UDIT opens registration for MASTERLUZ, the first Spanish master's degree that professionalises lighting design.

UDIT, University of Design, Innovation and Technology, expands its specialised training offer with the launch of MASTERLUZ, the Master's Degree in Continuing Education in Lighting Design for Architecture and Interior Design, whose first class will begin classes in January 2026.

This master's degree, unique in Spain, is aimed at graduates in Architecture, Design, Fine Arts, Engineering or Communication and aims to transform the profile of students into that of professionals prepared to join any lighting studio, both nationally and internationally.

To this end, the University has designed a professionalising programme, aligned with the seven domains of the Certified Lighting Designer (CLD) and structured in two complementary semesters, one technical and the other creative, which include:

• Immersive "Working with Light" labs to develop lighting memory and experimentation skills.
• Executive Knowledge Base, with daily capsules taught by leading academics, applied and discussed in seminars.
• MBA-style casework, solving real-world problems drawn from the professional practice of lighting studios alongside a professional in the classroom.
• International Cycle of Conferences, curated by Lightecture, with global references of the sector, open and broadcasted online for professionals from all over the world.
• Integration projects tutored by national and international studios, which function as simulated professional practices.

"The industry needs lighting designers ready to join without a learning curve," says Dr. Ignacio Valero, director of the programme. "MASTERLUZ was created to fill this gap: the student designs from day one, builds a real portfolio and leaves with contacts that boost his or her career".

Dr. Ignacio Valero, an architect by training, with a doctorate cum laude in natural lighting, is, above all, passionate about light. He is the founder of ARKILUM, an architectural lighting consultancy that he also directs and from which he develops lighting projects of an enormous variety of typologies and scales, and as a teacher he has an intense specialised activity in lighting to his credit.

The master's degree has the support of APDI, the Professional Association of Lighting Designers, founded together with other members by Dr. Ignacio Valero, so that students become members from the first day, being able to access exclusive events, receive professional guidance and visibility in their channels.

A unique opportunity to train, specialise and take the first steps in a booming sector such as lighting design.