Electrical Engineering
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Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering
Barcelona East School of Engineering (EEBE)
The bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering covers the technological fundamentals of the generation and distribution of electrical energy and the control and protection of electrical systems. You will acquire the skills needed to supervise and manage engineering projects related to electrical systems, high-, medium- and low-power installations, machine and industrial production line automation, and the generation and distribution of electrical energy. You will also become familiar with emerging fields such as electric traction and the development of renewable energies.
- 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
- Barcelona East School of Engineering (EEBE)
- Official degree
- Recorded in the Ministry of Education's degree register
- Places
- 80
- 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
Seventh semester
- Additive Manufacturing 1 3
- Additive Manufacturing 2 3
- Advanced Computer-Aided Design 6
- Advanced Control 6
- Advanced Statistics and Applications in Engineering 6
- Analysis of Electrical Power Systems 6
- Applied Photonics 6
- Artificial Intelligence for Engineering 6
- Climate Change: Science, Energy, Economics, Politics and the Future 3
- Communication in Technical English 9
- Computational Engineering 6
- Data Engineering and a Business Analytics 6
- Design and Implementation of Electronics Prototypes 6
- Design Validation 6
- Digital Microelectronic Design 6
- Electrical Machines Design 6
- Energy Management with Electronic Equipment 6
- Facilities Projects 6
- Fire Engineering 6
- Implementation of Arduino-Based Acquisition Systems 6
- Implementation of Automatic Control System 6
- Industrial Automation and Communications 6
- Industrial Equipments and Installations 6
- Innovation Management 6
- Leadership and Management 6
- Mobile Devices Programming 6
- Numerical Simulation Applied to Engineering 6
- Physical Chemistry 6
- Production Organisation 6
- Programming for Engineers 6
- Project Development I 6
- Project Development II 6
- Project Engineering & Management 6
- Resources Recovery and Circular Economy 6
- Smart Grids 6
- Technology and Sciences in Ancient Times: Egypt and Mesopotamia 6
- Transport Phenomena 6
- Wind Energy Generation 6
Eighth semester
- CompulsoryECTS
- OptionalECTS
- ProjectECTS
- Professional opportunities
- Supervision and management of engineering projects related to the design, analysis, construction, verification and maintenance of systems and equipment for generating, transporting and distributing electrical energy.
- Analysis, design, testing and control of domestic and industrial electrical installations.
- Management of electrical power systems, installations and drives.
- Design, installation and maintenance of electromechanics, automation and industrial production lines.
- Energy and environmental management.
- Energy generation in wind and photovoltaic power systems.
- Drafting of technical, advisory and feasibility reports.
- Management, organisation, planning and quality control.
- Teaching and research.
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.
With universities around the world
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 Electrical Engineering + Bachelor's degree in Energy Engineering
With universities around the world
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering + Master's degree in Materials Science and Advanced Materials + Diplôme Ingénieur (École Centrale Lille, École Centrale de Lyon, École Centrale de Marseille, École Centrale de Nantes, CentraleSupélec, Groupe des Écoles Centrales (GEC), France)
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering + Master in Interdisciplinary and Innovative Engineering + Diplôme Ingénieur (École Centrale Lille, École Centrale de Lyon, École Centrale de Marseille, École Centrale de Nantes, CentraleSupélec, Groupe des Écoles Centrales (GEC), France)
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering + Master in Chemical Engineering + Diplôme Ingénieur (École Centrale Lille, École Centrale de Lyon, École Centrale de Marseille, École Centrale de Nantes, CentraleSupélec, Groupe des Écoles Centrales (GEC), France)
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