Bachelor's degree in Informatics Engineering

Barcelona School of Informatics (FIB)

The bachelor’s degree in Informatics Engineering provides the knowledge needed to conceive, design, develop, maintain and manage computer systems, services, applications and architectures and to understand and apply relevant legislation. You will also become an expert in new methods and technologies in the field of ICTs. You can choose one of five majors:

Major in Computing
You will acquire the scientific and technical fundamentals that will enable you to design efficient solutions to computing challenges, particularly in artificial intelligence, bioinformatics and virtual reality.

Major in Computer Engineering
You will be trained in the design of computers and digital devices that integrate hardware, software and communications, such as supercomputers, mobile phones, mp3 players, medical equipment, robots and image processing systems.

Major in Software Engineering
You will learn to build reliable, efficient software systems that meet user and corporate requirements and to manage the people, resources and stages in a project, from the definition of the client's needs to the construction and deployment of a system.

Major in Information Systems
You will specialise in using information technologies to improve organisational processes in ways that enable the organisation to deploy its strategies and meet its aims, making it more efficient, innovative and competitive.

Major in Information Technologies
You will be trained in the design and installation of computer networks and the applications needed to satisfy the needs of organisations in keeping with security requirements.

Majors

Computing
Computer Engineering
Software Engineering
Information Systems
Information Technologies

General details

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

10,622

Timetables

Mornings / Afternoons

Language of instruction

Check the language of instruction for each subject (and timetable) in the course sheet in the curriculum.

Information on language use in the classroom and students’ language rights.

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 School of Informatics (FIB)

Official degree

Recorded in the Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities

Admission

Places: 360
Pre-enrolment code: 31059
Places via a change of degree: 5
Admission mark 2025-2026 academic year: 10,622. 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.

Curriculum

First semester

Second semester

Third semester

Fourth semester

Fifth semester

Interaction and Interface Design 6
Parallelism 6
PC Architecture 6
Academic and Professional Speaking Skills in English 6
Academic Skills for Developing a Project in English 6
Advanced Programming Topics 6
Algorithmics 6
Applied Engineering Project 6
Architecture-Aware Programming 6
Artificial Intelligence 6
Computational Geometry 6
Computer Architecture II 6
Computer Network Technology 6
Computer Networks II 6
Computer Science Summer School I 1
Computer Science Summer School II 2
Computer Security 6
Computer Vision 6
Computing Summer School 6
Cryptography 6
Curve and Surface Design 6
Cybersecurity Management 6
Data Analysis and Information Use 6
Data and Image Compression 6
Data Mining 6
Data Processing Centres 6
Data Processing Centres 6
Database Design 6
Design of Microcomputer-Based Systems 6
Digital Signal Processing 6
Distributed Applications 6
English Writing Skills for Engineering 6
Free Software and Social Development 6
Graphics 6
Graphics Cards and Accelerators 6
Information System Concepts 6
Information System Design 6
Information Systems for Organisations 6
Information Transmission and Encoding 6
Internet Protocols 6
Logic in Informatics 6
Massive Information Search and Analysis 6
Massive Information Search and Analysis 6
Numerical Computation 6
Operating Systems for Distributed Applications 6
Operating Systems II 6
Operations Research 6
Operations Research 6
Physics of Memory Devices 6
Physics of Realistic Modelling and Animation 6
Privacy Technology, Policy and Law 6
Programming Languages 6
Quantum Computing and Cryptography 6
Requirements Engineering 6
Requirements Engineering 6
Research Methods for Human Factors and Hci 6
Robotics 6
Simulation 6
Social and Environmental Aspects of Informatics 6
Software Architecture 6
Software Project Management 6
Theory of Computation 6
Viability of Business Projects 6
Video Games 6
Wireless and Mobile Communications 6

Sixth semester

Seventh semester

Computer Science Summer School 4
Design of Online Communities 6

Eighth semester

Bachelor's Thesis 18
Bachelor's Thesis 18
Bachelor's Thesis 18
Bachelor's Thesis 18
Bachelor's Thesis 18

CompulsoryECTS
OptionalECTS
ProjectECTS

Professional opportunities

Professional opportunities

Major in Computing

Design of complex/critical computer systems: flight planning for airports, security systems for vehicles and facilities, etc.
Design of human-machine interfaces for the devices of the future.
Optimisation of industrial processes, robotics.
Tool design for data prediction in banking, infrastructure planning in public administration and image processing in research centres.
Programming of games and web applications in the informatics industry.
Research in computing.

Major in Computer Engineering

Processor and multiprocessor system design.
Programming of high-performance systems, leveraging specific hardware.
Implementation of embedded systems, portable systems, robots and computer interfaces with the real world.
Programming of real-time computer systems.
Companies manufacturing hardware acceleration, firmware and custom solutions.
Research in supercomputing.

Major in Software Engineering

Software services and systems development.
Management of computer projects.
Software analysis, software architecture and requirements engineering.
Database design and administration.
Evaluation of software engineering processes and design and implementation of management and quality improvement plans in organisations.

Major in Information Systems

Management of information systems in organisations.
Informatics, software implementation, database systems.
Management of e-commerce and planning and control of e-business.
Information systems consulting and expert advice on business information systems, decision making and business intelligence. Business analysis.
Auditing of information systems to ensure compliance with norms and standards.
User support services and management of suppliers.

Major in Information Technologies

Computer network administration.
ICTs in companies and public administrations.
Computer systems administration.
Design, selection and implementation of computer and communications infrastructure.
Data and access security in organisations.
Implementation of new communications systems and protocols in the informatics sector.

Double-degree agreements

Within the framework of the courses offered by the Interdisciplinary Higher Education Centre (CFIS)
You can also take an interdisciplinary double degree coordinated by the CFIS at two UPC schools.

Further information on the web del CFIS

Quality accreditation

Check the degree’s main quality indicators in the University Studies in Catalonia portal of the Catalan University Quality Assurance Agency. Find information on topics such as degree evaluation results, student satisfaction and graduate employment data.

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