Master in Civil Engineering – Building Construction
Goals
To give a specialization of professional nature, allowing a sequence of studies to the holders of the degree in civil engineering, and similar areas, enabling the improvement of the knowledge acquired that ends in developments/original applications originated by the completion of a project/training. The graduate students of the study cycle should be able to:
- Apply the knowledge and the capabilities to understand and to solve problems in new and non-familiar situations, in a broad and multidisciplinary context;
- Combine knowledge, to deal with complex problems, to developed solutions and to make judgments in situations of limited or incomplete information;
- To communicate the conclusions, the knowledge and foundations related, to specialists and non-specialists, in a direct and non-ambiguous way;
- To develop a life-learning process in an autonomous mode.
Curricular plan
| Code | Curricular Unit | Period | ECTS | Workload |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2093201 | Dynamic Analysis and Earthquake Engineering | 1st Semester | 7 | 75 h |
| 2093202 | Construction and Maintenance of Road Pavements | 1st Semester | 6 | 60 h |
| 2093203 | Urban Hydraulics | 1st Semester | 6 | 60 h |
| 2093204 | Coatings and Finishes | 1st Semester | 6 | 60 h |
| 2093205 | Sustainable Construction | 1st Semester | 5 | 45 h |
| 2093206 | Safety and Quality in Construction and Projects | 2nd Semester | 6 | 60 h |
| 2093207 | Wood and Masonry Structures | 2nd Semester | 6 | 60 h |
| 2093208 | Modelling and Evaluation of Structures | 2nd Semester | 5 | 60 h |
| 2093209 | Environmental Comfort in Buildings | 2nd Semester | 5 | 45 h |
| 2093210 | Mobility Planning and Management | 2nd Semester | 6 | 60 h |
| 2093211 | Introduction to Research in Civil Engineering | 2nd Semester | 2 | 30 h |
| Code | Curricular Unit | Period | ECTS | Workload |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2093212 | Prestressed Structures and Prefabrication | 1st Semester | 6 | 60 h |
| 2093213 | Support Structures and Improvement of Soils | 1st Semester | 6 | 60 h |
| 2093214 | Pathology and Rehabilitation of Buildings | 1st Semester | 6 | 60 h |
| Elective | Annual | 42 |
Conditions of admission
May apply to the study cycle, leading to master’s degree:
- Holders of a graduation degree or legal equivalent in the field of Civil Engineering and other related technological areas.
- Holders of a foreign academic degree obtained in a 1st. study cycleorganized according to the principles of the Bologna Process by a state acceding to this process, in the field of Civil Engineering and other related technological areas.
- Holders of a foreign academic degree that is recognized as satisfying the objectives of a degree by the Technical and Scientific Council of the School of Technology and Management in the field of Civil Engineering and other related technology areas.
- Holders of an academic, scientific or professional curriculum recognized by the Technical and Scientific Council of the School of Technology and Management as attesting the capacity to complete this study cycle.
International Student
All information related to the international student application should be consulted on our International Students webpage.
More information
IPLeiria is the first Polytechnic Institute in Portugal to be granted the EUR-ACE® label at the bachelor level in Civil Engineering recognized by ENAEE (European Network for Accreditation of Engineering Education). The accreditation extended to Master in Civil Engineering as well recognizing quality in Civil Engineering programs at School of Technology and Management of Leiria’s Polytechnic. The distinction confirms education quality in these particular field of study placing these programs among the best European universities and polytechnics.