Telecommunications Systems
Bachelor's degree in Telecommunications Systems Engineering
Castelldefels School of Telecommunications and Aerospace Engineering (EETAC)
Bachelor’s degree in Telecommunications Systems provides the cross-disciplinary training needed to conceive, design, implement and operate telecommunications systems based on generating, transmitting, receiving and processing electrical, acoustic and optical signals across the frequency spectrum, and the processing of associated information. You will learn the fundamentals and applications that will qualify you to design, implement and operate any telecommunications product, infrastructure or service based on radio systems – whether fixed or mobile, terrestrial or satellite – or on optical communications.
- Duration
- 4 years
- Study load
- 240 ECTS credits (including the bachelor's thesis). One credit is equivalent to a study load of 25-30 hours.
- Delivery
- Face-to-face
- Language of instruction
Check the language of instruction for each subject (and timetable) in the course guide in the curriculum.
Information on language use in the classroom and students’ language rights.
- Fees and grants
- Approximate fees per academic year: €1,107 (€2,553 for non-EU residents). Consult the public fees system based on income (grants and payment options).
- Location
- Castelldefels School of Telecommunications and Aerospace Engineering (EETAC)
- Official degree
- Recorded in the Ministry of Education's degree register
- Places
- 80 (20 February)
- Registration and enrolment
- What are the requirements to enrol in a bachelor's degree course?
- Legalisation of foreign documents
- All documents issued in non-EU countries must be legalised and bear the corresponding apostille.
First semester
Second semester
Third semester
Fourth semester
Fifth semester
Sixth semester
Seventh semester
- Applied Engineering Projects 6
- Drone Design Project 6
- Electroacoustic Devices for Communications and Sensors 6
- Electronic Instrumentation and Systems for Applications in Smart Cities 6
- Engineering Projects 6
- Fibre Optic Sensors: Technologies and Applications 3
- Introduction to Technology Asset Management 3
- Quantum Information Technology 6
- Radiolocation 6
- Service and Application Design 10
- Smart Cities: Cybersecurity and Big Data 6
- Smart Cities: Internet of Things and Augmented Reality 6
- Social Impact 6
- Space Systems 6
- Systems and Technologies for Communications in Smart Cities 6
- Technical and Corporate Communication 6
- Telecommunications Regulation and Policy 6
- Work Placement 12
Eighth semester
- Bachelor's Thesis 24
- CompulsoryECTS
- OptionalECTS
- ProjectECTS
- Professional opportunities
- Design and development of telecommunications, telematic, audiovisual and electronic systems.
- Design and implementation of ICT systems and applications.
- Administration and operation of telecommunications and hardware.
- Programming and development of telecommunications applications.
- Project supervision and management in ICT companies.
- Freelance work: consultancy and advisory services.
- Calculations, valuations, appraisals, assessments, studies and reports in the field of telecommunications.
- Project supervision and management in technology companies and centres.
- Product research, design and innovation.
Double-degree pathways at the UPC
You have the possibility of complementing this bachelor's degree with a specific pathway towards a double degree by taking an additional number of credits from one of the other degrees taught at the School. Generally, this involves an additional year of study. To gain admission to a double degree of this kind you must have taken a minimum number of credits on one of the bachelor's degrees. The number of places is limited.
You have the possibility of complementing this bachelor's degree with a specific pathway towards a double degree by taking an additional number of credits from one of the other degrees taught at the School. Generally, this involves an additional year of study. To gain admission to a double degree of this kind you must have taken a minimum number of credits on one of the bachelor's degrees. The number of places is limited.
- Bachelor’s degree in Telecommunications Systems Engineering / Bachelor’s degree in Network Engineering
Check the degree’s main quality indicators in the University Studies in Catalonia portal of the Catalan University Quality Assurance Agency. Find information on topics such as degree evaluation results, student satisfaction and graduate employment data.
Further information
Further information
- Academic calendar
- General academic calendar for bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees courses
- Academic regulations
- Academic regulations for bachelor’s degree courses at the UPC
- Language certification and credit recognition
- Queries about language courses and certification
- 12/02/2025 16:00 hface-to-face
- 05/04/2025 10:30 hface-to-face
Open day
Bachelor's degree in Telecommunications Systems Engineering
- Day
- 12/02/2025
- Time
- 16:00 h
- Location
- Escola d'Enginyeria de Telecomunicació i Aeroespacial de Castelldefels (EETAC)
- Carrer d'Esteve Terradas, 7, 08860
- Castelldefels
- More information
- Face-to-face information session. Registration is required.
(Registration form will be published soon)
Open day
Bachelor's degree in Telecommunications Systems Engineering
- Day
- 05/04/2025
- Time
- 10:30 h
- Location
- Escola d'Enginyeria de Telecomunicació i Aeroespacial de Castelldefels (EETAC)
- Carrer d'Esteve Terradas, 7, 08860
- Castelldefels
- More information
- Face-to-face information session. Registration is required.
(Registration form will be published soon)