Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering
Electricity is a type of energy that is easy to transport, control and transform into other types of energy. Electrical energy is today an irreplaceable energy vector and without it we could not imagine the world as it is.
Electrical engineering is the domain of electricity, from generation to transmission and distribution, industrial and household consumption and use. It is a dynamic technology that is developed thanks to the momentum provided by new technologies.
The need to move towards a sustainable society that brings together progress and respect for the environment stimulates research in the field of electrical energy. Because of current interest in electric mobility and renewable energies, the EPSEVG has chosen these two pathways to specialisation.
What can I learn by taking the bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering on the UPC Vilanova Campus?
Renewable Energies
Using energy with respect for the environment is necessary for sustainable development. The bachelor's degree studies the management and saving of electrical energy, renewable energy sources and photovoltaic and wind energy systems.
Electric Mobility
The introduction of electric mobility in current means of transport is a contemporary fact, and strong growth is expected in the near future. Specific knowledge of electric vehicles and engines is imparted.
Industry 4.0
Industry 4.0, also known as smart industry, is considered the fourth industrial revolution. It seeks to transform businesses into intelligent organisations to achieve the best business results.
+8 Reasons to study this Degree
- 100% of the graduates get a job in their field
- You will acquire knowledge in the generation and distribution of electrical energy
- You will train in renewable energy and electric mobility
- You will learn to manage high, medium and low voltage projects
- Practical teaching model with real projects
- Construction of competition vehicles
- + 300 Internship agreements in companies
- +60 International mobility agreements in 25 countries
- 11 research groups
Students’ experience
- The world is becoming more and more electric
- At UPC Vilanova you are NOT a number
- The teachers are approachable
- Working from power plants, facilities and mobility
- If I started again I would go back to EPSEVG
- You get a very consistent knowledge base and it is a very comfortable place
Acces Información and curriculum of the Degree in Electrical Engineering
- Duration
- 4 years
- Study load
- 240 ECTS credits (including the bachelor’s thesis). One credit is equivalent to 25-30 hours of study.
- Delivery
- Face-to-face.
- Minimum entrance mark (2023-2024 academic year)
- 6.362
- Timetable
- First, second, third and fourth semesters: mornings and afternoons / Fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth semesters: afternoons
- Fees and grants
- Approximate fees per academic year: €1,107 Consult the public fees system based on income (grants and payment options)
- Official degree
- Recorded in the Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities’ degree register
- Coordinator of the bachelor’s degree
- Marcel Torrent Burgues
Weighting of university entrance examinations (PAU)
Subject weighting table for the specific stage
Common access
Access to industrial engineering degrees at the UPC’s Vilanova i la Geltrú School of Engineering is via the same pre-enrolment process for the 200 places available, which are divided between the following degrees:
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering (40 places)
- Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Electronics and Automatic Control Engineering (40 places)
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering (120 places)
Choosing a degree
The first academic year is common to all of the degrees. Once students have passed it, they can apply for admission to the degrees they wish to take, in order of preference. The School assigns students a specialisation in view of their applications and their academic records at the School.
Students who have passed the first academic year on industrial engineering degrees at the EPSEVG may be admitted to the second academic year of the bachelor’s degree in Industrial Design and Product Development Engineering, depending on their academic records and the number of places available.
Admission
Entrance routes and enrolment.
Validation of higher training cycles (CFGS)
Validation of higher training cycles (CFGS)
Legalisation of documents
All documents issued in countries outside the European Union must be legalised through diplomatic channels or carry the corresponding apostille.
First semester
Second semester
Third semester
Fourth semester
Fifth semester
Sixth semester
Seventh semester
- Project Management 6
- Optional 24
Eighth semester
- Bachelor's thesis 24
- Optional 6
- Obligatory186 ECTS
- Optional30 ECTS
- Proyecto24 ECTS
- TOTAL240 ECTS
Check the recommendations for the order of enrollment of the subjects, as well as the semester in which teaching is offered. Semester 1 (Q1) runs from September to January and Semester 2 (Q2) runs from February to June.
Optional credits can be obtained by taking optional subjects or by other means.
Specific optional subjects of the Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering
Cross-curricular electives
If the 18 credits of the same itinerary are exceeded, an accrediting diploma will be issued, upon request to the SIAE, through the Demana.
- Supervision and management of engineering projects related to the design, analysis, construction, verification and maintenance of systems and equipment for generating, transporting and distributing electrical energy.
- Analysis, design, testing and control of domestic and industrial electrical installations.
- Management of electrical power systems, installations and drives.
- Design, installation and maintenance of electro mechanics, automation and industrial production lines.
- Energy and environmental management.
- Energy generation in wind and photovoltaic power systems.
- Drafting of technical, advisory and feasibility reports.
- Management, organisation, planning and quality control.
- Teaching and research.
Tutorial action on each degree is conceived as a service for students in which tutors guide, inform and advise them on how the University works and how it is regulated.
Their main functions are listed below.
- To advise students on the following:
- Planning their enrolment in accordance with their academic progress and the recommendations for enrolment..
- Improving their academic performance (study methods and use of learning resources such as the School’s library and other services).
- Assessment processes (for subjects and for curricular assessment of initial and final stages).
- Taking optional credits or having them recognised, external placements and participation in national and international mobility programmes.
- Choosing and carrying out the bachelor’s or master’s thesis.
- To direct students to other people or services at the School to solve specific issues.
- To collect students’ proposals for improving teaching and degrees.
In the Tutorial Action Plan, each student on each degree is assigned a tutor from the group of tutors for the corresponding stage:
- Initial stage if the student has not yet passed 120 ECTS credits
- Final stage if the student has passed 120 ECTS credits
Tutors for the initial stage teach in the first half of the degree and tutors for the final stage teach in the second half of the degree.
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