Student profile
Type of Degree
Those wishing to study the Degree in Electronics and Industrial Automation Engineering should ideally have a solid grounding in mathematics and a good understanding of subjects related to technology and science. A good level of English is also recommended.
This is an officially recognised University Degree, valid throughout the European Higher Education Area.
WORLD HERITAGE
This Degree complies with European Higher Education Area requirements
Future students should possess an aptitude for understanding abstract ideas and be attentive, perceptive, organised and methodical as well as showing a capacity for reasoning, analysis and synthesis. They should be interested in technology and be both imaginative and practical.
Career opportunities Graduates in Electronics and Industrial Automation Engineering will receive a broad education covering various fields and preparing them for professional practice in practically all technical aspects of a company. Their knowledge can be applied to resolving technical problems or to designing and implementing new technologies in the production process. More specifically, graduates are equipped to plan and install industrial automation and electronic control, to conduct research and development in industrial products, processes and methods, to design, lead and manage projects and to organise, monitor and lead multidisciplinary teams in the workplace, etc. Graduates are especially qualified for professional practice in the following fields: w Industrial Automation w Hardware and Software Companies w Telecommunications w Energy w Electricity w Power Electronics w High-Technology w Security w Robotics w Domotics
POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY SCHOOL Edificio Politécnico
CAMPUS UNIVERSITARIO Ctra. Madrid-Barcelona, km 33,600 28871 Alcalá de Henares (Madrid) www.uah.es/politecnica
Course contents The Degree in Electronics and Industrial Automation Engineering is aimed at producing professionals capable of applying their scientific knowledge, practical techniques and skills in various areas of industrial engineering to the exploitation of current and future state-of-the-art possibilities in the different disciplines, or to research and development activities in industrial electronics engineering. Accordingly, the course is aimed at producing experts in robotics technology, autonomous robots, microprocessors and microcontrollers, industrial computing and power electronics, all in the context of automation and control of industrial processes.
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Bachelor’s Degree in:
Electronics and Industrial Automation Engineering
Overall credit distribution SUBJECT TYPE
ECTS
Basic Training (B)
60
Obligatory (Ob)
132
Optional (Opt)
36
Bachelor’s Degree Final Project (B)
12
TOTAL CREDITS
240
STUDY PLAN FIRST YEAR
First semester
Type
ECTS
Calculus I
B
6
Lineal Algebra and Differential Equations
B
6
Physics I
B
Graphic Design Chemistry
SECOND YEAR
First semester
Second semester
Type
ECTS
Calculus II
B
6
Circuit Analysis
Ob
6
6
Computing
B
6
B
6
Mechanical Systems
Ob
6
B
6
Physics II
B
6
Total ECTS
30
Total ECTS
30
Type
ECTS
Second semester
Type
ECTS
Statistics
B
6
Basic Automation
Ob
6
Thermal Engineering
Ob
6
Digital Electronic Systems
Ob
6
Analogue Electronics
Ob
6
Electronic Technology
Ob
6
Digital Electronics
Ob
6
Industrial Computing
Ob
6
Business Economics
Materials Science
Ob
6
Total ECTS
30
Type
ECTS
Systems Modelling and Simulation
Ob
6
Automation
Ob
6
Electrical Machines
Ob
Fluid Mechanics Optional 1
Total ECTS
30
THIRD YEAR
FOURTH YEAR
First semester
First semester
B
6
Total ECTS
30
Type
ECTS
Electronic Instrumentation
Ob
9
Power Electronics
Ob
9
6
Control Techniques
Ob
6
Ob
6
Mechanics of Structures
Ob
6
Opt
6 Total ECTS
30
Type
ECTS
Second semester
Type
ECTS
Projects
Ob
6
Optional 3 and 4 or External Practical Training
Second semester
Opt
12
Robotic Systems
Ob
6
Cross-Disciplinary Skills II
Opt
12
Optional 2 or External Practical Training
Opt
6
Bachelor’s Degree Final Project
Ob
12
Industrial Production Systems
Ob
6
Cross-Disciplinary Skills I
Opt
6
Total ECTS
30
Total ECTS
30
TOTAL ECTS CREDITS: 240 B: Basic Training; Ob: Obligatory; Opt: Optional.
Students who wish to study part-time may take the same programme spread over eight years.