Marine Science & Technologies

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.

Find all the information on the different means of admission to the bachelor's degree.

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.

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.

• 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.

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:

• 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.

• 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.

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Students admitted to the Bachelor's Degree in Marine Science & Technologies can access the information on:

Choose the subjects you want to study and simulate how your schedule will be:

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.

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.

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

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

• 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

• Escola Politècnica Superior d'Enginyeria de Vilanova i la Geltrú
• Escola d'Enginyeria Agroalimentària i de Biosistemes de Barcelona