Master in Industrial Engineering

2025/2026 · 120 credits

What you learn

In addition to advanced study in Industrial Technology, the master’s program places a strong emphasis on the management, organization, and operation of industrial plants and facilities.

Complete study skills

Generic skills

The general competencies acquired in this degree are those established by Order CIN/311/2009:

  • To have adequate knowledge of scientific and technological aspects across all areas of Industrial Engineering, including: mathematical, analytical, and numerical methods in engineering; electrical, energy, chemical, and mechanical engineering; continuum mechanics; industrial electronics; automation; manufacturing; materials; quantitative management methods; industrial computing; urban planning; infrastructure, etc.

  • To plan, calculate, and design products, processes, installations, and plants.

  • To lead, plan, and supervise multidisciplinary teams.

  • To carry out research, development, and innovation in products, processes, and methods.

  • To undertake strategic planning and apply it to construction systems, production, quality, and environmental management.

  • To manage projects, installations, plants, companies, and technology centers from both a technical and economic perspective.

  • To be able to perform roles in general management, technical management, and R&D&I project management in plants, companies, and technology centers.

  • To apply acquired knowledge and solve problems in new or unfamiliar environments within broader and multidisciplinary contexts.

  • To be capable of integrating knowledge and dealing with the complexity of making judgments based on incomplete or limited information, including consideration of the social and ethical responsibilities associated with the application of their knowledge and judgments.

  • To communicate conclusions clearly and unambiguously to both specialized and non-specialized audiences.

  • To possess the learning skills necessary to continue studying in a self-directed or autonomous manner.

  • To have the knowledge, understanding, and ability to apply the legislation required for the professional practice of Industrial Engineering.

Specific skills

The specific competencies acquired in this degree are those established in the Orden CIN/311/2009.

Transversal skills

The general competencies acquired in this degree are those established by Order CIN/311/2009:

  • To have adequate knowledge of scientific and technological aspects across all areas of Industrial Engineering, including: mathematical, analytical, and numerical methods in engineering; electrical, energy, chemical, and mechanical engineering; continuum mechanics; industrial electronics; automation; manufacturing; materials; quantitative management methods; industrial computing; urban planning; infrastructure, etc.

  • To plan, calculate, and design products, processes, installations, and plants.

  • To lead, plan, and supervise multidisciplinary teams.

  • To carry out research, development, and innovation in products, processes, and methods.

  • To undertake strategic planning and apply it to construction systems, production, quality, and environmental management.

  • To manage projects, installations, plants, companies, and technology centers from both a technical and economic perspective.

  • To be able to perform roles in general management, technical management, and R&D&I project management in plants, companies, and technology centers.

  • To apply acquired knowledge and solve problems in new or unfamiliar environments within broader and multidisciplinary contexts.

  • To be capable of integrating knowledge and dealing with the complexity of making judgments based on incomplete or limited information, including consideration of the social and ethical responsibilities associated with the application of their knowledge and judgments.

  • To communicate conclusions clearly and unambiguously to both specialized and non-specialized audiences.

  • To possess the learning skills necessary to continue studying in a self-directed or autonomous manner.

  • To have the knowledge, understanding, and ability to apply the legislation required for the professional practice of Industrial Engineering.

Professional and academic career

Planning for teaching

This master’s program has a duration of 120 ECTS credits, distributed over two academic years. The curriculum offers different study pathways depending on the students’ previous degree, with the aim of leveling their knowledge in industrial technologies.

The summarized curriculum provides an overview of the different pathways and specializations.

The credits are distributed as follows:

Module (ECTS)

  • Industrial Technologies (30–39)
  • Management (15)
  • Installations, Plants, and Auxiliary Constructions (16.5–21)
  • Specialization (30)
  • External Internships in Companies (4.5)
  • Elective Courses (0–7.5)
  • Master’s Thesis (15)

In the second year, five specializations of 15 ECTS each are offered, from which students must choose two:

  • Continuum Mechanics Simulation
  • Machine Design and Simulation
  • Materials Science
  • Logistics and Production
  • Automation and Control

In order to ensure the ability to work in a multilingual environment, students must demonstrate a B2 level of English proficiency, which must be accredited before the master’s degree is awarded.

This study has teaching guide
You can read it to learn more about the study. In the table below you can see the individual teaching guides for each subject.

Study structure

The masters are organized by modules. Click on a module for more information.

  Guide Type QTR. credits
Compulsory First Quadmester 4.500000000 ECTS
Compulsory Second Quadmester 3.0 ECTS
Compulsory First Quadmester 4.500000000 ECTS
Compulsory First Quadmester 4.500000000 ECTS
Compulsory Second Quadmester 3.0 ECTS
Compulsory Second Quadmester 4.500000000 ECTS
Compulsory Second Quadmester 4.500000000 ECTS
Compulsory Second Quadmester 4.500000000 ECTS
  Guide Type QTR. credits
Compulsory First Quadmester 3.0 ECTS
Elective First Quadmester 3.0 ECTS
Master's Dissertation Second Quadmester 15.0 ECTS
Work Placement First Quadmester 4.500000000 ECTS
Elective First Quadmester 3.0 ECTS
Elective First Quadmester 4.500000000 ECTS
Elective Second Quadmester 3.0 ECTS
Elective Second Quadmester 4.500000000 ECTS
Elective First Quadmester 4.500000000 ECTS
Elective Second Quadmester 4.500000000 ECTS
Elective First Quadmester 3.0 ECTS
Elective Second Quadmester 3.0 ECTS
Elective First Quadmester 4.500000000 ECTS
Elective Second Quadmester 4.500000000 ECTS
Elective First Quadmester 3.0 ECTS
Elective Second Quadmester 3.0 ECTS
Elective First Quadmester 4.500000000 ECTS
Elective Second Quadmester 4.500000000 ECTS
Elective First Quadmester 3.0 ECTS
Elective Second Quadmester 3.0 ECTS
Elective First Quadmester 3.0 ECTS
Elective First Quadmester 4.500000000 ECTS
Elective Second Quadmester 3.0 ECTS
Elective Second Quadmester 4.500000000 ECTS
Elective First Quadmester 4.500000000 ECTS
Elective First Quadmester 4.500000000 ECTS
  Guide Type QTR. credits
Elective First Quadmester 4.500000000 ECTS
Elective First Quadmester 4.500000000 ECTS
Elective Second Quadmester 4.500000000 ECTS
Elective First Quadmester 4.500000000 ECTS
Elective Second Quadmester 4.500000000 ECTS
Elective First Quadmester 4.500000000 ECTS
Elective First Quadmester 4.500000000 ECTS
Elective Second Quadmester 4.500000000 ECTS

 BOE with syllabus (PDF)

Teachers

The study is taught by the following teachers:

The masters are organized by modules. Click on a module for more information.

Student mobility

UDC holds student mobility agreements with universities and other third-level institutions across four continents. Students are offered several opportunities each year to apply to study abroad in one of these centres (for a single term or for a whole year), with the guarantee that all credits obtained will be duly recognised in their academic record upon their return.

For each round of applications, the University publishes the list of exchange options available to students and, where relevant, the specific conditions associated with each. Students may also apply to the University for funding for international work experience placements and internships.

Work experience placements are accredited in the student's academic record and the European diploma supplement. Students are free to decide in which host company or academic institution within the EHEA they wish to carry out their placement. To assist them in their search, the University has created an online noticeboard with jobs postings and other news.

Work-study placements in A Coruña are arranged by the International Relations Office (ORI) of the UDC in collaboration with the international relations coordinators in the student’s home university. The general entry criteria, rights and obligations of students, and admission and acceptance procedures for the programme, are regulated by the UDC Mobility Policy.