The bachelor’s degree in Biosystems Engineering combines biology with the UPC's expertise in technology to produce engineers who have technical skills and a capacity for innovation in the biotechnology sector. You will receive multidisciplinary training in areas such as microbiology, biochemistry, molecular biology, bioinstrumentation, in vitro culture and bioreactor operation, as well as techniques for bioenergy and biomaterial production, environmental bioremediation and aquatic organism production. You will also learn the technological fundamentals of engineering for the design and use of facilities and equipment in the biotechnology industry and for the application of biotechnology in environmental recovery and improvement.
The programme includes fieldwork, laboratory and computer modelling practicals that provide training in technology, applied biology and the economic viability of companies in the sector.General details
- 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
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
- Barcelona School of Agri-Food and Biosystems Engineering (EEABB)
- Official degree
- Recorded in the Ministry of Education's degree register
Admission
- Places
- 55
- 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.
Double-degree agreements
Double-degree pathways at the UPCYou 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 Biological Systems Engineering + Bachelor's degree in Food Engineering
Professional opportunities
- Professional opportunities
- Technical management of industrial biotechnology facilities.
- Design and operation of bioreactors.
- Technical and project management in bioremediation.
- Wastewater management and treatment, biological treatment and waste valorisation.
- Design and management of facilities for the production, storage and processing of biological material.
- Design and management of aquaculture facilities.
- Research, design and development in the biotechnology sector.
Organisation: academic calendar and regulations
- Academic calendar
- General academic calendar for bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees courses
- Academic regulations
- Academic regulations for bachelor’s degree courses at the UPC
- Language certification and credit recognition
- Queries about language courses and certification
Curriculum
First semester
Second semester
Third semester
Fourth semester
Fifth semester
- Bioinstrumentation and Control 6
- Bioreactors 6
- Environmental Bioremediation 6
- Genomics and Breding 6
- Mass Transfer in Biological Systems 6
Sixth semester
- Aquatic Organism Production 6
- Biological Treatment of Waste 6
- Ecology and Environmental Management Systems 6
- Experimental Projects in Biosystems and Agri-Food Engineering 6
- Non-Food Biomass 6
- Programming and Problem Solving in Bioengineering 6
Seventh semester
- Biotechnology for Production 6
- Economic Botany 6
- Entrepreneurship in the Agri-Food Sector 6
- Life-Cycle Assessment of Products and Processes 6
- Modelling and Simulation of Biological Systems 6
- Sensory Analysis 6
- Wastewater Treatment 6
- Waves and Biological Systems 6
- Work Placement 12
Eighth semester
- CompulsoryECTS
- OptionalECTS
- ProjectECTS
Open day
Bachelor's degree in Biosystems Engineering
- Day
- 12/02/2025
- Time
- 16:30 h
- Location
- Escola d'Enginyeria Agroalimentària i de Biosistemes de Barcelona (EEABB)
- Carrer d'Esteve Terradas, 8, 08860
- Castelldefels
- More information
- Face-to-face information session. Registration is required.
(Registration form will be published soon)
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