Admission

Students coming from the following degrees may apply to the Master's Degree in Structural Analysis of Monuments and Historical Constructions:

• Degrees in the field of Civil Engineering
  • Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering
  • Bachelor's Degree in Public Works Engineering
  • Bachelor's Degree in Geological Engineering
  • Degree in Civil Engineering
  • Degree in Public Works Engineering
  • Degree in Mining Engineering
  • Degree in Geological Engineering
• Degrees in the field of Industrial Engineering
  • Bachelor's Degree in Industrial Technology Engineering
  • Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering
  • Degree in Industrial Engineering with concentration in Mechanics or Building
• Degrees in the field of Architecture
  • Bachelor's Degree in Architecture
  • Bachelor's Degree in Architecture Studies
  • Bachelor's Degree in Architectural Technology and Building Construction
  • Degree in Architecture
  • Degree in Technical Architecture
• Other degrees

  Should the applicant have another degree different from the listed above, the Academic Commission will analyse the academic records so as to determine their potential access to the master's program and, for each case, the additional training needed.

Above all, applicants must have a good academic record in Civil Engineering or equivalent. Architects planning to apply to this master's program must have solid knowledge on structures. Generally, prospect students should have a 4 to 5-year higher education degree in the field of Engineering or Architecture.

The teaching language, as well as that of the exams is English. All course materials and counselling is also in English.

Therefore, students from non English-speaking countries must have one of the following certificates:

• Paper Based TOEFL (minimum score: 525)
• Internet Based TOEFL ((minimum score: 72)
• IELTS Academic (minimum score: 6.5)
• Other English-language proficiency certificates

Applications that do not include proof of English-language proficiency in time for pre-enrolment, will still be considered. In this case, applicants will be encouraged to present the certificate as soon as possible.

Applicants are also encouraged to take a course in the language and culture of the country (Portuguese, Spanish, Italian or Czech) they plan to attend.

Admission is subject to approval of the Master's Degree's Board of Directors and is based on the capability and motivation of the applicants, their letters of recommendation and their language proficiency in English.

Ranking of applicants

Eligible applicants will be ranked following the criteria bellow:

• Previous higher education studies and quality of the institutions
• Relevant work experience
• Letters of recommendation
• Motivation and draft of future thesis
• Additional information (publications, awards, etc.)

To enrol for an inter-university master’s degree coordinated by a university other than the UPC, you must enrol through the coordinating university, that is through Universidade do Minho (Portugal).

There are three application calls: in January, May and July.