University Carlos III of Madrid
Bachelor’s Degree in Mobile and Space Communications Engineering (Bilingual, Spanish)
Leganés, Spain
DURATION
4 Years
LANGUAGES
English, Spanish
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 Mobile and Space Communications Engineering is to form professionals who are specialized in the design and construction of communications systems, given that it is a specialization within the area of Telecommunications Engineering.
In this Bachelor's, the student will receive a solid formation to acquire enough knowledge to dominate advanced communication technologies as different cutting-edge systems such as networks for bio or security applications, space and satellite communications, vehicular communications, communications for the Internet of Things (IoT), communications machine kind for 4.0 industry, communications systems with applications in health, information processing and Big Data analysis, etc. Being able to adapt and stay uploaded in a sector that is continuously evolving, and with a huge social impact.
This Bachelor has a clear international aim, and it has been recognized with the best quality seals, like the EUR-ACE’s. The labour insertion rates after it is over 100%. It has a bilingual option, and it has many possibilities like specific laboratories and practical formation. It also offers the opportunity to carry out professional internships in the top companies in the industry.
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.
Employability and professional internships
UC3M has agreements with over 3000 companies and institutions in which students can undertake internships and access job openings.
A total of 93.4 % of graduates from this University enter the job market the first year after finishing their studies, according to the 2019
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Curriculum
Year 1 - Semester 1
- Calculus I (6 ECTS)
- Physics (6 ECTS)
- Programming (6 ECTS)
- Digital Electronics (6 ECTS)
- Linear Algebra (6 ECTS)
Year 1 - Semester 2
- Calculus II (6 ECTS)
- Systems and Circuits (6 ECTS)
- Systems Programming (6 ECTS)
- Statistics (6 ECTS)
- Writing and communication skills (3 ECTS)
- Skills: Humanities I (3 ECTS)
Year 2 - Semester 1
- Linear Systems (6 ECTS)
- Electronic components and circuits (6 ECTS)
- Access networks and shared media (6 ECTS)
- Systems Architecture (6 ECTS)
- Advanced Mathematics (6 ECTS)
Year 2 - Semester 2
- Communication Theory (6 ECTS)
- Electromagnetic Fields (6 ECTS)
- Linear networks analysis and synthesis (6 ECTS)
- Microprocessor-based digital systems (6 ECTS)
- Communications networks and services (6 ECTS)
Year 3 - Semester 1
- Digital Communications (6 ECTS)
- Communication channels and systems (6 ECTS)
- Information Skills (1.5 ECTS)
- Electronics Systems (6 ECTS)
- Modern theory of detection and estimation (6 ECTS)
- Advanced knowledge of Spreadsheets (1.5 ECTS)
- Skills: Humanities II (3 ECTS)
Year 3 - Semester 2
- High-frequency techniques (6 ECTS)
- Multimedia information coding in communications (6 ECTS)
- Devices and optic transmission media (6 ECTS)
- Switching (6 ECTS)
Year 4 - Semester 1
- Telecommunication Systems (6 ECTS)
- Wireless propagation and transmission (6 ECTS)
- Telecommunications projects, legislation, and policy (6 ECTS)
- Satellite and space communications (6 ECTS)
- Communications technologies for a connected society (6 ECTS)
Year 4 - Semester 2
- Mobile Communications (6 ECTS)
- Bachelor Thesis (12 ECTS)
- Introduction to business management (3 ECTS)
- Interpersonal professional skills (3 ECTS)
Electives to choose in 3rd and 4th year
At the end of your studies, you must have obtained a total of 12 credits of selectivity.
- Professional Internships (6 ECTS)
- Web Applications (3 ECTS)
- Linux Networks Administration (3 ECTS)
- Advanced Physics (3 ECTS)
- Mobile Applications (3 ECTS)
- Deep Learning for the Analysis of Images (3 ECTS)
- Internet Architecture (3 ECTS)
- Numerical Calculus in Engineering (3 ECTS)
- Visible light communications for the smart industry (3 ECTS)
- Internet of Things (3 ECTS)
- Introduction to quantum communications and computing (3 ECTS)
- Statistical methods for telecommunications (3 ECTS)
- Natural Language Processing (3 ECTS)
- Mobile Wireless Networks (3 ECTS)
- Software Networks (3 ECTS)
- Audio technologies for virtual reality (3 ECTS)
- Music Technologies (3 ECTS)
- Displays Technologies (3 ECTS)
- Technologies for Autonomous and Unmanned Systems (3 ECTS)
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 are provided by the EU and the Spanish Ministry of Education.
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
Most graduates of this degree are set to learning outcomes achieved in this degree, including, first, knowledge and understanding of the general fundamentals of engineering, and in particular Systems Communications. Graduates will be able to carry out a process of analysis to solve problems of telecommunication systems, and also be responsible for engineering design in its field, working as a team. Additionally, graduates will be able to conduct research and implement innovative contributions in communications systems, which justifies the scientific interest of this degree.
Finally, graduates will have jurisdiction to apply their knowledge to solve problems and design communications devices, knowing the environmental, commercial, and industrial implications of engineering practice according to professional ethics; this is vital for professional interest in the degree. Finally, it notes that this degree provides the generic skills that graduates need to practice engineering in today's society as it can develop effective oral and written communication, working in a multidisciplinary framework and equipment, and maintaining professional competence through continuous learning throughout their lives.
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Career Opportunities
Among the areas of work associated with this degree are:
- Mobile network management, LTE, 5G, satellite communications.
- Design and management of backbone and access networks.
- Design and management of home automation systems, Internet of things.
- Security and encryption in communications, vulnerability analysis
- Consulting and digital transformation of companies
- Software development and project management
- Data analysis and processing, database management
- Machine learning and artificial intelligence