MSc Degree in Biosystems Engineering
| Name of the MSc Degree | Responsible Centre | Establishment |
| MSc Degree in Biosystems Engineering - UPM | ETS de Ingeniería Agronómica, Alimentaria y de Biosistemas | ETS de Ingeniería Agronómica, Alimentaria y de Biosistemas |
| Branch | Area | Orientation |
| Engineering and Architecture | Agroforestry Engineering and Environment | Academic / Professional |
| Credits | Duration | Education |
| 60 ECTS | 2 Semesters | Attendance-based / blended |
| Number of places | Language | The academic year when it was implemented |
| 20 Attendance-based / 20 blended | Spanish / English | 2019-20 |
| Find out more | Contact details | Pre-registration |
| http://blogs.upm.es/masteringenieriasistemasagrarios/ | Click here | Click here |
Why study this MSc Degree?
The MSc Degree in Biosystems Engineering provides the student the ability to exercise his career in diverse companies related to agricultural engineering, such as those of irrigation facilities, energy supply and management, farm control, mechanization, rural infrastructures, robotics, postharvest, etc.
A high degree of specialization is achieved in all cases. Besides, the MSc graduate will have gained knowledge related to research tools, prototype design, new product development, and innovation in the company for focusing, at the same time, his activity in the field of research applied to Biosystems Engineering.
Goals
The objective of the MSc Degree is the advanced education of specialized engineers within the area of Biosystems Engineering, both improving their technical training with professional guidance and building up the fundamentals to introduce to research activities.
The MSc Degree graduate will be a professional with expertise in project, design, development, and innovation activities under the application of scientific and technological principles of engineering to agricultural sciences. These fundamentals will be applied in areas such as sustainable systems design, farm resources management, agri-food processes control, or control and automation instrumentation, and farm and livestock systems management.
Target group
The MSc Degree is mainly aimed at BSc graduates in Engineering of agricultural branches or related fields to this MSc Degree's subjects, but also to any BSc graduate with sufficient basic knowledge about Science.