Bachelor's degree in Industrial Design and Product Development Engineering
Vilanova i la Geltrú School of Engineering (EPSEVG)
On the bachelor's degree in Industrial Design and Product Development Engineering you will train to be a qualified professional who will carry out industrial design activities and create new products, concepts and services that add value to the production process. You will acquire the necessary experience in design to plan and develop the entire lifecycle of a product, as well as key competencies in establishing and developing operational, functional, technical, constructive, aesthetic and communicative aspects of production and commercialisation. You will learn to generate virtual and physical models and prototypes, use manual and computer tools for calculation and artistic and industrial expression, process graphic information, and analyse and assess the social and environmental impact of technical solutions.
- 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
- Vilanova i la Geltrú School of Engineering (EPSEVG)
- Official degree
- Recorded in the Ministry of Education's degree register
- Places
- 100
- 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
- Academic Skills for Project Development 6
- Design Methodology 6
- Design Workshop III 6
- Emobility Lab 6
- Formula Student 2 6
- Mechanism Design 6
- Moto Student 2 6
- Product Design 6
- Project Management 6
Seventh semester
- (Ang) Màrqueting i Producció 6
- Advanced Calculus 6
- Battery Management Systems 6
- Computer-Aided Machines Design 6
- Design and Prototype of Molds 6
- Design Materials 6
- Differential Equations 6
- Electric and Hybrid Vehicles 6
- Electronics in Renewable Energy Systems 6
- Fluid Mechanics 6
- Forensic Engineering and Industrial Reliability 6
- Fundamentals of Automatic Control 6
- Fundamentals of Termical Engineering 6
- Human-System Interaction 6
- Inclusive and User-Centred Design 6
- Management and Saving of Electrical Energy 6
- Motors and Electric Mobility 6
- Production Organisation 6
- Railway Technologies 6
- Renewable Energy Sources and Systems 6
- Usability and Accessibility Engineering 6
Eighth semester
- CompulsoryECTS
- OptionalECTS
- ProjectECTS
- Professional opportunities
- Analysis and diagnosis of products and processes in companies in any industrial sector; technical, design, research and project departments; and new product development departments.
- Market analysis and identifying opportunities for new products; diagnosis in business innovation and strategy.
- Composition and formal analysis; modelling, simulation and development of models and prototypes.
- Ergonomics and aesthetics of industrial products and processes.
- Consultancy and advice.
- Freelance work: provision of consultancy and advisory services in design companies.
- Public administration.
- Teaching and research.
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