University Carlos III of Madrid
Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering (Bilingual, Spanish)
Leganés, Spain
DURATION
4 Years
LANGUAGES
Spanish, English
PACE
Full time
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EARLIEST START DATE
Sep 2024
TUITION FEES
EUR 7,000 / per year *
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* for international students | for EU students: € 1,500/year
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Introduction
The goal of the Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering is to create engineers capable of designing, improving, producing, and maintaining mechanical devices and systems, components, motors, and industrial systems.
These future professionals will acquire the knowledge and skills to enable them to carry out their work in fields of vital economic importance for any developed country, such as industrial manufacturing and production systems, transportation, machinery, construction of industrial systems, and thermal and mechanical systems in buildings, and the design of environmental quality, safety, and control systems.
This degree program provides the education and training necessary for graduates to perform legally established functions for the profession of technical industrial engineering specializing in machinery.
The UC3M Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering has specific laboratories equipped with a large number of computers and specialized software. It likewise offers the possibility of carrying out professional internships in the industry’s most important companies.
Studies with a bilingual option
In this degree, the university offers the opportunity to study in English more than half of the subjects of the studies program. Once you have been admitted, you will choose, at the time of enrollment, the language in which you will study by the following conditions:
- In groups in English, all work (classes, drills, exercises, tests, etc.) will be conducted in English.
- During the first year, it must establish an English B2 level, perform a test, and provide one of the supported official certificates or any way determined by the university. In the first weeks of the course will inform students how they can prove their level.
- The courses offered in English are in the studies program.
- In case there are more applications than places available in English, interested persons will be ranked according to their admission grade.
- If you are enrolled in English and exceed at least 50% of the credits offered at the UC3M, in the DS appears a mention of bilingual studies.
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Curriculum
Year 1 - Semester 1
- Calculus I (ECTS 6)
- Linear Algebra (ECTS 6)
- Programming (ECTS 6)
- Chemical Basis of Engineering (ECTS 6)
- Physics I (ECTS 6)
Year 1 - Semester 2
- Physics II (ECTS 6)
- Calculus II (ECTS 6)
- Engineering Graphics (ECTS 6)
- Statistics (ECTS 6)
- Writing and Communication Skills (ECTS 3)
- Skills: Humanities (ECTS 3)
Year 2 - Semester 1
- Materials Science and Engineering (ECTS 6)
- Electrical Power Engineering Fundamentals (ECTS 6)
- Thermal Engineering (ECTS 6)
- Machine Mechanics (ECTS 6)
- Mechanical Vibrations Fundamentals (ECTS 3)
- Skills: Humanities II (ECTS 3)
Year 2 - Semester 2
- Electronics Engineering Fundamentals (ECTS 6)
- Mechanics of Structures (ECTS 6)
- Engineering Fluid Mechanics (ECTS 6)
- Introduction to Engineering Management (ECTS 6)
- Production and Manufacturing Systems (ECTS 3)
- Environmental Technology (ECTS 3)
Year 3 - Semester 1
- Industrial Automation (ECTS 6)
- Machine Theory (ECTS 6)
- Elasticity (ECTS 6)
- Heat Transfer (ECTS 6)
- Fluid Installations and Hydraulic Machinery (ECTS 6)
Year 3 - Semester 2
- Mechanical Technology (ECTS 6)
- Information Skills (ECTS 1.5)
- Power Plants and Heat Engines (ECTS 6)
- Materials Technology (ECTS 3)
- Thermal Systems Design (ECTS 3)
- Strength of Materials (ECTS 6)
- Advanced Knowledge of Spreadsheets (ECTS 1.5)
- Soft Skills (ECTS 3)
Year 4 - Semester 1
- Theory of Structures and Industrial Constructions (ECTS 6)
- Vehicle Theory (ECTS 6)
- Machine Design (ECTS 6)
- Solid Mechanics (ECTS 6)
- Industrial Organization (ECTS 3)
- Technical Office (ECTS 3)
Year 4 - Semester 2
- Industrial Design (ECTS 6)
- Bachelor Thesis (ECTS 12)
Electives: 12 Credits
Electives to Choose in 4th Year
At the end of your studies, you must have obtained a total of 12 credits of electivity.
- Structural Dynamics (ECTS 3)
- Heat-Transfer Equipments (ECTS 3)
- Lightweight Structures (ECTS 3)
- Experimental Mechanics (ECTS 3)
- Numerical Simulation of Industrial Flows (ECTS 3)
- Professional Internships (ECTS 6)
- Railway Engineering (ECTS 3)
- Renewable Energy Systems (ECTS 3)
- Machine Maintenance and Diagnosis (ECTS 3)
- Numerical Modelling of Structural Elements (ECTS 3)
- Internal Combustion Engines (ECTS 3)
- Structural Integrity (ECTS 3)
- Energy in Transport (ECTS 3)
- Energy and Water (ECTS 3)
- Advanced Concepts of Fluid Mechanics (ECTS 3)
- Biomechanics (ECTS 3)
- Pneumatics and Oleohydraulics (ECTS 3)
- Materials and Their Environmental Impact (ECTS 3)
- Joining Technologies: Welding and Adhesives (ECTS 3)
- Surface Engineering (ECTS 3)
- Materials for Production and Storage of Energy (ECTS 3)
Mobility
Exchange programs
The Erasmus program permits UC3M first-degree and post-graduate students to spend one or several terms at one of the European universities with which UC3M has special agreements or take up an Erasmus Placement, a work placement or internship at an EU company. These exchanges are funded with Erasmus Grants which the EU and the Spanish Ministry of Education provide.
The non-European mobility program enables UC3M degree students to study one or several terms in one of the international universities with which the university has special agreements. It also has funding from the Banco Santander and the UC3M.
These places are offered in a public competition and are awarded to students with the best academic record and who have passed the language threshold (English, French, German, etc..) requested by the university of destination.
Rankings
- QS World University Rankings Top 50 Under 50
- 35th spot worldwide and ranked 10th in Europe, on QS Top 50 Under 50 Ranking
- QS World University Rankings
- 319th position on the QS World University Rankings 2024
- QS World University Rankings Subjects Rankings
- Among the world’s best universities in 13 academic fields, according to QS World University Rankings by Subject 2023
- QS Graduate Employability Rankings
- Among the 136 best universities in the world for employability, according to THE’s Global University Employability Ranking 2022
Program Outcome
The profile of a graduate who has completed studies for this degree course includes firstly, knowledge and understanding of the general basics of engineering in particular mechanical engineering. Graduates can follow analytical processes for solving problems in the field of mechanical engineering with initiative, decision-making, creativity, and critical reasoning. In addition, they will be able to design industrial products, machinery, mechanisms, vehicles, thermo-mechanical and hydraulic structures, and installations that comply with required specifications and collaborate with professionals in related technologies within multidisciplinary teams. Graduates will also have acquired research skills providing innovative contributions within the scope of mechanical engineering.
Finally, graduates will be able to apply their knowledge and understanding to problem-solving and designing devices or processes within the field of mechanical engineering taking into account cost, quality, safety, efficiency, and respect for the environment. Finally, this degree also provides generic skills that graduates will need as engineering professionals in current society: the ability for written and oral communication of knowledge, to both a specialized and nonspecialist public, working in multidisciplinary and international teams, and undertaking ongoing learning necessary to enable them to adapt to new situations.
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Career Opportunities
Mechanical Engineering is one of the most versatile engineering fields and there are numerous areas of work to which Mechanical Engineering graduates can dedicate themselves:
- Design, calculation, and optimization of all types of machines and mechanical devices.
- Design, calculation, and optimization of structures and industrial constructions.
- Development, design, and optimization of engines and thermal installations.
- Design, optimization, and control of manufacturing processes.
- Design, management, and maintenance of all types of industrial plants.
- Production planning in industrial plants.
- Biomechanics.
- Elaboration of industrial projects.
- Maintenance and control of machinery.
- Research and development of innovative products in industry and research centers.
- Occupational risk prevention, quality, and safety in machinery.