
Master's degree in Telecommunications Engineering (MET)
Barcelona School of Telecommunications Engineering (ETSETB)
The master’s degree in Telecommunications Engineering (master's degree website) is a training proposal that is adaptable to the needs of two types of students: those who wish to focus on a professional career and those who wish to pursue a doctoral degree in the area of telecommunications engineering.
This master’s degree provides graduates with a broad profile that includes skills and expertise in communications systems, networks, electronics and audiovisual systems to ensure that they have the professional competencies that they need to practise as telecommunications engineers. After the first, compulsory subject area, students can choose from a wide variety of subjects to acquire a general profile, specialise in a field, or engage in research and pursue a doctoral degree.
The aim is for the graduates to enter modern industry as benchmark professionals in the new multidisciplinary work and production scenario. To increase their employability, students can take both the master’s thesis and some of the ECTS credits for optional subjects in a company or laboratory.
MET has a strong international character. It is taught entirely in English as it is expected that a large number of students will be from other countries. There is also the possibility of obtaining a joint degree with another internationally renowned university.
- Duration and start date
- 2 academic years, 120 ECTS credits. Starting September and February
- Timetable and delivery
- Afternoons. Face-to-face
- Fees and grants
- Approximate fees for the master’s degree, excluding other costs (does not include non-teaching academic fees and issuing of the degree certificate):
€2,122 (€5,400 for non-EU residents ).
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
- Bachelor’s degree in Telecommunications Technologies and Services Engineering
- Bachelor’s degree in Telecommunications Science and Technology
- Bachelor’s degree in Audiovisual Systems Engineering
- Bachelor’s degree in Electronic Systems Engineering
- Bachelor’s degree in Telecommunications Systems Engineering
- Bachelor’s degree in Network Engineering.
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering.
- Pre-EHEA five-year degree in Telecommunications Engineering: 60 ECTS credits may be recognised if the degree is homologated in Spain.
- Pre-EHEA five-year degree in Electronic Engineering: 45 ECTS credits may be recognised if the degree is homologated in Spain.
- Pre-EHEA diploma in Telecommunications Engineering: an additional 30 ECTS credits must be passed.
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering Physics: an additional 60 ECTS credits must be passed (30 of them can be taken as optional courses on the bachelor's degree in Engineering Physics).
The exact number of additional ECTS credits depends on the degree held by the applicant and will be decided by the academic committee of the master's degree.- Admission criteria
Language requirements:
CEFR English Level B2, which you can demonstrate in one of the following ways:- Your mother tongue is English.
- You have studied in an English-speaking country (for at least one semester).
- You have taken an academic university programme taught in English (for at least one semester).
- You hold a European Higher Education Area degree that includes English Level B2.
- You hold one of the following English language certificates:
- Cambridge: FCE
- TOEFL PBT: >= 567; CBT: >= 227; IBT: >= 87
- IELTS: 5.5
- TOEIC: 750
- Escuela Oficial de Idiomas: Certificado de nivel avanzado (Level 5)- You obtain a B2 English certificate at the UPC
Knowledge of Catalan and Spanish may be helpful for daily life.
Find more information on the Language services and resources at the UPC website.
- Places
- 60 in September; 20 in February
- Pre-enrolment
- Pre-enrolment for this master’s degree is currently closed. Use the “Request information” form to ask for information on upcoming pre-enrolment periods.
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.
- Complete list of subjects by speciality + course guide
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- Specialisation in Specialisation in Antennas, Microwaves and Photonics for Communications and Earth Observation
- Specialisation in Specialisation in Electronics
- Specialisation in Specialisation in Fiber Optic Communications
- Specialisation in Specialisation in Multimedia
- Specialisation in Specialisation in Networks and Internet Technologies
- Specialisation in Specialisation in Wireless Communications
Compulsory
- Antennas and Microwaves for Communication Systems Laboratory 5
- Antennas and Microwaves for Communication Systems Laboratory 5
- Microwave Photonics and Terahertz Research and Applications 5
- Microwave Photonics and Terahertz Research and Applications 5
- Radar and Radionavigation and Location Systems 5
- Radar and Radionavigation and Location Systems 5
- Radar and Radionavigation and Location Systems 5
- Remote Sensing for Earth Observation 5
- Remote Sensing for Earth Observation 5
- Remote Sensing for Earth Observation 5
- Advanced Communications for Wireless Systems 5
- Communication Networks 5
- Electronic Instrumentation and Optoelectronics 5
- Electronic System Design for Communications 5
- Innovation-Based Service Management 5
- Management of Telecommunications Projects 5
- Overlay Networks 5
- Telecommunications Systems 5
- Wireless Communication Links and Antennas 5
- Design of Analogue Microelectronic Circuits 5
- Fundamentals of Semiconductor Devices 5
- Introduction to Measurement Systems 5
- Introduction to Microelectronic Design 5
- Advanced Communications for Wireless Systems 5
- Communication Networks 5
- Electronic Instrumentation and Optoelectronics 5
- Electronic System Design for Communications 5
- Innovation-Based Service Management 5
- Management of Telecommunications Projects 5
- Overlay Networks 5
- Telecommunications Systems 5
- Wireless Communication Links and Antennas 5
- Fibre Optic Telecommunications Laboratory 5
- Fibre Optic Telecommunications Laboratory 5
- Fibre Optic Telecommunications Laboratory 5
- Fibre Optic Telecommunications Laboratory 5
- Optical Fibre Telecommunications 5
- Optical Fibre Telecommunications 5
- Optical Fibre Telecommunications 5
- Optical Fibre Telecommunications 5
- Optical Networks 5
- Optical Networks 5
- Optical Networks 5
- Optical Networks 5
- Quantum Optical Communications 5
- Advanced Communications for Wireless Systems 5
- Communication Networks 5
- Electronic Instrumentation and Optoelectronics 5
- Electronic System Design for Communications 5
- Innovation-Based Service Management 5
- Management of Telecommunications Projects 5
- Overlay Networks 5
- Telecommunications Systems 5
- Wireless Communication Links and Antennas 5
- Biometrics 5
- Biometrics 5
- Digital Audio and Speech Processing 5
- Digital Audio and Speech Processing 5
- Digital Image and Video Processing 5
- Digital Image and Video Processing 5
- Machine Learning from Data 5
- Machine Learning from Data 5
- Advanced Communications for Wireless Systems 5
- Communication Networks 5
- Electronic Instrumentation and Optoelectronics 5
- Electronic System Design for Communications 5
- Innovation-Based Service Management 5
- Management of Telecommunications Projects 5
- Overlay Networks 5
- Telecommunications Systems 5
- Wireless Communication Links and Antennas 5
- Network Science 5
- Network Science 5
- Network Science 5
- Network Security 5
- Network Security 5
- Network Security 5
- Quality of Service in Networks 5
- Quality of Service in Networks 5
- Quality of Service in Networks 5
- Web and Mobile App Development 5
- Web and Mobile App Development 5
- Advanced Communications for Wireless Systems 5
- Communication Networks 5
- Electronic Instrumentation and Optoelectronics 5
- Electronic System Design for Communications 5
- Innovation-Based Service Management 5
- Management of Telecommunications Projects 5
- Overlay Networks 5
- Telecommunications Systems 5
- Wireless Communication Links and Antennas 5
- 5G Mobile Communications Systems 5
- 5G Mobile Communications Systems 5
- Advanced Signal Processing: Tools and Applications 5
- Advanced Signal Processing: Tools and Applications 5
- Advanced Signal Processing: Tools and Applications 5
- Short Range Communications 5
- Short Range Communications 5
- Short Range Communications 5
- Wireless Laboratory 5
- Wireless Laboratory 5
- Wireless Laboratory 5
- Advanced Communications for Wireless Systems 5
- Communication Networks 5
- Electronic Instrumentation and Optoelectronics 5
- Electronic System Design for Communications 5
- Innovation-Based Service Management 5
- Management of Telecommunications Projects 5
- Overlay Networks 5
- Telecommunications Systems 5
- Wireless Communication Links and Antennas 5
Optional
- Ai and Big Data for Earth Observation 5
- Array Processing and Smart Antennas 5
- Beam Propagation and Fourier Optics 5
- Digital Image and Video Processing 5
- Introduction to Photonics: Optics and Lasers 5
- Machine Learning from Data 5
- Microwave Imaging for Remote Sensing 5
- Microwave Imaging for Remote Sensing 5
- Microwave Imaging for Remote Sensing 5
- Numerical Methods for Electromagnetic Engineering 5
- Numerical Methods for Electromagnetic Engineering 5
- Numerical Methods for Electromagnetic Engineering 5
- Optical Fibre Telecommunications 5
- Optical Remote Sensing: Lidar (Laser Radar) 5
- Optical Remote Sensing: Lidar (Laser Radar) 5
- Optical Remote Sensing: Lidar (Laser Radar) 5
- Advanced Telecommunication Technologies Seminar 3
- Alternative Computing Strategies with Emerging Nanoelectronic Devices 3
- Antennas and Microwaves 5
- Artificial Intelligence and Internet of Things (Iot) 3
- Automotive Embedded Systems 5
- Big Gnss Data: from Remote Sensing to Space Weather 3
- Biomedical Imaging 5
- Blockchain 5
- Configurable Digital Electronics 5
- Control and Applications in Power Electronics 5
- Critical Thinking and Creativity 5
- Data Privacy 5
- Data Transmission Protocols 5
- Digital Communications 5
- Entrepreneurship for World Challenges 5
- Fibres and Telecommunications 3
- Fundamentals of Telecommunication Systems 5
- Graph Signal Processing 3
- Integrated Photonics 3
- Integrated Satellite-Terrestrial Communications for 6g 3
- Interdisciplinary Innovation Project 5
- Introduction to Research I 5
- Introduction to Research II 5
- Introduction to Research III 5
- Leading High-Performing Teams 3
- Modern Channel Coding 3
- New Telecommunications Markets 3
- Optoelectronics and Photovoltaic Technology 3
- Practicals in Quantum Computing and Artificial Intelligence 3
- Principles of Control and Power Electronics 5
- Printed Circuit Board Design 2.5
- Quantum Communication and Computation 3
- Quantum Cryptography 5
- Signal Processing 5
- Social Networks: Theory and Implementation 5
- Software Architecture 5
- Technology Asset Management 5
- Telecommunications and Electronics Seminar 2.5
- The Way to 6g: Future Trends in Mobile Communications 3
- Ultrasound Electronics Laboratory 3
- Wind Energy: Fundamentals, Offshore Applications and Sensing Systems 3
- Digital Nanoelectronic Design 5
- Electronic Measurement Science and Technology 5
- High-Level Digital Design 5
- Nanotechnologies and Electronic Devices 5
- Advanced Telecommunication Technologies Seminar 3
- Alternative Computing Strategies with Emerging Nanoelectronic Devices 3
- Antennas and Microwaves 5
- Artificial Intelligence and Internet of Things (Iot) 3
- Automotive Embedded Systems 5
- Big Gnss Data: from Remote Sensing to Space Weather 3
- Biomedical Imaging 5
- Blockchain 5
- Configurable Digital Electronics 5
- Control and Applications in Power Electronics 5
- Critical Thinking and Creativity 5
- Data Privacy 5
- Data Transmission Protocols 5
- Digital Communications 5
- Entrepreneurship for World Challenges 5
- Fibres and Telecommunications 3
- Fundamentals of Telecommunication Systems 5
- Graph Signal Processing 3
- Integrated Photonics 3
- Integrated Satellite-Terrestrial Communications for 6g 3
- Interdisciplinary Innovation Project 5
- Introduction to Research I 5
- Introduction to Research II 5
- Introduction to Research III 5
- Leading High-Performing Teams 3
- Modern Channel Coding 3
- New Telecommunications Markets 3
- Optoelectronics and Photovoltaic Technology 3
- Practicals in Quantum Computing and Artificial Intelligence 3
- Principles of Control and Power Electronics 5
- Printed Circuit Board Design 2.5
- Quantum Communication and Computation 3
- Quantum Cryptography 5
- Signal Processing 5
- Social Networks: Theory and Implementation 5
- Software Architecture 5
- Technology Asset Management 5
- Telecommunications and Electronics Seminar 2.5
- The Way to 6g: Future Trends in Mobile Communications 3
- Ultrasound Electronics Laboratory 3
- Wind Energy: Fundamentals, Offshore Applications and Sensing Systems 3
- 5G Mobile Communications Systems 5
- 5G Mobile Communications Systems 5
- 5G Mobile Communications Systems 5
- Advanced Signal Processing: Tools and Applications 5
- Machine Learning from Data 5
- Machine Learning from Data 5
- Matlab: Fundamentals And/Or Applications 5
- Matlab: Fundamentals And/Or Applications 5
- Matlab: Fundamentals And/Or Applications 5
- Matlab: Fundamentals And/Or Applications 5
- Quality of Service in Networks 5
- Quality of Service in Networks 5
- Advanced Telecommunication Technologies Seminar 3
- Alternative Computing Strategies with Emerging Nanoelectronic Devices 3
- Antennas and Microwaves 5
- Artificial Intelligence and Internet of Things (Iot) 3
- Automotive Embedded Systems 5
- Big Gnss Data: from Remote Sensing to Space Weather 3
- Biomedical Imaging 5
- Blockchain 5
- Configurable Digital Electronics 5
- Control and Applications in Power Electronics 5
- Critical Thinking and Creativity 5
- Data Privacy 5
- Data Transmission Protocols 5
- Digital Communications 5
- Entrepreneurship for World Challenges 5
- Fibres and Telecommunications 3
- Fundamentals of Telecommunication Systems 5
- Graph Signal Processing 3
- Integrated Photonics 3
- Integrated Satellite-Terrestrial Communications for 6g 3
- Interdisciplinary Innovation Project 5
- Introduction to Research I 5
- Introduction to Research II 5
- Introduction to Research III 5
- Leading High-Performing Teams 3
- Modern Channel Coding 3
- New Telecommunications Markets 3
- Optoelectronics and Photovoltaic Technology 3
- Practicals in Quantum Computing and Artificial Intelligence 3
- Principles of Control and Power Electronics 5
- Printed Circuit Board Design 2.5
- Quantum Communication and Computation 3
- Quantum Cryptography 5
- Signal Processing 5
- Social Networks: Theory and Implementation 5
- Software Architecture 5
- Technology Asset Management 5
- Telecommunications and Electronics Seminar 2.5
- The Way to 6g: Future Trends in Mobile Communications 3
- Ultrasound Electronics Laboratory 3
- Wind Energy: Fundamentals, Offshore Applications and Sensing Systems 3
- Advanced Human Language Technologies 5
- Computer Vision with Deep Learning 5
- Computer Vision with Deep Learning 5
- Cybersecurity Management 5
- Deep Learning for Artificial Intelligence 5
- Deep Learning for Artificial Intelligence 5
- Quality of Service in Networks 5
- Quality of Service in Networks 5
- Speech and Language Processing with Deep Learning 5
- Speech and Language Processing with Deep Learning 5
- Web and Mobile App Development 5
- Advanced Telecommunication Technologies Seminar 3
- Alternative Computing Strategies with Emerging Nanoelectronic Devices 3
- Antennas and Microwaves 5
- Artificial Intelligence and Internet of Things (Iot) 3
- Automotive Embedded Systems 5
- Big Gnss Data: from Remote Sensing to Space Weather 3
- Biomedical Imaging 5
- Blockchain 5
- Configurable Digital Electronics 5
- Control and Applications in Power Electronics 5
- Critical Thinking and Creativity 5
- Data Privacy 5
- Data Transmission Protocols 5
- Digital Communications 5
- Entrepreneurship for World Challenges 5
- Fibres and Telecommunications 3
- Fundamentals of Telecommunication Systems 5
- Graph Signal Processing 3
- Integrated Photonics 3
- Integrated Satellite-Terrestrial Communications for 6g 3
- Interdisciplinary Innovation Project 5
- Introduction to Research I 5
- Introduction to Research II 5
- Introduction to Research III 5
- Leading High-Performing Teams 3
- Modern Channel Coding 3
- New Telecommunications Markets 3
- Optoelectronics and Photovoltaic Technology 3
- Practicals in Quantum Computing and Artificial Intelligence 3
- Principles of Control and Power Electronics 5
- Printed Circuit Board Design 2.5
- Quantum Communication and Computation 3
- Quantum Cryptography 5
- Signal Processing 5
- Social Networks: Theory and Implementation 5
- Software Architecture 5
- Technology Asset Management 5
- Telecommunications and Electronics Seminar 2.5
- The Way to 6g: Future Trends in Mobile Communications 3
- Ultrasound Electronics Laboratory 3
- Wind Energy: Fundamentals, Offshore Applications and Sensing Systems 3
- Cybersecurity Management 5
- Cybersecurity Management 5
- Cybersecurity Use Cases 5
- Cybersecurity Use Cases 5
- Data Protection 5
- Data Protection 5
- Internet and Network Economy 5
- Internet and Network Economy 5
- Internet and Network Economy 5
- Network Security: Authentication and Authorisation 5
- Network Security: Authentication and Authorisation 5
- Optimisation and Artificial Intelligence Techniques in Network Management 5
- Optimisation and Artificial Intelligence Techniques in Network Management 5
- Short Range Communications 5
- Short Range Communications 5
- Short Range Communications 5
- Wireless Access Networks 5
- Wireless Access Networks 5
- Wireless Access Networks 5
- Advanced Telecommunication Technologies Seminar 3
- Alternative Computing Strategies with Emerging Nanoelectronic Devices 3
- Antennas and Microwaves 5
- Artificial Intelligence and Internet of Things (Iot) 3
- Automotive Embedded Systems 5
- Big Gnss Data: from Remote Sensing to Space Weather 3
- Biomedical Imaging 5
- Blockchain 5
- Configurable Digital Electronics 5
- Control and Applications in Power Electronics 5
- Critical Thinking and Creativity 5
- Data Privacy 5
- Data Transmission Protocols 5
- Digital Communications 5
- Entrepreneurship for World Challenges 5
- Fibres and Telecommunications 3
- Fundamentals of Telecommunication Systems 5
- Graph Signal Processing 3
- Integrated Photonics 3
- Integrated Satellite-Terrestrial Communications for 6g 3
- Interdisciplinary Innovation Project 5
- Introduction to Research I 5
- Introduction to Research II 5
- Introduction to Research III 5
- Leading High-Performing Teams 3
- Modern Channel Coding 3
- New Telecommunications Markets 3
- Optoelectronics and Photovoltaic Technology 3
- Practicals in Quantum Computing and Artificial Intelligence 3
- Principles of Control and Power Electronics 5
- Printed Circuit Board Design 2.5
- Quantum Communication and Computation 3
- Quantum Cryptography 5
- Signal Processing 5
- Social Networks: Theory and Implementation 5
- Software Architecture 5
- Technology Asset Management 5
- Telecommunications and Electronics Seminar 2.5
- The Way to 6g: Future Trends in Mobile Communications 3
- Ultrasound Electronics Laboratory 3
- Wind Energy: Fundamentals, Offshore Applications and Sensing Systems 3
- Applied Convex Optimisation 5
- Applied Convex Optimisation 5
- Applied Convex Optimisation 5
- Array Processing and Smart Antennas 5
- Array Processing and Smart Antennas 5
- Array Processing and Smart Antennas 5
- Artificial Intelligence-Enabled 5G Radio Networks 5
- Artificial Intelligence-Enabled 5G Radio Networks 5
- Artificial Intelligence-Enabled 5G Radio Networks 5
- Information Theory 5
- Information Theory 5
- Information Theory 5
- Advanced Telecommunication Technologies Seminar 3
- Alternative Computing Strategies with Emerging Nanoelectronic Devices 3
- Antennas and Microwaves 5
- Artificial Intelligence and Internet of Things (Iot) 3
- Automotive Embedded Systems 5
- Big Gnss Data: from Remote Sensing to Space Weather 3
- Biomedical Imaging 5
- Blockchain 5
- Configurable Digital Electronics 5
- Control and Applications in Power Electronics 5
- Critical Thinking and Creativity 5
- Data Privacy 5
- Data Transmission Protocols 5
- Digital Communications 5
- Entrepreneurship for World Challenges 5
- Fibres and Telecommunications 3
- Fundamentals of Telecommunication Systems 5
- Graph Signal Processing 3
- Integrated Photonics 3
- Integrated Satellite-Terrestrial Communications for 6g 3
- Interdisciplinary Innovation Project 5
- Introduction to Research I 5
- Introduction to Research II 5
- Introduction to Research III 5
- Leading High-Performing Teams 3
- Modern Channel Coding 3
- New Telecommunications Markets 3
- Optoelectronics and Photovoltaic Technology 3
- Practicals in Quantum Computing and Artificial Intelligence 3
- Principles of Control and Power Electronics 5
- Printed Circuit Board Design 2.5
- Quantum Communication and Computation 3
- Quantum Cryptography 5
- Signal Processing 5
- Social Networks: Theory and Implementation 5
- Software Architecture 5
- Technology Asset Management 5
- Telecommunications and Electronics Seminar 2.5
- The Way to 6g: Future Trends in Mobile Communications 3
- Ultrasound Electronics Laboratory 3
- Wind Energy: Fundamentals, Offshore Applications and Sensing Systems 3
Project
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- Master's Thesis 30
- CompulsoryECTS
- OptionalECTS
- ProjectECTS
Professional opportunities
- Professional opportunities
The areas in which graduates of this master’s degree may find employment are similar to those for graduates of the five-year degree in Telecommunications Engineering, although their profiles are enhanced by an extra academic year. Their careers may lead them to practise as:
Telecommunications engineers in any of the following areas:- Telecommunications operations.
- Telecommunications equipment industry.
- Electronic equipment industry.
- Semiconductor industry.
- IT consulting firms (network solution designers, network planners and designers, network project leaders, etc.).
- IT companies, from content producers and distributors to service providers.
- Regulatory bodies.
- Software editing firms.
- Other industries such as cars manufacturers and consumer and industrial electronics companies, and areas such as health, energy, intelligent transport systems, logistics and mobility, agricultural and food, air and maritime transport, railway infrastructure, control systems and security of facilities and electronic services transactions, as well as rapidly expanding areas such as smart cities, smart homes, smart grids and smart health.
Freelance professionals acting as telecommunications engineering advisors and consultants.
Sales engineers.
Civil servants or employees of public administrations at EU, national, regional and local level in the field of telecommunications and ICT innovation.
Research, development and innovation specialists in public and private companies.
Researchers and academics at public or private universities.
In addition to professionally oriented topics, the master’s degree offers highly specialised optional subjects intended for those students who are looking to pursue a doctoral degree in Telecommunications Engineering.
- Competencies
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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
On completion of the course, students will have achieved competence in the following areas:- Communication systems: wired and wireless, optical fibre.
- Computer networks, internet, local area networks (Ethernet, Wi-Fi).
- Voice networks, video distribution and television streaming, P2P, mobile networks.
- Security in communication networks: encryption, user authentication, digital signatures.
- Radio navigation, global positioning systems (GPS).
- Radar.
- Information processing: encoding, compression, error correction, image recognition, video clip recognition, voice recognition, voice generation.
- Electronic components and circuits: microprocessor devices (routers, switches, etc.), sensors, actuators, transducers.
- Technology and electronics, analogue and digital electronic instrumentation, medical electronics, consumer electronics, control systems, robotics, automation.
- Micro- and nanotechnologies.
- Bioengineering applications, telemedicine, e-commerce platforms, smart cities, smart metering, sensor networks, smart homes, green computing, cloud computing.
Further information
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Pre-enrolment
Pre-enrolment for this master’s degree is currently closed.
Use the “Request information” form to ask for information on upcoming pre-enrolment periods.