Program Overview

Program Overview

The Grau en Enginyeria Audiovisual Computacional (Bachelor's Degree in Audiovisual Computational Engineering) is a four-year program that aims to form professionals who are polyvalent, creative, and competitive, with the capacity to conceive and design innovative audio, video, and multimedia systems.

Program Details

• Duration: Four academic years
• Price: 1,248.52 € (orientative price for the first year for EU students)
• Places: 55
• Admissions: Access to these studies is available through the university's admissions process
• Branch of knowledge: Engineering and architecture
• Schedule: Morning and afternoon sessions, depending on the course year
• Calendar: From September to June
• Credits: 240 ECTS credits
  • Basic subjects: 62
  • Compulsory subjects: 123
  • Elective subjects: 40 (including up to 15 credits of external practices in companies and up to 20 credits of international mobility)
  • Final degree project: 15
• Languages: Catalan, Spanish, and English
  • Most subjects in the 3rd and 4th years and electives are taught in English
  • There is an option to choose a group in Catalan/Spanish or English in the 1st and 2nd years
  • It is recommended to have a level of linguistic competence corresponding to B2 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages to follow the subjects taught in English

Presentation

In a world where the processing and transmission of sound and image are increasingly relevant, digital and telecommunications technologies require highly qualified engineers to face the challenges of an interconnected society. The Bachelor's Degree in Audiovisual Computational Engineering forms professionals who are polyvalent, creative, and competitive, with the capacity to conceive and design innovative audio, video, and multimedia systems.

Data and Indicators

• The Bachelor's Degree in Audiovisual Computational Engineering will start in the academic year and will have a duration of 4 years with 55 new places in the first year
• This new degree incorporates all the baggage of the Bachelor's Degree in Audiovisual Systems in terms of data and indicators
• In the period from 2020 to 2023, the total number of enrolled students remained around 220, with a gender ratio of around 30%-70% (women-men)
• The cut-off mark for the course was 8,036
• The academic performance rate oscillates between 74.14% and 79.48%, with a success rate of credits passed between 86.24% and 88.82%

Study Plan

• The study plan includes 240 ECTS credits, with basic subjects, compulsory subjects, elective subjects, and a final degree project
• The plan also includes external practices in companies and international mobility

Practices

• The study plan includes external practices in companies with an optional character from the third year
• The external practices are a training action developed by students and supervised by the university
• The main objectives of the external practices are to apply and complement the knowledge acquired in academic training, to bring the student closer to the professional reality in which they will exercise their activity once they are graduated, and to develop the competencies that favor their incorporation into the labor market

Stays Abroad

• The study plan includes stays abroad with an optional character from the third year
• The university has mobility agreements with the main European universities, including those in Germany, Austria, Croatia, France, Ireland, Iceland, Italy, Portugal, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom
• Outside of Europe, the university also has agreements with universities in the USA, Canada, Korea, Australia, Brazil, and Mexico

Professional Outlets

• The Bachelor's Degree in Audiovisual Computational Engineering offers multiple professional outlets in a field that encompasses a wide range of technological sectors
• Some of the main professional opportunities for graduates include:
  • Video producers
  • Radio broadcasters
  • Content operators
  • Music recording studios
  • Audio and video installation companies
  • Audio and video diffusion companies
  • Consulting companies
  • Sound companies
  • Electroacoustic industry
  • Manufacturers of audio and video processing equipment
  • Music industry
  • Cinematographic or video game industry
  • Companies in the field of computer vision technologies

Testimonials

• Students and alumni of the Bachelor's Degree in Audiovisual Computational Engineering and Audiovisual Systems share their experiences and opinions about the program

Teaching in English

• Students have the possibility of taking 100% of the degree subjects in English, or having them in Catalan, Spanish, or English, depending on the subject
• From the third year onwards, teaching is in English
• It is recommended to have a level of linguistic competence equivalent to a B2 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages to follow the subjects taught in English

Cut-off Marks

• The latest cut-off mark published for the Bachelor's Degree in Audiovisual Systems is 8,036