Program Overview

Bachelor's Degree in Audiovisual Systems Engineering

The bachelor's degree in Audiovisual Systems Engineering provides the necessary cross-disciplinary skills to conceive, design, implement, and operate products, systems, and services in the field of audiovisual systems engineering, particularly acoustics, image, audio, video, and multimedia.

General Details

• Duration: 4 academic years
• Study load: 240 ECTS credits (including the bachelor's thesis)
• Delivery: Face-to-face
• Admission mark: 7,214
• Language of instruction: Check the language of instruction for each subject in the course sheet in the curriculum
• Fees and grants: Approximate fees per academic year: €1,061 (€1,800 for non-EU residents)
• Location: Terrassa School of Industrial, Aerospace and Audiovisual Engineering (ESEIAAT)
• Official degree: Recorded in the Ministry of Education's degree register

Admission

• Places: 60
• Pre-enrolment code: 31010
• Places via a change of degree: 5
• Admission mark: 7,214
• Weighting: University entrance examinations (PAU)
• Registration and enrolment: 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

• Algebra (6 credits)
• Calculus (6 credits)
• Environmental Technologies and Sustainability (6 credits)
• Foundations of Computing (6 credits)
• Physics I (6 credits)

Second Semester

• Data Structures and Object Orientation (6 credits)
• Digital Electronics (6 credits)
• Electronic Devices and Circuits (6 credits)
• Fourier Analysis and Differential Equations (6 credits)
• Physics II (6 credits)

Third Semester

• Analogue Electronics (6 credits)
• Data Bases (6 credits)
• Economics and Business Administration (6 credits)
• Probability and Stochastic Processes (6 credits)
• Signals and Systems (6 credits)

Fourth Semester

• Acoustics I (6 credits)
• Analogue and Digital Communications (6 credits)
• Digital Processors (6 credits)
• Foundations of Telematic Networks (6 credits)
• Implementation of Audiovisual Systems (6 credits)
• Control and Guidance of Mobile Robots (6 credits)
• UAV Research and Development (3 credits)
• UAV Research and Development Project (3 credits)

Fifth Semester

• Audiovisual Signal Management and Distribution (6 credits)
• Digital Audio Processing (6 credits)
• Digital Image Processing (6 credits)
• Sound Equipment (6 credits)
• Telematic Applications and Services (6 credits)

Sixth Semester

• Acoustics II (6 credits)
• Algorithms and Audiovisual Programming (6 credits)
• Multimedia Encoding (6 credits)
• Transmitters and Receivers (6 credits)
• Video Equipment (6 credits)
• Academic Writing Skills for Engineering (3 credits)
• Advanced Object-Oriented Programming (3 credits)
• Autonomous Vehicle Programming (3 credits)
• Big Data Tools and Applications (3 credits)
• Creative Lab (6 credits)
• Creative Programming with Processing (3 credits)
• Critical Thinking for 3D Printing (6 credits)
• Decision Criteria: the Engineer as Employee or the Engineer as Entrepreneur (3 credits)
• Energy Efficiency Systems (3 credits)
• Experimental Design (3 credits)
• Fundamentals of Robotics (3 credits)
• Generative UAV Design (6 credits)
• Highly Automated Production Systems (3 credits)
• Hospital Engineering (6 credits)
• Information and Communication Technologies (3 credits)
• Introduction to Big Data (3 credits)
• Introduction to Dynamical Systems and Ergodic Theory (3 credits)
• Introduction to Forensic Practice for Technical Dispute Resolution (3 credits)
• Introduction to Object-Oriented Programming (3 credits)
• Introduction to Reverse Engineering (3 credits)
• Leadership and Professional Development in Engineering (3 credits)
• Mathematical Models in Engineering (3 credits)
• Mathematics and Informatics Engineering (3 credits)
• Mobile Programming (6 credits)
• Motorbikes. Design and Secrets (3 credits)
• Professional Communication for Engineers Through Virtual Reality (3 credits)
• Real-Time Programming and Databases (3 credits)
• Robotics and Automation (3 credits)
• Surface Chemistry for Industrial Application Design (3 credits)
• Validating and Communicating Innovative Ideas (6 credits)
• Vibroacoustics (3 credits)
• Web Applications (3 credits)

Seventh Semester

• Engineering Project Design (6 credits)
• Multimedia Content (6 credits)
• Android Mobile Programming (6 credits)
• Audio and Video Production (6 credits)
• Complementary Programming (6 credits)
• Computer Vision (6 credits)
• External Placement (12 credits)
• Introduction to Industrial Paper and Graphics Technologies (6 credits)
• Modelling, Complexity and Sustainability (6 credits)
• Quality Measurement of Audio-Visual Signals (6 credits)
• Speech Technology (6 credits)

Eighth Semester

• Agrivoltaics: Photovoltaic Solar Energy for Sustainable Development (3 credits)
• Application of Python/Matlab/C++ to Thermal, Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering Problems (3 credits)
• Applied Research Methods in Engineering Science (3 credits)
• Artificial Intelligence for UAV Video Object Recognition (3 credits)
• Artificial Intelligence for Video and Audio Generation (3 credits)
• Basic Robotics (6 credits)
• Complex Systems in Engineering (3 credits)
• Digitalisation for Energy Systems (3 credits)
• Electrical Project Design with Eplan (3 credits)
• Experimental Methods for New and Sustainable Materials (3 credits)
• Finite Element Methods for Engineering (6 credits)
• Fundamentals of Rams Engineering in Aerospace Product Certification (3 credits)
• Hydraulic Hybrid Machines (3 credits)
• Interactive Electronic Musical Systems (6 credits)
• Introduction to Robotics and Automation (3 credits)
• Introduction to UAV Flight (3 credits)
• Life Cycle Assessment (3 credits)
• Multimedia Communications (6 credits)
• Photonics. Optics Applied to Engineering (6 credits)
• Professional Communication for Engineers Through Virtual Reality II (3 credits)
• R&D in Engineering (3 credits)
• Sports Engineering (3 credits)
• Technological Projects I (6 credits)
• Technological Projects II (6 credits)
• Technology, Society and Globalisation. the Sustainability Challenge in the 21st Century (6 credits)
• The Future of Hydrogen: Technologies and Applications (3 credits)
• Thermal Analysis Techniques for Engineering Materials (3 credits)
• Bachelor's Thesis (24 credits)

Professional Opportunities

• Design and development of audio and video capture, processing, transmission, and reception systems
• Maintenance of television, audio, and video systems, equipment, headers, and installations
• Maintenance of electronic and computer equipment for the audiovisual sector
• Development of storage, management, transmission, and dissemination systems for audiovisual content
• Creation, programming, management, and dissemination of multimedia applications and content following usability and accessibility criteria
• Design and development of acoustic engineering projects: acoustic design, PA systems, measuring systems, noise and vibration analysis and control, and environmental and underwater acoustics
• Freelance work: consultancy and advisory services
• Teaching and research

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