Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering
Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering
Vilanova i la Geltrú School of Engineering (EPSEVG)
The bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, provides a solid grounding in the design, development and use of machinery; mechanical processes and systems; criteria for the selection of materials; and the structural design of production systems and processes. You will acquire the knowledge needed to analyse, calculate, design and test machines, industrial installations, hydraulic and thermal engines, industrial structures and constructions, and production systems. You will also receive multidisciplinary training in fluid mechanics, thermal technology, electricity, automation, the design and construction of industrial HVAC systems, and graphic engineering techniques.
- Duration
- 4 academic years
- Study load
- 240 ECTS credits (including the bachelor's thesis). One credit is equivalent to a study load of 25-30 hours.
- Delivery
- Face-to-face
- Language of instruction
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- Fees and grants
- Approximate fees per academic year: €1,107 (€2,553 for non-EU residents). Consult the public fees system based on income (grants and payment options).
- Location
- Vilanova i la Geltrú School of Engineering (EPSEVG)
- Official degree
- Recorded in the Ministry of Education's degree register
- Places
- 200
- Registration and enrolment
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- Legalisation of foreign documents
- All documents issued in non-EU countries must be legalised and bear the corresponding apostille.
First semester
Second semester
Third semester
Fourth semester
Fifth semester
Sixth semester
- Academic Skills for Project Development 6
- Computer-Assisted Design and Simulation 6
- Emobility Lab 6
- Fluid Engineering 6
- Formula Student 2 6
- Industrial Structures and Constructions 6
- Machine Design 6
- Moto Student 2 6
- Thermal Engineering 6
Seventh semester
- 3D Advanced Manufacturing 6
- Aesthetics 6
- Analogue Electronics 6
- Automatic Regulation 6
- Automatic Regulation 6
- Battery Management Systems 6
- Computer Aided Machine Theory 6
- Computer-Aided Machines Design 6
- Computer-Assisted Structure Calculation 6
- Control Engineering 6
- Cross-Platform and Distributed Programming 6
- Design Methodology 6
- Design Workshop I 6
- Design Workshop II 6
- Digital Electronics 6
- Digital Systems 6
- Electric and Hybrid Vehicles 6
- Electric Drives 6
- Electrical Circuits 6
- Electrical Installations and Energy Efficiency 6
- Electrical Installations and Industrial Automation 6
- Electrical Machines I 6
- Electrical Machines II 6
- Electrical Power Lines 6
- Electrical Power Systems 6
- Electronic Instrumentation 6
- Electronics in Renewable Energy Systems 6
- Electrotechnics 6
- Experimental and Simulation Techniques for Stress Analysis 6
- Forensic Engineering and Industrial Reliability 6
- Heat and Hydraulic Engines I 6
- Industrial Automation 6
- Industrial Informatics 6
- Internet 6
- Low, Medium and High Voltage Electrical Installations 6
- Management and Saving of Electrical Energy 6
- Mathematics for Design 6
- Motors and Electric Mobility 6
- Operation and Programming of Machining Centers 6
- Power Electronics 6
- Power Electronics 6
- Power Plants and Renewable Energies 6
- Project Management 6
- Railway Technologies 6
- Renewable Energy Sources and Systems 6
- Robotic Systems 6
- Surface Engineering 6
Eighth semester
- CompulsoryECTS
- OptionalECTS
- ProjectECTS
- Professional opportunities
- Planning, management, execution and assessment of engineering projects related to mechanical engineering.
- Management, design, assembly and maintenance of industrial and production systems and installations in the fields of mechanical, electromechanical and thermal engineering and fluid mechanics.
- Calculation and design of hydraulic and thermal engines.
- Projects in the industrial HVAC sector and the processing and transport of fluids.
- Design, management and maintenance of equipment and industrial installations, structures and constructions.
- Drafting of technical, advisory and feasibility reports.
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Further information
Further information
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- Academic regulations
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Open day
Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering
- Day
- 18/02/2025
- Time
- 17:00 h
- Location
- Escola Politècnica Superior d'Enginyeria de Vilanova i la Geltrú (EPSEVG)
- Av. de Víctor Balaguer, 1, 08800
- Vilanova i la Geltrú
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- Face-to-Face information session. Registration is required. More information
Open day
Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering
- Day
- 18/03/2025
- Time
- 17:00 h
- Location
- Escola Politècnica Superior d'Enginyeria de Vilanova i la Geltrú (EPSEVG)
- Av. de Víctor Balaguer, 1, 08800
- Vilanova i la Geltrú
- More information
- Face-to-Face information session. Registration is required. More information
Open day
Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering
- Day
- 05/04/2025
- Time
- 11:00 h
- Location
- Escola Politècnica Superior d'Enginyeria de Vilanova i la Geltrú (EPSEVG)
- Av. de Víctor Balaguer, 1, 08800
- Vilanova i la Geltrú
- More information
- Face-to-Face information session. Registration is required. More information
Open day
Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering
- Day
- 13/05/2025
- Time
- 17:00 h
- Location
- Escola Politècnica Superior d'Enginyeria de Vilanova i la Geltrú (EPSEVG)
- Av. de Víctor Balaguer, 1, 08800
- Vilanova i la Geltrú
- More information
- Face-to-Face information session. Registration is required. More information