Program Overview

Bachelor's Degree in ICT Systems Engineering

The bachelor's degree in ICT Systems Engineering trains and qualifies students to deal with engineering problems in which electronics, informatics, and communications play a part. Students will have a general training profile and the specific knowledge required to work in the emerging, high-impact sector of embedded systems.

General Details

• Duration: 4 academic years
• Study load: 240 ECTS credits (including the bachelor's thesis). One credit is equivalent to a study load of 25-30 hours.
• Delivery: Face-to-face
• Admission mark for the academic year: 7,538
• Language of instruction: Check the language of instruction for each subject (and timetable) in the course sheet in the curriculum.
• Fees and grants: Approximate fees per academic year: €1,061 (€1,800 for non-EU residents). Consult the public fees system based on income (grants and payment options).
• Location: Manresa School of Engineering (EPSEM)
• Official degree: Recorded in the Ministry of Education's degree register

Admission

• Places: 44
• Pre-enrolment code: 31065
• Places via a change of degree: 4
• Admission mark for the academic year: 7,538. Admission mark
• Weighting: University entrance examinations (PAU)
• Registration and enrolment: What are the requirements to enrol in a bachelor's degree course?
• CFGS credit transfer: Consult the university studies search engine of the Universities Channel of the Generalitat de Catalunya
• Legalisation of foreign documents: All documents issued in non-EU countries must be legalised and bear the corresponding apostille.

Curriculum

First Semester

• Basic Mathematics for Engineering 6
• Fundamentals of Mathematics for ICT 6
• Informatics 6
• Introduction to Digital Systems 6
• Physics 6

Second Semester

• Circuit Theory 6
• Complementary Technologies I 6
• Digital Systems 6
• Programming Technology 6
• Statistics 6

Third Semester

• Advanced Mathematics for Engineering 6
• Business 6
• Complementary Technologies II 6
• Linear Circuits and Systems 6
• Programmable Devices 6

Fourth Semester

• Analogue Systems 6
• Computer Architecture 6
• Low-Level Programming 6
• Radiofrequency Circuits and Systems 6
• Signals and Systems 6

Fifth Semester

• Communication Networks 6
• Concurrent and Real-Time Programming 6
• Digital Signal Processing 6
• Operating Systems 6
• Project Management and Orientation 6

Sixth Semester

• Electronic Control Systems 6
• Embedded Systems 6
• Internet Applications and Services 6
• Systems Engineering 6
• Bioengineering 6
• Chemistry 6
• Data Transmission 6
• Databases 6
• Decision Optimisation and Theory 6
• Digital Audio and Video 6
• Energy Resources 6
• Graphic Expression 6
• Innovation, People Management and Business Start-Up 6
• Materials Science and Technology 6
• Mechanical Systems 6
• Strength of Materials 6
• User Interfaces 6
• Wind and Solar Power Generation 6

Seventh Semester

• Automatic and Robotic Systems 6
• Systems Integration 6
• Business English 6
• Communication Systems 6
• Microelectronics 6
• Quality Management and Integrated Quality, Safety and Environmental Systems Management 6
• Security and Secrecy in Information Coding 6

Eighth Semester

• Bachelor's Thesis 24

Professional Opportunities

• Design, specification, and implementation of widgets and systems that require knowledge of electronics, informatics, and communications.
• ICT companies or companies for which ICTs may provide added value.
• Businesses and institutions that develop products or provide services in which electronics, informatics, and communications play a part, such as the automobile industry; companies that develop manufacturing machinery and testing and laboratory equipment; biomedical, electronics, home automation, and environmental industries; and the control systems industry.
• Engineering firms that carry out interdisciplinary projects.
• Project management in ICT companies.
• R&D design engineering.
• R&D project management.
• Product management.
• Technical, sales, and management positions.

Quality Accreditation

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Organisation: Academic Calendar and Regulations

• Academic calendar: General academic calendar for bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees courses
• Academic regulations: Academic regulations for bachelor's degree courses at the UPC
• Language certification and credit recognition: Queries about language courses and certification