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Bachelor in Telecommunication Technologies Engineering + Master in Telecommunication Engineering

  • Grados
  • Bachelor's Degrees
  • Bachelor in Telecommunication Technologies Engineering + Master in Telecommunication Engineering
Tecnologías de Telecomunicación
Duration
Bachelor 4 years (240 ECTS) + Master 1 year and half (90 ECTS)
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Language
Bilingual
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This Bachelor + Master program qualifies for the profession of Telecommunications Engineer.

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Presentation

The Bachelor in Telecommunication Technologies Engineering + Master in Telecommunication Engineering program allows you to complete the Bachelor’s Degree and Master’s Degree successively. This programme allows you to obtain both degrees and, in its final stage, the qualification to practise the profession of Telecommunications Engineer, a profession highly demanded by companies, institutions or organisations related to the design and maintenance of data management and telecommunications systems.

The acronym PARSI refers to the Academic Programmes with Successive Courses in the field of Engineering and which are characterised by having a tutor who accompanies and guides the students throughout the whole process, small groups in all teaching and the possibility of starting the linked Master’s Degree when you have yet to pass a maximum of 30 ECTS credits, which will include the Final Bachelor’s Degree Project and one or more subjects.

In addition, you will have the opportunity to take subjects in Spanish and English, you will be able to carry out an academic mobility thanks to the agreements our University has with Universities around the world and you will be able to carry out curricular internships in the best companies in the sector.

Employability and profesional internships

UC3M has agreements with over 3000 companies and institutions in which students can undertake internships and access job openings.

A total of 93.4 % of graduates from this University enter the job market the first year after finishing their studies, according to the 2019 XXIV Estudio de Inserción Profesional (Professional Placement Study).

 

International Excellence

QS Europe Ranking
QS Graduate Employability Ranking
The Global University Employability Ranking and Survey
Erasmus Plus
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Organization of the Bachelor + Master Program

PBachelor in Telecommunication Technologies Engineering + Master in Telecommunication Engineering

UC3M offers the option of taking this degree as part of a Successive Academic Program in the field of Engineering (PARSI). In this way, the degree is linked to its enabling master's degree, without the need to take additional training complements, and with the possibility of starting the master's degree before having completed the subjects of the degree.

PARSI students will have, from the beginning of their studies, the support and guidance of an academic tutor, who will provide general information about the program and, in view of the interests of each student, will offer guidance about the elective subjects, both in the bachelor's and master's degree, that may best suit their profile.

At the end of the program, students will have obtained both the degree of Graduate in Engineering in Telecommunication Technologies and the Master in Telecommunication Engineering. The latter degree grants the regulated professional competences of the profession of Telecommunication Engineer, in accordance with the Ministerial Order of the Spanish Government. CIN/355/2009.

Admision to PARSI

You can apply for admission to PARSI when you pre-register for the undergraduate program. Admission to the program is different from that of the undergraduate program, so the cut-off score will be different.

Regulations

Real Decreto 822/2021,of September 28, which establishes the organization of university education and the procedure for quality assurance.

Regulations on academic programs with successive courses in the field of Engineering at Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, approved by the Governing Council in session of December 12, 2022.

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Information on the Successive Path Academic Programs at Universidad Carlos III de Madrid

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Program years 1 to 4 (Bachelor)

  • Language requirement: a B2 level of English language must be accredited before finishing the studies. More information.

Year 1 - Semester 1

General subjects
SubjectsECTSTYPELanguage
Linear AlgebraBC6English
Calculus IBC6English
PhysicsBC6English
ProgrammingBC6English
Digital ElectronicsBC6English

Year 3 - Semester 2

General subjects
SubjectsECTSTYPELanguage
High frequency technologyC6English Spanish
PhotonicC6Spanish
Integrated circuits and microelectronicC6English Spanish
SwitchingC6English Spanish
Electives: Recommended 12 creditsNo dataNo dataNo data

Year 4 - Semester 1

General subjects
SubjectsECTSTYPELanguage
Telecommunication SystemsC6English Spanish
Basis for secure communicationC6Spanish
Telecommunications projects, legislation and policyC6Spanish
Electives: Recommended 12 creditsNo dataNo dataNo data
Electives to choose
SubjectsECTSTYPELanguage
At the end of your studies you must have earned a total of 6 elective credits for the Telecommunications Engineering Bachelor
Mobile CommunicationsE6Spanish
Distributed ComputingE6Spanish
Audiovisual ServicesE6English
Intelligence in NetworksE6Spanish
Professional Internships **E6Spanish
Radiation and quantum communicationsE6English

Year 4 - Semester 2

General subjects
SubjectsECTSTYPELanguage
Introduction to business managementBC3Spanish
Soft SkillsC3Spanish
Bachelor ThesisBT12English Spanish
Electives: Recommended 6 creditsNo dataNo dataNo data
Electives to choose
SubjectsECTSTYPELanguage
At the end of your studies you must have earned a total of 6 elective credits for the Telecommunications Engineering Bachelor
Wireless and mobile networkingE3Spanish
Software NetworksE3Spanish
Audio technologies for virtual realityE3Spanish
Music TechnologiesE3Spanish
Displays TechnologiesE3Spanish
Technologies for Autonomous and Unmanned SystemsE3Spanish
Professional Internships **E6Spanish
Linux Networks AdministrationE3Spanish
Advanced PhysicsE3Spanish
Visible light communications for the smart industryE3Spanish
Internet of ThingsE3Spanish
Introduction to quantum communications and computingE3Spanish
Natural Language ProcessingE3Spanish

TYPES OF SUBJECTS

BC: Basic Core
C: Compulsory
E: Electives
BT: Bachelor Thesis

Program years 5 and 6 (Master)

These courses are not available for mobility students.

Year 6 - Semester 1

General subjects
SubjectsECTSTYPELanguage
Aplicaciones multidisciplinares de las tecnologías de la información y las comunicaciones6OSpanish English
Optativas: elegir 4 asignaturas
SubjectsECTSTYPELanguage
Impartidas en los Campus de Leganés y Puerta de Toledo
Comunicaciones Ópticas3PSpanish English
Redes Ópticas3PSpanish English
Aplicaciones del tratamiento de voz, audio, imagen y vídeo3PSpanish English
Analisis de datos de la web3PSpanish English
Impartidas en el Campus de Leganés
Tecnologías de apoyo a la discapacidad3PSpanish
Sistemas Empotrados3PEnglish
Big data para misiones espaciales3PEnglish
Procesado de datos de observación de la tierra3PEnglish
Impartidas en el Campus Madrid - Puerta de Toledo
Tecnologías de redes ópticas3PEnglish
Ciberseguridad de las redes y sistemas ciber-físicos3PEnglish
Arquitecturas de redes IoT3PSpanish
Sistemas digitales y aplicaciones3PSpanish
TFM
SubjectsECTSTYPELanguage
Trabajo Fin de Máster12Ovacio

Mobility

  • Mobility

    Exchange programs

    The Erasmus programme permits UC3M first degree and post graduate students to spend one or several terms at one of the European universities with which UC3M has special agreements or take up an Erasmus Placement, that is a work placement or internship at an EU company. These exchanges are funded with Erasmus Grants which are provided by the EU and the Spanish Ministry of Education.

    The non-european mobility program enables UC3M degree students to study one or several terms in one of the international universities with which the university has special agreements. It also has funding from the Banco Santander and the UC3M.

    These places are offered in a public competition and are awarded to students with the best academic record and who have passed the language threshold  (English, French, German etc..) requested by the university of destination.

  • European mobility BACHELOR

    European mobility

  • Non european mobility BACHELOR

    Non european mobility

  • MASTER Mobility

    European mobility in master's programs

    Through the European Erasmus+ program, students at Universidad Carlos III de Madrid can spend a period of study at a higher education institution in another European country.

    The exchanges will be carried out in two ways

    • European Mobility with recognition of ECTS credits of the Master itself (International academic stay to take courses of the Master).
    • International Complement, once the courses of the Master in which they are enrolled have been completed (International Academic Stay as Complementary Training).

    More information.

Profile and career opportunities

  • Entry profile

    Entry profile

    The student should have a good previous training that allows access to advanced knowledge in mathematics, physics and statistics, the program aims for the student to acquire advanced scientific and technological knowledge on the disciplines of Telecommunication Engineering and to master a set of theoretical and practical principles that enable them to carry out design, development and innovation work, all this to facilitate their adaptation to such a changing environment as the telecommunications.

     

    Admission

    Admission to PARSI is requested during pre-enrollment. PARSI will appear in the list of bachelors you can choose.

    Application for a place in the Bachelor's Degree

    Admission to the Master's program will take place in the 4th to the 5th year of PARSI. According to the regulations, you can start the Master even if you have not yet completed all the credits of the Degree, since you can access with up to 30 ECTS credits pending. However, preference in accessing the Master's Degree will be given to those who have completed all the credits of the Bachelor's Degree.

  • Graduate profile PARSI

    Graduate profile

    Regarding their aptitudes and capabilities, graduates will be able to use analysis, modeling and experimentation processes to solve problems and conceive telecommunication systems in any area of application. They will have a facility for logical thinking, a good disposition for individual work, a capacity for concentration, a facility for autonomous learning, the ability to organize time and study, and a great responsibility for team work, finally they will be competent to apply their knowledge in a practical way to solve problems and design telecommunication devices and systems.

    Learning Outcomes of the Bachelor’s Degree in Telecommunication Technologies Engineering

    • RA1: Conocimiento y Comprensión. Conocimiento y comprensión de los fundamentos básicos generales de la ingeniería, los principios científicos y matemáticos, así como los de su rama o especialidad, incluyendo algún conocimiento a la vanguardia de su campo
    • RA2:. Análisis. Los titulados serán capaces de resolver problemas de ingeniería mediante un proceso de análisis, realizando la identificación del problema, el reconocimiento de las especificaciones, el establecimiento de diferentes métodos de resolución, la selección del más adecuado y su correcta implementación. Deben tener la capacidad de utilizar diversos métodos y reconocer la importancia de las limitaciones sociales, la salud humana, la seguridad, el Medio Ambiente, así como las comerciales
    • RA3: Diseño. Los egresados tendrán la capacidad de realizar diseños de ingeniería de acuerdo a su nivel de conocimiento y comprensión, trabajando en equipo. El diseño abarca dispositivos, procesos, métodos y objetos, y especificaciones más amplias que las estrictamente técnicas, lo cual incluye conciencia social, salud y seguridad, y consideraciones medioambientales y comerciales.
    • RA4: Investigación. Los titulados serán capaces de usar métodos apropiados para llevar a cabo investigaciones y estudios detallados de aspectos técnicos, en consonancia con su nivel de conocimiento. La investigación implica búsquedas bibliográficas, diseño y ejecución de experimentos, interpretación de datos, selección de la mejor propuesta y simulación por ordenador. Puede requerir la consulta de bases de datos, normas y procedimientos de seguridad
    • RA5: Aplicaciones. Los egresados tendrán la capacidad de aplicar su conocimiento y comprensión para poder resolver problemas, dirigir investigaciones y diseñar dispositivos o procesos de ingeniería. Estas habilidades incluyen el conocimiento, uso y limitaciones de materiales, modelos informáticos, ingeniería de procesos, equipos, trabajo práctico, bibliografía técnica y fuentes de información. Deben tener conciencia de todas las implicaciones de la práctica de la ingeniería: éticas, medioambientales, comerciales e industriales
    • RA6: Competencias genéricas. Los titulados tendrán las capacidades genéricas necesarias para la práctica de la ingeniería, y que son aplicables de manera amplia. En primer lugar, trabajar de forma efectiva, tanto de forma individual como en equipo, así como comunicarse de forma efectiva. Además, demostrar conciencia sobre la responsabilidad de la práctica de la ingeniería, el impacto social y medioambiental, y compromiso con la ética profesional, responsabilidad y normas de la práctica de la ingeniería. También deben tener conocimiento de las prácticas empresariales y de gestión de proyectos, así como la gestión y control de riesgos, y entender sus limitaciones. Finalmente, tener la capacidad para el aprendizaje continuo

    Skills of the Bachelor in Telecommunication Technologies Engineering

    BASIC SKILLS

    CB1 Que los estudiantes hayan demostrado poseer y comprender conocimientos en un área de estudio que parte de la base de la educación secundaria general, y se suele encontrar a un nivel que, si bien se apoya en libros de texto avanzados, incluye también algunos aspectos que implican conocimientos procedentes de la vanguardia de su campo de estudio

    CB2 Que los estudiantes sepan aplicar sus conocimientos a su trabajo o vocación de una forma profesional y posean las competencias que suelen demostrarse por medio de la elaboración y defensa de argumentos y la resolución de problemas dentro de su área de estudio

    CB3 Que los estudiantes tengan la capacidad de reunir e interpretar datos relevantes (normalmente dentro de su área de estudio) para emitir juicios que incluyan una reflexión sobre temas relevantes de índole social, científica o ética

    CB4 Que los estudiantes puedan transmitir información, ideas, problemas y soluciones a un público tanto especializado como no especializado

    CB5 Que los estudiantes hayan desarrollado aquellas habilidades de aprendizaje necesarias para emprender

    GENERAL SKILLS

    CG1 Ability to write, develop and sign projects in the area of telecommunications engineering aimed at the design, development and utilization of telecommunications and electronic networks, services and applications, in accordance with the competences acquired in the degree program, as set out in Section 5 of OM CIN 352/2009

    CG2 Knowledge, understanding and ability to apply corresponding legislation currently in force throughout the professional career of Technical Engineer of Telecommunications; aptitude for dealing with compulsory specifications, regulations and norms.

    CG3 Knowledge of basic and technological subject areas which enable acquisition of new methods and technologies, as well as endowing the technical engineer with the versatility necessary to adapt to any new situation.

    CG4 Ability to resolve problems with initiative, creativity and decision-making skills, in addition to communicating and transmitting the knowledge, abilities and skills that comprise the ethical and professional responsibilities of the Telecommunications Technical Engineer profession.

    CG5 Knowledge for undertaking measurements, calculations, assessments, appraisals, surveys, studies, reports, work plans and other analogous jobs specific to the telecommunications area

    CG6 Aptitude for dealing with the obligatory specifications, regulations and norms

    CG7 Ability to analyze and assess social and environmental impact of technical solutions

    CG8 Knowledge and application of basic elements of economics and human resources management, project organization and planning, as well as telecommunications legislation, regulation, and standardization

    CG9 Ability to work on a multidisciplinary team and in a multi-lingual environment and to communicate orally and in writing knowledge, procedures, results and ideas related to telecommunications and electronics

    CG10 Ability to solve mathematical problems arising in engineering. Aptitude for applied knowledge in: linear algebra, geometry; differential geometry; differential and integral calculus; differential equations and partial derivatives; numerical methods; numerical algorithms; statistics and optimization.

    CG11 Basic concepts of computer use and programming, operating systems, databases and IT programs with engineering applications

    CG12 Understanding and command of the basic concepts of the general laws of mechanics, thermodynamics, electromagnetic fields and waves, and their application to resolve problems characteristic of engineering

    CG13 Understanding and command of basic concepts of linear systems and related functions and transformers. Electrical circuit theory, electronic circuits, physical principles of semiconductors and logic families, electronic and photonic devices, materials technology and their application in resolving problems characteristic of engineering.

    CG14 Requisite knowledge of the concept of business, and the institutional and legal framework of a business. Business organization and management.

    SPECIFIC SKILLS

    ECRT1   Ability to learn and acquire autonomously the requisite new knowledge for the design, development and utilization of telecommunication systems and services.

    ECRT2   Ability to use communication and IT applications (office technology, databases, advanced calculus, project management, project visualization, etc.) to support development and utilization of electronic and telecommunication networks, services and applications

    ECRT3   Ability to use IT search tools for bibliographic resources and information related to electronic and telecommunications.

    ECRT4   Ability to analyze and specify the fundamental parameters for a communications system.

    ECRT5   Ability to weigh the advantages and disadvantages of different alternative technologies for development and implementation of communication systems, from the point of view of signal space, perturbations and noise, and analog and digital modulation systems.

    ECRT6   Ability to conceive, develop, organize and manage telecommunication networks, systems, services and infrastructures in residential (home, city, digital communities), business and institutional contexts, responsibility for set up, continuous improvement, together with knowledge of social and economic impact

    ECRT7   Knowledge and use of the fundamentals of programming in telecommunication networks, systems and services

    ECRT8   Ability to understand the mechanisms of electromagnetic and acoustic wave propagation and transmission, and their corresponding transmitting and receiving devices

    ECRT9   Ability to analyze and design combinational and sequential circuits, synchronous and asynchronous circuits and use of microprocessors and integrated circuits

    ECRT10 Knowledge and application of the fundamentals of hardware description languages

    ECRT11 Ability to use different sources of energy and in particular, solar photovoltaic and thermal energy, as well as the fundamentals of electro-technics and power electronics

    ECRT12 Knowledge and use of the concepts of network architecture, protocols and communications interfaces

    ECRT13 Ability to differentiate the concepts of network access and transport, circuit switching and packet switching networks, fixed and mobile networks as well as systems and applications of distributed networks, voice services, audio, data, video and interactive services and multimedia

    ECRT14 Knowledge of methods of network and routing interconnection as well as the fundamentals of network planning and sizing based on traffic parameters

    ECRT15 Knowledge of telecommunications legislation and regulations at the national, European and international levels

    ETEGITT1 Ability to construct, use and manage telecommunication networks, services, processes and applications, such as systems for capture, transport, representation, processing, storage, and multimedia information presentation and management, from the point of view of transmission systems

    ETEGITT2 Ability to select circuits, radiofrequency, microwave, radio broadcasting, radio-links and radio determination subsystems and systems.

    ETEGITT3 Ability to analyze, codify, process and transmit multimedia information using analog and digital signal processing techniques.

    ETEGITT4 Ability to construct, develop and manage telecommunication networks, services, processes and applications, such as capture, transport, representation, processing, storage, and multimedia information presentation and management systems, from the point of view of telematics services

    ETEGITT5 Capacity to apply techniques on which telematics networks, services and applications are based. These include systems for management, signaling and switching, routing, security (cryptographic protocols, tunneling, firewalls, payment authentication mechanisms, and content protection),traffic engineering(graph theory, queuing theory and tele-traffic), tarification and service reliability and quality, in fixed, mobile, personal, local or long distance environments, with different bandwidths, including by telephone and data.

    ETEGITT6 Ability to design network architectures and telematics services

    ETEGITT7 Ability to program network and distributed telematics services applications

    ETEGITT8 Ability to construct, develop and manage telecommunication systems applications, such as systems for capture, analog and digital processing, codification, transport, representation, processing, storage, reproduction, management and presentation of audiovisual services and multimedia information

    ETEGITT9 Ability to create, codify, manage, disseminate and distribute multimedia content, in accordance with criteria of usability, accessibility of audiovisual services, diffusion and interactivity.

    ETEGITT10 Ability to select specialized electronic circuits and devices for the transmission, routing, and terminals, in fixed as well as mobile environments

    ETEGITT11 Ability to design analog and digital electronic circuits, analog-digital and digital-analog converter circuits, radiofrequency circuits, and electrical power converter circuits for telecommunication and computational applications

    ETETFGITT1 Original work, carried out individually, and presented and defended before a university panel. It will consist of a project in the area of the specific technologies of Telecommunications Engineering, being of a professional nature, which synthesizes and encompasses the competences acquired in the degree program.

    Competences awarded by the Master's Degree in Telecommunication Engineering

    Competencies awarded by the Master's Degree in Telecommunication Engineering

  • External internships

    External internships

    This is a selection of companies in which students of this degree + master can do their internships:

    • Teléfonica I+D
    • Everis Spain S.L.U.
    • Ericsson España S.A.
    • Amazon Spain Services S.L.
    • Airbus Defence and Space S.A.U.
    • Orange Espagne S.A.U.
    • Santander Securities Services S.A.U.
    • Altran Innovación S.L.
    • IS2 Global Telecom Solutions S.L.U.
    • ionIDe Telematics S.L.
    • Sistemas Avanzados de Tecnología (SATEC)
    • Ocaso S.A.
    • Indra Sistemas S.A.
    • GMS Management Solutions S.L.
    • One eSecurity S.L.
    • Avatel Telecom S.L.
    • Evolutio Cloud Enabler S.A.U.
    • Accenture S.L.
  • Career opportunities

    Career Opportunities

    Among the areas of work associated with this degree + master are:

    • Mobile, LTE, 5G network management
    • Design and management of backbone and access networks.
    • Design and management of home automation systems, Internet of things
    • Security and encryption in communications, vulnerability analysis
    • Consulting and digital transformation of companies 
    • Software development and project management 
    • Data analysis and data processing, database management
    • Machine learning and artificial intelligence

Study in english

Bilingual program in English and Spanish

This program of bachelor + master courses in English and Spanish. In the courses taught in English there aren't groups in Spanish, so there isn't possibility to choose the language in which you will carry out your studies. You must take into mind that:

  • In groups in English, all works (classes, drills, exercises, tests, etc.) will be conducted in English.
  • Along the first year, it must be established an English B2 level, performing a test, providing one of the supported official certificates or any way determined by the university. In the first weeks of the course will inform students how they can prove their level.
  • After completing the studies, in your DS will appear a mention of bilingual studies.

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