The fundamental objective of the undergraduate Mechanical Engineering program is to train professionals who are qualified to perform multiple activities within the workplace and industry, capable of designing, directing, and coordinating all activities related with mechanical engineering. Its students receive a superb education that is as specific as it is multidisciplinary and transversal, facilitating their entry into the labor market with the versatility to adapt to the changes that will occur throughout their professional careers.
Regulated profession: Yes
Current legislation regulates the profession of industrial technical engineer, whose practice requires possession of the corresponding official degree: Law 12/1986, of 1 April, regarding regulation of the professional attributions of architects and technical engineers.
This program includes the attributions of the industrial technical engineer, specialty in mechanics, in accordance with that established in Order CIN/351/2009, of 9 February, which establishes the requirements for accreditation of official university degrees that enable entry into the profession of industrial technical engineer.
Likewise, the Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering allows access to university master's-level education in industrial engineering, in accordance with that stated in Ministerial Order CIN/311/2009 (Official State Gazette (BOE), of 18 February 2009), which grants holders of said master's the qualifications to enter the profession of industrial engineering.
As for primary career opportunities, the following can be listed:
- Businesses: quality control, production, maintenance, technician in industrial sectors, project offices, energy management, renewable energy and cogeneration installations, design, planning, and maintenance of industrial networks, robots and automated production systems, R&D, organization, and planning.
- Independent contractor: engineering studies, project development and implementation, worksite management, machine design and construction, expert opinions and appraisals, industrial installations, industrial construction: ships, computer aided design, workplace safety.
- Public administration: technicians in local, regional, and national government.
- Education: teaching at secondary, higher, and vocational levels.
ECTS credits: 240
| Core | Required | Electives | External internships | Final Degree Project |
|---|
| 60 | 150 | 18 | 0 | 12 |
Design
This program is structured into the following modules, each of which accommodates the course subjects developing the competencies marked in Order CIN/351/2009, of 9 February:
- Core instruction
- Common to the industrial field
- Specific mechanical technology
- Final degree project
In addition to these, there is an additional module, Transversal and Professional Competencies. This contains the elective courses, and allows the student to design the final portion of the curriculum, enhancing the competencies learned.
The program is comprised of 240 ECTS credits distributed over 4 academic years. In the first year, the entire general knowledge base necessary for developing engineering is introduced. During this year, students will consolidate the mathematical, physical, and chemical fundamentals necessary and common to almost all kinds of undergraduate engineering programs. Specific core concepts and technologies of industrial engineering are presented in the second year, which permits establishing the fundamentals of mechanics, electronics, automation, materials science, and industrial organization. During the final two years, courses specific to it are given. The program finishes upon completion of the Final Degree Project, a task professional in nature, and one that integrates the competencies acquired throughout the entire university education.
The program's electives are indicated in the Courses section, and are part of the Transversal and Professional Competencies Module. This module can be completed either by taking these electives or by recognition for a series of activities such as internal and external internships, language skills, taking UMH Continuing Education courses, professional work experience, attending University workshops and conferences, etc. For complete information regarding this recognition, click on the following link: http://estudios.umh.es/reconocimiento-creditos/grados/.
Courses
Competencies
General competencies
- Capacity for drafting, signing, and developing projects within the field of mechanical engineering aimed at construction, remodeling, repair, maintenance, demolition, manufacturing, installation, assembly and/or the operation of structures, mechanical equipment, energy installations, electrical and electronic installations, industrial installations and plants, and manufacturing and automation processes.
- Ability to manage the kinds of engineering projects described in the preceding competency.
- Knowledge about basic and technological material that enable learning new methods and theories, providing versatility for adapting to new situations.
- Capacity to resolve problems with initiative, make decisions, creativity, critical reasoning, and to communicate and transmit knowledge, abilities, and skills within the field of mechanical engineering.
- Knowledge for making measurements, calculations, assessments, appraisals, surveys, studies, reports, task scheduling, and other similar computer work.
- Ability to manage specifications, regulations, and mandatory standards.
- Capacity to analyze and assess the social and environmental impact of technical solutions.
- Ability to apply quality principles and methods.
- Capacity for organization and planning within the scope of the business and other institutions and organizations.
- Ability to work within a multilingual and multidisciplinary environment.
- Knowledge, understanding, and capacity to apply the necessary legislation in exercising the profession of technical industrial engineer.
Specific competencies
- Capacity for solving mathematical problems that may arise in engineering. Aptitude for applying knowledge about linear algebra, geometry, differential geometry, differential and integral calculus, differential equations and in partial derivatives, numerical methods, numerical algorithms, statistics, and optimization.
- Understanding and mastery of the basic concepts about the general laws of mechanics, thermodynamics, fields, waves, electromagnetism, and their application towards solving engineering problems.
- Basic knowledge about the use and programming of computers, operating systems, databases, and computer programs with applications in engineering.
- Ability to understand and apply the principles of basic knowledge about general, organic, and inorganic chemistry and their applications in engineering.
- Capacity for spatial vision and knowledge about graphic representation techniques by both traditional methods of metric and descriptive geometry, as well as by computer aided design applications.
- Proper knowledge about the concept of business and the institutional and legal framework of the company. Business organization and management.
- Knowledge about applied thermodynamics and heat transfer. Basic principles and their application towards solving engineering problems.
- Knowledge about basic principles of fluid mechanics and their application towards solving problems within the engineering field. Calculation of pipes, channels, and fluid systems.
- Knowledge about the fundamentals of science, technology, and chemistry of materials. Understand the relationship between the microstructure, synthesis or processing, and the properties of materials.
- Knowledge about and use of the principles of circuit theory and electric machines.
- Knowledge about the fundamentals of electronics.
- Understanding about the fundamentals of automation and control methods.
- Knowledge about the principles of the theory of machines and mechanisms.
- Understand and utilize the principles of the strength of materials.
- Basic knowledge about production and manufacturing systems.
- Basic knowledge about and application of environmental and sustainable technologies.
- Applied knowledge about business organization.
- Knowledge and skills for organizing and managing projects. Understanding about the organizational structure and functions of a project office.
- Knowledge and ability to apply graphic engineering techniques.
- Knowledge and ability for calculating, designing, and testing machines.
- Knowledge applied to thermal engineering.
- Knowledge and skills to apply the fundamentals of elasticity and strength of materials to the behavior of real solids.
- Knowledge and ability to calculate and design industrial structures and buildings.
- Applied knowledge about the fundamentals of fluid mechanics systems and machines.
- Knowledge and skills in the application of materials engineering.
- Applied knowledge about manufacturing systems and processes, metrology, and quality control.
- Ability to individually carry out, present, and defend, before a university panel, a project within the scope of the technologies specific to mechanical engineering that is professional in nature and synthesizes and incorporates the skills acquired throughout the university education.
Access and Admissions
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Admissions
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