Master's Degree in Habitat Innovation

The Master's Degree in Habitat Innovation is an opportunity to delve deeper into and specialize in the design of different forms of living, seeking solutions focused on promoting social, environmental and economic justice.

Based on the knowledge of current needs, addressing future challenges and with innovation as a driving force for change, we seek to develop critical responses capable of imagining new housing strategies.

Objectives of the title

The degree seeks to train future students in its multiple approaches: a professional orientation linked to existing demand, specialized training in the field of housing, and a commitment to innovation that allows the implementation of new strategies around habitat. Thus, the objectives of the degree are:

• To provide an academic and professional context for a holistic analysis of housing and dwelling issues, through a transdisciplinary perspective.
• To provide professional specialization linked to existing demand, whether from professional practice, research or public service, in a relevant and essential field such as affordable and sustainable housing.
• Innovate by promoting solutions capable of advancing the improvement of the current built environment, aimed at improving people's lives, while proposing the most appropriate techniques to carry them out.

This specialized master's degree complements other higher education studies, such as the Master's in Architecture, providing graduates with a more competitive professional profile, improving their job placement opportunities.

Professional outings

The main job profiles for which the master's degree trains are:

• Architect specializing in housing (innovative and sustainable) for independent practice.
• Technical manager of departments focused on public housing within the Administrations, at state, regional or local level.
• Consultant specializing in environmental sustainability, from the sustainable development goals (SDG) and the control of the carbon footprint linked to housing.
• Consultant specializing in economic and financial sustainability of housing.
• Consultant specializing in social sustainability of housing.
• Project manager and good governance in new management models (cooperatives, co-housing...).
• Project manager in the housing area in companies linked to the management and construction sector.
• Teacher-Researcher, as a preliminary step to Doctoral Studies and thesis development.