Master's Degree in Architecture

Oficial title

This Master's Degree in Architecture enables you to work as a professional architect in Spain and across Europe. The aim of the programme is to give students the opportunity to add to the skills and knowledge acquired as apart of the Bachelor's Degree in Architecture (Grado en Fundamentos de Arquitectura), exploring architectural projects in greater depth from an experimental viewpoint, while providing a solid and multidisciplinary grasp of the field.

The Master's Degree in Architecture enables you to practise as an architect, access doctoral programmes, possess a professional qualification which improves your employability, and ensure full recognition of your professional qualifications abroad.

If you are already a student at our university, you can enrol in the Programa Académico de Recorrido Sucesivo (PARS), where we offer you the opportunity to complete both the Bachelor's Degree and the Master's Degree in Architecture in a continuous manner. It will allow you to enrol in the master's degree when you have a maximum of 30 ECTS credits to complete, all of them corresponding to the last year, including the Final Degree Project (TFG)

If you are an international student, you may access the master's with an undergraduate degree in Architecture that qualifies you for a master's in the country where it was issued. To sign off on your own projects in Spain, you will need to apply for the official recognition (homologation) of your foreign degree as equivalent to the Spanish Bachelor's Degree in Architecture.

In any case, and even if you are not interested in obtaining the indicated homologation, the master's provides a recognised qualification that will boost not only your skills but also your employability in any architecture practice.

Spanish architecture rightly enjoys great prestige throughout the world. For this reason, this final year of training will concern gaining first-hand knowledge of the country's architecture, by studying it, visiting it and getting to know some of the studios which are playing a key role in shaping it today. Each year, a different studio works closely with our students, who will also be able to visit their facilities. Students will work on a project and will be guided by the studio's staff throughout.

All of this work will take place in an international environment, with students from a range of different countries - people who could soon become your international partners. And all teaching activities will be in English.

In the CEU Master's Degree in Architecture, we collaborate each year with an internationally renowned architecture studio.

Throughout the 2025-26 academic year, we will be working in collaboration with Carles Enrich Studio, an architectural practice based in Barcelona that works at different scales in the fields of architecture, urban design, and landscape, with an across-the-board focus and a meticulous diagnosis of pre-existing conditions.

The studio, led by Carles Enrich, combines research, technical exploration, and a commitment to exceed expectations, delivering rigorous and site-sensitive architectural interventions.

Carles Enrich Studio has received numerous accolades, including nominations for the EU Mies Award in 2017 and 2019; first prize at the XIII and XIV Spanish Biennial of Architecture and Urbanism in 2016 and 2018; the FAD Opinion Award in 2016; the AJAC Awards in 2012, 2016, and 2018; as well as participation in the Venice Architecture Biennale in 2012 and 2016.

This collaboration allows students to connect theoretical learning with professional practice and understand what you need to study to become an architect today: technical knowledge, critical thinking, environmental awareness, and material innovation.

Improve your skills, your employment prospects, and your ability to work as part of a team, and gain a global vision of architectural practice via the different types of placement we can offer you: voluntary placements, Erasmus+ traineeships and internal scholarships.
All teaching activities on the degree are also scheduled for the late afternoon and evening, on a maximum of four days a week, so that you can combine a professional placement with your studies.

At the same time, you will be developing your own project, with the support of an expert professional team throughout the process. Now is the time to intensify your learning and give your career a boost before it even starts. All of the degree content has a practical focus and aims to be directly applicable to professional practice. Some of the best architects currently practising will be your lecturers, enabling you to network even as you learn.

The whole programme seeks to immerse you in real architectural problems, so that you can learn through real experience: practical workshops, challenges, travel and study visits, debates, etc. Now is the time to experiment, discover, make mistakes, choose, and experience new things. It will all take place in a laboratory - and the clue is in the name. It is a place for teamwork, experimentation, questioning assumptions and the production - and then the perfection - of prototypes. In this shared laboratory, you will have your own workspace within the team area at our design and architecture school, ESET. The core of the whole programme is a professional project which you will undertake, enabling you to bring together everything you have learnt during your studies and show that you are ready to begin your architectural career. An expert team will guide you the process so that you can produce the best possible project.

And the rest of the study programme will strengthen your practical and skills, enhancing your project still further. As the Spanish architect Alejandro de la Sota said, "architecture is the air we breathe, but it is one which is laden with aromas and wisdom, and the air itself is transformed through architecture."

To enrol in the programme, you must hold a Spanish Bachelor's Degree in Fundamentals of Architecture or an equivalent qualification that grants access to a master's degree in the country where it was issued. Additionally, a B2 level of English or higher is required. If you do not have an official English certificate, you can demonstrate your proficiency through a test administered by our university.

If you are already a student at our university, you can enrol in the Programa Académico de Recorrido Sucesivo (PARS). This programme allows you to progress seamlessly from the Bachelor's Degree in Fundamentals of Architecture to the Master's Degree in Architecture. You may register for the master's when you have a maximum of 30 ECTS credits left to complete your degree, all of which must correspond to the final year, including the Final Degree Project (TFG).

To assess your application, you must submit at least the following documents:

If your degree was not awarded in Spain, you must also provide the European Diploma Supplement or an equivalent document confirming that your studies grant access to a master's degree in the country where it was issued.

Our university offers the Transformative Skills Programme, designed to provide learning opportunities that enhance your employability.

This programme consists of four modules based on a practical approach structured around CEU transversal competencies, also known as soft skills.

Soft skills have become essential for navigating the ever-changing, "liquid" environment we live in. They hold significant value in the professional and labour market. The most highly regarded training programmes for developing these skills foster personal growth and provide official accreditation of your training.

Each module consists of four hours of instruction, during which a group of students, guided by a facilitator, follows a structured yet flexible agenda tailored to their learning needs. This agenda includes practical activities, interactive exercises, theoretical models, self-assessment tasks, peer feedback sessions, and reflection spaces.

Official (or university) master's degrees are verified by ANECA (National Agency for Quality Assessment and Accreditation) and accredited by AVAP (Valencian Agency for Assessment and Foresight). Unlike proprietary degrees, which are verified solely by the university, official master's degrees undergo external accreditation.

As an official qualification, it is recognised and valid across all European Higher Education Area (EHEA) countries.

Provides access to doctoral programmes.

Awards points for public administration competitive exams and selection processes, whereas proprietary degrees are recognised as continuing education. In the corporate sector, both qualifications hold equal value.