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Aerospace Science and Technology
Study program name
Aerospace Science and Technology
Schools
Doctoral School
City
Barcelona
Duration
Undetermined
credits
Description
The main aim of the programme is to provide students with training in the sciences and technologies that are most widely applied and useful in the aerospace field. The programme covers the fundamentals of theory and practice, as well as methodology, and provides general training in research techniques, all with the aim of producing original, high-quality research papers (doctoral theses) in the fields indicated. Students learn about the most relevant scientific and technical advances in these fields, the scientific and technical methods used by research teams to achieve them, and technological and industrial applications related to these developments. Students gain advanced knowledge and skills in aerospace science and technology and the preparation required to undertake research, development and innovation activities in this area.
The doctoral programme in Aerospace Science and Technology cuts across several research areas recognised as priorities at the UPC: science, civil engineering, ICT engineering and industrial engineering. Aerospace research and development generates high added value, and research in this area has a wide range of applications in other fields. In a knowledge society, a doctoral programme in aerospace science and technology is therefore a tool for continuous development. Companies in the aerospace sector are increasingly seeking to recruit staff with doctoral level training to sustain the continuous innovation needed in this highly competitive sector. Graduates of the UPC doctoral programme in Aerospace Science and Technology have an essential role to play as drivers of innovation and in supporting socio-economic development.