Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering
Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering
Terrassa School of Industrial, Aerospace and Audiovisual Engineering (ESEIAAT)
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 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
- Terrassa School of Industrial, Aerospace and Audiovisual Engineering (ESEIAAT)
- Official degree
- Recorded in the Ministry of Education's degree register
- Places
- 270
- 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
- Drives and Transmissions 6
- Electromobility and Electrical Aircraft Systems 3
- Embedded Systems Programming 3
- Energy Efficiency Systems 3
- Energy Storage and Conversion Application 3
- Engineering Graphics 6
- Engines and Powertrains 3
- Experimental Design 3
- Finite Elements in Structural Analysis 3
- Fundamentals of Robotics 3
- Greening the Built Environment 3
- Highly Automated Production Systems 3
- Hospital Engineering 6
- Information and Communication Technology 3
- 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 Object-Oriented Programming 3
- Introduction to Reverse Engineering 3
- Leadership and Professional Development in Engineering 3
- Lightweight Materials for Engineering Applications 3
- Mathematical Models in Engineering 3
- Mathematics and Computing Engineering 3
- Mobile Programming 6
- Motorbikes Design and Secrets 3
- Plastic Materials Technology 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
- Structures and Industrial Construction 9
- Surface Chemistry for Industrial Applications Design 3
- Technology, Society and Globalization: the Sustainability Challenge in the XXIth Century 6
- Theory and Design of Machines and Mechanisms II 6
- Thermal Systems II 4.5
- Uav Generative Design 6
- Validating and Communicating Innovative Ideas 6
- Vehicle Dynamics 3
- Vibroacoustics 3
- Web Applications 3
- Written Academic Skills for Engineering 3
Seventh semester
- Adjustments and Numerical Control 6
- Advanced Programming 6
- Engineering of Manufacturing Processes 6
- Experimental Mechanics of Advanced Materials and Structures 6
- Industrialization of Mechanical Projects 6
- Initiation to Paper and Graphic Industrial Tecnologies 6
- Internship 12
- Modelisation, Complexity and Sustainability 6
- Planning, Simulation and Supervision of Industrial Processes 6
- Programming of Mobiles Android 6
- Project of Machines and Mechanisms 6
- Project Oriented Methodology 6
Eighth semester
- Agrivoltaics: Photovoltaic Solar Energy for Sustainable Development 3
- Air Conditioning Systems and Instrumentation 6
- 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
- Building Energy Certification 3
- 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
- Introduction to Robotics and Automation 3
- Life Cycle Assessment 3
- Mechanical CAD 6
- 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
- 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.
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.
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering / Bachelor's degree in Textile Technology and Design Engineering
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering / Bachelor's degree in Industrial Design and Product Development Engineering
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering / Bachelor's degree in Industrial Electronics and Automatic Control Engineering
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering / Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering / Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering / Master's degree in Industrial Engineering / Degree in Business Administration and Management (UOC).
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