University Carlos III of Madrid
Bachelor's Degree in Telematics Engineering (Bilingual, Spanish)
Leganés, Spain
Bachelor's degree
DURATION
4 years
LANGUAGES
English, Spanish
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
Sep 2026
TUITION FEES
EUR 7,000 / per year *
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* for non-European students | for EU students: € 1,500/year
Key Summary
The goal of the Bachelor’s Degree in Telematics Engineering is to form professionals specialized in the implementation, design, and development of communication networks and their services and applications in different business sectors related to access to information, the Internet, the leisure and entertainment industry, the domestic sector, education, multimedia services, big data, and augmented reality, among others.
The speed at which technology is evolving and its importance in contemporary society point to the growing demand for expert professionals in telematics, as shown by the high rate of our graduates’ professional placement (100% in recent years).
This Bachelor has a bilingual option, it has been recognized with the best quality seals, like the EUR-ACE’s, and it offers the technological knowledge and professional competence necessary to respond creatively to the current needs of a market that is constantly expanding.
In addition, it has laboratories specialized in telematics networks, services, and applications and offers the possibility of carrying out internships in 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.
Year 1 - Semester 1
- Linear Algebra (ECTS 6)
- Calculus I (ECTS 6)
- Physics (ECTS 6)
- Programming (ECTS 6)
- Digital Electronics (ECTS 6)
Year 1 - Semester 2
- Calculus II (ECTS 6)
- Systems and Circuits (ECTS 6)
- Systems Programming (ECTS 6)
- Statistics (ECTS 6)
- Writing and Communication Skills (ECTS 3)
- Skills: Humanities (ECTS 3)
Year 2 - Semester 1
- Linear Systems (ECTS 6)
- Electronic Components and Circuits (ECTS 6)
- Access Networks and Shared Media (ECTS 6)
- Systems Architecture I (ECTS 6)
- Advanced Mathematics (ECTS 6)
Year 2 - Semester 2
- Communication Theory (ECTS 6)
- Networks Theory (ECTS 6)
- Communications Networks and Services (ECTS 6)
- Microprocessor-Based Digital Systems (ECTS 6)
- Electromagnetic Fields (ECTS 6)
Year 3 - Semester 1
- Advanced Communication Networks and Services (ECTS 6)
- Telematic Applications (ECTS 6)
- Information Skills (ECTS 1.5)
- Electronics Systems (ECTS 6)
- Modern Theory of Detection and Estimation (ECTS 6)
- Advanced Knowledge of Spreadsheets (ECTS 1.5)
- Skills: Humanities II (ECTS 3)
Year 3 - Semester 2
- Format Processing in Telematic Applications (ECTS 6)
- Systems Architecture II (ECTS 6)
- Switching (ECTS 6)
- Devices and Optic Transmission Media (ECTS 6)
Electives: 6 Credits
Year 4 - Semester 1
- Communications Software (ECTS 6)
- Audiovisual Services (ECTS 6)
- Wireless and Mobile Networking (ECTS 6)
- Telecommunications Projects, Legislation, and Policy (ECTS 6)
- Telecommunication Systems (ECTS 6)
Year 4 - Semester 2
- Web Computing (ECTS 6)
- Introduction to Business Management (ECTS 3)
- Bachelor Thesis (ECTS 12)
- Soft Skills (ECTS 3)
Electives to Choose in 3rd and 4th Year
At the end of your studies, you must have obtained a total of 12 credits of electivity
- Professional Internships (ECTS 6)
- Mobile Applications (ECTS 3)
- Linux Networks Administration (ECTS 3)
- Advanced Physics (ECTS 3)
- Deep Learning for the Analysis of Images (ECTS 3)
- Internet Network Architecture (ECTS 3)
- Numerical Calculus in Engineering (ECTS 3)
- Visible Light Communications for the Smart Industry (ECTS 3)
- Internet of Things (ECTS 3)
- Introduction to Quantum Communications and Computing (ECTS 3)
- Statistical Methods for Telecommunications (ECTS 3)
- Natural Language Processing (ECTS 3)
- Software Networks (ECTS 3)
- Audio Technologies for Virtual Reality (ECTS 3)
- Music Technologies (ECTS 3)
- Displays Technologies (ECTS 3)
- Technologies for Autonomous and Unmanned Systems (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.
- 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
The profile of a graduate who has completed studies for this degree course includes firstly, knowledge and understanding of the general basics of engineering and in particular communications networks and services, distributed systems, and telematic applications proper to Telematics Engineering as part of the telecommunications family. Graduates will be able to follow analytical processes for solving problems in the field of telematic networks, services, systems, and applications, and carry out engineering design in their discipline, working in a team. Graduates will also be able to carry out research and make innovative contributions within the field of telematics engineering thus justifying the scientific interest in this degree to be addressed later.
Finally, graduates will be able to apply their acquired knowledge to solve problems and design telematic networks and services configure the devices used for this purpose, and deploy them in telematic adaptive, and personal applications and services, making network intelligence valuable to users, maximizing internet potential in various social and economic spheres, with an awareness of the environmental commercial and industrial implications of working in engineering by professional ethics; this is vitally important for the professional interest of the degree addressed later. Finally, this degree provides the generic skills that graduates will need in their engineering profession in society today, as written and oral communication skills will be required, along with working in a multidisciplinary framework as part of a team, and an ability to maintain their professional competence through a life long learning process.
- Telecommunications industry (fixed and mobile telephone operators, Internet providers, network equipment manufacturers).
- Technology companies (Internet or web-based service providers, network computing, or content distribution services).
- Companies of any sector demand or require the management of telecommunications infrastructure and computer networks, as well as the management of services based on information and communications technologies.