General data
| Name of the master |
Joint Masters in Textile, Paper and Graphic Engineering
|
Official postgraduate programme (POP)
|
POP in Tecnology
|
| Type |
Mixed mode
|
Participating universities
|
Technical University of Catalonia and University of Girona |
| Coordinating university |
Technical University of Catalonia, College of Industrial Engineering of Terrassa (EUETIT)  |
| Number of credits |
120
|
Language of instruction
|
Catalan: 40 %
Spanish: 50 %
English: 10 % |
Study regime
|
Full time / part time
|
| Duration |
Two academic year
|
Start of the course
|
1 October 2007 |
| Method |
Blended
|
Course organised by
|
October 2007 - June 2008 |
| Timetable |
Monday to Thursday from 17.00 to 21.00 and Friday from 15.00 to 20.00. |
Maximum number of students
|
25 |
| Price |
Subsidised (to give a general idea of what this means, for the 2006-2007 academic year the price has been set at 24-28 € per ECTS credit; in anticipation of approval of a Government of Catalonia decree, expected by June 2007, an approximate increase of between 5% and 7% can be calculated for the 2007-2008 academic year). |
Educational objectives
This masters aims to develop skills specific to the textile, paper and graphic sectors. It has a dual focus: professional and research. It is aimed at professional training needs, as well as at research and innovation applied to the entire production line and design process of textile and paper products. The contents, adapted to corresponding needs, can be chosen by masters students specialising in either textiles or paper and graphics. In their different training aspects, both are interdisciplinary and thereby achieve objectives determined by the various subjects.
Curriculum structure
The Masters in Textile, Paper and Graphic Engineering is taught with two specialisations: Textiles, and Paper and Graphics. The Paper and Graphics specialisation is offered jointly by the University of Girona (UdG) and the Technical University of Catalonia (UPC), while the Textiles specialisation is only offered at the UPC.
The curriculum structure of the Paper and Graphics track at the UdG is organised in the following way:
- Semester 1
- UdG: 10 specific ECTS credits
- 5 cross-curricular ECTS credits
- UPC: 15 specific ECTS credits
- Semester 2
- UdG: 30 specific ECTS credits
- Semester 3
- UdG: 10 specific ECTS credits
- 13 optional ECTS credits
- 2 cross-curricular ECTS credits
- UPC: 5 specific ECTS credits
- Semester 4
- UdG: 20 ECTS credits (project)
- UPC: 10 specific ECTS credits
The contents of this general curriculum structure are intended to provide specific knowledge about the paper pulp manufacturing, paper conversion and printing process industries which will ensure that graduates are able to develop their professional or research careers in these sectors.
Career opportunities
The paper and graphic sector is complex and involves many areas in which the graduates of this masters programme can put their skills to use. The areas related to the paper and graphic sector in which graduates will find professional opportunities are paper and graphic engineering itself, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, electronic and computer engineering, process automation, energy management, environmental management, chemistry and chemical engineering, agricultural and forest engineering and industrial microbiology, as applied to paper and graphic engineering.
Admission profile, previous education requirements and admission and selection criteria
All official university graduates (three-year degrees or more), engineers (including technical engineers) and architects (including architectural technologists) can be admitted to these studies, as can all those who meet the requirements.
» More information: General entrance requeriments
Pre-registration and registration
Pre-registration must be completed online.
First pre-registration period: will begin on 2 April and will run until 1 July 2007
Admission decisions: between 16 and 18 July 2007
If places are still available, a new pre-registration period will be open from 20 July until 19 September 2007.
For information about the registration process, refer to the web page
http://www.upc.es
» More information: Pre-registration and registration
Admission to the Doctoral programme
Students can apply for admission to the doctoral course of any Official Postgraduate Programme (POP, Programes Oficials de Postgrau) at the University of Girona provided they have completed a minimum of 60 ECTS credits in a POP programme or have an official master’s degree and have completed a minimum of 300 ECTS credits in their undergraduate and postgraduate studies at a university or other centre of higher education. The applications will be reviewed by the Doctoral Council of each programme.
» More information: POP doctoral programmes
Contact
Academic staff person in charge:
Maria Àngels Pèlach Serra
angels.pelach@udg.edu
Telephone: (34) 972 418 400 /438 / 455
Contact person at the UPC:
Antonio Torres (paper specialisation)
torres@etp.upc.edu
Francesc Xavier Carrión (textile specialisation)
Additional information
Stays abroad
Refer to the UdG External Relations website: http://www.udg.edu/internacional/ 
Grants
Refer to the UdG Research website: http://portalderecerca.udg.edu/