Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya · BarcelonaTech

BACHELOR'S DEGREE IN ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING (2020)

With the Bachelor's Degree in Environmental Engineering you will be part of a profession with great future and projection, as you will work in the design of new production processes that will ensure the control and mitigation of environmental problems and the conservation of natural resources, through clean energy and technologies.

During the fourth year you will be able to take one of the these two majors:
  • Urban and industrial environment
  • Natural environment and global change
Professional Possibilities and Objectives of Education

Professional Possibilities

Environmental engineers incorporate as:

  • Managers and technicians in the industry, engineering, administration and services.
  • University teachers.
  • Free exercise of the profession.
  • Researchers.
  • In companies as head of the Department of Environment and Quality, implanting quality standards (ISO, EMAS) or conducting environmental audits.
  • In engineering offices, developing projects for emission reduction and gas treatment, reclamation of degraded spaces, soil treatment, design and operation of WWTP (industrial and urban) and ETAP, TRS plants (industrial and urban).
  • In environmental consultancies, developing diagnostic studies and environmental management plans for companies, waste minimization and recycling (IPPC), clean production technology proposals (BAT), environmental impact assessment studies (EIA).
  • In public administrations, offering technical assessment in municipal offices and councils, developing plans for the management of natural spaces, regulations and conducting environmental audits.

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First Course

Biology and Ecology (2500200)
Chemistry I (2500204)
Chemistry II (2500206)
Earth System (2500203)
Environmental Economics and Sustainability (2500205)
Environmental Thermodynamics and Kinetics (2500207)
Fundamentals of Mathematics (2500201)
Geology and Edaphology (2500209)
Mathematics I (2500208)
Mechanics (2500202)

Secon Course

Atmospheric Processes and Hydrology (2500217)
Fluid Mechanics (2500213)
Geographic Information Systems (2500212)
Geomechanics (2500219)
Hydraulics (2500216)
Hydrogeology and Environmental Geochemistry (2500218)
Mathematics II (2500210)
Microbiology and Environmental Biotechnology (2500211)
Principles of Ecotoxicology and Environmental Analysis (2500214)
Statistics (2500215)

Third Course

Construction Procedures and Materials (2500229)
Decontamination of Soils and Aquifers (2500226)
Environmental Impact Assessment (2500224)
Instrumentation, Remote Sensing and Big Data (2500220)
Numerical Modeling (2500221)
Solid Waste (2500227)
Structures (2500222)
Sustainable Transport (2500223)
Wastewater and Reuse (2500228)
Water Treatment (2500225)

Fourth Course

Atmospheric and Acoustic Pollution (2500230)
Bachelor's Thesis (2500243)
Climate Change and Natural Risks (2500237)
Decision Making Systems (2500231)
Energy Model Transition (2500238)
Environmental Impact of the Great Infrastructures (2500239)
Project Management and Environmental Legislation (2500232)
Renewable Energy (2500240)
River and Coastal Space Management (2500236)
Supply and Drainage Networks (2500234)
Sustainability and Environmental Ethics (2500241)
Sustainable Construction (2500233)
Sustainable Mobility and Smart-City (2500235)
Technologies for Sustainable Aquaculture Production (250590)