Civil engineering provides sustainable solutions to the problems of integrating infrastructure with the environment and society. The planning of cities and their services, the layout of rail and road networks, the defence of coasts and beaches, flood and earthquake safety, the design and construction of bridges, tunnels, dams and harbours or the integrated management of projects and works are the most common civil engineering activities.

The Master’s Degree in Civil Engineering (MUICCP) qualifies students to exercise the regulated profession of civil engineer (ICCP). ICCP graduates from the UPV have historically achieved training that is highly regarded by society, combining technical rigour with the development of creativity, interdisciplinarity and respect for the environment.

Economic growth, the evolution of society and the expectations of territorial development create a demand for functionality, quality and sustainability of transport and the city. The growing need for social and economic activity to be environmentally, socially and economically sustainable demands a constant improvement of the functional conception of infrastructures and their quality, of the services they provide and of the conception of the city and the territory where they are implemented. The Master’s Degree in Transportation, Land and Urban Development (MUTTU) provides in-depth knowledge in the related areas of urban development and land, as well as in transport systems, both land and maritime. In the former, it mainly focuses on planning aspects; in transport, in addition to the planning aspects, progress is being made on design, operation and management aspects.

Therefore, a student who wants to acquire the professional skills to work as a civil engineer and, additionally, wants a professional or research specialisation in transport engineering, land and urban development, will find in this double master’s degree the opportunity to receive comprehensive training that will provide him or her with the professional qualification to be a civil engineer and a strong specialisation in water and environmental engineering as well.

The double degree allows students to acquire the competencies of both master’s degrees through an integrated academic pathway. All of this, in a shorter time and at a lower financial cost than obtaining both master’s degrees individually. Thus, a MUICCP student, instead of taking the 120 ECTS of the MUICCP Master’s Degree and the 75 ECTS of the MUTTU Master’s Degree, will take between 157.5 and 171 ECTS, representing a saving of between 37.5 and 24 ECTS, as applicable. The total course load is determined by the specific pathway to be taken by the student, which in turn depends on the access route to the MUICCP.

The Master’s Degree in Civil Engineering (MUICCP) fully complies with the requirements of Order CIN/309/2009 of 9 February 2009 and, therefore, it qualifies students to work as civil engineers. The current legislation establishes that this is a regulated profession; to work in this profession you need to have the corresponding official university master’s degree.

This double master’s degree allows students to gain strong specialised training in Transportation, Land and Urban Development, after obtaining the professional qualification awarded by the MUICCP.

In total, the student will take between 157.5 and 171 ECTS, depending on the path followed for admission to the MUICCP. The student always takes the full 120 ECTS of the MUICCP and, as appropriate:

a) 37.5 ECTS in the MUTTU for students who access the MUICCP through the Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering, with this path representing a saving of 37.5 ECTS.

b) 51 ECTS in the MUTTU for students who access the MUICCP through the Bachelor’s Degree in Public Works Engineering, with this path representing a saving of 24 ECTS.

Structure of the master