Master of Science in Sustainable Cities and Communities

The work developed by a student during one academic year, according to the indicative plan of the course and on a full time basis, totals 60 ECTS.


Study Programme

Course unit title Year Regime Type Subject area ECTS credits
Introduction to Sustainable Cities and Communities 1 1st Semester Compulsory ED 6.0
Research Methodologies 1 1st Semester Compulsory TC 6.0
Governance of Sustainable Cities and Communities 1 2nd Semester Compulsory ME 6.0
Innovation & Entrepreneurship 1 2nd Semester Compulsory ME 6.0
Building technology and rehabilitation for façades and roofs 1 1st Semester Elective * EC 6.0
Buildings and Environment 1 1st Semester Elective * EC 6.0
Energy Economy and Energy Markets 1 1st Semester Elective * ME 6.0
Energy Management in Buildings 1 1st Semester Elective * ES 6.0
Energy Management in Industry 1 1st Semester Elective * ES 6.0
Energy Planning and Sustainable Development 1 1st Semester Elective * ED 6.0
Energy Production, Conversion and Storage 1 1st Semester Elective * ES 6.0
Energy Simulation of Buildings 1 1st Semester Elective * ES 6.0
Envelope Characterization and Optimization 1 1st Semester Elective * EC 6.0
Environment and Space Organization 1 1st Semester Elective * EC 6.0
Environmental Economy 1 1st Semester Elective * ME 6.0
Fundamentals of Operational Research 1 1st Semester Elective * ME 6.0
Indoor Environmental Quality 1 1st Semester Elective * EC 6.0
Industrial Ecology 1 1st Semester Elective * ED 6.0
Legal aspects of urban sustainability 1 1st Semester Elective * ED 6.0
Renewable Energy Systems 1 1st Semester Elective * ES 6.0
Sustainable Mobiliy 1 1st Semester Elective * ED 6.0
21st Century Wicked Challenges 1 2nd Semester Elective * ED 6.0
Building Technology for Façades and Roofs 1 2nd Semester Elective * EC 6.0
Cultural Sustainability 1 2nd Semester Elective * ED 6.0
Energy management 1 2nd Semester Elective * ES 6.0
HVAC in Buildings 1 2nd Semester Elective * EC 6.0
Marine and Coastal Spatial Planning 1 2nd Semester Elective * ED 6.0
Participatory Scenario Planning 1 2nd Semester Elective * ED 6.0
Smart Buildings 1 2nd Semester Elective * EC 6.0
Social Entrepreneurship 1 2nd Semester Elective * ED 6.0
StormWater Management 1 2nd Semester Elective * EC 6.0
Water Treatment Engineering 1 2nd Semester Elective * ED 6.0
Course unit title Year Regime Type Subject area ECTS credits
Dissertation Project 2 1st Semester Compulsory ED 6.0
Scientific Writing and Comunication 2 1st Semester Compulsory TC 6.0
Dissertation 2 2nd Semester Compulsory ED 30.0
Energy sources and sustainable development 2 1st Semester Elective * ES 6.0
Enhancement of natural spaces 2 1st Semester Elective * EC 6.0
Geospatial Data Management and Visualization 2 1st Semester Elective * ED 6.0
Innovation and Entrepreneurship Case Study 2 1st Semester Elective * ME 6.0
Management and enhancement of ecosystems 2 1st Semester Elective * ME 6.0
Societal and environmental transitions 2 1st Semester Elective * ED 6.0
Thermal Science for Buildings 2 1st Semester Elective * EC 6.0
Urban security and surveillance 2 1st Semester Elective * EC 6.0
Waste management and recovery 2 1st Semester Elective * ED 6.0

The optional course units are offered on a yearly basis, depending on the availability of the Organic Unit