Double Master's Degree in Civil Engineering (ETSECCPB) and Urban Mobility (ETSECCPB)
The Double Master's Degree in Civil Engineering (MsDCE) - Specialty in Transport & Urbanism Engineering and in Urban mobility (MsDUM) - Specialty in Innovation & Entrepreneurship aims to respond to the job market demand for professionals who are competent in the field of transport and mobility, in the broadest sense. Not only from the infrastructural point of view but also from the management and services sectors, while opening up new professional perspectives for graduates in the field of innovation and entrepreneurship.
Academic year starts
- Fall semester (Q1): September
- Spring semester (Q2): February
Duration
- Direct admission: 3 academic years*
- Admission for MDCE/MDUM students: 2 academic years*
*The duration of the studies depends on the means of access (see Admission tab below).
Study load
200 (including the master's thesis)
Delivery
On-campus
Language
- MsDCE: Spanish, Catalan & English
- MsDUM: English
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 wishing to withdraw from the double degree will go back to their master's degree programme of origin.
Under-achievement will lead to the student's withdrawal from the double degree programme.
Places
10
Official degree
Master's Degree in Civil Engineering (Specialty in Transport & Urbanism Engineering) and Master's Degree in Urban Mobility (Specialty in Innovation & Entrepreneurship) by the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya - UPC BarcelonaTech (both recorded in the Spanish Ministry of Education's degree register)
Participating school
Barcelona School of Civil Engineering
Fees
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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. - 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. - 3rd mean: Admission through the MsDUM
Applicants must have completed their first year of the MsDUM (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.
Pre-enrolment and enrolment
Check here the general admission requirements for UPC masters and information on pre-enrolment: calendar, how to apply for admission, how to reserve a place if the resolution is favourable, etc.
Admission criteria
The admission process will be done jointly by both schools, in a specific commission.
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 MsDUM 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 MsDCE 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 the schools teaching the master's degrees (MsDCE (Admission criteria) and MsDUM (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 in all the courses is 60 ECTS credits, except in the last year, which due to the simultaneous preparation of the two Master's theses, the load is 80 ECTS. In this sense, and according to the Academic Regulations for Bachelor's and Master's degrees at 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 transport and mobility, in the broadest sense, both from its infrastructural point of view to that of management and services. Furthermore, it opens new professional perspectives to graduates in the field of innovation and entrepreneurship. We understand that this proposal is an ideal combination professionally. Furthermore, it is attractive for students, as evidenced by the fact that, on a recurring basis, each year, some students who complete the Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering show their concern about the dilemma of choosing between the MsDUM, which attracts them for the novelty and projection of the studies, or the MsDCE, which they value for its prestige and professional training. In this sense, it is considered that the double degree will serve as a stimulus for new students, both from the UPC and from other universities, since the double degree will be unique in the catalog of master's degrees nation-wide.
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 knowledge in the management, operations and financing of transport and logistics systems.
- Achieve skills in the fields of innovation and entrepreneurship.
- 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.
Means of access 1 (direct access to the Double degree) or 2 (access from MsDCE).
COURSES | ECTS |
| First year | |
| Fall semester | |
| MsDCE mandatory courses | |
| 250401 Mechanics of continua | 9 |
| 250402 Numerical modelling | 9 |
| 250403 Structural analysis | 7,5 |
| 250404 Hydraulic infrastructure | 4,5 |
| Spring semester | |
| MsDCE mandatory courses | |
| 250405 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 | |
| MsDUM mandatory courses | |
| 240ST011 Introduction to supply chain | 5 |
| 240ST012 Mobility modeling | 5 |
| 250ST013 Operation & management of transport systems | 5 |
| 240ST014 Data analysis in transport systems | 5 |
| Elective courses from MsDUM-Innovation & entrepreneurship | |
| 230712 Innovation & entrepreneurship for world challenges | 5 |
| 250ST016 Decision making & economy in urban mobility | 5 |
| Spring semester | |
| Elective courses from MsDUM-Innovation & entrepreneurship | |
| 250MUM002 Project based on an innovation challenge | 10 |
| MsDUM mandatory courses | |
| 250ST022 Travel demand & behavioral modeling | 5 |
| 250MUM001 Liveable cities & urban mobility | 5 |
| Elective courses from MsDCE-Transportation engineering & urban planning or MsDUM-Sustainable urban mobility transitions | |
| Elective specialty courses | 10 |
| Third year | |
| Fall semester | |
| Elective courses from MsDCE-Transportation engineering & urban planning or MsDUM-Sustainable urban mobility transitions | |
| Elective specialty courses | 15 |
| Elective courses from MsDUM-Innovation & entrepreneurship track | |
| Elective specialty courses | 10 |
| Spring semester | |
| MsDCE + MsDUM master's theses | 55 |
Mean of access 3 (access from MsDUM).
COURSES | ECTS |
| First year | |
| Fall semester | |
| MsDUM mandatory courses | |
| 240ST011 Introduction to supply chain | 5 |
| 240ST012 Mobility modeling | 5 |
| 250ST013 Operation & management of transport systems | 5 |
| 240ST014 Data analysis in transport systems | 5 |
| Elective courses from MsDUM-Innovation & entrepreneurship track | |
| 230712 Innovation & entrepreneurship for world challenges | 5 |
| 250ST016 Decision making & economy in urban mobility | 5 |
| Spring semester | |
| Elective courses from MsDUM-Innovation & entrepreneurship track | |
| 250MsDUM002 Project based on an innovation challenge | 10 |
| MsDUM mandatory courses | |
| 250ST022 Travel demand & behavioral modeling | 5 |
| 250MsDUM001 Liveable cities & urban mobility | 5 |
| Elective courses from MsDCE-Transportation engineering & urban planning or MsDUM-Sustainable urban mobility transitions | |
| Elective specialty courses | 10 |
| Second year | |
| Fall semester | |
| MsDCE mandatory courses | |
| 250401 Mechanics of continua | 9 |
| 250402 Numerical modelling | 9 |
| 250403 Structural analysis | 7,5 |
| 250404 Hydraulic infrastructure | 4,5 |
| Spring semester | |
| MsDCE mandatory courses | |
| 250405 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 semester | |
| Elective courses from MsDCE-Transportation engineering & urban planning or MsDUM-Sustainable urban mobility transitions | |
| Elective specialty courses | 15 |
| Elective courses from MsDUM-Innovation & entrepreneurship track | |
| Elective specialty courses | 10 |
| Spring semester | |
| MsDCE + MsDUM master's theses | 55 |
Elective courses from MsDCE-Transportation engineering & urban planning
Fall semester
Spring semester
Elective courses from MsDUM-Sustainable urban mobility transitions
Fall semester
- 250ST2035 Mobility & development (5 ECTS)
- 250ST2122 Transports of goods (5 ECTS)
- 250ST2034 Smart mobility (5 ECTS)
- 250ST2024 Airport management (5 ECTS)
- 250ST2132 Traffic (5 ECTS)
- 250ST2031 Vehicle routing models (5 ECTS)
Spring semester
- 250ST2023 Port management & maritime transport (5 ECTS)
- 250ST2131 Optimization models for transportation networks (5 ECTS)
- 250ST2025 Railway transport (5 ECTS)
- 250ST2121 Public transport (5 ECTS)
- 250ST013 Transportation system planning & management (5 ECTS)
- 250ST2036 Sustainable mobility (5 ECTS)
- 250ST2021 Traffic simulation models (5 ECTS)
Elective courses from MsDUM-Innovation & entrepreneurship
Fall semester
- 210216UM Management & creation of innovative companies in architecture (3 ECTS)
- 32120 Technology asset management (5 ECTS)
- Product or service development project (4 ECTS)
- Case studies in urban mobility (5 ECTS)
Spring semester
- VBP-MIRI Viability of business project (6 ECTS)
Students enrolled at UPC-BarcelonaTech for the Double Degree in MsDCE-MsDUM can access the following information:
Track 1: Direct access or from MsDCE
Choose the subjects you want to study and simulate how your schedule will be with the UPC Timetable Viewer:
Track 2: Access from MsDUM
Choose the subjects you want to study and simulate how your schedule will be with the UPC Timetable Viewer:
The Master's Thesis is an original exercise to be done individually and presented and defended before a university panel consisting in a project synthesising and integrating the competences acquired on the course.
Scheduled theses
These are the master's theses currently scheduled for public presentation:
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