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Start   >  Master's & postgraduate courses  >  Education  >  Continuing education master's degree in Facility Management
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Presentation

Edition
5th Edition
Credits
60 ECTS (380 teaching hours)
Delivery
Online
Language of instruction
Spanish
Fee
€6,500 €5,850(10% discount if you enrol before 1 July)
Payment of enrolment fee options

The enrolment fee can be paid:
- In a single payment to be paid within the deadline specified in the letter of admission to the programme.
- In two instalments:

  • 60% of the amount payable, to be paid within the deadline specified in the letter of admission to the programme.
  • Remaining 40% to be paid up to 90 days at the latest after the starting date of the programme.
- In four instalments, splitting the payment by direct debit:
  • 40% of the amount payable, to be paid within the deadline specified in the letter of admission to the programme.
  • The remaining 60% will be divided into 3 direct debit payments, which will be distributed equidistantly between the beginning and end of classes.
  • The student must have and be the holder of a bank account with IBAN ESXX
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Registration open until the beginning of the course or until end of vacancies.
Start date
Classes start: 18/10/2024
Classes end: 18/07/2025
Programme ends : 26/09/2025
Timetable
Friday: 4:00 pm to 9:00 pm
Saturday: 9:00 am to 2:00 pm
Taught at
Online
Why this continuing education master's degree?

Building integral management (real estate and facility services) is becoming an area of vital importance for companies, as it allows optimizing the profitability of real estate assets and infrastructure, reducing the costs of maintenance and conservation in the operation phase, in addition to offering more competitive and appropriate facility services to its core business.

The diversity of activities included in the management of building conservation and facilities maintenance requires professionalism of the people in charge of this functional area of the companies, currently acting in a way of self-study and lacking methodology.

The professionalization of these activities has given way to what is known internationally as facility manager. This professional encompasses multiple disciplines to ensure functionality of the built environment, consisting of people, processes and technology. Its objective is to guarantee the maximum performance of the assets and the satisfaction of the clients towards the support services offered. In addition, the preservation of real estate assets, their maintenance and the management of these facility services must be developed under criteria of sustainability and energy efficiency, in commitment with the rest of the society. Therefore, it is a profile with an increasing demand for professionals.

The master in Facility Management offers as a modular offer the postgraduate course in Facility Management Services Management, which will allow to achieve basic competences on property management and support services.

Although this is the third online edition, the master's degree has a history of seven editions made using face-to-face methodology.

Promoted by:
Aims
  • Develop a professional growth activity, such as Facility Management.
  • Provide economic benefits to potential clients, real estate owners.
  • Align the functions of the FM with the corporate strategy of the companies.
  • Manage space requirements and activities, as well as the conservation and maintenance of the buildings where they are carried out.
  • Implement or adapt new technologies and management tools with a global strategy, to enhance the positioning and efficiency of the activities developed by the company in the market, including BIM and GMAO / IWMS systems.
Who is it for?

This Master's Degree is designed to respond to the need for training in the management and operation of the large existing real estate park and includes various professional groups, such as:

  • Architects.
  • Technical Architects and Building Engineers.
  • Industrial Engineers, from the different specialties.
  • Civil Engineers.
  • Economists.
  • Graduates in Business Management and Administration.
  • Heads of maintenance, and those responsible for the integral management of infrastructures.

Training Content

List of subjects
3 ECTS 25h
The Facilities and their Contribution to the Business Strategy
  • Business organization and FM.
  • Process management.
  • Services processes.
  • Lifecycle of assets.
  • Legal and normative frameworks: UNE-EN 15221.
  • Civil and criminal responsibilities of the FM.
  • Strategies and management models.
  • Risk management.
  • The FM market.
7 ECTS 55h
Value Creation and Management of Facilities
  • Space Management.
  • The operation of the facility services.
  • Maintenance and conservation (management).
  • Sustainability and natural environment.
  • Utilities Management.
  • Security.
5 ECTS 35h
Support Activities for Management
  • Project management.
  • Quality management.
  • Purchases and recruitment of services.
  • Property management.
  • Economic system.
  • Management control and Information Systems.
5 ECTS 40h
The Facility Manager and its Management Skills
  • Facility Manager skills.
  • Facility Management team.
  • Customer-users management.
  • Relations with suppliers and specialists.
5 ECTS 35h
Development of a Management Case Study
- From the presentation of a case, define the integration of organizational management model encompassing all services and present the Master Plan.
5 ECTS 35h
Economic System
  • Financial concepts.
  • Budgets and investments.
  • PPP / PFI Projects (Public Private Partnership / Private Finance Initiative).
  • Real estate investments and valuation of assets.
3 ECTS 20h
Information for Management
  • Indicators for management control.
  • FM's indicators.
  • Document management and KPIs.
  • Integral management.
  • FM scorecard and management reports.
3 ECTS 25h
Information Systems
  • Collection, research and analysis of data.
  • Information Systems and Technologies.
  • BIM for FM.
  • Smart cities.
  • New technologies for FM.
6 ECTS 45h
Implementation of a Facility Management Model
  • Service Management.
  • Implementation of an FM model, organization and Master Plan.
  • Service contracting process and "utilities".
  • Examples of FM model implementation.
  • Contracting of maintenance, cleaning, energy, security and others.
8 ECTS 50h
Development of a Control Management Case Study
- Based on the experience of presenting the case in the first postgraduate course, the delivery of the Implementation Master Plan of the Facility Management Unit is proposed.
10 ECTS 15h
Final Facility Management Project
  • There will be a teamwork consisting of the resolution of a case study format dissertation. The case study will involve the analysis of an heterogeneous building or real estate and students must bring together all the concepts discussed throughout the program.
  • At the end of the course, the team will defend the project before a tribunal formed by a representative part of the master's teaching staff.
The UPC School reserves the right to modify the contents of the programme, which may vary in order to better accommodate the course objectives.
Degree
Continuing education master's degree issued by the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Issued by virtue of the provisions of art. 7.1 of Organic Law 2/2023 of 22 March, concerning the University System, and art. 36 of Royal Decree 822/2021 of 28 September, which establishes the organisation of university education and the procedure for ensuring its quality. A prior official university qualification is necessary to obtain it. Otherwise, the student will receive a certificate of completion of the course issued by the Fundació Politècnica de Catalunya. Lifelong learning studies at the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya are approved by the University's Governing Council on an annual basis. (See details appearing on the certificate).
Range of modules
The continuing education master's degree programme is organized into the following modules. If you don't wish to take the entire continuing education master's degree you can sign on one or several modules.
Continuing education master's degree:
relation Postgraduate courses:

Learning methodology

The teaching methodology of the programme facilitates the student's learning and the achievement of the necessary competences.



Learning tools
Participatory lectures
A presentation of the conceptual foundations of the content to be taught, promoting interaction with the students to guide them in their learning of the different contents and the development of the established competences.
Practical classroom sessions
Knowledge is applied to a real or hypothetical environment, where specific aspects are identified and worked on to facilitate understanding, with the support from teaching staff.
Solving exercises
Solutions are worked on by practising routines, applying formulas and algorithms, and procedures are followed for transforming the available information and interpreting the results.
Case studies
Real or hypothetical situations are presented in which the students, in a completely participatory and practical way, examine the situation, consider the various hypotheses and share their own conclusions.
Success stories
Outstanding business knowledge and experiences with high added value acquired during an outstanding professional career are presented and shared.
Tutorship
Students are given technical support in the preparation of the final project, according to their specialisation and the subject matter of the project.
Streaming sessions
Synchronous online interactive open sessions will be planned. Professors attend these sessions and students pose questions and address their concerns. Synchronous sessions will be scheduled in calendar.
Assessment criteria
Attendance
At least 80% attendance of teaching hours is required.
Solving exercises, questionnaires or exams
Individual tests aimed at assessing the degree of learning and the acquisition of competences.
Completion and presentation of the final project
Individual or group projects in which the contents taught in the programme are applied. The project can be based on real cases and include the identification of a problem, the design of the solution, its implementation or a business plan. The project will be presented and defended in public.
Work placements & employment service
Students can access job offers in their field of specialisation on the My_Tech_Space virtual campus. Applications made from this site will be treated confidentially. Hundreds of offers of the UPC School of Professional & Executive Development employment service appear annually. The offers range from formal contracts to work placement agreements.
Virtual campus
The students on this continuing education master's degree will have access to the My_ Tech_Space virtual campus - an effective platform for work and communication between the course's students, lecturers, directors and coordinators. My_Tech_Space provides the documentation for each training session before it starts, and enables students to work as a team, consult lecturers, check notes, etc.

Teaching team

Academic management
  • Gaspar Fàbregas, Kàtia
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    PhD in Construction Engineering from UPC. Technical Architect and Engineer in Industrial Organization from the UPC. Associate lecturer at the Department of Technology of Architecture of the UPC. Member of the Construction Research and Innovation Group (GRIC). He has an experience of more than 18 years in the Building Laboratory of the EPSEB, managing and developing projects in the areas of construction, maintenance, rehabilitation of buildings and management of quality and environmental.
  • Gibert Armengol, Vicente
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    PhD in Construction Engineering from the UPC. Technical Architect and Master's Degree in Building Construction from the UPC. Postgraduate in Building Management and Maintenance (Facilities Management). Professor at the Department of Architectural Technology of the UPC. Project Manager at the Building Laboratory of the EPSEB, developing projects, reports and agreements in the areas of the construction, maintenance and rehabilitation of buildings.
  • Jordana Riba, Francesc de Paula
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    Ex-Professor at the Department of Architectural Technology of the UPC. Master's degree in Construction Companies Management and Master's Degree in Building Technologies, both from the UPC. Former Director of the Building Laboratory of the EPSEB, developing projects, reports and agreements in the areas of construction,  rehabilitation of buildings and environmental and quality management.
Teaching staff
  • Domínguez Sáez, Sebastià
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    Industrial Technical Engineer, specialized in Electronics from the Rovira i Virgili University (URV). Master in Facility Management from the Polytechnic University of Catalonia (UPC). Master's Degree in Smart City Management (IL3-UB). Specialization in Law and Management of Cooperatives (URV). Member of the Tarragona College of Technical Engineers. KNX Partner. Member of the Catalan Association of Facility Management (ACFM). Member of the KnownUrban.net Committee of Experts. He accumulates an experience of more than 15 years as a specialist in smartbuildings and technological implementations, as well as more than 5 in facilities management and maintenance.
  • Esteve Bou, Marta
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    Bachelor's Degree in Law from the University of Barcelona. Master in Business Communication from EADA Business School. Coach certified by ICF, Consultant and Training in Human Resources and Organization Projects.
  • Ferré Sanz, Helena
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    Chemical Engineer at the UPC. CMPV (Certified Mesurement & Verification Professional) for EVO and member of the Association of Energy Engineers. Currently at TEST JG (GRUPO JG INGENIEROS), he has accumulated an experience of more than 10 years in the sector of Commissioning and Facility Management.
  • Fontanals Perez-Portabella, Jose Maria
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    Industrial Engineer, Master¿s Degree in Business Administration from ESADE. Founder and CEO of TOPproperty. Founder and member of the Board of the Catalan Association of Installation Management. Member of the sub-commission of self-protection plans of the COEIC, which worked for the last 20 years to manage real estate assets for Savills, family offices, developers and funds. He also worked in energy management (Endesa) and facilities companies, at Govoni Iberica and Elecnor, and has participated as an entrepreneur in projects in the education, leisure and human resources sectors.
  • Gaspar Fàbregas, Kàtia
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    PhD in Construction Engineering from UPC. Technical Architect and Engineer in Industrial Organization from the UPC. Associate lecturer at the Department of Technology of Architecture of the UPC. Member of the Construction Research and Innovation Group (GRIC). He has an experience of more than 18 years in the Building Laboratory of the EPSEB, managing and developing projects in the areas of construction, maintenance, rehabilitation of buildings and management of quality and environmental.
  • Gibert Armengol, Vicente
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    PhD in Construction Engineering from the UPC. Technical Architect and Master's Degree in Building Construction from the UPC. Postgraduate in Building Management and Maintenance (Facilities Management). Professor at the Department of Architectural Technology of the UPC. Project Manager at the Building Laboratory of the EPSEB, developing projects, reports and agreements in the areas of the construction, maintenance and rehabilitation of buildings.
  • Jordana Riba, Francesc de Paula
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    Ex-Professor at the Department of Architectural Technology of the UPC. Master's degree in Construction Companies Management and Master's Degree in Building Technologies, both from the UPC. Former Director of the Building Laboratory of the EPSEB, developing projects, reports and agreements in the areas of construction,  rehabilitation of buildings and environmental and quality management.
  • Martínez Gutiérrez, Francisco
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    Training in Military Engineering (FAS) and Criminology (UNED). Master's degree in Facility Management (UNIR). He is a legal expert in Facility Management, Security and Drones. CEO of FMIC (Facility Management for Critical Infrastructures S.L.). He is a member of the ACFM board of directors. He is the author, academic director and professor of master's, postgraduate courses and Facility, Property, Security and Drone Management courses at professional colleges, Universities by private and public sector. He is drones pilot instructor. He accumulates an experience in the FM and drones sector over 35 years.
  • Martínez Pérez del Corral, Enrique
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    Building Engineer from the UPC. Postgraduate in Pathology and structural study of existing constructions. Postgraduate in Facility Management from the CAATEEB. Master's Degree in Private Security Management from the UB and Pilot of Drones. Currently, he works at CBRE performing Property Management for Monterri Investments SL and as a Facility Manager for the Werfen group. Member in active employment of the Catalan Association of Facility Management (ACFM).
  • Martínez Ramos, Alberto
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    Graduated in engineering from the Polytechnic University of Catalonia (UPC) and master's degree in Engineering from the University of Vic (UVic). Postgraduate degree in Management of Integrated Quality Systems: Environment and Occupational Risk Prevention, from the Open University of Catalonia (UOC). Head of the Building Maintenance Service of the Diputació de Barcelona. With 30 years of experience in the building sector, developing activities in all phases of the construction process (design, construction and post-construction). He currently focuses on tasks related to Facility Management and sustainability.
  • Martínez Rivera, Susana
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    Degree in Mining Engineering, Senior Technician in PRL (SHE), Health and Safety Coordinator, Environmental Manager. Currently Delegate in AURA ENGINYERS area Catalonia and Levante. Previous experience as an Assistant in the Engineering Group of the University of Oviedo. More than 15 years of experience as PRL construction / CSS technician, in singular buildings projects (Torre Agbar, Diagonal 1, Control Tower Aeropuerto BCN) and civil works (AVE, Metro) and industrial environments (CELSA, INOVYN, TORRAS PAPEL) . Collaborator in training of the College of Industrial Engineers.
  • Naval Bonet, Joan
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    Architect from the Polytechnic University of Catalonia (UPC) and Master in Urban Planning and Real Estate Management from the Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB). Currently, architect of the Territorial Planning Service of the City Council of Sant Cugat del Vallès. Previously, head of planning licenses in the city council itself; land manager at Anida - Grup BBVA and urban planning and management technician at INCASÒL.
  • Navas Pacheco, Cristina
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    Architect from the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC). Certified in Professional Project Manager (PMP) and in Projects in Controlled Environments (PRINCE2). Director of General Services of the Clinical Foundation for Biomedical Research. She is currently a member of the working groups for the creation of the training plan in Facility Management in Public Administration, and a collaborating lecturer in the Postgraduate in Facility Management at the Sert School and in the Master's in Facility Management at the UPC. More than 10 years of experience in the public sector, with collaboration in different Departments of the Generalitat de Catalunya.
  • Ortí i Llop, Josep
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    Industrial Technical Engineer from the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC). General Management Program (CEO) for IESE Business School. Building committee chairman of the Spanish Association of Maintenance (AEM), and member of the board of the Catalan Association of Facility Management (ACFM). 
  • Rodriguez Seijo, Juan Manuel
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    Industrial Engineer from the Polytechnic University of Madrid (UPM), Management Development Program from the IESE Business School, Master Business Administration from the University of Barcelona (UB), Master in Facility Management from Ramón Llull University (URL) and Master in Pevention of Occupational Risks by the Polytechnic University of Catalonia (UPC). Director of Carpire Solutions, a comprehensive consulting company in Facility Management (FM). More than 30 years of experience in the FM sector, in strategic consulting and in the implementation and departmental and operational direction of Facility Management departments in both public and private organizations. Project tutor in various programs and master's degrees.
  • Roger Azemar, Ignasi
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    Degree in Economic and Business Sciences from UPF. Executive MBA from IESE. Director of Infrastructure Equipment and Energy Services of the Generalitat de Catalunya, SAU. He accumulates 25 years of experience in the management of Facilities Management and Facilities Services companies in both the private and public sectors.
  • Roger Berenguer, Sebastià
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    Industrial Engineer from the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC) and graduated in the General Management Program from the IESE. He is currently a consultant, advisor and trainer in Real Estate Asset Management and Facility Management at Carpire Solutions SLP. Founding member of the Sociedad Española de Facility Management, today IFMA-España, and founding member of the Catalan Association of Facility Management (ACFM). Founder and director of the first Masters in Facility Management in Spain (La Salle-URL) and has been teaching different FM programs for more than 25 years.
  • Royano García, Verónica
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    Technical Architect and Master's Degree in Building Construction from the UPC. Professor at the Department of Architectural Technology of the UPC. Technical specialist at the Building Laboratory of the EPSEB, developing projects, reports and agreements in the areas of the construction, maintenance and rehabilitation of buildings.
  • Sistach i Manén, Marc
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    Industrial engineer at the UPC. PDD for ESADE, Master in Marketing Management for ISM and Postgraduate Diploma in Smart Cities by the UOC. Corporate Facility Director at CIRSA. Previously, he had been the Director of Exploitation at URBICSA, concessionaire of the City of Justice of Barcelona and L'Hospitalet de Llobregat and Director of Operations at AGBAR. He was the General Coordinator of the facility management work group of the Association / College of Industrial Engineers of Catalonia and President of the Catalan Association of Facility Management.
  • Trisan Segui, Francesc
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    Industrial Engineer from the Polytechnic University of Catalonia (UPC). Postgraduate in Maintenance from the UPC. Bronze Academy Facility Management by Johnson Controls. Founding partner of the Catalan Association of Facility Management (ACFM) and of the Facility Management working group of the Official College of Industrial Engineers of Catalonia (COEIC). 15 years of experience in the Facility Management sector in leading multinationals in the sector such as Johnson Controls and CBRE. He currently develops a global position within CBRE.

Associates entities

Strategic partners
  • Associació Catalana de Facility Management
    • Participates in the design of the contents of the programme, and ensures they are appropriate to the needs of the professional sphere.
    • Provides teachers and lecturers.
    • Disseminates the programme in the professional sphere and area of expertise.
Collaborating partners

Career opportunities

  • Area Director of Facility and Property Management.
  • Manager of industrial maintenance and facilities.
  • Manager of integral real estate services and general services.
  • Manager of equipment, buildings and public space in public administrations.

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