Bachelor's Degree in Engineering in Industrial Design and Product Development

Skills

General competences Bachelor's Degree in Engineering in Industrial Design and Product Development:

• Ability for analysis and synthesis.
• Ability for teamwork.
• Leadership ability and integration of people into the teams.
• Problem solving ability.
• Ability to work in interdisciplinary teams.
• Flexibility and ability to adapt to change.
• Creativity and innovative spirit.
• Organizational and planning ability.

Specific competences Bachelor's Degree in Engineering in Industrial Design and Product Development:

• Possess and know how to apply knowledge related to the concepts, theories and principles of the disciplines that make up the blocks of basic scientific contents of the engineering branch (mathematics, physics, graphic expression, computer science and business) and also other branches that are important in this degree, such as an artistic expression and esthetics.
• Possess and know how to apply knowledge related to tools, technologies, components, materials, production processes, organization, legislation, ergonomics and safety, quality, environment, as well as knowledge of the reality of industry and use of new engineering technologies.
• Ability to innovate, to gather and analyze information and communication messages related to products, processes, technologies and markets, and through the contribution of creativity, and in a synthesis process, be able to generate ideas of new products, processes or connected services that are susceptible to successful marketing.
• Project ability, to comprehensively manage the project, including the methodological aspects of the design, project processes, search and analysis of information, solution analysis procedures, problem solving, applying knowledge to practical aspects, calculating the economic cost of the proposed solutions and proposing channels of communication and product distribution.
• Ability to visualize and communicate ideas, prepare and present reports in their graphic and visual, as well as conceptual, technical, normative, etc., content, working in an international context and using the oral, written, analytical, graphic, artistic and visual expression.
• Possess sufficient self-learning ability to continue postgraduate studies at the Master's and Doctorate degree level.

Calendar and schedule

Admission criteria

At the Antonio de Nebrija University, admission procedures established by university legislation will be carried out (Royal Decree 1393/2007 of October 29, which establishes the organization of official university education) with particular reference to the guiding principles of access to Spanish universities: equality, merit, ability, universal accessibility and adjustment to the criteria of the European Higher Education Area.

With regard to which students can apply for admission to Nebrija University, a distinction is made between students who want to access, in an undergraduate grade, in the first year, and those who request access in years other than the first.

Students who are in any of the following academic situations can apply for admission in the first year:

• Students from 2nd year of Baccalaureate and University Entrance Exam (Selectividad), or COU (college preparation courses) and the University Entrance Exam.
• Students from higher education cycles (2nd grade of Vocational Training).
• Students who have completed their secondary education abroad and have passed the University Entrance Exam (Selectividad) for Foreigners (for foreign students who do not sign the Bologna Treaty).
• Students who have completed their secondary education abroad and have access to the University of their country (for the countries that signed the Bologna Treaty).

Students can apply for admission in academic years other than the first year if they have started studies in another Spanish or foreign university and have not completed those studies and wish to continue studying at the Antonio de Nebrija University, or they want to start different studies at this University. They can apply for admission to any of the degrees offered by the University with the following particularity: in order to obtain the official Spanish degree from Nebrija University, it is necessary that the student takes at least 50% of the credits of the degree at our University.

Admission into a second cycle can be requested by people who, fulfilling certain requirements, and once having obtained a first-cycle degree or higher degree, want to access the second cycle of another degree.

Ways and deadlines for submitting applications for admission

In order to apply for admission to any official undergraduate studies of the University, it will be necessary to complete the corresponding application for admission through the University website, or request it at any of the university campuses within the deadlines established by the Department of University Development.

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Admission tests

The admission process, in the undergraduate degree programs, is divided into several phases, as detailed below:

• 1. Pre-registration
  Students who wish to start their university studies at the Antonio de Nebrija University must present the application form along with the required documentation.
  The presentation of the admission application along with the form of election of date for the taking the admission test is done in person during a visit to the University, or it is sent by post to the University.
  You can also start the admission procedure by filling out the online admission form. The Academic Information Section confirms to the candidate the receipt of the printed or on-line application and summons him/her to the chosen admission test.
  On the day of the admission test, the candidate must submit, if he/she has not done so in advance, the following documentation: photocopy of the academic record; photocopy of ID or passport; two passport-size photographs; letter of introduction from a teacher/tutor from the center of origin or person with whom you had academic or professional contact.
• 2. Admission tests
  All students wishing to pursue a university degree at Antonio de Nebrija University must pass an admission process consisting of:
  • Evaluation of the academic record.
  • Evaluation of the results obtained in the admission tests. These tests are taken on one day - morning or afternoon - and have an approximate duration of 3 hours and consist of:
    • Psychotechnical test.
    • Specific test for the chosen degree(s).
    • English level test.
  • Personal interview with a university professor.
  The results of the admission tests, together with the complementary documentation, academic record, etc., are analyzed by the Admissions Commission that decides whether the student is admitted or not. The result is communicated in writing and by telephone to each candidate within an approximate period of 3 to 5 days.
• 3. Pre-enrollment
  Once the admission is announced, candidates must reserve their place. This economic pre-enrollment guarantees the candidate's place at the University.
• 4. Enrollment
  Pre-enrolled candidates who wish to formalize their academic enrollment at the University must, within the indicated periods, follow the following steps:
  • Submit documentation: documentary proof that they have passed the requirements established by Spanish university legislation (European -Bologna) to start/continue their university studies at the Antonio de Nebrija University.
  • Formalize the enrollment process via Internet: The self-enrollment service of the Nebrija website allows admitted students to complete all the academic, economic and administrative procedures, without having to physically travel to the University. The admitted students will formalize their self-enrollment in the terms indicated. To do this, they will receive at their address, together with their admission letter, the personal access code and password necessary to carry out their academic and economic self-enrollment. Once the self-enrollment is done, the candidate acquires the condition of student of the Antonio de Nebrija University.
  • Pay of the annual registration fees of the degree for which he/she was admitted. The reservation fee is a part of the annual registration fee.