Program Overview

Mŕster Universitari en Enginyeria dels Recursos Naturals

The primary objective of the Master's Degree in Engineering of Natural Resources is to provide advanced scientific training in the field of exploitation and management of natural resources, with respect for the environment. The teaching is based on theoretical and practical aspects, imparted from a multidisciplinary perspective, and aims to train experts in applied research.

Dades Generals

• Duration and start: 1 academic year, 60 ECTS credits. Start: September and February
• Schedules and modality: Afternoon. Face-to-face and semi-face-to-face
• Prices and scholarships: Approximate price of the master without other additional expenses (does not include non-academic taxes or issuance of the title): 1,162 (2,700 for non-residents in the EU)
• Languages: Spanish
• Information on language use in the classroom and student language rights

Accés

• General requirements: Academic requirements for access to a master's degree
• Admission criteria:
  • Academic record
  • Experience in the field of research
  • Language knowledge
• Places: Face-to-face (10) / Semi-face-to-face (15)
• Pre-enrollment: The pre-enrollment for this master's degree is currently closed. Use the 'Request information' form to contact the master's program for information on new pre-enrollment periods

Pla d'Estudis

Primer Quadrimestre

• Methodological Tools for Research in the Field of Natural Resources 5
• Geographic Information Systems and Remote Sensing Applied to the Exploitation of Natural Resources 5
• Statistical Data Analysis Techniques and Design and Planning of Experiments 5
• Engineering of Bioreources Applied to Waste Treatment 5
• Industrial Raw Materials of Geological Origin 5
• Energy Resources 5

Segon Quadrimestre

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

Sortides Professionals

The postgraduates of this master's degree will be experts, with advanced technological knowledge and the ability to form part of research and technological innovation teams in the field of natural resource engineering. In addition to a natural outlet as researchers in public and private research centers, they will also be able to work in administration, waste management entities, teaching, extractive industry in general, companies that supply equipment for waste treatment, and environmental engineering.

Competčncies

Competčncies Transversals

The transversal competencies describe what a graduate should know or be able to do at the end of the learning process, regardless of the degree. The transversal competencies established at the UPC are entrepreneurship and innovation, sustainability and social commitment, knowledge of a third language (preferably English), teamwork, and solvent use of information resources.

Competčncies Específiques

• Analyze field and laboratory data and design experiments using computerized methods
• Know the analytical techniques for characterizing inorganic natural resources, as well as waste in its different states, know how to use them and interpret the results
• Use scientific-technical information to respond efficiently to any demand for preparation of an analytical method for characterizing a material of natural or anthropogenic origin
• Use geological materials in high-value industrial processes
• Know in depth the techniques of remote sensing and image interpretation for satellite applications in the characterization and management of geological origin natural resources
• Identify processes of contaminant accumulation in air, water, and soil compartments
• Identify the presence of metals in mining residues, mainly, but also in industrial and agricultural residues
• Design processes for minimizing pollution produced by the exploitation of natural resources
• Minimize pollution by dust, noise, and vibrations common in mining operations, using the most advanced techniques
• Restore degraded areas due to natural resource exploitation activities, using the most current restoration techniques
• Design natural biotechnological processes for the elimination of contaminants in solid, liquid, and gaseous media

Segells de Qualitat

Consult the quality indicators of the degree at the portal of University Studies of Catalonia of the Agency for the Quality of the University System of Catalonia. You can learn, among other things, the results of the evaluation of the studies, the degree of satisfaction of the students, or the data on labor insertion of graduates.

Organització Acadčmica: Normatives, Calendaris

• Academic Center UPC: Escola Politčcnica Superior d'Enginyeria de Manresa (EPSEM)
• Academic responsible for the program: Toni Dorado
• Academic calendar: Academic calendar of university studies at the UPC
• Academic regulations: Academic regulations of master's studies at the UPC