universities, since it is unique in the catalog of master's degrees at the state level.
Career opportunities
Students will be able to:
- Choose from a new offer with broader future professional possibilities.
- Obtain the professional attributes offered by the MsDCE while acquiring specific technological knowledge in the gestión de la construcción y el proyecto y análisis de estructuras civiles y obras subterráneas.
- Choose in wich semester to take their courses, because of the flexibility of the program.
- Become professionals with a broader vision of the current labor market.
- Obtain a better position when accessing the labor market.
- Get more valued and well-paid work placements.
2023-2024 academic year
Please consult the study program for each track
Direct admission to the double degree
Applicants must have completed a bachelor's degree granting access to either of the two master's degrees, including the additional training courses necessary. By this mean, students would start the first year of the double degree.
2023-2024 academic year
EiC-E track
COURSES |
ECTS |
| First year | |
| Fall semester | |
| Mandatory courses | |
| 250401 Mechanics of continua | 9 |
| 250402 Numerical modelling | 9 |
| 250403 Structural analysis | 7,5 |
| 250404 Hydraulic infrastructure | 4,5 |
| Elective courses | |
| 250704 Structural dynamics 1 | 5 |
| Spring semester | |
| Mandatory courses | |
| 250405 - 250725 Structural engineering | 6 |
| 250406 Computational engineering | 6 |
| 250408 Water engineering | 6 |
| 250409 Planning & management of transportation | 6 |
| 250700 Fundamentals of structural projects | 6 |
| Elective courses | |
| 250713 Experimental techniques for the characterization of structural materials 2 | 5 |
| 250730 Structural optimization 2 | 5 |
| 250439 Numerical models in civil & structural engineering 2 | 5 |
| Second year | |
| Fall semester | |
| Mandatory courses | |
| 250407 Geomechanical & geotechnical engineering | 6 |
| 250471 Bridges 2 | 5 |
| 250472 Analysis & design of steel structures | 5 |
| 250473 Advanced design of concrete structures | 5 |
| 250731 Construction methods & project management | 5 |
| Elective courses | |
| 250474 Structural management | 5 |
| 250475 Mixed & composite structures | 5 |
| 250703 Composite materials structures | 5 |
| 250704 Structural dynamics 3 | 5 |
| 250710 Inspection, analysis & restoration of historical constructions | 5 |
| 250728 Foundation structures | 5 |
| 250950 Numerical methods for PDEs | 5 |
| Spring semester | |
| Mandatory courses | |
| 250470 Building structures | 5 |
| 250471 Bridges 1 | 5 |
| 250702 Workshops & research seminars | 5,5 |
| Elective courses | |
| 250476 Seismic risk assessment & reduction | 5 |
| 250707 Non-linear analysis & behaviour of concrete structures | 5 |
| 250708 Non-linear analysis of steel structures | 5 |
| 250709 Nanotechnology in construction | 5 |
| 250711 Advanced bridge engineering | 5 |
| 250713 Experimental techniques for the characterization of structural materials 4 | 5 |
| 250727 Performance based seismic design & assessment of structures | 5 |
| 250730 Structural optimization 4 | 5 |
| 250439 Numerical models in civil & structural engineering 4 | 5 |
| 250958 Computational structural mechanics & dynamics | 5 |
| Third year | |
| Fall or spring semester | |
| Mandatory courses | |
| 250499 Master's thesis | 25 |
| 250726 Master's thesis | 30 |
T-E track
COURSES |
ECTS |
| First year | |
| Fall semester | |
| Mandatory courses | |
| 250401 Mechanics of continua | 9 |
| 250402 Numerical modelling | 9 |
| 250403 Structural analysis | 7,5 |
| 250404 Hydraulic infrastructure | 4,5 |
| Elective courses | |
| 250704 Structural dynamics 1 | 5 |
| Spring semester | |
| Mandatory courses | |
| 250405 - 250725 Structural engineering | 6 |
| 250406 Computational engineering | 6 |
| 250408 Water engineering | 6 |
| 250409 Planning & management of transportation | 6 |
| 250700 Fundamentals of structural projects | 6 |
| Elective courses | |
| 250439 Numerical models in civil & structural engineering 2 | 5 |
| 250713 Experimental techniques for the characterization of structural materials 2 | 5 |
| 250730 Structural optimization 2 | 5 |
| Second year | |
| Fall semester | |
| Mandatory courses | |
| 250407 Geomechanical & geotechnical engineering | 6 |
| 250420 Geotechnical design & construction | 5 |
| 250423 Tunnels & rock mechanics | 5 |
| 250731 Construction methods & project management | 5 |
| Elective courses | |
| 250471 Bridges 2 | 5 |
| 250472 Analysis & design of steel structures | 5 |
| 250473 Advanced design of concrete structures | 5 |
| 250474 Structural management | 5 |
| 250475 Mixed & composite structures | 5 |
| 250703 Composite materials structures | 5 |
| 250704 Structural dynamics 3 | 5 |
| 250710 Inspection, analysis & restoration of historical constructions | 5 |
| 250728 Foundation structures | 5 |
| 250950 Numerical methods for PDEs | 5 |
| Spring semester | |
| Mandatory courses | |
| 250421 Geomechanics of breakage | 5 |
| 250422 Interaction between groundwater & civil works | 5 |
| 250702 Workshops & research seminars | 5,5 |
| Elective courses | |
| 250470 Building structures | 5 |
| 250471 Bridges 1 | 5 |
| 250476 Seismic risk assessment & reduction | 5 |
| 250707 Non-linear analysis & behaviour of concrete structures | 5 |
| 250708 Non-linear analysis of steel structures | 5 |
| 250709 Nanotechnology in construction | 5 |
| 250711 Advanced bridge engineering | 5 |
| 250713 Experimental techniques for the characterization of structural materials 4 | 5 |
| 250727 Performance based seismic design & assessment of structures | 5 |
| 250730 Structural optimization 4 | 5 |
| 250439 Numerical models in civil & structural engineering 4 | 5 |
| 250958 Computational structural mechanics & dynamics | 5 |
| Third year | |
| Fall or spring semester | |
| Mandatory courses | |
| 250499 Master's thesis | 25 |
| 250726 Master's thesis | 30 |
EiC-C track
COURSES |
ECTS |
| First year | |
| Fall semester | |
| Mandatory courses | |
| 250401 Mechanics of continua | 9 |
| 250402 Numerical modelling | 9 |
| 250403 Structural analysis | 7,5 |
| 250404 Hydraulic infrastructure | 4,5 |
| Elective courses | |
| 250723 Using construction waste 1 | 5 |
| Spring semester | |
| Mandatory courses | |
| 250405 - 250725 Structural engineering | 6 |
| 250406 Computational engineering | 6 |
| 250407 Geomechanical & geotechnical engineering | 6 |
| 250408 Water engineering | 6 |
| 250409 Planning & management of transportation | 6 |
| Elective courses | |
| 250716 Durability of structures 2 | 5 |
| 250729 Health & safety in construction 2 | 5 |
| Second year | |
| Fall semester | |
| Mandatory courses | |
| 250471 Bridges 2 | 5 |
| 250472 Analysis & design of steel structures | 5 |
| 250473 Advanced design of concrete structures | 5 |
| 250700 Fundamentals of structural projects | 6 |
| 250702 Workshops & research seminars | 5,5 |
| 250731 Construction methods & project management | 5 |
| Elective courses | |
| 250715 Economical & financial aspects of construction | 5 |
| 250720 Management skills | 5 |
| 250722 Advanced technics in construction | 5 |
| 250723 Using construction waste 3 | 5 |
| Spring semester | |
| Mandatory courses | |
| 250470 Building structures | 5 |
| 250471 Bridges 1 | 5 |
| Elective courses | |
| 250716- Durability of structures 4 | 5 |
| 250717 Environmental management | 5 |
| 250718 Quality management | 5 |
| 250721 Advanced materials in construction | 5 |
| 250724 Construction seminars | 2,5 |
| 250729 Health & safety in construction 4 | 5 |
| Third year | |
| Fall or spring semester | |
| Mandatory courses | |
| 250499 Master's thesis | 25 |
| 250726 Master's thesis | 30 |
1 Also available in 2nd year's fall semester.
2 Also available in 2nd year's spring semester.
3 Also available in 1st year's fall semester.
4 Also available in 1st year's spring semester.
Admission through the MsDCE
Applicants must have completed their first year of the MsDCE (60 ECTS) to access the double degree. By this mean, students would access the second year of the double degree.
2023-2024 academic year
EiC-E track
COURSES |
ECTS |
| First year | |
| Fall semester | |
| Mandatory courses | |
| 250401 Mechanics of continua | 9 |
| 250402 Numerical modelling | 9 |
| 250403 Structural analysis | 7,5 |
| 250404 Hydraulic infrastructure | 4,5 |
| Elective courses | |
| 250704 Structural dynamics 1 | 5 |
| Spring semester | |
| Mandatory courses | |
| 250405 - 250725 Structural engineering | 6 |
| 250406 Computational engineering | 6 |
| 250407 Geomechanical & geotechnical engineering | 6 |
| 250408 Water engineering | 6 |
| 250409 Planning & management of transportation | 6 |
| Elective courses | |
| 250713 Experimental techniques for the characterization of structural materials 2 | 5 |
| 250730 Structural optimization 2 | 5 |
| 250439 Numerical models in civil & structural engineering 2 | 5 |
| Second year | |
| Fall semester | |
| Mandatory courses | |
| 250472 Analysis & design of steel structures | 5 |
| 250473 Advanced design of concrete structures | 5 |
| 250700 Fundamentals of structural projects | 6 |
| 250702 Workshops & research seminars | 5,5 |
| 250731 Construction methods & project management | 5 |
| Elective courses | |
| 250474 Structural management | 5 |
| 250475 Mixed & composite structures | 5 |
| 250703 Composite materials structures | 5 |
| 250704 Structural dynamics 3 | 5 |
| 250710 Inspection, analysis & restoration of historical constructions | 5 |
| 250728 Foundation structures | 5 |
| 250950 Numerical methods for PDEs | 5 |
| Spring semester | |
| Mandatory courses | |
| 250470 Building structures | 5 |
| 250471 Bridges | 5 |
| Elective courses | |
| 250476 Seismic risk assessment & reduction | 5 |
| 250707 Non-linear analysis & behaviour of concrete structures | 5 |
| 250708 Non-linear analysis of steel structures | 5 |
| 250709 Nanotechnology in construction | 5 |
| 250711 Advanced bridge engineering | 5 |
| 250713 Experimental techniques for the characterization of structural materials 4 | 5 |
| 250727 Performance based seismic design & assessment of structures | 5 |
| 250730 Structural optimization 4 | 5 |
| 250439 Numerical models in civil & structural engineering 4 | 5 |
| 250958 Computational structural mechanics & dynamics | 5 |
| Third year | |
| Fall or spring semester | |
| Mandatory courses | |
| 250499 Master's thesis | 25 |
| 250726 Master's thesis | 30 |
T-E track
COURSES |
ECTS |
| First year | |
| Fall semester | |
| Mandatory courses | |
| 250401 Mechanics of continua | 9 |
| 250402 Numerical modelling | 9 |
| 250403 Structural analysis | 7,5 |
| 250404 Hydraulic infrastructure | 4,5 |
| Elective courses | |
| 250704 Structural dynamics 1 | 5 |
| Spring semester | |
| Mandatory courses | |
| 250405 - 250725 Structural engineering | 6 |
| 250406 Computational engineering | 6 |
| 250408 Water engineering | 6 |
| 250409 Planning & management of transportation | 6 |
| 250700 Fundamentals of structural projects | 6 |
| Elective courses | |
| 250439 Numerical models in civil & structural engineering 2 | 5 |
| 250713 Experimental techniques for the characterization of structural materials 2 | 5 |
| 250730 Structural optimization 2 | 5 |
| Second year | |
| Fall semester | |
| Mandatory courses | |
| 250407 Geomechanical & geotechnical engineering | 6 |
| 250420 Geotechnical design & construction | 5 |
| 250423 Tunnels & rock mechanics | 5 |
| 250731 Construction methods & project management | 5 |
| Elective courses | |
| 250471 Bridges 2 | 5 |
| 250472 Analysis & design of steel structures | 5 |
| 250473 Advanced design of concrete structures | 5 |
| 250474 Structural management | 5 |
| 250475 Mixed & composite structures | 5 |
| 250703 Composite materials structures | 5 |
| 250704 Structural dynamics 3 | 5 |
| 250710 Inspection, analysis & restoration of historical constructions | 5 |
| 250728 Foundation structures | 5 |
| 250950 Numerical methods for PDEs | 5 |
| Spring semester | |
| Mandatory courses | |
| 250421 Geomechanics of breakage | 5 |
| 250422 Interaction between groundwater & civil works | 5 |
| 250702 Workshops & research seminars | 5,5 |
| Elective courses | |
| 250470 Building structures | 5 |
| 250471 Bridges 1 | 5 |
| 250476 Seismic risk assessment & reduction | 5 |
| 250707 Non-linear analysis & behaviour of concrete structures | 5 |
| 250708 Non-linear analysis of steel structures | 5 |
| 250709 Nanotechnology in construction | 5 |
| 250711 Advanced bridge engineering | 5 |
| 250713 Experimental techniques for the characterization of structural materials 4 | 5 |
| 250727 Performance based seismic design & assessment of structures | 5 |
| 250730 Structural optimization 4 | 5 |
| 250439 Numerical models in civil & structural engineering 4 | 5 |
| 250958 Computational structural mechanics & dynamics | 5 |
| Third year | |
| Fall or spring semester | |
| Mandatory courses | |
| 250499 Master's thesis | 25 |
| 250726 Master's thesis | 30 |
EiC-C track
COURSES |
ECTS |
| First year | |
| Fall semester | |
| Mandatory courses | |
| 250401 Mechanics of continua | 9 |
| 250402 Numerical modelling | 9 |
| 250403 Structural analysis | 7,5 |
| 250404 Hydraulic infrastructure | 4,5 |
| Spring semester | |
| Mandatory courses | |
| 250405 - 250725 Structural engineering | 6 |
| 250406 Computational engineering | 6 |
| 250407 Geomechanical & geotechnical engineering | 6 |
| 250408 Water engineering | 6 |
| 250409 Planning & management of transportation | 6 |
| Second year | |
| Fall semester | |
| Mandatory courses | |
| 250471 Bridges 2 | 5 |
| 250472 Analysis & design of steel structures | 5 |
| 250473 Advanced design of concrete structures | 5 |
| 250700 Fundamentals of structural projects | 6 |
| 250702 Workshops & research seminars | 5,5 |
| 250731 Construction methods & project management | 5 |
| Elective courses | |
| 250715 Economical & financial aspects of construction | 5 |
| 250720 Management skills | 5 |
| 250722 Advanced technics in construction | 5 |
| 250723 Using construction waste | 5 |
| Spring semester | |
| Mandatory courses | |
| 250470 Building structures | 5 |
| 250471 Bridges 1 | 5 |
| Elective courses | |
| 250716- Durability of structures | 5 |
| 250717 Environmental management | 5 |
| 250718 Quality management | 5 |
| 250721 Advanced materials in construction | 5 |
| 250724 Construction seminars | 2,5 |
| 250729 Health & safety in construction | 5 |
| Third year | |
| Fall or spring semester | |
| Mandatory courses | |
| 250499 Master's thesis | 25 |
| 250726 Master's thesis | 30 |
1 Also available in 2nd year's fall semester.
2 Also available in 2nd year's spring semester.
3 Also available in 1st year's fall semester.
4 Also available in 1st year's spring semester.
Admission through the MsDSCE
Applicants must have completed their first year of the MsDSCE (60 ECTS) to access the double degree and meet all the admission requirements of the MsDCE, including the additional training courses necessary. By this mean, students would access the second year of the double degree.
2023-2024 academic year
EiC-E track
COURSES |
ECTS |
| First year | |
| Fall semester | |
| Mandatory courses | |
| 250403 Structural analysis 1 | 7,5 |
| 250470 Building structures 4 | 5 |
| 250471 Bridges 4 | 5 |
| 250472 Analysis & design of steel structures 4 | 5 |
| 250473 Advanced design of concrete structures 4 | 5 |
| 250700 Fundamentals of structural projects | 6 |
| 250702 Workshops & research seminars | 5,5 |
| 250731 Construction methods & project management | 5 |
| Elective courses | |
| 250474 Structural management | 5 |
| 250475 Mixed & composite structures | 5 |
| 250703 Composite materials structures | 5 |
| 250704 Structural dynamics | 5 |
| 250710 Inspection, analysis & restoration of historical constructions | 5 |
| 250728 Foundation structures | 5 |
| Spring semester | |
| Mandatory courses | |
| 250470 Building structures 3 | 5 |
| 250471 Bridges 3 | 5 |
| 250472 Analysis & design of steel structures 3 | 5 |
| 250473 Advanced design of concrete structures 3 | 5 |
| 250702 Workshops & research seminars | 5,5 |
| Elective courses | |
| 250439 Numerical models in civil & structural engineering | 5 |
| 250707 Non-linear analysis & behaviour of concrete structures | 5 |
| 250708 Non-linear analysis of steel structures | 5 |
| 250709 Nanotechnology in construction | 5 |
| 250711 Advanced bridge engineering | 5 |
| 250713 Experimental techniques for the characterization of structural materials | 5 |
| 250727 Performance based seismic design & assessment of structures | 5 |
| 250730 Structural optimization | 5 |
| 250958 Computational structural mechanics & dynamics | 5 |
| Second year | |
| Fall semester | |
| Mandatory courses | |
| 250401 Mechanics of continua | 9 |
| 250402 Numerical modelling | 9 |
| 250403 Structural analysis 3 | 7,5 |
| 250404 Hydraulic infrastructure | 4,5 |
| Spring semester | |
| Mandatory courses | |
| 250405 - 250725 Structural engineering | 6 |
| 250406 Computational engineering | 6 |
| 250407 Geomechanical & geotechnical engineering | 6 |
| 250408 Water engineering | 6 |
| 250409 Planning & management of transportation | 6 |
| Third year | |
| Fall or spring semester | |
| Mandatory courses | |
| 250499 Master's thesis | 25 |
| 250726 Master's thesis | 30 |
1 Also available in 2nd year's fall semester.
2 Also available in 2nd year's spring semester.
3 Also available in 1st year's fall semester.
4 Also available in 1st year's spring semester.
The Master's final thesis is an original exercise to be done individually and presented and defended before a university panel consisting in a project that synthesises and integrates the competences acquired during the studies.
Students will have the option of completing a single final thesis summing up the teaching load (credits) of the master's final thesis for both degrees or two different theses, each one having the corresponding teaching load (credits).
List of master's theses currently scheduled for public presentation:
Master's degree in Civil Engineering
Master's degree in Structural & Construction Engineering
Related links
- Thesis submitted to the Global access to UPC knowledge site (UPCommons):
- Portal Camins
- Col·legi d'Enginyers de Camins, Canals i Ports de Catalunya
Barcelona School of Civil Engineering institutional information
Contact
- Admission:
admissions.masters.camins@upc.edu - Enrolled students:
masters.camins@upc.edu