Master's degree in Leather Engineering

This master's degree no longer admitting students at UPC.

Students who complete the master's degree in Leather Engineering successfully will have the necessary knowledge and skills to contribute to the sustainability, competitiveness and innovation of professional activities and research related to the international leather industry. They will be highly skilled and able to make decisions in approaching new ideas and solving problems in new, global environments.

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General details

Duration and start date: 1,5 academic year, 90 ECTS credits
Timetable and delivery: Blended learning
Fees and grants: Approximate fees for the master’s degree, excluding academic fees and degree certificate fee, €4,721 (€7,082 for non-EU residents).
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Language of instruction: Subjects will be taught in Spanish or English, depending on the student's level of comprehension and on the teaching objectives of the master's degree course.
Location: Igualada School of Engineering (EEI)
Official degree: Recorded in the Ministry of Education's degree register

Curriculum

First semester

Advanced Design of Tanning Processes 1 9
Design and Automation on the Leather Industry 3
Instrumental Analysis and Standardization 6
Internationalization and Markets Management 3
Life Cycle Analysis in Leather 3
Protein Chemistry 6

Second semester

Advanced Design of Tanning Processes 2 9
Advanced Technology of Leather Finishing 12
Innovative Techniques 6
Science and Technology of Chemical Products and Auxiliaries 3

Third semester

Master's Thesis 18
Research Methodology and Experimental Design 12

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Professional opportunities

Professional opportunities

Those who complete this course successfully will be experts in the field of leather engineering with diverse opportunities for employment: heads of R&D, production/innovation in leather-sector and related companies, such as chemical suppliers, leather product manufacturers, research centres and international cooperation agencies.

Competencies

Generic competencies

Generic competencies are the skills that graduates acquire regardless of the specific course or field of study. The generic competencies established by the UPC are capacity for innovation and entrepreneurship, sustainability and social commitment, knowledge of a foreign language (preferably English), teamwork and proper use of information resources.

Specific competencies

Professional area
· Design of a simple leather tanning and finishing process.
· Knowledge of the properties of industrial products and acquisition of selection criteria according to the desired application.
· Knowledge of the industrial process and its environmental implications.
· Ability to respond to any demand for modification, innovation and improvement of industrial processes.
· ability to incorporate knowledge of industrial practice into internationalization, sustainability, process management, etc.
· A multidisciplinary and international perspective of the tanning industry.

Research area
· In-depth knowledge of the most advanced tanning methods, taking into account the environment.
· In-depth knowledge of chemicals and their reactions with hides during the tanning process
· Work skills in the laboratory for research into products, processes and techniques involved in leather tanning and finishing.