Master's degree in Industrial Engineering

Basic Information

Admission and enrollment

General access regulations and procedures

Information on access and admission of students to master's studies is available at:  https://www.urjc.es/estudiar-en-la-urjc/admision/274-master

The regulations are also published in: https://www.urjc.es/estudiar-en-la-urjc/admision/274-master#normativa-de-masteres-universitarios

Criteria and procedure for admission to the degree

GENERAL ADMISSION

The general requirements for access to University Master's Degrees are, according to article 18 of Royal Decree 822/2021, of September 28, which establishes the organization of university education and the procedure for ensuring its quality, the following:

1. Possession of an official Spanish Graduate or Graduate university degree or equivalent is a condition for accessing a Master's Degree, or, where appropriate, having another University Master's degree, or titles of the same level as the Spanish Bachelor's or Master's degree issued by universities and higher education institutions in an EHEA country that in that country allow access to Master's degrees.
2. In the same way, people in possession of titles from educational systems that are not part of the EHEA, which are equivalent to a Bachelor's degree, will be able to access a Master's Degree in the Spanish university system, without the need for homologation of the title, but verification by of the university of the level of training that they imply, as long as in the country where said title was issued it allows access to university postgraduate level studies. In no case will access through this route imply the homologation of the previous degree held by the person concerned or its recognition for other purposes than that of carrying out the Master's degree.
3. Universities will guarantee transparent and accessible information on admission procedures, and must have student orientation systems. Likewise, they will ensure that said information and admission procedures take into account students with disabilities or with specific needs, and will have appropriate support and advice services.
4. Universities may exceptionally establish, based on specific regulations approved by their governing bodies, conditional enrollment procedures for access to a University Master's Degree. This will consist of allowing a Bachelor's degree student who has yet to pass the TFG and a maximum of up to 9 ECTS credits, to be able to access and enroll in a University Master's Degree, although in no case will they be able to obtain the Master's degree if they have not previously has obtained the Bachelor's degree. Universities will guarantee priority in the enrollment of students who have the official university degree of Graduate or Graduate. In this procedure, credits pending recognition or transfer in the Bachelor's degree may be taken into account, or the requirement to exceed a certain level of knowledge of a foreign language to obtain the degree.
5. Universities or centers will regulate admission to Master's Degree courses, establishing specific requirements and, if necessary, training complements, whose credit load may not exceed the equivalent of 20 percent of the credit load of the degree. The training complement credits will have the same consideration as the rest of the credits in the University Master's degree curriculum.
6. Universities will reserve at least 5 percent of the places offered in official university Master's degrees for students who have a recognized degree of disability equal to or greater than 33 percent, as well as for students with permanent educational support needs. associated with personal circumstances of disability, who in their previous studies have required resources and support for their full educational inclusion.

SPECIFIC CRITERIA

Those included in Order CIN/311/2009 for access to the master's degree that enables the exercise of the profession of Industrial Engineer, taking into account that access according to section 4.2.1 of the aforementioned order is null and void according to the ruling of Chamber 3 of the Supreme Court dated October 30, 2012.

ACCESS FOR URJC ENGINEERING GRADUATES

• Graduates in Industrial Technology Engineering (GITI) from URJC will have direct access.
• Graduates with URJC qualifications that enable them to practice the profession of Industrial Technical Engineer (Degree in Mechanical Engineering (GIMec), Degree in Industrial Electronic and Automatic Engineering (GIEIA), Degree in Chemical Engineering (GIQ)) may access the Master's Degree by taking optional extension and levelling subjects in the study plan to equate their training with the reference degree, GITI. 

GIMec: Degree in Mechanical Engineering from the URJC.

GIEIA: Degree in Industrial Electronic and Automatic Engineering from the URJC.

GIQ: Degree in Chemical Engineering from URJC.

• The implementation of additional training prior to the master's degree is not contemplated, so engineering graduates with URJC degrees other than those mentioned above will not have access to the master's degree.

ACCESS FOR ENGINEERING GRADUATES FROM OTHER SPANISH UNIVERSITIES

• Graduates in Industrial Technology Engineering (GITI) will have direct access, provided that their degree meets the requirements of section 4.2.2 of order CIN/311/2009.
• Graduates with engineering degrees that enable them to practice the profession of Industrial Technical Engineer (order CIN/351/2009) may access the Master's by taking optional extension and levelling subjects in the study plan to bring their training up to par with the reference degree (URJC's GITI). The Academic Committee of the Master's will be responsible for determining the specific extension and levelling subjects to be taken based on the original study plan, with a maximum of 30 ECTS.
• Finally, in accordance with section 4.2.2. of order CIN/311/2009, access to the master's degree will be permitted when the interested party's degree certifies that he/she has completed the basic training module and the module common to the branch, even if it does not cover a complete block of the specific technology module and does cover 48 credits of those offered in the set of blocks of said module of a degree that qualifies for the exercise of Industrial Technical Engineer, in accordance with the aforementioned Ministerial Order. In this case, it will also be the Academic Commission of the Master's Degree that is responsible for determining the specific extension and leveling subjects to be taken based on the original study plan, with a maximum of 30 ECTS. Notwithstanding the above, it is recalled that in no case is the implementation of Training Complements prior to the master's degree contemplated.

ADMISSION CRITERIA

As for admission, applications will be assessed by the Academic Committee of the Master's Degree (CAM), which will be composed of the Director of the Master's Degree and at least two professors with a permanent link to the URJC who teach in the Master's Degree. The CAM will take into account both the suitability of each applicant's access qualification and their academic record to assign an access scale.

Score = 0,5 * Suitability of the Access Degree + 0,5 * Record

• Suitability of the access qualification:

a) Graduates of the Degree in Industrial Technology Engineering from the URJC: 10

b) Graduates of the Degree in Industrial Technology Engineering from other universities: 7-9

c) Graduates of Degrees in the field of Industrial Engineering: 4-7

d) Other qualifications: 0

• Academic Record:

Average grade (on a scale of 0 to 10) of the degree with which students access the master's degree.

Applications will be ranked from highest to lowest according to the score obtained as a result of the previous calculation and admissions will be made until the quota of places offered is filled. In the event that there is more supply than demand, the admissions body may admit students without having to prioritize them based on merit. The University will publicize the access routes through the website.

Offer of places: 40 seats. If the minimum number of students envisaged is not reached in a course, the University may choose not to open the teaching group.

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Training itinerary

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Training Itinerary

Itinerary 1: Degree in Industrial Technology Engineering (GITI)

Itinerary 2: Degrees that qualify for the profession of Industrial Technical Engineer (CIN/351/2009). In the current academic offering of the URJC, this itinerary would apply to the Degree in Chemical Engineering, the Degree in Mechanical Engineering and the Degree in Industrial Electronic and Automatic Engineering.

1: Subjects to be taken by students in Itinerary 2. The number of credits and subjects to be taken is established by the Academic Committee of the Master's Degree based on the graduate's previous training and the access route to the Master's Degree, with a maximum of 30 ECTS.

2: Specialty subjects to be taken by students in Itinerary 2. The number of credits to be taken will be 0-30 ECTS, depending on the number of ECTS credits to be taken in the Extension and Leveling Module (they must add up to 30 ECTS between both modules).

The following figure schematically represents the distribution of modules, itineraries and access routes.

Below is more information on the content of the different modules:

Module I: Industrial Technologies, TTII (36 ECTS)

It is made up of 8 subjects that cover the 8 specific skills described in order CIN/311/2009:

• Applied Electrical Engineering. 4,5 ECTS. CIN competencies: Knowledge and ability to analyse and design electrical generation, transmission and distribution systems.
• Integrated Manufacturing Processes. 4,5 ECTS. CIN order competencies: Knowledge and ability to plan, calculate and design integrated manufacturing systems.
• Machine Technology. 4,5 ECTS. CIN order competencies: Ability to design and test machines.
• Analysis and Design of Chemical Processes. 4,5 ECTS. CIN order competencies: Ability to analyse and design chemical processes.
• Thermal Engineering. 4,5 ECTS. CIN order competencies: Knowledge and skills for the design and analysis of thermal machines and motors, hydraulic machines and industrial heating and cooling installations.
• Energy Systems. 4,5 ECTS. CIN order competencies: Knowledge and skills that enable understanding, analysing, exploiting and managing different energy sources.
• Applied Electronics. 4,5 ECTS. CIN order competencies: Ability to design electronic systems and industrial instrumentation.
• Discrete Control. 4,5 ECTS. CIN order competencies: Ability to design and plan automated production systems and advanced process control.

Module II: Management, GES (15 ECTS)

It is made up of 3 subjects that cover the 8 skills described in order CIN/311/2009:

• Business Management. 6 ECTS. CIN order competencies: Knowledge and skills to organize and manage companies. Knowledge of commercial and labor law. Knowledge of financial and cost accounting. Skills for human resources management.
• Production and Logistics Systems. 3 ECTS. CIN competencies: Knowledge of management information systems, industrial organisation, production and logistics systems and quality management systems. Work organisation skills. Knowledge of occupational risk prevention.
• Project Management and R&D&I Management. 6 ECTS. CIN order competencies: Knowledge and skills in strategy and planning applied to different organizational structures. Knowledge and skills for integrated project management. Ability to manage Research, Development and Technological Innovation.

Module III: Installations, Plants and Complementary Constructions, IPCC (15 ECTS)

It is made up of 3 subjects that cover the 7 skills described in order CIN/311/2009:

• Design of Industrial Structures and Constructions. 6 ECTS. CIN order competencies: Ability to design and build industrial plants. Knowledge of construction and building in the field of industrial engineering. Knowledge and abilities to calculate and design structures. Knowledge of methods and techniques of industrial transport and maintenance.
• Industrial Installations. 6 ECTS. CIN order competencies: Ability to operate industrial plants. Knowledge of installations, infrastructure and urban planning in the field of industrial engineering. Knowledge and abilities to plan and design electrical and fluid installations, lighting, air conditioning and ventilation, energy saving and efficiency, acoustics, communications, home automation and smart buildings and security installations. Knowledge and abilities to control installations, processes and products.
• Industrial Maintenance. 3 ECTS. CIN order competencies: Knowledge and skills to carry out verification of installations, processes and products. Knowledge and skills to carry out certifications, audits, verifications, tests and reports.

Module IV: Extension and Levelling, AN (maximum of 30 ECTS)

This block must be taken by students in itinerary 2. It is designed to cover the training deficiencies that the student has corresponding to common subjects in the industrial branch not previously taken in their degree of origin, taking as a reference the URJC's GITI white degree, and in no case will it exceed 30 ECTS. It will be defined by the Academic Committee of the Master's Degree based on the training for access to the Master's Degree. 5 subjects have been defined with which all the extension and leveling subjects necessary to cover the objective of this module can be configured. For the URJC ESCET degrees that can be accessed through itinerary 2, the following subjects have been defined:

Module V: Specialty, ESP (maximum of 30 ECTS)

The four specialties included in the Master's Degree in Industrial Engineering at the URJC are defined as thematic or professional curricular intensifications, and consist of the number of credits required in accordance with current regulations (30% of the ECTS of the total credit load of the degree). In total there are 36 ECTS credits, which include the 12 ECTS credits of the External Academic Internships (which must be specific to the specialty) plus 24 ECTS credits of optional specialty subjects (ESP module of the study plan). In the specialty module (ESP), a set of 13 subjects is offered, among which the student must take a maximum of 30 ECTS (depending on the access itinerary). These subjects will reinforce the acquisition of the skills worked on in the compulsory modules. In order to be able to award the specialty mention, the offer of optional specialty subjects is grouped into four specialty blocks in the field of industrial engineering: mechanical engineering, electronic engineering, energy engineering and transport engineering. This module will be taken by all students, but in different lengths. Students in Itinerary 1, coming from the Degree in Industrial Technology Engineering (GITI), will take the maximum (30 ECTS), while for those in Itinerary 2 the number of credits to be taken will be equal to the difference between 30 and the number of credits of the Extension and Leveling Module that they have to take at the beginning of the Master.

In the event that the student takes 24 ECTS (4 subjects) within one of the speciality blocks and carries out his or her Master's External Academic Internships of 12 ECTS in a subject of that same block, this speciality will be reflected in his or her university degree. The speciality subjects offered, grouped into the corresponding four Speciality Blocks, are the following:

• Specialty A: Mechanical Engineering

Transport Technologies: Automobiles (6 ECTS); Transport Technologies: Railways (6 ECTS); Applied Biomechanics (6 ECTS); Mechatronics (6 ECTS)

• Specialty B: Electronic Engineering

Machine Vision (6 ECTS); Monitoring and Control Systems (6 ECTS); Design of Advanced Electronic Systems (6 ECTS); Mechatronics (6 ECTS)

• Specialty C: Energy Sustainability

Clean Fuels for Transport (6 ECTS); Energy Efficiency (6 ECTS); Efficient Energy Storage Systems (6 ECTS); Cogeneration and Combined Cycles (6 ECTS)

• Specialty D: Transportation Engineering

Transportation Technologies: Automobiles (6 ECTS); Transportation Technologies: Railways (6 ECTS); Materials for Surface Transportation Systems (6 ECTS); Design and Advanced Manufacturing of Structures for Aerospace Transportation (6 ECTS)

Module VI: External Academic Internships, PAE (12 ECTS)

This is a compulsory module for all students, which is eminently practical and will provide them with the opportunity to enrich their training and improve their chances of accessing the labour market.

They will be able to carry out academic internships in collaborating entities, such as companies, institutions and public and private entities, including research centers and institutes.

Module VII: Master's Final Project, TFM (12 ECTS)

Compulsory module according to order CIN/311/2009 in which the student will carry out, present and defend before a university tribunal, once all the credits of the study plan have been obtained, an original exercise carried out individually, consisting of a comprehensive Industrial Engineering project of a professional nature in which the skills acquired in the teachings are synthesized. This module will consist of 12 ECTS.

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External Internships

The External Practices subject is a curricular subject whose main objective is to promote a comprehensive training of the student through the practical application of the knowledge acquired during the master's degree, which facilitates direct contact with the professional activity and the opportunity to join the professional world with a minimum of experience. All practices are designed so that the students who participate in them acquire professional experience in real situations and conditions, applying the knowledge, skills and attitudes that are acquired in the training processes throughout the degree. The internships represent a decisive opportunity for the personal development and professional future of the students.

Internships are activities carried out by the student in companies, institutions and organizations; that is, in centers outside the university premises, which aim to enrich and complement your university education, while providing you with a deeper knowledge about the skills you will need once you have graduated.

The External Practices subject will consist of two phases:

• Completion of the internship period that offers professional experience related to any of the graduate profiles that are expressed in the Verification Report of the degree.
• Elaboration of the memory

Documentation:

Degree Training Project

For more information:  External Internship Unit

Social Security contributions for interns starting January 1, 2024

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University Master's degrees, due to their duration and characteristics, in general do not specifically contemplate the mobility of their students. However, the Rey Juan Carlos University has different mobility programs for both students and University workers (PDI and PAS) and has procedures for collecting and analyzing information on these mobility programs.

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