Program Overview

Bachelor of Engineering Degree in Industrial Engineering

Program Presentation

The Bachelor of Engineering Degree in Industrial Engineering is a four-year program that provides students with a multidisciplinary education in industrial technologies. The program aims to equip students with the necessary knowledge to lead innovative projects within companies.

Key Information

• Years: 4 academic years
• Credits: 240 ECTS credits
• Start: September 2025
• Timetable: Monday to Friday 8:00 am to 2:30 pm
• Recommended secondary school baccalaureate electives: Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Technical Drawing
• Degree: Official degree
• Languages: First academic year in Spanish. Other years, trilingual: Spanish, Catalan, and English depending on the language skills of the students and faculty.

Why Study the Bachelor of Engineering Degree in Industrial Engineering at IQS?

• Final Degree Projects within leading companies.
• More than 2 hours a day of laboratory and simulation work from the very first year.
• Usage licenses for the computer applications necessary in professional development for all students.
• In-company internships.

Facilities

• More than 8,700 m2 of laboratories and workshops
• Specific laboratories for the Bachelor’s Degree in Industrial Engineering

Objectives and Competences

• Objectives:
  • Multidisciplinary education in industrial technologies
  • Lead innovative projects within companies
• Competences:
  • Understand and apply basic scientific knowledge (mathematical, physical, and chemical) and technical knowledge (computer science, graphic expression, mechanics, electricity, and materials) necessary for the practice of industrial engineering.
  • Solve problems with initiative, decision making, creativity, and critical reasoning.
  • Develop, program, and apply analytical and numerical methods to develop mathematical models in the field of industrial engineering.
  • Carry out measurements, calculations, assessments, appraisals, reviews, studies, reports, work plans, and other similar work.
  • Develop components, systems, processes, or experiments to achieve the established requirements.
  • Implement projects in the area of industrial engineering.

Curriculum

• First year:
  • Physics (12 ECTS)
  • Mathematics I (12 ECTS)
  • Graphic Expression (9 ECTS)
  • Computing (9 ECTS)
  • Economics and Business (6 ECTS)
  • Statistics (6 ECTS)
  • Chemistry (6 ECTS)
• Second year:
  • Basic Chemical Engineering Operations (6 ECTS)
  • Circuit Theory (6 ECTS)
  • Industrial Drawing (6 ECTS)
  • Thermodynamics (5 ECTS)
  • Electrical Machines (5 ECTS)
  • Fluid Mechanics (5 ECTS)
  • Materials Mechanics (5 ECTS)
  • Mathematics II (4.5 ECTS)
  • Applied Mechanics (4.5 ECTS)
  • Industrial Organization (4 ECTS)
  • Machine Theory (4.5 ECTS)
  • Materials Science Fundamentals (4.5 ECTS)
• Third year:
  • Thermal Engines (6 ECTS)
  • Theory of Structures (6 ECTS)
  • Industrial Constructions (6 ECTS)
  • Materials Technology (6 ECTS)
  • Electronics (5 ECTS)
  • Materials Strength (5 ECTS)
  • Electrical Systems (5 ECTS)
  • Professional Ethics (5 ECTS)
  • Manufacturing Processes (4.5 ECTS)
  • Mathematics III (4.5 ECTS)
  • Environmental Technology (4 ECTS)
  • Oral and Written Communication (3 ECTS)
• Fourth year:
  • Electives (10 ECTS)
  • Machine Elements Calculation (6 ECTS)
  • Manufacturing Machines Technology (6 ECTS)
  • Automatics (6 ECTS)
  • IT and Communications (6 ECTS)
  • Thermotechnology (5 ECTS)
  • Projects (3 ECTS)
  • In-company Internship (6 ECTS)
  • Final Degree Project (TFG) (12 ECTS)

Electives

• Alternative Sources of Power Generation
• Data Management
• Mechatronics and Robotics
• Entrepreneurship
• Computer Aided Product Engineering
• Materials Selection

Career Opportunities

• Companies from all industrial areas: automotive, railway, electrical, aeronautical, machine tool, metallurgy, petrochemical, etc.
• Project engineering offices.
• Technical departments within industrial and services companies.
• Industrial product marketing and installation companies.
• Technological development centres and industries.
• Consulting.
• Government.

In-Company Internship

• Mandatory
• Equivalent to six credit hours
• Takes place during the fourth year (eighth semester)
• IQS features a specialized service to advise and help students search for internships.

Admissions Process

• Online pre-registration
• Admissions test
• Admission confirmation
• Pre-enrolment
• Enrolment

Scholarships and Financial Aid

• Academic Excellence
• Financial Aid
• International Students
• Discounts for students from a large family or who have a sibling studying at IQS.

Leadership Team

• Giovanni Gómez Gras, PhD
• Jordi Díaz Ferrero, PhD

Faculty

• Adrià Biosca Mecias
• Alfonso Hernández Vivanco, PhD
• Andrés García Granada, PhD
• Carles Holguín Ayerbe
• Carles Colominas Guardia, PhD
• Francesc de Paula Martori Adrian, PhD
• Giovanni Gómez Gras, PhD
• Giovanni Dalmasso, PhD
• Guillermo Reyes Pozo, PhD
• Horacio Rostro González, PhD
• Ibuki Kusano, PhD
• Joaquim Menacho Solà-Morales, PhD
• Jordi Cuadros Margarit, PhD
• Josep Maria Puigoriol Forcada, PhD
• Josep Oriol Pou Ibar, PhD
• Laura Fernández Ruano, PhD
• M. del Mar Guitert Catasús, PhD
• Manuel Abad Roldán, PhD
• Marco Antonio Pérez Martínez, PhD
• Meritxell Sáez Cornellana, PhD
• Núria Llaverias Baqués
• Orlando Gonzalo Rivero
• Pedro Palacín Farré, PhD
• Raimon Puig de la Bellacasa Cazorla, PhD
• Robert Texidó Bartés, PhD
• Sauro José Yagüe Yagüe
• Xavier Casanovas Combalia, PhD
• Yeray Asensio Ramírez, PhD

Quality and Accreditations

• VSMA Report and Statements
• Internal Quality Guarantee System Manual (SGIC)
• Degree Report ANECA-Verification Report
• Degree review reports produced by AQU Catalunya
• Degree Monitoring Report (IST)
• Program Educational Objectives and Outcomes