Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering

Student profile

Aimed at young people who want to work at the forefront of technological innovation, leading the technological challenges to which the industry will be subjected.

Graduate profile

The graduate profile will enable you to:

• Practice the regulated profession of Mechanical Engineering, having a clear awareness of its human, economic, social, legal, and ethical dimensions.
• Assume responsibility tasks in organizations, both technical content and preparation for future management tasks, and contribute to information management and knowledge management, with initiative and an entrepreneurial spirit.
• Develop aspects related to the professional practice of Engineering: propose and direct projects; solve problems in their professional field; be decisive and have criteria when making decisions; communicate and present clearly and effectively; work in multilingual and multidisciplinary teams; adapt to changes and learn independently throughout life; handle current fundamental concepts, techniques and tools related to the field of Engineering and adapt to those that arise in the future; have sufficient basic training to be able to continue studies, national or international, Master's and Doctorate, which will complete their management skills and functional specialization.

Generic transversal skills of the Degree in Mechanical Engineering

Instrumental Competences

They are those that have an instrumental function. Among them, we highlight the following:

• Ability for analysis and synthesis.
• Ability to organize and plan.
• Basic general knowledge.
• Basic knowledge of the profession.
• Oral and written communication in the native language.
• Knowledge of a foreign language.
• Computer skills.
• Ability to manage information.
• Problem resolution.
• Decision making.

Personal Competences

They are individual abilities related to the ability to express one's feelings, critical skills, and self-criticism. Social skills are related to interpersonal skills, the ability to work as a team, or the expression of social and ethical commitment. These skills tend to facilitate the processes of social interaction and cooperation. We highlight the following:

• Critical ability and self-criticism.
• Teamwork.
• Interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work in an interdisciplinary team.
• Ability to communicate with experts from other areas.
• Appreciation of diversity and multiculturalism.
• Ability to work in an international context.
• Ethical Commitment.

Systemic skills

They are the skills and abilities that concern systems as a whole. These skills include the ability to plan changes so that improvements can be made to the systems as a whole and design new systems. Systemic or integrative skills require the prior acquisition of instrumental and interpersonal skills. The most notable are:

• Ability to apply knowledge in a practical way
• Ability to learn.
• Ability to adapt to new situations.
• Ability to generate new ideas (creativity).
• Leadership.
• Knowledge of cultures and customs of other countries.
• Ability to work autonomously.
• Design and project management.
• Initiative and entrepreneurship.
• Concern for quality.
• Achievement motivation.

Specific skills of the Degree in Mechanical Engineering

Common to all Industrial Engineering Degrees

• Ability to solve mathematical problems that may arise in engineering. Ability to apply knowledge of linear algebra, geometry, differential geometry, differential and integral calculus, differential equations, partial derivatives, numerical methods, numerical methods, numerical algorithms, statistics, and optimization.
• Understanding and mastering the basic concepts of the general laws of mechanics, thermodynamics, fields and waves, and electromagnetism and their application for solving engineering problems.
• Basic knowledge of the use and programming of computers, operating systems, databases, and software with application in engineering.
• Ability to understand and apply the basic knowledge principles of general chemistry, organic and inorganic chemistry, and their applications in engineering.
• The ability for spatial vision and knowledge of graphic representation techniques, both by traditional methods of metric geometry and descriptive geometry and by computer-assisted design applications.
• Adequate knowledge of the company concept, and institutional and legal framework of the company. Organization and management of companies.

Module common to the industrial branch

• Knowledge of applied thermodynamics and heat transfer. Basic principles and their application to the resolution of engineering problems.
• Knowledge of the basic principles of fluid mechanics and its application to problem solving in the field of engineering.
• Calculation of pipes, channels and fluid systems.
• Knowledge of the fundamentals of science, technology and materials chemistry. Understanding of the relationship between microstructure, synthesis or processing and properties of materials.
• Knowledge and use of the theory principles of circuits and electrical machines.
• Knowledge of the fundamentals of electronics.
• Knowledge of the fundamentals of automation and control methods.
• Knowledge of the principles of machine theory and mechanisms.
• Knowledge and use of materials resistance principles.
• Basic knowledge of production and manufacturing systems.
• Basic knowledge and application of environmental technologies and sustainability.
• Applied knowledge of business organization.
• Knowledge and skills to organize and manage projects. Know the organizational structure and functions of a project office.

Specific module of mechanical technology

• Knowledge and skills to apply graphic engineering techniques.
• Knowledge and skills for calculating, designing and testing machines
• Applied knowledge of thermal engineering.
• Knowledge and skills to apply the fundamentals of elasticity and resistance of materials to the behavior of real solids.
• Knowledge and ability to calculate and design structures and industrial constructions.
• Applied knowledge of the fundamentals of fluid-mechanical systems and machines.
• Knowledge and skills for the application of materials engineering.
• Applied knowledge of manufacturing systems and processes, metrology and quality control.

End of Degree Skills

The End of Degree Project must verify the acquisition and integration by the student of the general and specific skills of the degree.

The End of Degree Project must verify the student's acquisition of general skills by designing and developing an engineering project of sufficient complexity, concentrating the effort from the perspective of innovation, and emphasizing its development in a work team. Part of your workload may be devoted to simulation and/or research work. In its implementation, the student must also acquire personal skills linked to the search and organization of documentation, presentation, group work, etc.

Awards to Global Campus Nebrija

• Blackboard Catalyst Award 2021 in the category of "Leading to Change"
• Magisterio Award 2021
• Best University in Online Learning Ranking QS Stars
• Good Methodology Practice according to Cátedra UNESCO
• Success Story from Blackboard
• 6th Best Blog on eLearning for España and LATAM
• 4 awards in Education Excellence
• The Hybrid Presentiality educational model from Nebrija University recognized with the Blackboard Catalyst Awards

Employability Recognized in the Rankings

The commitment of Nebrija University to the academic requirements, training in leading companies and institutions, innovation in multidisciplinary programs, and international projection, places the University in the top positions of the most important rankings.

The International Ranking QS Stars awards Nebrija University the maximum score in the quality and satisfaction of students in teaching, the employability of the graduates, and the internationalization of the institution.

The national rankings also recognize Nebrija University as the first Spanish university in teaching and second in employability, highlighting its performance in research, knowledge transfer, and internationalization.

• Spanish Universities Ranking - Forbes University 2023
• U-Ranking of the BBVA Foundation and the Institute of Economic Research (IVIE)
• QS Stars International Ranking - QS World University Rankings 2022
• Ranking El Mundo 2023 - The Bachelor's and Master's Degrees at Nebrija University stand out among the best in Spain
• Ranking Global CEO Magazine - Nebrija Business School MBA Program
• Madri+d Foundation - DOCENTIA – NEBRIJA Model
• Ranking CYD of the Knowledge and Development Foundation
• Recognition from the Secretariat of Higher Education, Science, Technology and Innovation of Ecuador (SENESCYT)
• Ranking of Spanish-Speaking Online Higher Education Institutions (FSO) 2023
• University Transparency Ranking 2019 of the Commitment and Transparency Foundation
• Innovation Ranking Universities
• Top 100 - Masters in Entrepreneurship
• Recognition from the Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China
• SUNEDU recognition as official title in Peru

The Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering facilitates professional performance in the following sectors:

• Aerospace
• Automobile
• Biomedical
• Construction
• Manufacturing
• Energy
• Processes
• Trains

The Higher Polytechnic School is committed, together with the best companies and institutions in the sector, to turn each student into a great professional. The world of work is present in all study plans. We are one of the Spanish universities with the highest employability rate for its students and we are very proud that it is so.

• The professional future is in the aeronautical, food, robotic, electrical, or automobile sector of any country.
• Calculation design of machine elements and capital goods.
• Industrial works management.
• Design and control of manufacturing processes.
• Direction and coordination of industrial production, operation, and maintenance activities.