The Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya - BarcelonaTech (UPC) expands its course offerings with the launch of six new master’s degrees for the 2026–2027 academic year, covering the design and management of industrial facilities, groundwater hydrology, computational and data‑assisted engineering, sustainability, vision sciences, and data engineering and artificial intelligence.

The new degrees are:

• The master’s degree in Industrial Facility Design and Management aims to provide specialised training in the calculation, integrated management and maintenance of industrial facilities. It offers a cross‑disciplinary approach to designing and managing industrial facilities based on efficiency, technological innovation, safety and sustainability.
  
  The degree includes advanced knowledge of electrical installation design, fluid transport, heating and cooling, ventilation, safety and measuring systems, as well as tools and methods for automation. The degree lasts one academic year (60 ECTS credits). It will accept 30 students and will be taught at the Manresa School of Engineering (EPSEM).

• The master’s degree in Groundwater Hydrology will offer advanced training in the efficient and sustainable management of groundwater resources, including their use, maintenance, conservation and restoration. It examines the processes governing the groundwater cycle, with a special focus on the movement of water, solutes and contaminants through soil layers and aquifers, as well as interactions with geological media and other aquatic ecosystems. Students will acquire advanced knowledge in hydrogeology, hydrogeochemistry, geophysics and hydrogeological modelling through field and laboratory techniques, instrumentation, and numerical computing and modelling.
  
  The degree lasts one academic year (60 ECTS credits). It will accept 30 students and will be taught at the Barcelona School of Civil Engineering (ETSECCPB).

• The master’s degree in Computational and Data-Assisted Engineering provides interdisciplinary training in computational engineering and data science through modelling, simulation, data analysis and machine learning in industrial and scientific contexts.
  
  Building on the experience of the master’s degree in Numerical Methods in Engineering, it updates the curriculum to address new engineering challenges by including subjects devoted to data analysis and machine learning‑based modelling. Students will gain practical skills in advanced computational tools for solving complex problems using new computational methods and data‑driven solutions. The degree also delves into innovative technologies such as machine learning and big data processing.
  
  The degree lasts one and a half academic years (90 ECTS credits). It will accept 30 students and will be taught entirely in English at the Barcelona School of Civil Engineering (ETSECCPB).

• The master’s degree in Sustainability and Strategies for a Just Global Transition provides comprehensive and cross-disciplinary training to lead projects and design strategies for sustainability and global justice from social, ethical and governance perspectives. Drawing on the experience of the master’s degree in Sustainability Science and Technology, it updates the content to address today’s challenges. Students receive the scientific and technical grounding needed to analyse, design and implement innovative strategies relating to the energy transition, the circular economy, urban planning, efficient public resource management, climate planning and corporate sustainability across different cultural, social and political settings at both local and global scales.
  
  The degree lasts one and a half academic years (90 ECTS credits). It will accept 30 students and will be taught by the University Research Institute for Sustainability Science and Technology (ISST).

The UPC, through the Terrassa School of Optics and Optometry (FOOT), is joining the interuniversity master’s degree in Vision Science Research, coordinated by the Universidad de Valladolid. The degree offers comprehensive training in vision science, combining biological, physical optical, neurophysiological and clinical aspects. It is aimed both at those wishing to pursue a research or academic career leading to doctoral studies and at those planning to enter the labour market in optical practices, hospitals, clinics or private ophthalmology centres.

The degree lasts one academic year (60 ECTS credits). It will accept 60 students (10 at the UPC). The Universidad de Alcalá, the Universidad Complutense de Madrid and the Universidad de Murcia also take part.

As for Erasmus Mundus master’s degrees—international degrees jointly designed and delivered by several European universities under the auspices of the European Commission—the UPC is adding to its offer, through the Barcelona School of Informatics (FIB), the master’s degree in Data Engineering and Artificial Intelligence . The degree trains professionals capable of tackling large‑scale AI projects by combining a solid grounding in mathematics, statistics, machine learning and data management with advanced modules in computer vision, natural language processing, distributed systems, cloud computing and AI ethics.

Coordinated by the Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB) in Belgium, the master’s degree lasts two academic years (120 ECTS credits) and is taught entirely in English. Alongside the ULB and the UPC, the programme features the Technische Universität Wien (TU Wien) in Austria, the Università degli Studi di Padova (UNIPD) in Italy and the Université Lyon 1 Claude Bernard (UCBL) in France.

The Erasmus Mundus label for the master's degree in Bio and Pharmaceutical Materials Science (BIOPHAM), has also been renewed. The degree lasts two academic years (120 ECTS credits) and is taught entirely in English. Coordinated by the Université de Lille in France, and with the participation of the Barcelona School of Telecommunications Engineering (ETSETB), the degree provides students with theoretical and applied training in materials science, the physics and chemistry of materials and their applications in pharmaceutical products.