BACHELOR'S DEGREE IN

AIRPORT ENGINEERING2014-2015 ACADEMIC YEAR

INTRODUCTION

With the bachelors degree course in Airport Engineering, which will qualify you to practice as a technical aeronautical engineer, youwill acquire a solid background in airport engineering and a knowledge of air transport, runway maintenance, hangars, terminals andservice buildings, control towers, and passenger and cargo access ways. You will study airport construction, maintenance andmanagement and will learn how to apply the technical skills you acquire to the fields of geotechnical engineering, electrical andcommunications installations, structures, building construction and air navigation infrastructure.

This bachelors degree will entitle you to enrol for any of the masters degree courses offered in the area of Aerospace Engineering,subject to admission by the institution responsible for the degree. Students seeking to pursue a career in research may enrol for adoctoral course.

Regulated profession This bachelors degree will qualify you to practice as a technical aeronautical engineer.Duration 4 yearsStudy load 240 credits (including the bachelor's thesis). One credit is equivalent to a study load of 25-30 hours.Delivery Face-to-facePrices 35,77 /per credit. Consult the system of public prices based on income (2013-2014 academic year)

CURRICULUM

Subjects ECTS credits Type

FIRST SEMESTER Algebra and Geometry 6 Compulsory

Business Management 6 Compulsory

Calculus (Aeronautical Engineering) 6 Compulsory

Chemistry 6 Compulsory

Fundamentals of Physics 6 Compulsory

SECOND SEMESTER Aerospace Technology and Air Transport 6 Compulsory

Further Mathematics 6 Compulsory

Informatics I 6 Compulsory

Mechanics 6 Compulsory

Thermodynamics 6 Compulsory

THIRD SEMESTER Air Transport Infrastructure 7.5 Compulsory

Electricity 4.5 Compulsory

Fluid Mechanics 7.5 Compulsory

Informatics II 4.5 Compulsory

Probability and Statistics (Aeronautical Engineering) 6 Compulsory

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Subjects ECTS credits Type

FOURTH SEMESTER Airport and Air Space Management and Operations Research 7.5 Compulsory

Graphic Expression 6 Compulsory

Linear Systems 4.5 Compulsory

Materials Science and Technology 6 Compulsory

Structures and Strength of Materials 6 Compulsory

FIFTH SEMESTER Aerodynamics and Flight Mechanics (Airports) 6 Compulsory

Airport Engineering (Airports) 4.5 Compulsory

Electronics (Airports) 6 Compulsory

Fundamentals of Communications (Airports) 7.5 Compulsory

Structural Theory 6 Compulsory

SIXTH SEMESTER Airport Buildings 6 Compulsory

Airport Planning and Processes 7.5 Compulsory

Communications Installations 6 Compulsory

Electrical Systems 6 Compulsory

Geotechnics 4.5 Compulsory

SEVENTH SEMESTER Design and Test of Aeronautical and Aerospace Systems 6 Optional

Discrete Simulation 6 Optional

Emc and Electrical Safety for Aeronautical Equipment andInstallations

6 Optional

Meteorology 6 Optional

Radio-Electrical Airport Infrastructures 6 Optional

Sesar and Swim - the Future of the ATM Information Management 6 Optional

Smart Airport and Facility Management 6 Optional

EIGHTH SEMESTER Bachelor's Thesis 24 Project

ADMISSION

Registration andenrolment

What are the requirements to enrol in a bachelor's degree course?

SCHOOL

Castelldefels School of Telecommunications and Aerospace Engineering (EETAC)Address Campus del Baix Llobregat. Building C4 (Baix Llobregat Campus). C. Esteve Terradas, 7. 08860

CastelldefelsLocation UPC MapsPhone 93 413 70 00Email cbl.oficina.docencia@(upc.edu)Website http://eetac.upc.edu/en/

March 2014. UPC . Universitat Politcnica de Catalunya. BarcelonaTech.

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