Degree in Computer Engineering

What you learn

Those who obtain the title of Graduate in Computer Engineering are professional with a wide and solid training that prepares them to manage and realise the tasks of all the phases of the cycle of life of systems, applications and products that solve problems of any field of the Information and Communication Technologies, by applying their scientific knowledge and the methods and techniques of engineering.

Professional and academic career

Professional and academic career

The main profiles that identify IT professionals are:

• Computer Systems Programmer
• Information Technology Analyst
• Computer Systems Analyst
• Professor / teacher / researcher (compulsory secondary education, vocational training, university, etc..)
• Director / manager / information technology consultant

Planning for teaching

The degree offers the five specialties of Computer Engineering as five itineraries or mentions: Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Systems, Information Technology and Software Engineering, fostering a well-defined and later recognizable curriculum in terms of professional profiles, as opposed to the typical design with an extensive range of elective subjects, which appears more often in a degree without itineraries.

As a consequence of this approach, the elective subjects are more focused on choosing an itinerary than on the arbitrary selection of a set of independent subjects.

To obtain a Degree in Computer Engineering from the University of A Coruña, the student must pass 240 ECTS credits organized as follows:

• 60 ECTS in the Basic Training Module (10 subjects), which is mandatory and scheduled in the first year.
• 90 ECTS in the Module 15 of Common subjects, which is mandatory and scheduled in the second year and the first half of the third year.
• 60 ECTS in 10 compulsory specialty subjects that the student wants to study (Specific Technology), and scheduled for the second half of the third year and the fourth year.
• 18 ECTS in 3 elective specialty subjects, scheduled for the final year. The student may choose to perform Practices in Companies for up to 12 ECTS or s/he can request credit recognition for participation in university cultural, sports, student representation, solidarity and cooperation up to a maximum of 6 ECTS.
• Finally, 12 ECTS correspond to the completion of the Final Year Project, which should be tailored to the skills acquired in the the specialty studied.

More information in this document (in Spanish).

Study structure

The degrees are organized by courses. Click on a academic year for more information.

• Curso 1
• Curso 2
• Curso 3
• Curso 4
• Other subjects

 BOE with syllabus (PDF)

Teachers

By now, the study does not have departments responsible for teaching.

• Curso 1
• Curso 2
• Curso 3
• Curso 4
• Other subjects

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.