Study Programme Information
The Bachelor’s Degree in Telecommunication Technologies Engineering is a DEGREE which qualifies its holder to practice the profession of Technical Telecommunications Engineer, as established by Ministerial Order CIN/352/2009, of 9 February (Official State Gazette no. 44 of 20 February 2009) which establishes the requirements for the verification of official university degrees which qualify their holders for the profession of Technical Telecommunications Engineer.
The structure of this degree allows the student to gain a broad knowledge of the technologies specific to telecommunications (communications, electronics, telematics, sound and image), while acquiring more in-depth knowledge of the telecommunications and sound and image systems sectors. This degree is perfectly adapted to the evolution of the market and communications and sound and image technologies.
As this qualification falls under the European Higher Education Area (EHEA) the Bachelor’s Degree in Telecommunication Technologies Engineering:
- guarantees recognition throughout Europe, consequently favouring academic and professional mobility at European level;
- measures the student’s overall work for the purpose of passing a subject in ECTS credits, which entails a teaching and assessment methodology in which students take a more pro-active role in their learning.
The Bachelor’s Degree in Telecommunication Technologies Engineering is comprised of 240 ECTS credits. It is divided into six modules (Basic Training, Core Telecommunications, Specific Technology in Telecommunications Systems, Specific Technology in Sound and Image, Additional Modules and Final Year Undergraduate Project) and related subjects.
The degree structure is summarised below:
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Degree
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Bachelor’s Degree in Telecommunications Technology Engineering
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NO. CREDITS (ECTS)
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240
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Basic Training
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60
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Core
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132
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Optional
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30
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Work Experience Placement
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Optional
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Final Year Undergraduate Project
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18
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BRANCH OF STUDY
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Engineering and Architecture
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CENTRE OF STUDY
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Polytechnic School of Cuenca
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LANGUAGE(S) OF INSTRUCTION
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Spanish
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IMPLEMENTATION SCHEDULE
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Immersion: 1st, 2º, 3rd and 4th, all simultaneously in 2016/17 academic year
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Justification of the degree
In the ANECA verification report on the degree, you can read the justification of this degree, which provides arguments for the academic, scientific or professional interest of said qualification, the references outside of the university which have vouched for the suitability of proposed national and international criteria for degrees with similar academic characteristics and the description of the procedure of internal and external consultation used for designing the study programme.
Objectives and competences
In the ANECA verification report on the degree, you can read the general and specific competences which are acquired in this course of study. You can also read Ministerial Order CIN/352/2009, of 9 February (Official State Gazette no. 44 of 20 February 2009), which establishes the requirements for the verification of official university degrees which qualify their holders for the profession of Technical Telecommunications Engineer.
Graduate Prospects
Holders of a Bachelor’s Degree in Telecommunication Technologies Engineering can practice the profession associated to the current Technical Telecommunications Engineer Degree, Graduate prospects are mainly focused on the audiovisual, radio and TV sectors, electroacoustics, computer science, networks, cybersecurity, bioengineering, microwaves, radioengineering, analogue and digital electronic circuits, etc.
Graduates can find employment in audiovisual engineering firms, radio and television, acoustic, electronic and electricity technologies, telephony, antenna, transmissions and communications, digital home infrastructures, computer science, programming, cybersecurity, etc.
The professional sectors in which Telecommunication Technologies Engineering graduate can find practise their professional activity include:
– Companies, engineering firms, consultancy firms
– Freelance
– Public Administrations
Human resources, materials and services
By clicking on the following links you can read about the EPC’s academic staff, as well as the material resources and services available. They are updated on a yearly basis through the teaching staff renewal and hiring process coordinated by the Economics and Infrastructure Committee of the Polytechnic School of Cuenca.
ANECA verification, amendment and follow-up reports
The degree was verified by means of a favourable report issued on 3 August 2015. It was last amended on 4 June 2018.
Publication and official recording of the degree