Bachelor's degree in Industrial Design and Product Development
Bachelor's degree in Industrial Design and Product Development Engineering
Terrassa School of Industrial, Aerospace and Audiovisual Engineering (ESEIAAT)
On the bachelor's degree in Industrial Design and Product Development Engineering you will train to be a qualified professional who will carry out industrial design activities and create new products, concepts and services that add value to the production process. You will acquire the necessary experience in design to plan and develop the entire lifecycle of a product, as well as key competencies in establishing and developing operational, functional, technical, constructive, aesthetic and communicative aspects of production and commercialisation. You will learn to generate virtual and physical models and prototypes, use manual and computer tools for calculation and artistic and industrial expression, process graphic information, and analyse and assess the social and environmental impact of technical solutions.
- Duration
- 4 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
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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
- Terrassa School of Industrial, Aerospace and Audiovisual Engineering (ESEIAAT)
- Official degree
- Recorded in the Ministry of Education's degree register
- Places
- 60
- 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
- Advanced Programming Oriented Towards Goals 3
- Autonomous Vehicle Programming 3
- Big Data Tools and Applications 3
- Characterization Techniques for Metallic Alloys 3
- Creative Lab 6
- Creative Programming with Processing 3
- Critical Thinking for 3D Printing 6
- Decision Criteria - Engineer as Employee or Engineer as Entrepreneur 3
- Ecodesign 6
- Economic Factors and Marketing 6
- Electromobility and Electrical Aircraft Systems 3
- Energy Efficiency Systems 3
- Energy Storage and Conversion Application 3
- Experimental Design 3
- Experimental Design Workshop Product 6
- Finite Elements in Structural Analysis 3
- Fundamentals of Robotics 3
- Highly Automated Production Systems 3
- Hospital Engineering 6
- Information and Communication Technology 3
- Introduction to Big Data 3
- Introduction to Dynamical Systems and Ergodic Theory 3
- Introduction to Forensic Expert for Technique Dispute Resolution 3
- Introduction to Object-Oriented Programming 3
- Introduction to Reverse Engineering 3
- Leadership and Professional Development in Engineering 3
- Lightweight Materials for Engineering Applications 3
- Manufacturing Processes 6
- Mathematical Models in Engineering 3
- Mathematics and Computing Engineering 3
- Mobile Programming 6
- Motorbikes Design and Secrets 3
- Product Design II 6
- Product Presentation 6
- Professional Communication for Engineers Through Virtual Reality 3
- Real-Time Programming and Database Systems 3
- Robotics and Automation 3
- Safety Robotics and Automation for Industry 4.0 3
- Surface Chemistry for Industrial Applications Design 3
- Technology, Society and Globalization: the Sustainability Challenge in the XXIth Century 6
- Uav Generative Design 6
- Validating and Communicating Innovative Ideas 6
- Vibroacoustics 3
- Web Applications 3
- Written Academic Skills for Engineering 3
Seventh semester
- Advanced Programming 6
- Applied Robotics 6
- Initiation to Paper and Graphic Industrial Tecnologies 6
- Integral Design Management 6
- Internship 12
- Material Selection in Industrial Design 6
- Modelisation, Complexity and Sustainability 6
- Practical Design of Goods and Equipment 6
- Programming of Mobiles Android 6
- Project Oriented Methodology 6
- Textiles for Product Design 6
- Workshop in Plastic Objects Design 6
Eighth semester
- Agrivoltaics: Photovoltaic Solar Energy for Sustainable Development 3
- Application of Python/Matlab/C++ to Thermal Engineering Mechanical and Aeronautical Problems 3
- Applied Research Methods in Engineering Science 3
- Bachelor's Thesis 24
- Basic Robotics 6
- Digitalization Applied to Energy Systems 3
- Electrical Project Design with Eplan 3
- Fundamentals of Rams Engineering in the Certification of Aerospace Products 3
- Hydraulic Hybrid Machines 3
- Hydrogen's Future: Technologies and Applications 3
- Integral Design of Product 6
- International Projection of Design 6
- Introduction to Robotics and Automation 3
- Life Cycle Assessment 3
- Numerical Methods for Engineers 6
- Photonics. Optics Applied to Engineering 6
- Professional Communication for Engineers Through Virtual Reality II 3
- R&D in Engineering 3
- Sports Engineering 3
- Technological Projects I 6
- Technological Projects II 6
- Thermal Analysis Techniques Applied to Engineering Materials 3
- UAV Introduction to Drone Flight (Uas) 3
- CompulsoryECTS
- OptionalECTS
- ProjectECTS
- Professional opportunities
- Analysis and diagnosis of products and processes in companies in any industrial sector; technical, design, research and project departments; and new product development departments.
- Market analysis and identifying opportunities for new products; diagnosis in business innovation and strategy.
- Composition and formal analysis; modelling, simulation and development of models and prototypes.
- Ergonomics and aesthetics of industrial products and processes.
- Consultancy and advice.
- Freelance work: provision of consultancy and advisory services in design companies.
- Public administration.
- Teaching and research.
Double-degree pathways at the UPC
You have the possibility of complementing this bachelor's degree with a specific pathway towards a double degree by taking an additional number of credits from one of the other degrees taught at the School. Generally, this involves an additional year of study. To gain admission to a double degree of this kind you must have taken a minimum number of credits on one of the bachelor's degrees. The number of places is limited.
You have the possibility of complementing this bachelor's degree with a specific pathway towards a double degree by taking an additional number of credits from one of the other degrees taught at the School. Generally, this involves an additional year of study. To gain admission to a double degree of this kind you must have taken a minimum number of credits on one of the bachelor's degrees. The number of places is limited.
- Bachelor's degree in Industrial Design and Product Development Engineering / Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering
- Bachelor's degree in Industrial Design and Product Development Engineering / Bachelor's degree in Textile Technology and Design Engineering
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