Objectives and competences
More generally, this master's degree is a response to growing demand across society for greater action in environmental conservation and management and for a more sustainable use of natural resources.
It has a study load of 60 credits (which can be completed in 1 or 2 years, as best suits the student) and offers two specializations:
- Management and Restoration of the Natural Environment
This specialization is intended for future professionals who want to work in management or as environmental consultants. It provides the skills to implement and oversee restoration projects and to apply preventive and corrective techniques to address various aspects of environmental degradation.
- Ecology
This specialization is intended for future researchers, offering advanced multidisciplinary training (conceptual and methodological) in the study of populations, communities and ecosystems and in the restoration of ecosystems.
The programme also includes a wide range of specific optional subjects that enable students to build their own learning experience. Students are offered the chance to complete the compulsory Final Project (TFM) in research centres, universities, private companies and the public administration.
Basic information
| Type | Master's degree |
|---|---|
| Faculty or school | Faculty of Biology |
| Branch of knowledge |
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| Mode of delivery |
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| Credits | 60 |
| Number of places available | 45 |
| Length of course | 1 academic year |
| Language(s) of instruction | Spanish |
| Approximate price per credit | 27.67 euros per credit (82 euros for students who are not EU nationals and do not currently reside in Spain). Fees for the academic year 2024-2025 |
| Coordination | FRANCESC DE P. SABATER COMAS |
| Course details | Indicators |
| Open pre-enrolment | Yes |
| Open enrolment | No |
| Lead to doctoral studies | Yes |
| Admission for applicants not holding a degree qualification | No |
| Bridging courses | No |
| Specializations |
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Objectives and competences
Objectives
- To acquire professional training in the environmental sciences for developing and applying preventive and corrective techniques to address aspects of environmental degradation.
- To acquire the techniques and skills to carry out ecosystem restoration projects and environmental management.
- To acquire advanced scientific training (conceptual and methodological) in the study of populations, communities and ecosystems.
Competences
Students will acquire the following competences:
- A solid, multidisciplinary understanding of the social, economic, scientific and technological aspects of environmental management.
- The specialized knowledge to conduct competitive research in ecology and in the areas of conservation and restoration of ecosystems.
- The ability to solve problems associated with the conservation of biodiversity.
- Use of techniques to obtain, analyse and treat environmental information gathered from field work or in the laboratory.
- The ability to adopt structural and functional approaches to the management and restoration of ecosystems.
Access and admission
Applicant profile and access requirements
Recommended applicant profile
This master's degree is intended for applicants interested in ecology and the environment who have a degree in environmental sciences, biology, biosciences, marine sciences, geology, physics or chemistry or in chemical, forest, agricultural or civil engineering or related fields.Access requirements and conditions
General requirementsStudents wishing to be admitted to a university master's degree must hold one of the following qualifications:
- Official Spanish university degree.
- A degree issued by a higher education institution within the European Higher Education Area framework that authorizes the holder to access university master's degree courses in the country of issue.
- A qualification issued by an institution outside the framework of the European Higher Education Area. In this case, applicants must request homologation of the degree to its equivalent official Spanish university qualification or obtain express approval from the University of Barcelona, which will conduct a study of equivalence to ensure that the degree is of a comparable level to an official Spanish university qualification and that it grants access to university master's degree study in the country of issue. Admission shall not, in any case, imply that prior qualifications have been recognized as equivalent to a Spanish master's degree and does not confer recognition for any purposes other than that of admission to the master's degree course.
Specific requirements
Applications should hold one of the following official degree qualifications, or a direct equivalent issued outside Spain:
- Bachelor's degree in Biology
- Bachelor's degree in Environmental Biology
- Bachelor's degree in Environmental Sciences
- Bachelor's degree in Marine Sciences
- Bachelor's degree in Geology
- Bachelor's degree in Chemistry
- Llicenciatura degree in Biology
- Llicenciatura degree in Pharmacy
- Llicenciatura degree in Environmental Sciences
- Llicenciatura degree in Marine Sciences
- Llicenciatura degree in Geology
- Degree in Agricultural Engineering
- Degree in Forest Engineering
- Degree in Chemical Engineering
Pre-enrolment
Calendar
First period: 3 February'9 June 2025.Notification of resolutions: 17 June.
Notes:
- Pre-enrolment fee: A pre-enrolment fee of 30,21 euros is charged. Students who apply to more than one master's degree must pay the fee for each pre-enrolment request. Pre-enrolment requests cannot be processed until this fee has been paid.Fees will only be refunded if the master's degree in question is suspended.
- Reserved places: A maximum of 5% of the new places of the master's degree are reserved for students who meet the general and specific access requirements and accredit the recognition of a degree of disability equal to or greater than 33%.
Required documentation
- Pre-enrolment application
- Photocopy of degree certificate or equivalent qualification. In case of admission, foreign degrees that require so should be translated and authenticated through diplomatic channels before completing the enrolment.
Selection criteria
Notification
Admitted candidates must make a payment of 200 euros to reserve their place. The payment will be made on account of the enrolment fee and must be paid within seven calendar days (non-extendable) from the date on which the payment receipt is generated, which will be notified to the interested party by email. This amount will not be refunded in the event that the student does not enrol in the master's degree course. Once this amount has been paid, a copy of the payment must be sent to the e-mail address mastersoficialsbio@ub.edu within a maximum period of three calendar days from the date of payment. If the payment confirmation email has not been received within this period, the place will be forfeited.Enrolment
As a general rule, at the UB you will be required to enrol online. Remember that you can lose your place if you do not enrol on the day you have been assigned
- Documents required for enrolment
- Procedure to formalize enrolment
- Grants and financial aid (in Catalan)
- Economic information (in Catalan)
Enrolment calendar
- July: 14 -30
- September: 12 -21
Course curriculum
Subjects and course plans
Distribution of credits
| Type | ECTS |
|---|---|
| Compulsory | 12 |
| Optional | 33 |
| Compulsory placements | 0 |
| Compulsory final project | 15 |
| TOTAL | 60 |
List of subjects
- Calendar
Previous years
Teaching staff
Carlos Alfredo Barriocanal Lozano
Enric Batllori Presas
Maria del Carmen Blade Hernández
Andrea Butturini
Jofre Carnicer Cols
José María Carmona Pérez
Beatriz Duguy Pedra
Andrea Gori
Magdalena Grifoll Ruiz
Maria Montserrat Jorba Peiró
Bernat Hereu Fina
Marisol Felip Benach
Emilia Gutiérrez Merino
Esther Martí Verge
Margarita Menéndez López
Maria Isabel Muñoz Gracia
Francesc Murria i Farnos
Biel Obrador Sala
Francesc Oliva Cuyas
Martí Orta Martínez
Aaron Perez Haase
Joan Lluis Pretus Real
Jordi Roca Jusmet
Santiago Sabaté Jorba
Francesc de Paula Sabater Comas
Maria Teresa Vadrí Fortuny
Montserrat Vidal Barcelona
Placements
Placements in a company or another type of organization are an integral part of university studies, providing first-hand experience of working methodologies in students' chosen professional fields. They offer invaluable practical experience for the transition into work after graduation. The Teaching Curriculum includes a mandatory subject of 15 credits of curricular practices (375 hours).
Placements are supervised by tutors and subject to assessment. They are therefore included in the academic record. There is also an option to complete non-curricular placements of up to 500 hours. For both curricular and non-curricular placements, an educational cooperation agreement is signed between the UB and the company, institution or other organization at which the placement will be carried out. The coordinator of the internship program for this course is Professor Martí Orta Martínez.
Institutional information
Career opportunities
What can you work on ?
Holders of the master's degree in Ecology, Environmental Management and Restoration will have the training to:
- carry out their professional activity in environmental consulting and civil engineering, specializing in drafting management plans and developing or executing environmental restoration projects;
- focus their professional activity on public administration departments with responsibilities for the management and conservation of natural spaces, and monitoring restoration work;
- work as specialists in the field of the environment in regional and local administrations;
- become independent professionals with specific expertise in environmental consulting, environmental diagnosis studies and project design for the management and restoration of natural spaces;
- continue their studies at doctoral level and pursue teaching and research careers in the field of ecology and environmental biology;
- carry out academic and research activities in the ecological study of populations, communities and ecosystems, at universities or research centres;
- carry out the role of a project manager in the monitoring and direction of research, development and innovation projects in the fields of ecology and environmental biology;
- work as specialists in the field of research, working with multidisciplinary teams from public and private entities that develop new environmental planning and management strategies, or that are researching new tools to address environmental degradation, and
- be disseminators of scientific and professional activity in areas of ecology, restoration and management of natural spaces.
Access to the labour market
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