Automation and Industrial Electronics Engineering

First, you will study the scientific and technical fundamentals common to all engineers. You will then delve deeper into the specific knowledge of the industrial field, ultimately specializing in industrial electronics and automation.

You will learn to:

• Organize and manage projects.
• Automate industrial processes.
• Design and program robotic systems.
• Deploy IIoT networks and devices.
• Design analog and digital electronic systems.
• Design and model advanced power converters.
• Implement advanced control and intelligent control systems.
• Apply new additive manufacturing technologies.
• Deploy home automation systems in a smart building context.
• etc.

Complete study skills

Graduates with a degree in Industrial Electronics and Automation Engineering can work as Industrial Technical Engineers, whether in government and public agencies (including teaching), in the private sector, or as independent professionals in any industrial sector.

You will work in:

• Project management.
• Commissioning management.
• Maintenance coordination.
• Programming and Artificial Intelligence.
• Industrial electronic systems.
• Process automation, visualization and control of industrial plants.
• Robotics, industrial computing.
• Electronic energy management, home automation.
• Enabling technologies for Industry 4.0.

Industrial electronics and automation engineers can be found in diverse sectors such as healthcare, services, education, management, research and development (R&D), manufacturing, and public administration.

Thanks to their knowledge and expertise, they can pursue a wide variety of roles, such as project management, maintenance, industrial and production organisation, technical and/or sales support, purchasing and procurement management, quality and environmental management, advisory and consulting services, occupational safety and health, and research, development and innovation.

Graduates with a degree in Industrial Electronics and Automation Engineering can work as Industrial Technical Engineers, whether in government and public agencies (including teaching), in the private sector, or as independent professionals in any industrial sector.

You will work in:

• Project management.
• Commissioning management.
• Maintenance coordination.
• Programming and Artificial Intelligence.
• Industrial electronic systems.
• Process automation, visualization and control of industrial plants.
• Robotics, industrial computing.
• Electronic energy management, home automation.
• Enabling technologies for Industry 4.0.

The EPEF has more than 200 agreements signed with companies from all industrial sectors. Among them:

• Inditex
• Navantia
• Reganosa
• Gamesa, S.A.
• Televés, S.A.
• Peugeot Citröen Automóviles España, S.A
• Naturgy
• Hijos de Rivera, S.A.U (Estrella Galicia)
• Schneider Electric España, S.L.
• Endesa
• Ferrovial

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Study structure

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

• 1st year
• 2nd year
• 3rd year
• 4th year

Teachers

The study is taught by teachers from the departments of: Architectural, Civil and Aeronautical Buildings and Structures, Business, Chemistry, Computer Engineering, Computer Science and Information Technologies, Economics, Industrial Engineering, Mathematics, Nautical Sciences and Marine Engineering, Naval and Industrial Engineering and Physics and Earth Sciences

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

• 1st year
• 2nd year
• 3rd year
• 4th year

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.