Bachelor's degree in Aerospace Technology Engineering
Bachelor's degree in Aerospace Technology Engineering + master's degree in Aerospace Engineering. Sequential academic programme (PARS): Aerospace Engineer
Terrassa School of Industrial, Aerospace and Audiovisual Engineering (ESEIAAT)
The bachelor’s degree in Aerospace Technology Engineering provides solid multidisciplinary training in aerospace engineering. On the degree, you will acquire the versatility to adapt to new situations and assimilate future technological developments in the aerospace industry. Your career may involve any area related to aircraft and space vehicles, including their design, construction, operation and maintenance and the infrastructure needed for them to operate. You may also work in airport planning and construction projects, aeronautical company management, environmental and renewable energy projects, and aeronautics and space research.
- 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
- Timetables
- The degree is taught in the mornings. Subjects may be repeated the following semester in the afternoons.
- Language of instruction
Check the language of instruction for each subject (and timetable) in the course guide in the curriculum.
Information on language use in the classroom and students’ language rights.
- 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
- What are the requirements to enrol in a bachelor's degree course?
- 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
- Electrical Circuits 6
- Fluid Mechanics 7.5
- Materials Science 7.5
- Mechanics 4.5
- Propulsion Systems 4.5
Fifth semester
Sixth semester
- Advanced Fluid Mechanics 3
- Advanced Programming Oriented Towards Goals 3
- Aerospace Structures 7.5
- Air Pollution and Treatment Technologies 6
- Airport Process Rethinking 3
- Applied UAV Control 3
- Autonomous Vehicle Programming 3
- Aviation Meteorology 3
- Avionics 4.5
- Basic Robotics 6
- Big Data Tools and Applications 3
- Bim for Engineers 3
- Building Energy Certification 3
- Control and Guidance of Mobile Robots 6
- Creative Lab 6
- Creative Programming with Processing 3
- Critical Thinking for 3D Printing 6
- Design, Build and Test Unmanned Aircraft 3
- Electromobility and Electrical Aircraft Systems 3
- Embedded Systems Programming 3
- Energy Storage and Conversion Application 3
- Experimental Aerodynamics 3
- Experimental Labs in Fluids 3
- Flight Mechanics 6
- Flight Simulation for Aeronautical Engineering 3
- Fundamentals of Cubesat Mission Design 3
- Gas Dynamics and Heat and Mass Transfer 6
- High Performance Computing for Aerospace Engineering 3
- Highly Automated Production Systems 3
- Hospital Engineering 6
- Initiation to Paper and Graphic Industrial Tecnologies 6
- Introduction to Big Data 3
- Introduction to Cubesats 3
- Introduction to Dynamical Systems and Ergodic Theory 3
- Introduction to Forensic Expert for Technique Dispute Resolution 3
- Introduction to Lean Construction 3
- Introduction to Object-Oriented Programming 3
- Introduction to Rockets 3
- Key Factors for the Professional Success 3
- Leadership and Professional Development in Engineering 3
- Lean Construction and Circular Economy Basics 3
- Mobile Programming 6
- Modelisation, Complexity and Sustainability 6
- Numerical Methods for Engineers 6
- Numerical Tools in Machine Learning for Aeronautical Engineering 3
- Planning, Simulation and Supervision of Industrial Processes 6
- Polymers in Engineering 6
- Professional Communication for Engineers Through Virtual Reality 3
- Programming of Mobiles Android 6
- Propulsion 6
- Robotic Exploration of the Solar System 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
- Towards a New Cockpit Generation Commercial Aircraft 3
- Turbulence in Aerospace Science and Engineering 3
- Uav Generative Design 6
- Validating and Communicating Innovative Ideas 6
- Vibroacoustics 3
- Web Applications 3
Seventh semester
Eighth semester
- Advanced Control Systems 3
- Agrivoltaics: Photovoltaic Solar Energy for Sustainable Development 3
- Alternative Propulsion Vehicles 3
- An Introduction to Space Systems 3
- Analysis of Thermal and Fluid Dynamics Issues in Industrial And/Or Aeronautical Systems and Equipment 3
- Application of Matlab-Octave to Thermal Engineering Problems 3
- Application of Open-Source Cfd to Engineering Problems 3
- Application of Python/Matlab/C++ to Thermal Engineering Mechanical and Aeronautical Problems 3
- Applied Research Methods in Engineering Science 3
- Automobile Electronics 3
- Bachelor's Thesis 12
- BIM Management 3
- Characterization Techniques for Metallic Alloys 3
- Decision Criteria - Engineer as Employee or Engineer as Entrepreneur 3
- Digitalization Applied to Energy Systems 3
- Electrical Project Design with Eplan 3
- Energy Efficiency Systems 3
- Engines and Powertrains 3
- Experimental Design 3
- Finite Elements in Structural Analysis 3
- Fluid Dynamic Technologies in Vehicles 3
- Fluid Mechanics II 3
- Fundamentals of Rams Engineering in the Certification of Aerospace Products 3
- Fundamentals of Robotics 3
- Greening the Built Environment 3
- Hydraulic Hybrid Machines 3
- Hydrogen's Future: Technologies and Applications 3
- Industrial Organic Chemistry 3
- Information and Communication Technology 3
- Innovation and Creativity: Tools for Engineering 3
- Introduction to Reverse Engineering 3
- Introduction to Robotics and Automation 3
- Introduction to Sailplanes 3
- Knowledge of Aerospace Companies and Professional Practice 3
- Lasers and Photonic Technologies for Engineering 3
- Learning From Mechanical Failure in Engineering 3
- Life Cycle Assessment 3
- Lightweight Materials for Engineering Applications 3
- Lignocellulosic Biorefineries 3
- Materials Characterization and Surface Engineering 3
- Materials Chemistry 3
- Materials Engineering: Learning From Disasters 3
- Mathematical Models in Engineering 3
- Mathematics and Computing Engineering 3
- Mechanical Design and Manufacturing 3
- Mechanics of Robotic Manipulation 3
- Motorbikes Design and Secrets 3
- Nonlinear Systems, Chaos and Control in Engineering 3
- Numerical Optimization with Applications in Machine Learning and Aeronautical Engineering 3
- Optimization of Industrial Processes 3
- Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicles. Concept, Design and Project of Electric Propulsion Systems 3
- Professional Communication for Engineers Through Virtual Reality II 3
- R&D in Engineering 3
- Real-Time Programming and Database Systems 3
- Spoken Academic and Professional Skills 3
- Sports Engineering 3
- Sustainable Manufacturing Technologies 3
- Technological Projects I 6
- Technological Projects II 6
- Telemetry and Smart Electronics Projects 3
- Thermal Analysis Techniques Applied to Engineering Materials 3
- Thermodynamics of Materials 3
- Uav Fundamentals & Operations 3
- Uav Guidance & Autonomous Control 3
- Uav Hardware & Programming 3
- UAV Introduction to Drone Flight (Uas) 3
- Uav Research & Development 3
- Uav Research & Development Project 3
- Uav Sensors & Applications 3
- Unit Operation in Engineering 3
- Vehicle Dynamics 3
- Wind Turbines Design 3
- Written Academic Skills for Engineering 3
- CompulsoryECTS
- OptionalECTS
- ProjectECTS
- Professional opportunities
- Design, manufacture, maintenance and operation of aerospace vehicles (aircraft and spacecraft) and aeronautical engineering works.
- Planning, construction and management of airport infrastructure.
- Control and supervision of ground facilities, airport terminals, signalling systems and structures used in air navigation.
- Management of aeronautical companies.
- Management of environmental and security projects related to relevant areas of expertise.
- Teaching and research.
With other universities or centers of higher education in Catalonia
Within the framework of the courses offered by the Interdisciplinary Higher Education Centre (CFIS)
You can also take an interdisciplinary double degree coordinated by the CFIS at two UPC schools.
Further information on the CFIS website
- Bachelor's degree in Aerospace Technology Engineering + Master's degree in Aeronautical Engineering + Bachelor's degree in Business Administration and Management (UOC)
- Bachelor's degree in Aerospace Technology Engineering + Master's degree in Aeronautical Engineering + Bachelor's degree in Economics (UOC)
Within the framework of the courses offered by the Interdisciplinary Higher Education Centre (CFIS)
You can also take an interdisciplinary double degree coordinated by the CFIS at two UPC schools.
Further information on the CFIS website
Check the degree’s main quality indicators in the University Studies in Catalonia portal of the Catalan University Quality Assurance Agency. Find information on topics such as degree evaluation results, student satisfaction and graduate employment data.
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