Barcelona School of Civil Engineering

Placements - Academic requirements

Mandatory general terms and conditions 

  • Completing the enrolment for the current course and/or the corresponding four-month period during the placement period.
  • Having passed 120 ECTS in the case of Bachelor's degree students.
  • Being covered by school insurance for as long as the agreement is in force. If you are under 28 years old, the insurance is already included in the enrolment process. If you are over 28 years of age, you must take out private insurance for this purpose. The UPC can provide you with a private insurance policy.
  • Not having a regular contractual relationship with the company where you want to do the placement.
  • If you are a non-Spanish national, having a NIE/TIE 
  • Providing a social security number to the company and the University in order to be registered.
  • Finalizing the agreement one week before the defence of the thesis.
  • In case of curricular placements, the number of hours being a multiple of 30 (30 hours worked = 1 credit)
  • The agreement being at least 180 hours long.
  • The weekly dedication recommended by the Regulations for extracurricular placements being that indicated in the specific conditions of each Bachelor's or Master's degree.

Specific conditions for Bachelor's degrees

Civil Engineering
(2010 program)
  • Extracurricular per year1
    • 900 hours
  • Total
    • 1800 hours
Civil Engineering
(2017 English program)
  • Extracurricular per year1
    • 900 hours
  • Total
    • 1800 hours
Public Works
(former program)
  • Mandatory extracurricular
    • 180 hours
  • Extracurricular per year1
    • 900 hours
    • 720 hours (if you do the mandatory placement in the same year)
  • Total
    • 1800 hours
Civil Engineering
(2020 program)
  • Curricular optional
    • 180 hours (6 ECTS) + common elective course (4.5 ECTS)
  • Extracurricular per year1
    • 900 hours
    • 720 hours (if you do the mandatory placement in the same year)
  • Total
    • 1800 hours 
Marine Science & Technologies
  • Curricular optional
    • 360 optional hours (12 ECTS)
  • Extracurricular per year1
    • 900 hours
    • 540 hours (if you do the mandatory placement in the same year)
  • Total
    • 1800 hours 
Environmental Engineering
  • Curricular optional1
    • 900 hours
  • Total
    • 1800 hours 

Specific conditions for Master's Degrees

Civil Engineering
Accessing from Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering (programs 2010 and 2017)
  • Mandatory curricular
    • 900 hours (30 ECTS)
  • Extracurricular1
    • 300 hours
  • Total per year
    • 900 hours
  • Total
    • 1200 hours 
Rest of students
  • Extracurricular per year1
    • 900 hours
  • Total
    • 1200 hours
Environmental Engineering
  • Curricular
    • 360 optional hours (12 ECTS), or
    • 450 optional hours (15 ECTS)
  • Extracurricular per year
    • 900 hours semester agreements2
  • Total
    • 1200 hours
Numerical Methods in Engineering
  • Curricular
    • 450 optional hours (15 ECTS)
  • Extracurricular per year
    • 900 hours semester agreements2
  • Total
    • 1200 hours
Structural & Construction Engineering
  • Extracurricular per year
    • 900 hours semester agreements2
  • Total
    • 900 hours
Geotechnical Engineering
  • Extracurricular per year
    • 900 hours semester agreements2
  • Total
    • 1200 hours 
Sustainability Science & Technology
  • Extracurricular per year
    • 900 hours semester agreements2
  • Total
    • 1200 hours 
Urban Mobility
  • Extracurricular per year1
    • 900 hours semester agreements2
  • Total
    • 1200 hours
Double Master's Degree in Mining Engineering + Geotechnical Engineering
  • Extracurricular per year
    • 900 hours semester agreements2 (all placements must be processed in the same centre) 
  • Total
    • 1500 hours
Double Master's Degree in Sustainability Science and Technology + Sustainable Intervention in the Built Environment
  • Extracurricular per year
    • 900 hours semester agreements2 (all placements must be processed in the same centre) 
  • Total
    • 1500 hours
Erasmus Mundus Master's Degrees

Please contact us by email at practiques.camins@upc.edu

1 The total number of hours of the placements that can be done in a teaching period must comply with the following requirements:

[(M*30) / 15] + P < 72h weekly

where:

  • M are the credits enrolled in the semester without taking into account the credits of the Final Thesis, and
  • P are the number of hours weekly of practice during the teaching period.

2 The agreements by semester must necessarily have the following end dates according to enrolment:

  • Fall enrolment - Q1: 10th February
  • Spring enrolment - Q2: 15th September