Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering
Barcelona East School of Engineering (EEBE)
The bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, provides a solid grounding in the design, development and use of machinery; mechanical processes and systems; criteria for the selection of materials; and the structural design of production systems and processes. You will acquire the knowledge needed to analyse, calculate, design and test machines, industrial installations, hydraulic and thermal engines, industrial structures and constructions, and production systems. You will also receive multidisciplinary training in fluid mechanics, thermal technology, electricity, automation, the design and construction of industrial HVAC systems, and graphic engineering techniques.
- Duration
- 4 academic 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
- Admission mark 2025-2026 academic year
- 10,140
- Language of instruction
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- Fees and grants
- Approximate fees per academic year: €1,061 (€1,800 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
- 235
- Pre-enrolment code
- 31027
- Places via a change of degree
- 5
- Admission mark 2025-2026 academic year
- 10,140. Admission mark
- Weighting. University entrance examinations (PAU)
- Weighting. University entrance examinations (PAU)
- Registration and enrolment
- What are the requirements to enrol in a bachelor's degree course?
- CFGS credit transfer
- Consult the university studies search engine of the Universities Channel of the Generalitat de Catalunya
- 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
- Operations Management 6
- Thermal Engineering 6
- Academic and Professional Communication for Engineering 6
- Additive Manufacturing I 3
- Additive Manufacturing II 3
- Applied Photonics 6
- Applied Sustainability in Engineering 6
- Artificial Intelligence for Engineering 6
- Automotive and Vehicle Safety 6
- Climate Change: Science, Energy, Economics, Politics and the Future 3
- Communication in Technical English 9
- Computational Engineering 6
- Computational Fluid Mechanics and Heat Transfer 6
- Construction Technology and Industrial Facilities 6
- Data Engineering and Business Analytics 6
- Design and Implementation of Electronic Prototypes 6
- Design Validation 6
- Digital Microelectronic Design 6
- Electronic Equipment 6
- Engineering Project Management 6
- Facilities Projects 6
- Fire Engineering 6
- Fundamentals of Automatic Learning 6
- Fundamentals of Functional Materials 6
- Further Computer-Aided Design 6
- Further Statistics and Applications in Engineering 6
- Implementation of Automatic Control Systems 6
- Industrial Equipment and Installations 6
- Innovation Management 6
- Intelligent Robotics 6
- Introduction to Sustainable Materials 6
- Leadership and Management 6
- Machine Elements 6
- Manufacturing Technology 6
- Movement Simulation 6
- Numerical Simulation for Engineering 6
- Physical Chemistry 6
- Professional Tools for Engineering 6
- Programming for Engineers 6
- Programming of Mobile Devices 6
- Project Development I 6
- Project Development II 6
- Renewable Energy Technologies and Applications 6
- Resource Recovery and Circular Economy 6
- Steel Structures 6
- Surface Technology 6
- Technology and Science in Ancient Times: Egypt and Mesopotamia 6
- Transport Phenomena 6
Eighth semester
- CompulsoryECTS
- OptionalECTS
- ProjectECTS
- Professional opportunities
- Planning, management, execution and assessment of engineering projects related to mechanical engineering.
- Management, design, assembly and maintenance of industrial and production systems and installations in the fields of mechanical, electromechanical and thermal engineering and fluid mechanics.
- Calculation and design of hydraulic and thermal engines.
- Projects in the industrial HVAC sector and the processing and transport of fluids.
- Design, management and maintenance of equipment and industrial installations, structures and constructions.
- Drafting of technical, advisory and feasibility reports.
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.
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 Mechanical Engineering + Bachelor's degree in Materials Engineering
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering + Bachelor's degree in Industrial Electronics and Automatic Control Engineering
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