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Bachelor in Sound and Image Engineering

Ingeniería Sistemas Audiovisuales
Duration
4 years (240 credits)
Centre

School of Engineering

Campus de Leganes

Language
Bilingual, Spanish
Tracks

Artificial Intelligence Track

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Deputy Director for the Bachelor: Iván González Díaz

This Degree prepare for Telecommunications Technical Engineer with specialization in Sound and Image. 

Order CIN/352/2009

EURACE
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Presentation

The Degree in Sound and Image Engineering trains professionals specialised in the development of audiovisual services on communications networks, incorporating modern Artificial Intelligence (AI) techniques. Students will acquire skills in the processing, recording, storage, reproduction and conditioning of audio, video and television signals; in the transmission of sound and image through different communications networks; in the manufacture and installation of audiovisual equipment; as well as in the acoustic design of venues and the development of architectural and environmental acoustics projects.

The curriculum, which will be updated in 2025, responds to the current needs of the audiovisual industry and incorporates the study of advanced AI techniques applied to the processing, generation, and distribution of audiovisual signals and content. Through a specific AI track, which will be reflected in the European Diploma Supplement of students who complete it, the degree programme is at the forefront of technological training in the sector, training future professionals who will be leaders in the use of AI in sound and image.

The programme combines theory and practice in specialised laboratories and is complemented by professional internships in leading companies thanks to collaboration agreements. With a clear international focus, the degree has the prestigious EUR-ACE quality label and enjoys excellent recognition in the job market, with a 100% employment rate.
 

Employability and profesional internships

UC3M has agreements with more than 5,000 companies and institutions for internships and access to employment opportunities

94.8% of graduates have access to a job related to their studies in the first year of graduation, according to the Study of Professional Insertion of Graduates of the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid.

International Excellence

QS Europe Ranking
QS Graduate Employability Ranking
The Global University Employability Ranking and Survey
Erasmus Plus
EURACE

Program

Mobility

  • Exchange programs

    Exchange programs

    The Erasmus programme permits UC3M first degree and post graduate students to spend one or several terms at one of the European universities with which UC3M has special agreements or take up an Erasmus Placement, that is a work placement or internship at an EU company. These exchanges are funded with Erasmus Grants which are provided by the EU and the Spanish Ministry of Education.

    The non-european mobility program enables UC3M degree students to study one or several terms in one of the international universities with which the university has special agreements. It also has funding from the Banco Santander and the UC3M.

    These places are offered in a public competition and are awarded to students with the best academic record and who have passed the language threshold  (English, French, German etc..) requested by the university of destination.

  • European mobility

    European mobility

  • Non european mobility

    Non european mobility

Profile and career opportunities

  • Entry profile

    Entry profile

    The recommended entry profile is the following:

    • New students must have a solid background which allows them access to the advanced knowledge in mathematics, physics and statistics required by the degree.
    • The following aptitudes and capabilities are desirable: a disposition for individual work, good concentration, facility for independent learning, and the ability to organize time and work, responsibility in teamwork.

    Application for a place in the degree

  • Graduate profile

    Graduate profile

    The profile of the graduates of this degree is set to learning outcomes achieved in this degree, including, first, knowledge and understanding of the general fundamentals of engineering, as well as in particular those from multimedia networks, multimedia communication services, audio and video signal processing, room acoustics control, distributed multimedia systems and interactive multimedia applications in Audiovisual Systems Engineering within the family of telecommunications engineering. Graduates will be able to carry out a process of analysis to solve problems of recording, conditioning and compressing of audio and video signals, acoustic enclosure design, communication networks, services, systems and applications in Audiovisual Systems, and also be responsible for engineering design in Audiovisual Systems, working as a team.

    Additionally, graduates will be able to conduct research and implementing innovative contributions in Audiovisual Systems, as for the capture, processing, adaptation, dissemination and consumption of multimedia content and well as their associated networks, services and applications, justifying the scientific interest of this degree. Finally, graduates will have jurisdiction to apply their knowledge to solve problems and designing audiovisual systems and networks, configure their devices and applications as well as deploying adaptive, personal audiovisual services, allowing the use of network intelligence elements which lead to the enhancement of the user experience, maximizing the potential of network and multimedia services in the different social and economic environments, knowing the environmental, commercial and industrial implications of engineering practice according to professional ethics; this is vital for the professional interest of the degree.

    Finally, this degree provides the generic skills that graduates need in order to practice engineering in today's society as the ability to develop effective oral and written communication, working in a multidisciplinary framework and equipment and maintain professional competence through continuous learning throughout their lives.

    Learning outcomes of the Bachelor’s Degree in Sound and Image Engineering

    1. Knowledge of Titles

    K1-FT - To know the principles and values of democracy and sustainable development, in particular, respect for human rights and fundamental rights, gender equality and non-discrimination, the principles of universal accessibility and climate change.

    K2-FT - To know basic humanistic contents, oral and written expression, following ethical principles and completing a multidisciplinary training profile.

    K3-FB2 - Basic concepts of computer use and programming, operating systems, databases and IT programs with engineering applications.

    K4-FB3 - Understanding and command of the basic concepts of the general laws of mechanics, thermodynamics, electromagnetic fields and waves, and their application to resolve problems characteristic of engineering.

    K5-FB4 - Electrical circuit theory, electronic circuits, physical principles of semiconductors and logic families, electronic and photonic devices, materials technology and their application in resolving problems characteristic of engineering.

    K6-FB5 - Requisite knowledge of the concept of business, and the institutional and legal framework of a business. Business organization and management.

    K7-ECRT14 - Knowledge of methods of network and routing interconnection as well as the fundamentals of network planning and sizing based on traffic parameters.

    K8-ECRT15 - Knowledge of telecommunications legislation and regulations at the national, European and international levels.

    K9-IA - To know the fundamentals and methods of machine learning that enable solving classification, regression, reinforcement learning, and unsupervised analysis problems, including clustering or graph data modeling.

    K10-IA - To know and understand in depth advanced technologies in a specific field of engineering and information and communication technologies, which represent the state of the art in the area of study, including emerging trends and recent developments.

    KOPT1 - Conocer y comprender en profundidad tecnologías avanzadas en un ámbito específico de la ingeniería y las tecnologías de la información y comunicaciones, que constituyan el estado del arte en el área de estudio, incluyendo tendencias emergentes y desarrollos recientes.

    KOPT2 - To interpret scientific and technical information sources to deepen knowledge in a specific field of engineering and information and communication technologies.

    2. Skills of Titles

    S1-FT - To plan and organize team work making the right decisions based on available information and gathering data in digital environments.

    S2-FT - To use information interpreting relevant data avoiding plagiarism, and in accordance with the academic and professional conventions of the area of study, being able to assess the reliability and quality of such information.

    S3-FB1 - Ability to solve mathematical problems arising in engineering. Aptitude for applied knowledge in: linear algebra, geometry; differential geometry; differential and integral calculus; differential equations and partial derivatives; numerical methods; numerical algorithms; statistics and optimization.

    S4-ECRT7 - Knowledge and use of the fundamentals of programming in telecommunication networks, systems and services.

    S5-ECRT10 - Knowledge and application of the fundamentals of hardware description languages.

    S6-ECRT12 - Knowledge and use of the concepts of network architecture, protocols and communications interfaces.

    S7-IA - To apply machine learning methods to classification, regression, unsupervised analysis, and reinforcement learning problems on audiovisual data and acoustic systems.

    S8-IA - To apply artificial neural networks and deep learning models to develop services, applications and telecommunication systems that incorporate audiovisual data and acoustic signals.

    S9-IA - To develop specialized hardware for artificial intelligence and deep learning, optimizing performance, energy consumption, and sustainability. This includes the use of advanced architectures such as FPGAs, ASICs, GPUs, and TPUs to accelerate the training and inference of AI models in real-world applications.

    SOPT1 - To identify, assess their technical feasibility, and apply advanced tools, methodologies, and technological solutions used in a specific field of engineering and information and communication technologies to develop algorithms or systems that integrate cutting-edge and innovative technologies.

    SOPT2 - To apply analytical and design methodologies to solve advanced problems in a specific field of engineering and information and communication technologies, and evaluate the performance and limitations of different technological approaches, proposing improvements and alternatives.

    3. Competences of Titles

    C1-FT - To Know and be able to handle interpersonal skills on initiative, responsibility, conflict resolution, negotiation, etc., required in the professional environment.

    C2-ECRT1 - Ability to learn and acquire autonomously the requisite new knowledge for the design, development and utilization of telecommunication systems and services.

    C3-ECRT2 - Ability to use communication and IT applications (office technology, databases, advanced calculus, project management, project visualization, etc.) to support development and utilization of electronic and telecommunication networks, services and applications.

    C4-ECRT3 - Ability to use IT search tools for bibliographic resources and information related to electronic and telecommunications.

    C5-ECRT4 - Ability to analyze and specify the fundamental parameters for a communications system.

    C6-ECRT5 - Ability to weigh the advantages and disadvantages of different alternative technologies for development and implementation of communication systems, from the point of view of signal space, perturbations and noise, and analog and digital modulation systems.

    C7-ECRT6 - Ability to conceive, develop, organize and manage telecommunication networks, systems, services and infrastructures in residential (home, city, digital communities), business and institutional contexts, responsibility for set up, continuous improvement, together with knowledge of social and economic impact.

    C8-ECRT8 - Ability to understand the mechanisms of electromagnetic and acoustic wave propagation and transmission, and their corresponding transmitting and receiving devices.

    C9-ECRT9 - Ability to analyze and design combinational and sequential circuits, synchronous and asynchronous circuits and use of microprocessors and integrated circuits.

    C10-ECRT11 - Ability to use different sources of energy and in particular, solar photovoltaic and thermal energy, as well as the fundamentals of electro-technics and power electronics.

    C11-ECRT13 - Ability to differentiate the concepts of network access and transport, circuit switching and packet switching networks, fixed and mobile networks as well as systems and applications of distributed networks, voice services, audio, data, video and interactive services and multimedia.

    C12-ETEGISA1 - Ability to construct, develop and manage telecommunication networks, services, processes and applications, such as systems for capture, analog and digital processing, codification, transport, representation, processing, storage, reproduction, audiovisual services presentation and management and multimedia information.

    C13-ETEGISA2 - Ability to analyze, specify, implement and maintain television, audio and video systems, equipment, headends and installations, in fixed as well as mobile environments.

    C14-ETEGISA3 - Ability to develop projects for locales and installations, aimed at production and recording of audio and video signals.

    C15-ETEGISA4 - Ability to implement acoustic engineering projects for the following: acoustic conditioning and insulation for locales; PA system installation; specification, analysis and selection of electroacoustic transducers; measurement, analysis and control systems for sound and vibrations; environmental acoustics; underwater acoustics systems

    C16-ETEGISA5 - Ability to create, codify, manage, disseminate and distribute multimedia content, in accordance with criteria of usability, accessibility of audiovisual services, diffusion and interactivity.

    C17-ETETFGISA1 - Original work, carried out individually, and presented and defended before a university panel. It will consist of a project in the area of the specific technologies of Telecommunications Engineering, being of a professional nature, which synthesizes and encompasses the competences acquired in the degree program.

    C18-PAE - To apply and adapt technical knowledge and practical skills in the field of telecommunication engineering, participating in problem-solving and the development of solutions in a professional environment.

    COPT1 - To conceive and develop projects that integrate advanced knowledge and provide innovative solutions in a specific field of engineering and information and communication technologies.

  • External internships

    External internships

    This is a selection in which students of this degree can do their internships:

    • Corporación de Radio Televisión Española S.A.
    • Mediaset España Comunicación
    • Fundación Teatro Real
    • Retevisión I SAU
    • Tierra Audio S.L.
    • Consultoria de Telecomunicaciones Optiva Media S.L.
    • Everis Spain S.L.U.
    • Atos It Solutions & Service Iberia
    • Indra
    • Capgemini
    • Elecnor
    • Sistemas Avanzados en Tecnología (SATEC)
    • Centum Solutions S.L.
    • Aplicaciones de Telecomunicaniones y Telecontrol S.A.
    • Bosch Service Solutions S.A.U.
    • Nationale-Nederlanden
    • Knowledge Centric Solutions
    • Social Network Loycus S.A.
  • Career opportunities

    Career opportunities

    • Television companies, radio stations and video production companies.
    • Music recording studios.
    • Telecommunication services companies, including Internet television distribution platforms.
    • Sound, multimedia and Internet installations in the music, electroacoustic and film industries.

Study in english

Studies with bilingual option

In this degree, the university offers the opportunity to study in English more than half of the subjects of the studies program. Once you have been admitted, you will choose, at the time of enrollment, the language in which you will study in accordance with the following conditions:

  • In groups in English, all works (classes, drills, exercises, tests, etc.) will be conducted in English.
  • Along the first year, it must be established an English B2 level, performing a test, providing one of the supported official certificates or any way determined by the university. In the first weeks of the course will inform students how they can prove their level.
  • The courses offered in English are in the studies program.
  • In case there are more applications than places available in English, interested persons will be ranked according to their admission grade.
  • If you are enrolled in English and exceed at least 50% of the credits offered at the UC3M, in the DS appear a mention of bilingual studies.

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Faculty

Scientific activity is a fundamental element of Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, which is the top university in Spain in terms of six-year research periods obtained by its faculty. This is composed of internationally renowned scientists integrating leading research groups in project management and resource attraction at national and European level. The commitment to research translates into a significant scientific production and a strong international orientation, with professors who carry out top-level research and contribute to high-impact publications.

This first-rate scientific activity is complemented by experienced professionals who work part-time at the university, facilitating a direct connection between the university and the economic environment.

https://www.uc3m.es/research

⚙  104,34 M€ Secured funding

👥 140 Research groups

📖 79 Registered patents and software

☂  12 Spin-offs

📖 2.452 Articles published

Source: 2023-2024 Annual Research and Transfer Report

Relación de profesorado del Grado (por orden alfabético)

Schedules

Quality

Facts about this bachelor's degree

Year of implementation: 2008

Places offered:

  • Leganes Campus: 35

Official Code: 2500184

Bachelor's Degree Quality indicators

Labor insertion of the Degree

Link to publication in Official universities, centres and degrees registry

System of Internal Quality Assurance

Evaluation and monitoring

Verification report of the Bachelor's Degree in Sound and Image Engineering

Report of modifications and accreditations of the Bachelor in Sound and Image Egineering

Departments involved in teaching

In the Bachelor's Degree in Audiovisual System Engineering teach courses the following University departments:

Teaching staff and teaching plan

Courses of the studies plan and teaching staff

Facilities

Information about facilities for studies