Bachelor's degree in Materials Engineering
The scientific and technical training you will receive on this bachelor’s degree in Materials Engineering course will equip you to design, develop, implement, manage and improve the production, transformation, processing, control, recycling and storage of materials and the safety and integrity of metal, ceramic, polymer, composite or biological materials and components. Your multidisciplinary training in this strategic field of engineering will be strongly rooted in materials science and industrial technology. It will cover sectors such as energy (including sustainable energy); automotive and aeronautical engineering; the naval industry; bioengineering; metals, plastics, ceramics and glass; manufacturing technologies; and recycling and environmental impact.
- 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
- Fees and grants
- Approximate fees per academic year: €2,431 (€3,646 for non-EU residents). Consult the public fees system based on income (grants and payment options).
- Oficial degree
- Recorded in the Ministry of Education's degree register
- Places
- 40
- 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.
- Professional opportunities
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- Design, assessment, selection and manufacture of materials according to their applications.
- Design, development and control of the manufacture, transformation, reuse and storage of materials.
- Assessment of the safety, durability and structural integrity of materials and components.
- Technical supervision.
- Production engineering.
- Production of electrical components. Employment in the microelectronics industry.
- Selection of materials for design.
- Modelling of production processes and material processing.
- Control of materials and processes, and characterisation in laboratories.
- Quality control of raw materials, processes and products.
- Teaching and research.
| Subjects | ECTS | Type | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 | 6 | Obligatòria | ||
| 6 | Obligatòria | |||
| 6 | Obligatòria | |||
| 6 | Obligatòria | |||
| 6 | Obligatòria | |||
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Q2
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6 | Obligatòria | ||
| 6 | Obligatòria | |||
| 6 | Obligatòria | |||
| 6 | Obligatòria | |||
| 6 | Obligatòria | |||
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Q3
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6 | Obligatòria | ||
| 6 | Obligatòria | |||
| 6 | Obligatòria | |||
| 6 | Obligatòria | |||
| 6 | Obligatòria | |||
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Q4
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6 | Obligatòria | ||
| 6 | Obligatòria | |||
| 6 | Obligatòria | |||
| 6 | Obligatòria | |||
| 6 | Obligatòria | |||
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Q5
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6 | Obligatòria | ||
| 6 | Obligatòria | |||
| 6 | Obligatòria | |||
| 6 | Obligatòria | |||
| 6 | Obligatòria | |||
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Q6
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6 | Obligatòria | ||
| 6 | Obligatòria | |||
| 6 | Obligatòria | |||
| 6 | Obligatòria | |||
| 6 | Obligatòria | |||
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Q7
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6 | Obligatòria | ||
| 6 | Obligatòria | |||
| 6 | Obligatòria | |||
| 6 | ELECTIVE | |||
| 6 | ELECTIVE | |||
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Q8
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6 | ELECTIVE | ||
| 12 | ELECTIVE | |||
| 12 | Projecte | |||
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