Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering
Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering
Terrassa School of Industrial, Aerospace and Audiovisual Engineering (ESEIAAT)
On the bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering you will train to be a multidisciplinary professional who can analyse, design, test and operate equipment and processes in which there are changes in the state, internal energy or composition of matter. You will acquire the knowledge and skills needed to design and control chemical plant production and to supervise quality control and environmental management projects. You will understand experimental, testing and process characterisation methods and monitoring, control and product optimisation systems and technologies.
- Duration
- 4 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
- Language of instruction
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- Fees and grants
- Approximate fees per academic year: €1,107 (€2,553 for non-EU residents). Consult the public fees system based on income (grants and payment options).
- Location
- Terrassa School of Industrial, Aerospace and Audiovisual Engineering (ESEIAAT)
- Official degree
- Recorded in the Ministry of Education's degree register
- Places
- 270
- Registration and enrolment
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- Legalisation of foreign documents
- All documents issued in non-EU countries must be legalised and bear the corresponding apostille.
First semester
Second semester
Third semester
Fourth semester
- Control and Guidance of Mobile Robots 6
- Electronic Systems 6
- Foundations of Chemical Engineering 6
- Industrial Automation and Control 6
- Industrial Organic Chemistry 3
- Materials Chemistry 3
- Planning, Simulation and Supervision of Industrial Processes 6
- Probability and Statistics 6
- Thermal Engineering 6
- Uav Research & Development 3
- Uav Research & Development Project 3
Fifth semester
Sixth semester
- Advanced Programming Oriented Towards Goals 3
- Air Pollution and Treatment Technologies 6
- Autonomous Vehicle Programming 3
- Basic Operations II 6
- Big Data Tools and Applications 3
- Characterization Techniques for Metallic Alloys 3
- Creative Lab 6
- Creative Programming with Processing 3
- Critical Thinking for 3D Printing 6
- Decision Criteria - Engineer as Employee or Engineer as Entrepreneur 3
- Electromobility and Electrical Aircraft Systems 3
- Energy Efficiency Systems 3
- Energy Storage and Conversion Application 3
- Environmental Risk, Safety and Technology 6
- Experimental Design 3
- Experimentation on Chemical Engineering II 6
- Fundamentals of Robotics 3
- Highly Automated Production Systems 3
- Hospital Engineering 6
- Information and Communication Technology 3
- Introduction to Big Data 3
- Introduction to Dynamical Systems and Ergodic Theory 3
- Introduction to Forensic Expert for Technique Dispute Resolution 3
- Introduction to Object-Oriented Programming 3
- Introduction to Reverse Engineering 3
- Leadership and Professional Development in Engineering 3
- Mathematical Models in Engineering 3
- Mathematics and Computing Engineering 3
- Mobile Programming 6
- Motorbikes Design and Secrets 3
- Professional Communication for Engineers Through Virtual Reality 3
- Real-Time Programming and Database Systems 3
- Robotics and Automation 3
- Safety Robotics and Automation for Industry 4.0 3
- Simulation, Optimization and Control of Chemical Processes 6
- Surface Chemistry for Industrial Applications Design 3
- Technology, Society and Globalization: the Sustainability Challenge in the XXIth Century 6
- Uav Generative Design 6
- Validating and Communicating Innovative Ideas 6
- Vibroacoustics 3
- Web Applications 3
- Written Academic Skills for Engineering 3
Seventh semester
- Advanced Programming 6
- Chemical and Biotechnological Process Engineering 6
- Fabric Quality Evaluation 6
- Initiation to Paper and Graphic Industrial Tecnologies 6
- Internship 12
- Jacquard Design 6
- Modelisation, Complexity and Sustainability 6
- Polymers in Engineering 6
- Programming of Mobiles Android 6
- Project Oriented Methodology 6
- Wastewater Treatment and Reuse 6
Eighth semester
- Agrivoltaics: Photovoltaic Solar Energy for Sustainable Development 3
- Application of Python/Matlab/C++ to Thermal Engineering Mechanical and Aeronautical Problems 3
- Applied Research Methods in Engineering Science 3
- Bachelor's Thesis 24
- Basic Robotics 6
- Digitalization Applied to Energy Systems 3
- Electrical Project Design with Eplan 3
- Fundamentals of Rams Engineering in the Certification of Aerospace Products 3
- Hydraulic Hybrid Machines 3
- Hydrogen's Future: Technologies and Applications 3
- Introduction to Robotics and Automation 3
- Life Cycle Assessment 3
- Numerical Methods for Engineers 6
- Photonics. Optics Applied to Engineering 6
- Professional Communication for Engineers Through Virtual Reality II 3
- R&D in Engineering 3
- Sports Engineering 3
- Technological Projects I 6
- Technological Projects II 6
- Thermal Analysis Techniques Applied to Engineering Materials 3
- UAV Introduction to Drone Flight (Uas) 3
- Waste Management and Treatment 6
- CompulsoryECTS
- OptionalECTS
- ProjectECTS
- Professional opportunities
- Design, operation, management, commercial organisation and installation and equipment supervision in chemical, pharmaceutical, agrifood, biotechnology, energy, petrochemical and service industries.
- Design and control of production and quality in chemical plants.
- Energy auditing and environmental management.
- Chemical analysis, testing and process and product characterisation in laboratories.
- Development of research, development and innovation projects.
- Drafting of technical, advisory and feasibility reports.
- Public administration.
- Teaching and research.
Double-degree pathways at the UPC
You have the possibility of complementing this bachelor's degree with a specific pathway towards a double degree by taking an additional number of credits from one of the other degrees taught at the School. Generally, this involves an additional year of study. To gain admission to a double degree of this kind you must have taken a minimum number of credits on one of the bachelor's degrees. The number of places is limited.
With other universities or centers of higher education in Catalonia
You have the possibility of complementing this bachelor's degree with a specific pathway towards a double degree by taking an additional number of credits from one of the other degrees taught at the School. Generally, this involves an additional year of study. To gain admission to a double degree of this kind you must have taken a minimum number of credits on one of the bachelor's degrees. The number of places is limited.
- Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering / Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering
- Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering / Bachelor's degree in Textile Technology and Design Engineering
With other universities or centers of higher education in Catalonia
- Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering / Master's degree in Industrial Engineering / Degree in Business Administration and Management (UOC).
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