Barcelona East School of Engineering. EEBE

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
  • 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.
SubjectsECTSType
Q1 CALCULUS 6 Obligatòria
GRAPHIC EXPRESSION 6 Obligatòria
PHYSICS I: FUNDAMENTALS OF MECHANICS 6 Obligatòria
INFORMATICS 6 Obligatòria
CHEMISTRY 6 Obligatòria
Q2
 ALGEBRA AND MULTIVARIABLE CALCULUS 6 Obligatòria
NUMERICAL CALCULUS. DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS 6 Obligatòria
PHISICS II: FUNDAMENTALS OF ELECTROMAGNETISM 6 Obligatòria
THERMODYNAMICS 6 Obligatòria
STRUCTURE AND CHARACTERISATION OF MATERIALS 6 Obligatòria
Q3
 STATISTICS 6 Obligatòria
FUNDAMENTALS OF POLYMERS 6 Obligatòria
ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS 6 Obligatòria
FLUID MECHANICS 6 Obligatòria
PHYSICAL METALLURGY 6 Obligatòria
Q4
 NUMERICAL METHODS 6 Obligatòria
INDUSTRIAL CONTROL AND AUTOMATION 6 Obligatòria
ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS 6 Obligatòria
MECHANICAL SYSTEMS 6 Obligatòria
MECHANICAL PROPIERTIES 6 Obligatòria
Q5
 BUSINESS 6 Obligatòria
CERAMIC MATERIALS 6 Obligatòria
METALLIC MATERIALS 6 Obligatòria
ELECTRICAL AND MAGNETIC PROPERTIES OF MATERIALS 6 Obligatòria
PLASTICS AND COMPOSITES 6 Obligatòria
Q6
 OPTICAL, THERMAL AND ACOUSTIC PROPERTIES OF MATERIALS 6 Obligatòria
RECYCLING AND RAW MATERIALS 6 Obligatòria
MECHANICAL BEHAVIOUR 6 Obligatòria
MATERIALS TECHNOLOGY 6 Obligatòria
WEAR, CORROSION AND DEGRADATION 6 Obligatòria
Q7
 PRODUCTION ORGANISATION 6 Obligatòria
PROJECTS IN MATERIALS ENGINEERING 6 Obligatòria
SELECTION AND ECODESIGN 6 Obligatòria
SURFACE TECHNOLOGY 6 ELECTIVE
NATURALS MATERIALS AND BIOMATERIALS 6 ELECTIVE
Q8
 ELECTIVE 6 ELECTIVE
ELECTIVE BLOCK 12 ELECTIVE
BACHELOR'S THESIS 12 Projecte