Master's degree in Nuclear Engineering
Barcelona School of Industrial Engineering (ETSEIB)
The master's degree in Nuclear Engineering (master's degree website) aims to provide students with the skills required to take on positions of responsibility in companies and research centres in the nuclear sector. Students will gain thorough knowledge of the theoretical and practical aspects of nuclear engineering and of the technology associated with energy production by nuclear fission chain reaction. Students will acquire a broad understanding of the entire chain of energy conversion of nuclear fuel into final energy and of the life cycle of facilities, from uranium mining and initial plant construction to spent fuel management and decommissioning. Students will become familiar with regulations and nuclear safety culture, develop a strategic view of the sector and acquire the ability to understand problems and make decisions.
Approximately half of the lectures of the master’s degree are taught by nuclear industry experts from companies, research centres and other universities. Work placement will allow students to work with experts who will share their knowledge and expertise.
This master’s degree is included in the InnoEnergy / Campus Energia educational project, as the European Master in Nuclear Energy (EMINE).
The EIT Label is a quality seal awarded by the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) to a KIC educational programme that has been assessed positively by the EIT on the implementation of the EIT Quality Assurance and Learning Enhancement (EIT QALE) system and the application of specific quality criteria with focus on the EIT Overarching Learning Outcomes (EIT OLOs), robust entrepreneurship education, highly integrated, innovative ‘learning?by?doing’ curricula, international mobility and outreach.
- Duration and start date
- One academic year, 90 ECTS credits. Starting September
- Timetable and delivery
- Mornings and afternoons. Face-to-face
- Fees and grants
- Approximate fees for the master’s degree, excluding other costs, €2,490 (€3,735 for non-EU residents).
This master's degree was selected in the Masters of Excellence grant programme of the Catalunya-La Pedrera Foundation. More information is available at the Foundation's website.
More information about fees and payment options
More information about grants and loans - Language of instruction
- English
Information on language use in the classroom and students’ language rights.
- Location
- Official degree
- Recorded in the Ministry of Education's degree register
- General requirements
- Academic requirements for admission to master's degrees
- Specific requirements
The master's degree is addressed to people with the following scientific-technological university qualifications:
- Pre-EHEA degrees in Industrial Technologies, Materials, Energy, Chemistry, Mechanics and Electricity.
- Other pre-EHEA Engineering degrees and bachelor's degrees in Engineering.
- Bachelor's degrees in Physics or Chemistry.
- Admission criteria
- English level B2.2 is required.
- Academic record.
- First degree and university of origin.
- Professional experience.
- Places
- 20
- Pre-enrolment
- Pre-enrolment closed (consult the new pre-enrolment periods in the academic calendar).
How to pre-enrol - Enrolment
- How to enrol
- Legalisation of foreign documents
- All documents issued in non-EU countries must be legalised and bear the corresponding apostille.
- Master's degree in Nuclear Engineering + Master's degree in Industrial Engineering (ETSEIB)
- UPC school
- Barcelona School of Industrial Engineering (ETSEIB)
- Academic coordinator
- Lluis Batet Miracle
- Academic calendar
- General academic calendar for bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees courses
- Academic regulations
- Academic regulations for master's degree courses at the UPC