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. Civil engineers trained at the UPV have historically achieved a level of training which is highly recognised by society, in which technical rigour is combined with the development of creativity, interdisciplinarity and respect for the environment.

The Master’s Degree in Hydraulic Engineering and the Environment (MUIHMA) provides specialised technical and research training in water and environmental engineering. In a context of increasing social pressure on water resources, it is of vital importance to train experts in water engineering and the environment from both a professional and research point of view. On the other hand, European regulations (Water Framework Directive, 2000) involve the need to train professionals from a multidisciplinary perspective, such as the one taught in this master’s degree.

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 water and environmental engineering, will find in this double master’s degree the opportunity to receive a 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.

This 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 170 and 176 ECTS, which represents a saving of between 25 and 19 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 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 field you need to have the corresponding official university master’s degree.

This double master’s degree with the MUIHMA allows students to gain strong specialised training in water and environmental engineering, after achieving the professional qualification awarded by the MUICCP.

In total, the student will take between 170 and 176 ECTS, depending on the path followed for admission to the MUICCP. The student will always take the full 120 ECTS of the MUICCP and, as appropriate:

a) 50 ECTS in the MUIHMA for students who access the MUICCP through the Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering, with this path representing a saving of 25 ECTS.

b) 50 ECTS in the MUIHMA for students who access the MUICCP through the Bachelor’s Degree in Public Works Engineering (specialising in Hydrology), with this path representing a saving of 25 ECTS.

c) 56 ECTS in the MUIHMA for students who access the MUICCP through the Bachelor’s Degree in Public Works Engineering (specialising in Civil Construction, Transport and Urban Services), with this path representing a saving of 19 ECTS.

- Curso 1º, cuatrimestre A: coincide exactamente con el curso 1º, cuatrimestre A del MUICCP.

- 1st year, term A: this coincides exactly with term A of the 1st year of the MUICCP.

- 1st year, term B: this coincides exactly with term B of the 1st year of the MUICCP.

- 2nd year, term A: this coincides exactly with term A of the 2nd year of the MUICCP.

- 2nd year, term B: this coincides with term B of the 2nd year of the MUICCP (including the master’s thesis for the MUICCP). In this case, depending on the route followed for admission to the MUICCP, the student must study certain optional subjects of the MUICCP, which are part of the recognition block:
a) Students who access the MUICCP through the Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering: 33506 Advanced Surface Hydrology; 33507 Advanced Hydrology.
b) Students who access the MUICCP through the Bachelor’s Degree in Public Works Engineering (specialising in Hydrology): 33509 Water Quality and Pollution.
c) Students who access the MUICCP through the Bachelor’s Degree in Public Works Engineering (specialising in Civil Construction, Transport and Urban Services): there are no restrictions.

- 3rd year, term A: this coincides with term A of the 1st year of the MUIHMA. In this case, depending on the route followed for admission to the MUICCP, the student must only study certain compulsory subjects of the MUIHMA (which are not part of the recognition block):

a) Students who access the MUICCP through the Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering: 32471 Limnological Bases for Water System Management; 32492 Seminars.
b) Students who access the MUICCP through the Bachelor’s Degree in Public Works Engineering (specialising in Hydrology): 32471 Limnological Bases for Water System Management; 32492 Seminars.
c) Students who access the MUICCP through the Bachelor’s Degree in Public Works Engineering (specialising in Civil Construction, Transport and Urban Services): 32471 Limnological Bases for Water System Management; 31087 Surface and Underground Hydrology; 32492 Seminars.

- 3rd year, term B: this coincides with term B of the 1st year of the MUIHMA. The student choose their preferred specialisation and optional subjects of the MUIHMA.

- 4th year, term A: master’s thesis (TFM) for the MUIHMA.

This double master’s degree is aimed at graduates in Civil Engineering or Public Works Engineering who want to study a Master’s Degree in Civil Engineering to become professionally qualified as civil engineers and, additionally, want to specialise in the field of water and environmental engineering.

Admission to the Master’s Degree in Civil Engineering (MUICCP) requires having an official university degree that qualifies you to work as a public works engineer.

The UPV’s School of Civil Engineering teaches two bachelor’s degrees that meet this requirement: the Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering (reference degree) and the Bachelor’s Degree in Public Works Engineering. Similarly, access to the Master’s Degree in Civil Engineering is open to students who hold any bachelor’s degree, notwithstanding any prior additional training that may be deemed necessary in this case.

Admission to this double master’s degree with the Master’s Degree in Hydraulic Engineering and Environment (MUIHMA) requires preregistering for and being admitted to this master’s degree programme.

To be able to preregister for the MUIHMA as part of a double degree, it is necessary to have obtained 21 ECTS or more in the MUICCP. Any MUICCP student who meets this requirement can complete their preregistration in the MUIHMA within the established periods. After analysing the student’s academic progression, the MUIHMA’s Academic Committee will ultimately decide whether to accept them for this master’s degree, as part of a double degree.

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