Overview
Urban Resilience for Sustainability Transitions is offered by UIC Barcelona. This one-year programme provides the most up-to-date perspectives, methods and tools for dealing with the threat of climate change, natural disasters and the social and technical transformations required to minimise the environmental impact of the current global urbanisation trends, while addressing social justice.
Key Facts
- International professors and a global multidisciplinary perspective: This master's degree has been framed and supported by the International Urban Resilience Research Network, and the programme is taught by professors from some of the most prestigious universities and research centres dealing with urban resilience in different parts of the world. The programme's global and multidisciplinary perspective (it addresses the environmental, social, economic, planning and political aspects of urban studies) enables students to learn about and understand resilience challenges on an international, national and local city level, thanks to the dense network of research and teaching partners involved in this master's degree.
- Wide range of job opportunities: The programme is supported by the most prestigious foundations, networks and agencies dealing nowadays with city and community resilience. It includes a mandatory job placement period, which provides students the connections and work experience needed to ensure a successful and international career. A long list of cities from different continents have also pledged their support to the master's programme in the form of job placement opportunities in their city resilience units.
- Bridging research and practical experience with an innovative educational model: In this master's programme, students will bridge science and policy through workshops and active involvement in panel-like classes, fostering different points of view and constantly re-framing the business-as-usual strategies often seen in the creation and management of resilient cities.
Programme Structure
Courses include:
- News and Learning
- Conceptual Framing
- Built Environment Resilience
- Resilience and Nature Based Solutions
- Community Resilience for Sustainability Transitions
- Urban Resilience Implementation Design
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 12 months
Start dates & application deadlines
- StartingApplication deadline not specified.
Language
Credits
Delivered
Disciplines
Sustainable Development Urban Planning View 9 other Masters in Urban Planning in SpainAcademic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.
Student insurance
Make sure to cover your health, travel, and stay while studying abroad. Even global coverages can miss important items, so make sure your student insurance ticks all the following:
- Additional medical costs (i.e. dental)
- Repatriation, if something happens to you or your family
- Liability
- Home contents and baggage
- Accidents
- Legal aid
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Other requirements
General requirements
- Complete the online application for admission
- Application for admission
- Submit the documents required to sit an entrance exam
- Applicants without prior university studies
- Applicants with uncomplete university studies
- Applicants with completed university studies
- Entrance exams
- Applicants without degrees or diplomas must take the UIC Barcelona general entrance exam according to their background:
- Students from the European Union
- Students from outside the European Union
- Candidates with degrees or diplomas must submit academic records and credentials or attend a personal interview.
- Processing fees
- Course reservation and enrolment
- Level of Spanish language proficiency
- Legal certification of required documents
- Standardisation/official approval of required documents
Tuition Fee
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International
9720 EUR/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 9720 EUR per year during 12 months. -
EU/EEA
9720 EUR/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 9720 EUR per year during 12 months.
Living costs for Barcelona
The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.
Funding
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Scholarships Information
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