Bachelor's degree in Automotive Engineering
Bachelor's degree in Automotive Engineering
Manresa School of Engineering (EPSEM)
The bachelor's degree in Automotive Engineering responds to the automotive industry’s demand for automotive engineers who have specific skills and a mastery of both the product, that is, automobiles and their components, and the process of manufacturing them and managing the manufacturing process. The aim is to produce specialised engineers who have a comprehensive view of the automotive industry and its entire value chain.
You will follow a course of study that will give you a solid scientific grounding that will be complemented with subjects as diverse as design; materials science; mechanical, electrical and electronic engineering; and the use of ICTs, all of which are applied to the automotive industry. A large proportion of the degree is devoted to innovative technologies such as electric and hybrid propulsion or autonomous vehicles. Training is enhanced by industrial organisation and business management topics.
The degree has strong ties to the business sector through the Automotive Industry Cluster of Catalonia. Students can go on to take a fourth year at the EPSEM or the Barcelona School of Industrial Engineering (ETSEIB), where the master’s degree in Automotive Engineering is taught.
You will follow a course of study that will give you a solid scientific grounding that will be complemented with subjects as diverse as design; materials science; mechanical, electrical and electronic engineering; and the use of ICTs, all of which are applied to the automotive industry. A large proportion of the degree is devoted to innovative technologies such as electric and hybrid propulsion or autonomous vehicles. Training is enhanced by industrial organisation and business management topics.
The degree has strong ties to the business sector through the Automotive Industry Cluster of Catalonia. Students can go on to take a fourth year at the EPSEM or the Barcelona School of Industrial Engineering (ETSEIB), where the master’s degree in Automotive Engineering is taught.
- Duration
- 4 academic 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
- Admission mark 2025-2026 academic year
- 10,550
- Language of instruction
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- Fees and grants
- Approximate fees per academic year: €1,061 (€1,800 for non-EU residents ). Consult the public fees system based on income (grants and payment options).
- Location
- Manresa School of Engineering (EPSEM)
- Official degree
- Recorded in the Ministry of Education's degree register
- Places
- 50
- Pre-enrolment code
- 31091
- Places places via a change of degree
- 4
- Admission mark 2025-2026 academic year
- 10,550. Admission mark
- Weighting. University entrance examinations (PAU)
- Weighting. University entrance examinations (PAU)
- Registration and enrolment
- What are the requirements to enrol in a bachelor's degree course?
- CFGS credit transfer
- Consult the university studies search engine of the Universities Channel of the Generalitat de Catalunya
- Legalisation of foreign documents
- All documents issued in non-EU countries must be legalised and bear the corresponding apostille.
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- Major in (Eng) Menció (330grautom)
- Major in (Eng) Menció en Tecnologies de la Indústria (240grautom)
First semester
- Algebra 6
- Automotive Chemistry 6
- Automotive Sector 3
- Calculus I 6
- Graphic Expression I 4.5
- Physics I 4.5
- Algebra 6
- Automotive Chemistry 6
- Automotive Sector 3
- Calculus I 6
- Graphic Expression I 4.5
- Physics I 4.5
Second semester
- Automotive Engineering, Mobility and Sustainability 3
- Calculus II 6
- Fundamentals of Informatics 6
- Graphic Expression II 4.5
- Materials 6
- Physics II 4.5
- Automotive Engineering, Mobility and Sustainability 3
- Calculus II 6
- Fundamentals of Informatics 6
- Graphic Expression II 4.5
- Materials 6
- Physics II 4.5
Third semester
- Computer-Aided Design (CAD) 3
- Electrotechnics 6
- Fluid Mechanics 4.5
- Mathematics for Engineering 4.5
- Mechanical Engineering I 6
- Strength of Materials 6
- Computer-Aided Design (CAD) 3
- Electrotechnics 6
- Fluid Mechanics 4.5
- Mathematics for Engineering 4.5
- Mechanical Engineering I 6
- Strength of Materials 6
Fourth semester
- Computer-Aided Manufacturing (Cam) 3
- Electronic Systems 6
- Finite Elements and Finite Volumes in Engineering 4.5
- Fluid Dynamics 6
- Materials Processing and Transformation Technology 6
- Mechanical Engineering II 4.5
- Computer-Aided Manufacturing (Cam) 3
- Electronic Systems 6
- Finite Elements and Finite Volumes in Engineering 4.5
- Fluid Dynamics 6
- Materials Processing and Transformation Technology 6
- Mechanical Engineering II 4.5
Fifth semester
- Auxiliary Mechanical Systems 4.5
- Computer-Aided Engineering (Cae) 3
- Heat Engines 6
- Quality Management 4.5
- Systems Analysis and Control 6
- Vehicle Structure Design 6
- Auxiliary Mechanical Systems 4.5
- Computer-Aided Engineering (Cae) 3
- Heat Engines 6
- Quality Management 4.5
- Systems Analysis and Control 6
- Vehicle Structure Design 6
Sixth semester
- Automated Manufacturing 6
- Electrical Systems 6
- Habitability and Safety 3
- Information and Communication Technologies in the Automotive Industry 6
- Prototypes 3
- Vehicle Dynamics 6
- Automated Manufacturing 6
- Electrical Systems 6
- Habitability and Safety 3
- Information and Communication Technologies in the Automotive Industry 6
- Prototypes 3
- Vehicle Dynamics 6
Seventh semester
- Advanced Automation 6
- Analogue Electronics 6
- Automatic Regulation 6
- Business 6
- Digital Systems 6
- Embedded Control Systems 6
- Legislation and Regulatory Framework 3
- Mechanical Components and Vibrations 6
- Mechanics and Mechanism Theory 6
- Modelling and Simulation of Dynamical Systems 6
- Occupational Health and Safety 6
- Production Systems and Logistics 6
- Propulsion Systems 6
- Safe and Efficient Driving 3
- Thermal Design 3
- Automatic Control 6
- Environmental Technology and Sustainability 6
- Heat Technology 6
- Project Management 6
Eighth semester
- Digital Electronics 6
- Electronic Instrumentation 6
- Industrial Informatics 6
- Kinematics and Machine Dynamics 6
- Machine Design 6
- Maintenance Management 6
- Mechanics Technology 6
- Power Electronics 6
- Project Methodology, Management and Orientation 6
- Structural Theory and Industrial Construction 6
- Bachelor's Thesis 12
- Automotive Project 4.5
- Economics and Business 6
- Optimisation and Simulation 4.5
- Organisation and Management 4.5
- System Dynamics 4.5
- Bachelor's Thesis 12
- CompulsoryECTS
- OptionalECTS
- ProjectECTS
- Professional opportunities
- Leading and managing automotive engineering projects in assembly plants and the components industry, R&D and training centres, sales and post-sales and the world of racing.
- Conceiving, designing, developing, analysing and maintaining automobile systems and components.
- Improving products and reengineering.
- Organising and controlling production, quality assurance and logistics in manufacturing plants.
- Training production and post-sales teams.
- Applying and ensuring compliance with regulations in the automotive sector.
- Developing solutions to mobility problems.
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