Accordion GCTM
Academic year starts
September
Duration
4 years
Study load
240 ECTS (including the bachelor's thesis)
Delivery
On-campus
Language
Catalan & Spanish
Places
60
Official degree
Bachelor's Degree in Marine Science & Technologies by the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (recorded in the Spanish Ministry of Education's degree register)
Organisation
This bachelor's degree is taught at Polytechnic School of Engineering of Vilanova i la Geltrú (EPSEVG), Barcelona School of Agricultural Engineering (ESAB) and Barcelona School of Civil Engineering (ETSECCPB).
Profile
We recommend for applicants to have completed high-school courses in science and technology and have the following characteristics:
- Strong knowledge in basic physics, chemistry, biology, mathematics and geology.
- Basic computer science (office IT and basic mathematical and statistical calculation programs).
- Basic English language studies.
- Interest in the relationship between science, society and technology.
- Communication skills to interact with diverse social agents and transmit ideas and knowledge, both to specialised and non-specialised audiences in the field of marine science and technologies.
- Social, environmental and ethical awareness.
- Ability to integrate the knowledge taught in the different disciplines offered within the degree.
Means of admission
Find all the information on the different means of admission to the bachelor's degree.
Admission
To access the degree studies of Barcelona School of Civil Engineering, you must obtain a place through the university pre-enrolment procedure of the Generalitat de Catalunya.
You can check all the information regarding university pre-registration through the University Admission site.
Cut-off mark and grade improvement
The cut-off mark for the 2024-2025 academic year is 6.244.
Please check the Generalitat de Catalunya's Department of Universities and Research site for more information on the cut-off marks for former years.
You can also check the courses that will improve your admission grades.
Career opportunities
- Integrated management of coastal areas (marine and coastal resources).
- Maritime and coastal management in the public administration.
- Consulting on marine and coastal topics.
- Ports.
- Development of devices, sensors and infrastructure for measuring and monitoring the sea.
- Planning and optimisation of social and economic activities (and their impact) involving seas and coasts.
- Maritime service companies and their adaptation to environmental regulations.
- Environmental impact studies in marine environments and studies on marine pollution, the maintenance of the quality of seawater, and climate change and its effects on seas and coasts.
- Renewable marine energies.
- Aquaculture.
- Offshore oil and gas platforms.
- Fishing and extraction of other marine resources.
- Desalinisation of seawater to produce drinking water.
- Teaching and research.
Learning objectives
This bachelor's degree is designed to build the scientific and technical professional skills needed to carry out research and provide advice on environmental and climate topics and on the impact of economic and social activities on the marine environment and coasts (ethical, responsible and sustainable use of marine resources, characterisation of coasts, climate change and its impact on the marine environment and coasts, etc.). It is also designed for the education of other scientists and specialists and of society in general on activities related to basic and applied marine sciences and technologies, their development and their dissemination.
You can choose one of two majors:
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Marine Sciences & Engineering
You will receive multidisciplinary training that will enable you to deal with the main problems and challenges faced by coasts in the near future in a range of development and climate change scenarios.
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Marine Technologies
This major focuses on applied technologies for observation, remote sensing and exploration using marine robots, which are essential for monitoring coastal bodies of water and obtaining the data needed to control human activities in the marine environment involving the exploitation of marine and coastal resources.
COURSES |
ECTS |
First year | |
Fall semester | |
250550 Environmental physics | 6 |
250551 Environmental chemistry | 6 |
250552 Environmental biology | 6 |
250553 Fundamentals of geology | 6 |
250554 Fundamentals of mathematics for environmental science | 6 |
Spring semester | |
250555 Marine environment physics | 6 |
250556 Marine environment chemistry | 6 |
250557 Marine environment biology | 6 |
250558 Geology & coastal geomorphology | 6 |
250559 Fundamentals of mathematics for environmental science 1 | 6 |
Second year | |
Fall semester | |
250560 Coastal water cycle & continental transfer to the sea | 6 |
250561 Marine physical-chemical processes | 6 |
250562 Environmental statistics | 6 |
250563 Marine environmental impact | 6 |
250564 Fundamentals of mathematics for environmental science 2 | 6 |
Spring semester | |
250565 Geographical information systems & GNSS | 6 |
250566 Marine ecology, ecosystems & productive processes | 6 |
250567 Statistical methods in marine sciences | 6 |
250568 Marine pollution. Sources, transport & impacts | 6 |
250569 Mathematics in marine science | 6 |
Third year | |
Fall semester | |
250570 Planetary scale circulation of the atmosphere and ocean | 6 |
250571 Bio-geo-chemical global cycles | 6 |
250572 Ocean biological processes | 6 |
250573 Marine geodynamics | 6 |
250574 Computational analyses & smart solutions tools | 6 |
Spring semester | |
250575 Instrumentation & data analysis in marine sciences | 6 |
250576 Experimental techniques in laboratory & field | 6 |
250577 Integral modelling of marine systems | 6 |
250578 Remote sensing & sensors | 6 |
250579 Live, renewable & non-renewable marine resources | 6 |
Fourth year | |
Fall semester | |
250580 Coastal infrastructures. Impact & integral management | 6 |
250581 Coastal hydromorphodynamics | 6 |
250582 Climate change. Impacts on the marine environment & coastal zone | 6 |
250583 Prediction & risk models for the management of the coastal zone | 6 |
250585 Marine renewable energies | 6 |
250586 Project design & evaluation in engineering & marine sciences | 6 |
250587 Marine survey, acoustics & sonar systems | 6 |
250588 Instrumentation, marine robotics & power systems | 6 |
250589 Platforms, observatories & technologies of marine materials | 6 |
250590 Technologies for sustainable aquaculture production | 6 |
250592 Data management: Communications, programming & simulation | 6 |
Spring semester | |
250584 Ecology & physiology of aquatic organisms | 6 |
250591 Engineering in aquaculture projects | 6 |
Fall & spring semester | |
Bachelor's thesis | 18 |
Students admitted to the Bachelor's Degree in Marine Science & Technologies can access the information on:
Simulate your timetable with the UPC Timetable Viewer
Choose the subjects you want to study and simulate how your schedule will be:
Check the timetables for the study program's courses
In this degree, classes take 50 minutes.
- Morning: classes start at 8, 9, 10:10, 11:10, 12:10 and 13:10 with a break from 9:50 to 10:10.
- Afternoon: classes start at 14:10, 15:10, 16:10, 17:10, 18:10 and 19:10.
Grey periods are teaching hours dedicated to laboratory or test activities. Each group has their Grey periods schedules specified between brackets.
From the second year onwards, on Wednesdays from 12:00 to 14:00 there are no classes and these periods can be used for cultural activities (culture period).
To check the exam's calendar of this degree, go to ATENEA.
Primer curs (Nivell 1)
Fall semester:
- Groups 11 & 12 (Grey periods: Tuesdays 08:00-14:00, Thursdays 08:00-14:00)
Spring semester:
- Groups 11 and 12 (Grey periods: Tuesdays 08:00-14:00, Thursdays 08:00-14:00)
Tercer curs (Nivell 3)
Fall semester:
- Group 10 (Grey periods: Tuesdays 08:00-14:00, Thursdays 08:00-14:00)
Spring semester:
- Groups 10, 11, 12, 13 and 14 (Grey periods: Tuesdays 08:00-14:00, Thursdays 08:00-14:00)
Quart curs (Nivell 4)
Fall semester:
- Group 10 (Grey periods: Tuesdays 14:10-20:00, Thursdays 14:10-20:00)
- Group 10 - Campus Vilanova and Castelldefels (Grey periods: Tuesdays 14:30-20:00, Thursdays 14:30-20:00)
Spring semester:
The Bachelor's Thesis is an original exercise to be done individually and presented and defended before a university panel consisting in a project in the sphere of the specific civil engineering synthesising and integrating the competences acquired on the course.
Internal resources
The UPC owns several boats for teaching purposes, such as:
- 1 Belliure ketch school, with Volvo Penta MD 22P motor
- 1 lateen sailing boat
- 3 topsailing boats
- 3 470-class sailing boat
- 2 Vaurien-class sailing boat
- 1 Zodiac inflatable boat
- 1 "RISSAGA" BCN 3.0m inflatable boat
- 1 TAYLOR "Minimal" sailing boat, and 2 moorings on Vilanova i la Geltrú harbour
External resources & services
Furthermore, in order to carry out the sea-related research and lab activities scheduled by the different schools involved in the degree, we use the services of the following sailing companies:
- Barcelona: Proa Nautic, Cemesa, Litoral Consult, Portsub, Instalsub, Barca de pesca "Los Parrones", Barca d'inspecció de pesca de la Generalitat, la Lluerna, etc.
- Vilanova: Pneumatic Boat Center S.L., Vilanova Gran Marina, Club Náutico Vilanova, AurumYacht, X2 Yachts,S.L., Oceanos Escuela de Buceo Profesional S.L., InstalSub, Germans Bardi VnG, S.L., Stecma (Estudios Técnicos y Maquinaria S.L.), Dofi Blau, TECNUR Tecnología Urbana Costera S.L., Indústria Nàutica Catalana S.L., Navegar y Pescar CMC S.L., 4all Divers SCP
- Tarragona: Semac
- Cambrils: Fishing boat called "Kranki"
- L'Ampolla: IRTA
- L'Ametlla: Fishing boat called "Virgen de la Misericordia", Sea Fish Charter
- Sant Carles: Embarcacions Badía Alfacs
- Blanes: CEAB-CSIC, Blanes-SUB
Other resources & services
- Services; that include teaching and research resources, facilities, library, workspaces, ICT services, intranets, media services and campus services.
- Laboratories
- Laboratories related to the field of Marine Sciences & Technologies
Detailed information on the resources and services of the other two schools involved in this degree are available at their own websites
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