Electronic Engineering and Telecommunications - G1037 - Studies portal

The bachelor's degree in Electronic Engineering and Telecommunications at the University of Barcelona provides a multifaceted preparation to design and produce electronic systems for use with information and communication technologies. It also provides the expertise to make technological decisions on the basis of different criteria.

The bachelor's degree in Electronic Engineering and Telecommunications at the University of Barcelona provides scientific, technological and socioeconomic training to produce versatile, flexible, creative and competitive professionals able to conceive, design and produce electronic equipment and systems, especially for use with information and communication technologies in the field of electronics. They are moreover willing to collaborate with professionals specialized in related technologies and able to make technological decisions based on criteria of cost, quality, safety, sustainability, time and respect for the ethical principles of the profession. It provides training in the design, implementation and management of the systems responsible for transmitting and receiving any type of information, whether through the radiation of electromagnetic waves, the conducting of light pulses through optical fibres or the emission of acoustic waves.

Basic information

Type	Bachelor's degrees
Faculty or school	Faculty of Physics
Branch of knowledge	Engineering
Mode of delivery	face-to-face
Credits	240
Number of places available	40
Length of course	4 academic years
Language(s) of instruction	Catalan 71,5%, Spanish 23,7%, English 4,8%
Admission grade	8.660 (July 2024, start of process, via official entrance examinations/vocational training)
Approximate price per credit	18,46 €
Compulsory placements	No
Coordinator	JOSE BOSCH ESTRADA
Course details	Indicators
Specializations	Yes

Objectives and competences

Objectives

What you will learn The scientific, technological and socioeconomic principles of electronic engineering and telecommunications, and the creative and competitive skills to work in this field. Skills to design and produce electronic devices and systems with a special focus on IT and electronics. Teamwork skills with professionals in similar disciplines, decision making skills informed by such considerations as project costing, quality, safety, sustainability, and good practices and professional ethics. Number of ECTS credits: 240 Branch of knowledge: Engineering and Architecture Faculty or school: Faculty of Physics

Competences

Access and admission

Applicant profile and access requirements

Recommended applicant profile

What you will need Personal interest in science and new technologies. Logical reasoning skills. Ability in mathematics, physics and computer studies. Motivation to study the operation and structure of technological devices. Innovative potential. Successfully completed school leaver studies in subjects of science and technology, especially physics and mathematics. Applicants are also recommended to have notions of electrical engineering, chemistry, industrial technology, biology and technical drawing.

Access requirements and conditions

Admission for students with studies completed outside Spain.

Applicants holding higher educational qualifications from a university outside Spain should consult the page Admission with foreign qualifications to find out about specific admission requirements.

Pre-enrolment

Students that have studied abroad and who wish to study at the University of Barcelona may be admitted to EHEA bachelor's degree courses. Procedures for gaining admission will depend on the qualifications held by each applicant.

For further information about admission, consult the page Admission with foreign qualifications.

Enrolment

As a general rule, at the UB you will be required to enrol online via the Món UB portal. To find out the date and time you have been assigned, check the specific information for your course. Remember that you can lose your place if you do not enrol on the day you have been assigned.

Academic information

Welcome

Support and guidance

Pre-enrolment information and events

Course curriculum

Subjects and course plans

Distribution of credits

Type	ECTS
Basic training	60
Compulsory	144
Optional	24
Compulsory placements	0
Compulsory final project	12
TOTAL	240

List of subjects

Subject	Language	Type	Credits
Basic Digital Design	1st semester	Compulsory	6
Calculus of a Single Variable	1st semester	Basic training	6
Computer Science	1st semester	Basic training	6
Linear Algebra and Geometry	1st semester	Basic training	6
Principles of Waves, Fluids and Thermodynamics	1st semester	Basic training	6
Differential Equations and Vector Calculus	1st semester 2nd semester	Basic training	6
Electronic Components and Circuits	2nd semester	Compulsory	6
Multivariable Calculus	1st semester 2nd semester	Basic training	6
Principles of Electromagnetism and Optics	1st semester 2nd semester	Basic training	6
Principles of Laboratory Practice	2nd semester	Basic training	6

Subject	Language	Type	Credits
Digital Systems and Processor Structure	1st semester	Compulsory	6
Economics and Business	1st semester	Basic training	6
Electronic Circuit Analysis	1st semester	Compulsory	6
Mathematical Tools for Engineering	1st semester	Compulsory	6
Quantum Physics	1st semester	Compulsory	6
Design Tools	2nd semester	Basic training	6
Electromagnetism	2nd semester	Compulsory	9
Information and Signal Processing	2nd semester	Compulsory	9
Physical Electronics	2nd semester	Compulsory	6

Subject	Language	Type	Credits
Electronic Instrumentation	1st semester	Compulsory	6
High Frequency Electronics	1st semester	Compulsory	6
Microelectronic Design	1st semester	Compulsory	6
Principles of Communications	1st semester	Compulsory	6
Processor-Based Systems	1st semester	Compulsory	6
Communication Systems	2nd semester	Compulsory	6
Digital System Synthesis and Design	2nd semester	Compulsory	6
Microcontrollers and Embedded Systems	2nd semester	Compulsory	6
Optoelectronic Devices	2nd semester	Compulsory	6
Power and Control Electronics	2nd semester	Compulsory	6

Subject	Language	Type	Credits
Communication Networks	1st semester	Compulsory	6
Electronic Systems Laboratory I	1st semester	Compulsory	6
Projects	1st semester	Compulsory	6
Electronic Systems Laboratory II	2nd semester	Compulsory	6
Final Degree Project	1st semester 2nd semester	Compulsory final project	12

Subject	Language	Type	Credits
3D Design and Modelling	2nd semester	Optional	3
Analog Integrated Design	1st semester	Optional	6
Automotive Electronics and Electric Cars	2nd semester	Optional	6
Biophysics	2nd semester	Optional	6
Domotics	1st semester	Optional	3
Energy	2nd semester	Optional	6
Gender, Science and Technology	1st semester	Optional	3
Image Processing	2nd semester	Optional	3
Industry Practicum	1st semester 2nd semester	Practices	6
Information Technology and Communications Support Systems	1st semester	Optional	3
Integrated Mixed Methods Design and Radio Frequency	2nd semester	Optional	3
Materials Physics	2nd semester	Optional	6
Microtechnology and Nanotechnology	1st semester	Optional	6
Robotics and Mechatronics	1st semester	Optional	3
System on a Chip (SoC) Design	2nd semester	Optional	3
Virtual Instrumentation	2nd semester	Optional	3

Pathways and specializations

Electronic Engineering in Telecommunications Engineering
Pathway in Integrated Circuit Design
Check the planning of the different pathways of the degree

Previous years

Teaching staff

List of spring and autumn teaching staff on a current course

Placements

Las prácticas contribuyen a la formación integral de los estudiantes universitarios y facilitan el conocimiento de una metodología de trabajo adecuada a la realidad profesional. De este modo, ofrecen una experiencia práctica que permite la inserción de los futuros titulados en el mercado laboral.

Las prácticas son tutorizadas y se evalúan. Por lo tanto constan al expediente académico del estudiante. Además, se pueden hacer prácticas extracurriculares de un máximo de 500 horas, que se pueden prorrogar hasta 900 horas. Tanto en cuanto a las prácticas curriculares como las extracurriculares, hace falta la formalización previa de un convenio de cooperación educativa con la entidad colaboradora donde se tienen que hacer las prácticas.

Información institucional

Career opportunities

What can you work on ?

Regulated professional practice in electronic engineering and telecommunications. Technical and management practice in the private sector, in electronics, telecommunications, consumer electronics, microtechnology and nanotechnology, automotive applications, R&D, health and biomedicine, safety, robotics, energy and sustainability, multimedia, image and ICT applications, and the aeronautical and aerospace sectors. The services industry. The public sector. A variety of private and public sector fields in which electronic engineering and telecommunications are used to improve productivity and competetiveness.

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