Study plan Bachelor's Degree in Automotive Engineering

Basic skills

  • Students must have and understand knowledge of an area of study built on the basis of general secondary education, and while it relies on some advanced textbooks it also includes some aspects coming from the forefront of its field of study.
  • Students must be capable of applying their knowledge to their work or vocation in a professional way and they should have building arguments and problem resolution skills within their area of study.
  • Students must be capable of collecting and interpreting relevant data (usually within their area of study) in order to make statements that reflect social, scientific or ethical relevant issues.
  • Students must be capable of communicating information, ideas, problems and solutions to both specialised and non-specialised audiences.
  • Students must develop the necessary learning skills to undertake further training with a high degree of autonomy.

Specific skills

  • Apply the basic principles of mathematics, physics, chemistry, graphic expression and informatics to solve engineering problems.
  • Work in a business environment using the company concept, basic principles of company organisation and management, industrial production systems and the functions of a projects office.
  • Apply the basic principles of circuit theory, electronic systems, automatisms and control methods to solve engineering problems.
  • Apply the basic principles of thermodynamics, heat transmission, fluid mechanics, science and technology of materials, machines and mechanisms, and materials resistance to solve engineering problems.
  • Draw up, organise, carry out , manage and lead projects in the field of industrial engineering which have the aim of the construction, reform, conservation, demolition, manufacture, installation, assembly or use of vehicles and their subsystems and the corresponding manufacturing plants, in accordance with the prevailing regulations, legislation and norms and apply the principles and methods of quality.
  • Apply the principles and process of manufacturing to solve engineering problems in the automotive field, analysing and evaluating the social and environmental impact of the technical solutions.
  • Apply the principles of structural vehicle design, elasticity, dynamics and vibrations to solve engineering problems in the automotive industry.
  • Apply the principles of electrical engineering and electronics, vehicle electronics, electric engines and power electronics, smart vehicle subsystems, to solve engineering problems in the automotive industry.
  • Apply the principles of mechanical vehicle engineering, machines and engines, aerodynamics, to solve engineering problems in the automotive industry.
  • Apply advanced knowledge of specific technologies in the area of vehicle engineering to solve engineering problems.
  • Carry out and defend before a university panel, the Bachelor’s degree final project, consisting of a project in the area of vehicle engineering with sufficient breadth to be able to synthesise and integrate the competences acquired during the degree course.

Transversal skills

  • Solve problems using critical reasoning, initiative, decision-making and creativity.
  • Manage time and plan the work.
  • Work in multidisciplinary teams, taking on different roles with full respect for the fundamental rights and equality of men and women.
  • Direct work towards results and continual improvement.
  • Use advanced ICT.
  • Take responsibility for ethics and constraints of an economic, environmental, social, legal, prevention or sustainable nature in professional practice.