General information

Academic year: 2022/2023

Level: Bachelor

Type: Bachelor's Degree

ECTS Credits: 240

Length of programme (full time): 4 YEARS

Mode of delivery: Face-to-face

Level of qualification: Graduado(a) (MECES level 2 - EQF level 6)

Model of study: Full-time (42-60 ECTS per school year)

Work-based learning (Practicum): Yes

Language(s) of instruction Spanish


More info:


Programme coordinator

Name: ALEJANDRO, FERNÁNDEZ ARTEAGA / jandroKie9m3tZVP@ugr.es


Faculty of Science / Granada campus

Field(s) of education and training (ISCED-F)

  • Chemical engineering and processes (0711)

Main focus

The Bachelor’s Degree in Chemical Engineering qualifies graduates for the profession of Industrial Technical Engineer. The main training objectives are those stated in Royal Decree 1393/2007 and Order CIN/351/2009, (9 February 2009) (BOE 20-02-2009).

Competences

1. Draft, sign, and implement projects in the field of Industrial Engineering. According to Order CIN/351/2009, the objective of such projects is the construction, retrofit, maintenance, conservation, demolition, fabrication, installation, mounting or exploitation of structures, mechanical equipment, energy installations, electric or electronic installations, industrial installations and plants, and processes of fabrication and automation.
2. Manage the activities related to the engineering projects mentioned in the previous item.
3. Possess knowledge of basic subjects and technologies which facilitate learning new methods and theories as well as the versatility to adapt to new situations
4. Solve problems with initiative, decision-making, creativity, and critical reasoning as well communicate and transmit knowledge, abilities, and skills in the field of Industrial Engineering.
5. Perform measurements, calculations, assessments, and appraisals, and draw up expert reports, studies, work plans, as well as similar tasks.
6. Possess the knowledge to handle mandatory specifications, regulations, and rules.
7. Analyse and assess the social and environmental impact of technical solutions.
8. Apply principles and methods of quality assurance.
9. Organise and plan within the professional context of businesses, institutions, and other organisations.
10. Work in a multilingual and multidisciplinary environment.
11. Have a knowledge and understanding of the legislation related to the professional practice of Industrial Technical Engineering and the ability to apply it.

Programme qualification

Name of title awarded in original language

Graduado o Graduada en Ingeniería Química

Qualification requirements

‘- The student must prove the level B1, in accordance with the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.
– The student has to complete the ECTS credits of the study program distributed as follows:
Basic Formation (72 ECTS)
Obligatory (126 ECTS)
Optional (30 ECTS)
Final degree project (12 ECTS)
– The student has to complete the ECTS credits of the study program distributed as follows:
Basic Formation (108 ECTS)
Obligatory (264 ECTS)
Practicum (6 ECTS)
Final degree project (18 ECTS)

Access to a regulated profession

Professional Status Industrial Technical Engineer

Applicable regulations The profession of tecnical engineer is regulated in the Resolution by the Spanish Council of Ministers of 26 December 2008 (published in the Official Spanish Gazette, dated 29 January 2008) Order CIN/351/2009, dated 9 February, establishes the requirements for the verification of official university degrees that license graduates to practice the profession of industrial engineer


Programme courses

Course Name Year Period
ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY 1st Year 1st Semester
APPLIED CHEMICAL KINETICS 3rd Year 1st Semester
APPLIED ELECTROCHEMISTRY 3rd Year 1st Semester
APPLIED THERMODYNAMIC CHEMISTRY 2nd Year 1st Semester
BIOCHEMICAL ENGINEERING 4th Year 1st Semester
BIOFUEL AND ALTERNATIVE ENERGIES 4th Year 1st Semester
BUSINESS ECONOMICS AND ORGANISATION 2nd Year 2nd Semester
BUSINESS ECONOMICS AND ORGANISATION 2nd Semester
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING EXPERIMENTATION 1 3rd Year 1st Semester
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING EXPERIMENTATION 2 4th Year 1st Semester
CHEMICAL REACTORS 3rd Year 2nd Semester
ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING 2nd Year 2nd Semester
ELECTRONICS, AUTOMATISM AND CONTROL 3rd Year 1st Semester
ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING 4th Year
ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING
FLUID MECHANICS 2nd Year 1st Semester
FOOD INDUSTRIES 3rd Year 1st Semester
FOOD INDUSTRIES 1st Semester
FUNDAMENTALS OF COMPUTER SCIENCE 1st Year 1st Semester
FURTHER NUMERICAL METHODS 3rd Year 1st Semester
HEAT TRANSFER 2nd Year 2nd Semester
INDUSTRIAL CHEMICAL PROCESSES 3rd Year 2nd Semester
INDUSTRIAL ORGANIC CHEMISTRY 3rd Year 1st Semester
INDUSTRY SUPPORT SERVICES 4th Year 1st Semester
INORGANIC CHEMISTRY 1st Year 2nd Semester
INORGANIC CHEMISTRY 2nd Semester
INSTRUMENTAL ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY 3rd Year 1st Semester
INTRODUCTION TO CHEMICAL ENGINEERING 1st Year 1st Semester
MATERIALS SCIENCE 2nd Year 2nd Semester
MATHEMATICAL METHODS OF ENGINEERING 1st Year 2nd Semester
MATHEMATICS 1 1st Year 1st Semester
MATHEMATICS 2 1st Year 2nd Semester
MATHEMATICS 3 2nd Year 1st Semester
MECHANICS, MACHINES AND MECHANISMS 2nd Year 2nd Semester
OPTICS APPLIED TO THE CHEMICAL INDUSTRY 4th Year 1st Semester
ORGANIC CHEMISTRY 2nd Year 1st Semester
PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY 1st Year 2nd Semester
PHYSICAL CONTAMINATION 4th Year 1st Semester
PHYSICS 1 1st Year 1st Semester
PHYSICS 2 2nd Year 1st Semester
PROCESS SIMULATION AND CONTROL 4th Year 1st Semester
PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND ORGANISATION 4th Year 1st Semester
RAW MATERIALS AND ENERGY RESOURCES 3rd Year 1st Semester
RHEOLOGY APPLIED TO INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS 3rd Year 1st Semester
SEPARATION PROCESSES 3rd Year 2nd Semester
SOLID AND GAS WASTE TREATMENT 4th Year 1st Semester
STRENGTH OF MATERIALS AND MECHANICAL DESIGN 4th Year
TECHNICAL DRAWING AND COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN 1st Year 2nd Semester
THERMAL TECHNOLOGY 3rd Year 1st Semester
UNDERGRADUATE DISSERTATION 4th Year
UNDERGRADUATE DISSERTATION
WATER TREATMENT TECHNOLOGIES 4th Year 1st Semester

Admission information

Access to Bachelor’s Degree programmes is granted to students with the following degrees/ diplomas or studies, or any other recognized as equivalent to these:
A.1. Spanish Bachiller, European Baccalaureate or International Baccalaureate.
A.2. Baccalaureate from European Union Member States’ education systems or other countries withinternational agreements.
A.3. Advanced Technician in Vocational Training, Advanced Technician in Plastic Arts and Design orAdvanced Technician in Sports Education, from the Spanish Education System.
A.4.Studies carried out in European Union Member States or in other countries with international reciprocal agreements which meet the academic requirements in those States to access their university studyprogrammes.
A.5. Official Spanish university degrees of Diplomado, Arquitecto Técnico, Ingeniero Técnico, Licenciado, Arquitecto, Ingeniero, Graduado or Máster Universitario.
A.6. Partial (foreign or Spanish) university studies.

Access to Bachelor’s Degree programmes is also possible for:
B.1. People over twenty-five after successfully passing a specific access test.
B.2. People over forty with work or professional experience related to a university field of knowledge.
B.3. People over forty-five after successfully passing a specific access test.

Likewise, access to Bachelor’s Degree programmes is granted to:
C.1. People meeting the requirements to enter university according to the Spanish Education Systemregulations prior to Ley Orgánica 8/2013, of December 9.

General regulations

Grading scale
In the Spanish university system, modules/courses are graded on a scale of 0 to 10 points with the following qualitative equivalence:
0-4,9: «suspenso»; 5-6,9: «aprobado»; 7-8,9: «notable»; 9-10: «sobresaliente». A special mention, «Matrícula de Honor» may be granted to up to 5% of the students in a group provided they have got a «sobresaliente». To pass a module/course is necessary to get at least 5 points.
In cases of recognition of ECTS, professional experience, cultural or sports activities, or student representation no grading will be recorded but, where appropriate, the word «Apto».

 

UGR Examination Regulations
https://docencia.ugr.es/sites/vic/docencia/public/inline-files/Normativa_de_evaluacion_y_calificacion_EN.pdf

 

More info on academic regulations at: 

https://ugrcat.ugr.es/en/about-ugr/#regulations

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