Master’s in Global BIM Management

The Online Master’s in BIM Management is designed for professionals in architecture, engineering, structures, and MEP within the AEC sector who are already using or planning to implement BIM. It is particularly suited for architects, engineers, contractors, and project managers who wish to take on responsibilities in the management, coordination, and leadership of projects with an OpenBIM vision and a focus on interoperability.

Through this programme, participants will acquire the advanced skills and knowledge needed to efficiently manage BIM projects, including overseeing project workflows, coordinating and collaborating with multidisciplinary teams, and ensuring that BIM models remain accurate and up to date.

Yes. You will work with Autodesk Revit both in the modules and in the Final Master’s Project (FMP), and you will have access to the Block 0 introductory course, the “Autodesk Training Centre,” and all the resources it offers. But there is much more software: Autodesk Navisworks, Trello, Twinmotion, Plannerly, Solibri, Slack, BIM Collab, Rhinoceros, Dalux, Dynamo, Teckla, Synchro, BIM Vision, Speckle, Catenda, and many other tools for BIM coordination, cost management, and planning. Upon completion, you will also be able to obtain Autodesk and Bentley certifications.

And if you are interested in AI for Revit, you will go beyond design and modeling tasks. You will use AI in BIM to manage and validate model data and improve decision-making.

ZIGURAT’s Master’s in BIM Management is accredited by IL3-Universitat de Barcelona, Chartered Institute of Architectural Technologists (CIAT) and Building Transformations. In addition, is certified by Autodesk, Graphisoft and Bentley. This Master’s also offers a validation pathway towards the PG Dip of the MSc in Building Information Modelling and Project Collaboration at the University of Derby.

Yes, the Master’s in BIM Management follows a Live Online methodology. Each class is unique, allowing real-time interaction with professors through questions. In addition, it is worth 60 ECTS and offers a dual Master’s degree in BIM Management from ZIGURAT Institute of Technology and IL3-Universitat de Barcelona.

The BIM Manager is responsible for coordinating people, tools, and data, defining protocols and standards, ensuring the quality of the model, and overseeing the delivery of outputs (BEP, CDE, phase-based workflows). The Master’s in BIM Management prepares you to take on this role with a practical, results-oriented approach.

BIM is a collaborative way of planning, designing, constructing, and managing building and infrastructure assets through digital models and information flows. OpenBIM uses open standards (IFC) and a CDE to ensure interoperability between disciplines and BIM software across the design, construction, operation, and maintenance phases.

OpenBIM is even more critical when you combine BIM + AI, because you need consistent and interoperable data (IFC + CDE) to automate and decide with reliability.

BIM and AI complement each other to support management: through model data mining (IFC), issue prioritization, improved quality control of deliverables and reporting, and planning support. This Master’s integrates BIM + AI applied to data and project management, both aligned with OpenBIM standards to ensure that information is fully traceable, reusable, and useful for decision-making throughout the AECO project lifecycle.

The programme includes:

• Strategic management of BIM projects

• Information management throughout the BIM project lifecycle

• Multidisciplinary BIM model coordination

• OpenBIM interoperability and IFC-based workflows

• Collaborative information management in a Common Data Environment (CDE)

• BIM-based planning, construction and project handover

• Application of artificial intelligence to BIM processes

• BIM for asset, facilities, and lifecycle management

• Organisational implementation of BIM methodology

• Development and management of BIM Execution Plans (BEPs)