Master's degree in Occupational Health and Safety
Barcelona School of Building Construction (EPSEB)
The aim of the interuniversity master’s degree in Occupational Health and Safety (master's degree website), organized by the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC), the Universitat de Barcelona (UB) and the Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF), is to provide professionals with the knowledge, abilities and skills necessary to take on high-level professional responsibilities in the field of occupational health and safety. Students specialise in various non-medical areas of prevention, including occupational safety, industrial hygiene, ergonomics and applied social psychology, enabling them to update their technological knowledge and to embark on a doctoral thesis.
- Duration and start date
- 1.5 academic year, 90 ECTS credits. Starting September
- Timetable and delivery
- Afternoons. Face-to-face
During the 2020-2021 academic year, students who are unable to attend in person at the beginning of the academic year will be given the opportunity to stream classes. - Fees and grants
- Approximate fees for the master’s degree, excluding other costs, €2,490 (€6,225 for non-EU residents).
More information about fees and payment options
More information about grants and loans - Language of instruction
- Spanish
Information on language use in the classroom and students’ language rights.
- Location
- Official degree
- Recorded in the Ministry of Education's degree register
- General requirements
- Academic requirements for admission to master's degrees
- Specific requirements
Graduates of foreign universities or higher education institutions must submit the original homologation certificate and a photocopy (or certified copy) of the qualification that grants access to the master’s degree.
- Admission criteria
- The qualification obtained in the applicant’s academic record. The average mark obtained from the qualifications according to the following evaluation: Pass - 1; Merit - 2; Excellent - 3; Distinction - 4; Fail - 0.
- The curriculum vitae.
- Letters of reference and tasks related to workplace risk prevention will be considered positively.
- Places
- 30
- Pre-enrolment
- Pre-enrolment closed (consult the new pre-enrolment periods in the academic calendar).
How to pre-enrol - Enrolment
- How to enrol
- Legalisation of foreign documents
- All documents issued in non-EU countries must be legalised and bear the corresponding apostille.
- UPC school
- Barcelona School of Building Construction (EPSEB)
- Participating institutions
- Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC) - coordinating university
Universitat de Barcelona (UB)
Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF) - Academic coordinator
- Rogelio López Bravo
- Academic calendar
- General academic calendar for bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees courses
- Academic regulations
- Academic regulations for master's degree courses at the UPC