Program Overview

Master's Degree in Natural Resources Engineering

The Master's degree in Natural Resources Engineering is designed to provide advanced scientific training in the environmentally sound exploitation and management of natural resources. Based on theory and mostly practical training, this course takes a multidisciplinary approach and teaches students applied research techniques.

General Details

• Duration and start date: 1 academic year, 60 ECTS credits, starting September and February
• Timetable and delivery: Afternoons, face-to-face and blended learning
• Fees and grants: Approximate fees for the master's degree, excluding other costs, are €1,162 (€2,700 for non-EU residents)
• Language of instruction: Spanish
• Location: Manresa School of Engineering (EPSEM)
• Official degree: Recorded in the Ministry of Education's degree register

Admission

• General requirements: Academic requirements for admission to master's degrees
• Admission criteria:
  • Academic record
  • Experience in the field of research
  • Knowledge of languages
• Places: Face-to-face (10) / Blended learning (15)
• Pre-enrolment: Currently closed, use the "Request information" form to ask for information on upcoming pre-enrolment periods

Curriculum

First Semester

• Geographic Information Systems and Remote Sensing for Natural Resource Use (5 ECTS)
• Methodological Tools for Research on Natural Resources (5 ECTS)
• Statistical Data Analysis Techniques and Experimental Design and Planning (5 ECTS)
• Bioresource Engineering for Waste Treatment (5 ECTS)
• Energy Resources (5 ECTS)
• Industrial Raw Materials of Geological Origin (5 ECTS)

Second Semester

• Analytical Methods for Natural Resources and the Environment (5 ECTS)
• Waste Management and Treatment (5 ECTS)
• Water as a Resource (5 ECTS)
• Advanced Seminar on Natural Resources as Raw Materials (5 ECTS)
• Restoration of Spaces Degraded by Mining and Public Works (5 ECTS)
• Master's Thesis (15 ECTS)

Professional Opportunities

Students who complete the course successfully will be experts with advanced technical knowledge and the ability to form part of technical innovation and research teams in the field of natural resource engineering. They can find work in:

• Public and private research institutions
• Government agencies
• Construction waste handling companies
• Extractive industries
• General waste handling companies
• Environmental engineering firms
• Teaching

Competencies

Generic Competencies

• Capacity for innovation and entrepreneurship
• Sustainability and social commitment
• Knowledge of a foreign language (preferably English)
• Teamwork and proper use of information resources

Specific Skills

On completion of this master's degree, students will be able to:

• Analyse field and laboratory data and design experiments, using computerised methods
• Know the analytical techniques applied to inorganic natural resources and their waste, how to use them and the interpretation of results
• Use the scientific and technical information to respond effectively to any demand for the preparation of an analytical method for the characterisation of a natural or anthropogenic material
• Know remote sensing techniques and satellite image interpretation applied to the characterisation and management of geological natural resources
• Use geological materials in industrial processes of high added value
• Identify processes of pollutant accumulation in the air, water and soil compartments of the environment
• Design a process to minimise a pollutant, waste or, in general, any type of pollution
• Identify the presence of metals mostly in mining, industrial and agricultural wastes
• Minimise the pollution by dust, noise and vibrations that is common in mining, using the most advanced techniques
• Restore areas degraded by the exploitation of natural resources, using the most up-to-date restoration techniques
• Design natural biotechnological processes to remove pollutants from solid, liquid and gaseous media

Quality Accreditation

Check the degree's main quality indicators in the University Studies in Catalonia portal of the Catalan University Quality Assurance Agency. Find information on topics such as degree evaluation results, student satisfaction, and graduate employment data.

Organisation: Academic Calendar and Regulations

• UPC school: Manresa School of Engineering (EPSEM)
• Academic coordinator: Toni Dorado
• Academic calendar: General academic calendar for bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees courses
• Academic regulations: Academic regulations for master's degree courses at the UPC