Bachelor's Degree in Chemical Engineering

This degree trains students who are able to design, build, start up and manage equipment and facilities in industries involved with chemical processes.

The curriculum of the Escuela Politècnica Superior de Alcoi (EPSA) includes basic subjects, specific to the Industrial Branch and Industrial Chemistry, as well as optional subjects (Industrial Chemistry itinerary).

Qualifying undergraduate degrees giving access to a regulated profession.

This degree is internationally certified with the EUR-ACE quality label.

You will work both in the manufacturing and consulting and design industry, in chemical engineering companies, reaching positions of responsibility in the production, quality and environment departments. You can also work directly in the chemical industry: petrochemicals, plastics, fertilizers, dyes... or related sectors: environmental, biotechnological, food, pharmaceutical...

You will be able to perform technical, legal and commercial advisory tasks; work as freelance (preparing expert opinions, judgements and projects), opt to join the Public Administration or teaching positions.

You can take a semester or the FYD in one of the universities, both European and from the rest of the world, with which EPSA has signed exchange agreements. This stay will enable you to live a very positive personal experience, get to know other cultures and master other languages. The internship are carried out in companies in any of the fields of action related to chemical engineering, not only in Spain, but also in EU companies within the Erasmus+ Programme framework.

With this degree you can access the Master's Degree in Chemical Engineering, which allows you to become a chemical engineer, which, although it is not a regulated profession, is equated for this purpose.

Furthermore, you can also access the Master's Degree in Industrial Engineering, which enables the exercise of the profession of industrial engineer, as well as the Master's Degree in Textile Engineering, the only one in this specialty in the Valencian Community.

In addition, with this degree you can access the following university master's degrees taught at the UPV: Business Administration; Organisational and Logistics Engineering, and Materials Engineering, Science Processing, and Characterisation. As in the rest of the cases, students may apply for admission to any UPV master's degree by taking the appropriate levelling courses.