Bachelor's degree in Textile Technology and Design
Bachelor's degree in Textile Technology and Design Engineering
Terrassa School of Industrial, Aerospace and Audiovisual Engineering (ESEIAAT)
On the bachelor’s degree in Textile Technology and Design Engineering you will build on the common industrial engineering component and come to understand the fundamentals of textile materials and processes, the integral development of textile products and industrial garment making, linear textile structures and non-woven fabrics (technical and smart fabrics), processing and finishing operations, biopolymers, and global textile business logistics and management. When you complete it, you will be capable of understanding, selecting and using textile products and materials, including technical and smart fabrics; designing, optimising and developing technologies related to textile products and processes; and supervising and managing textile companies.
- 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
- Industrial Automation and Control 6
- Materials for Textile Design 6
- 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
- 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
- Design of Dyeing, Printing and Coating Processes 6
- Electromobility and Electrical Aircraft Systems 3
- Energy Efficiency Systems 3
- Energy Storage and Conversion Application 3
- Experimental Design 3
- Finishing Processes 6
- Fundamentals of Robotics 3
- Highly Automated Production Systems 3
- Hospital Engineering 6
- Information and Communication Technology 3
- Integral Development of Textile Products 6
- 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
- Material Selection in Industrial Design 6
- 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
- Surface Chemistry for Industrial Applications Design 3
- Tailorability of Textile Structures 6
- 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
- Fabric Quality Evaluation 6
- Initiation to Paper and Graphic Industrial Tecnologies 6
- Innovation Project Management 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
- Materials Chemistry 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; management; commercial organisation and management of textile companies that develop their own technology and basic manufacturing companies; sales and logistics companies; and research centres.
- Design, implementation, operation and management of textile products, processes and facilities. Product development and production and quality management.
- Execution and management of industrial projects, consulting and services.
- International trade.
- Environment protection.
- 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.
- Bachelor's degree in Textile Technology and Design Engineering / Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering
- Bachelor's degree in Textile Technology and Design Engineering / Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Design and Product Development Engineering
- Bachelor's degree in Textile Technology and Design Engineering / Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering
- Bachelor's degree in Textile Technology and Design Engineering / Master's degree in Industrial Engineering / Degree in Business Administration and Management (UOC).
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