
Expand the scale and scope of your engineering coursework by studying abroad at the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (engineering courses and programs are accredited by the European Network for Accreditation of Engineering Education, EUR-ACE). With almost 100 STEM courses available each semester in Aerospace, Bioengineering, Computer Technology, Electrical and Energy Engineering, and Mechanical Engineering, you are sure to find the right courses to fit in your degree plan regardless of your year in school.
Madrid
8/31/17 - 12/22/17
$14,995
12 - 15
Closed
7/1/17
All Levels
1 Year of College
2.5
You will enroll in 4-5 courses at Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M), with options available in Engineering, Economics, Business, and more. All courses are taught by Spanish faculty, but classes are taught in English. The Spanish culture courses are taught only to international students while the Engineering and Social Sciences courses include both international and Spanish students. If you are at a High Intermediate level of Spanish or above you have the option to take courses in Spanish. Please contact a CEA CAPA Student Advisor for more information.
Universidad de Carlos III de Madrid has multiple campuses. Engineering courses are taught at the Leganés campus, whereas all other course are taught at the Getafe campus. As such, you’ll be required to commute between the two campuses. The campuses are connected by a university shuttle, public bus, or bike paths. Expected commute time is approximately 45-60 minutes.
All courses meet for 42 contact hours/3 US semester credits*. Students may earn up to 12-15 credits (up to 210 contact hours). Courses may meet in the morning or afternoon, Monday-Friday. Active learning components required by your courses may be scheduled for Fridays.
*UC3M awards credits based on the ECTS system and the majority of UC3M courses are awarded 6 ECTS credits. CEA CAPA recommends 3 U.S. semester credit hours for each 6 ECTS course. These credit hour recommendations are based on the following conversion: 2 ECTS credits equals 1 U.S. semester credit. Some UC3M courses may award 3 ECTS credits (1.5 US semester credits recommended). ECTS credits for each course are reflected on the course syllabus. Students are required to enroll in a minimum of 24 ECTS credits (12 US semester credits) to comply with the program requirements. Please check with your home institution advisor regarding course transferability and credit hour conversion.
Prior to departure, you will select your preferred courses. You will be enrolled into courses based on their availability. It is in your best interest to have multiple alternative courses approved by your home university prior to your departure due to course availabilities. Please consult with your academic advisor at your home university on credit pre-approval guidelines.
Students will receive a transcript from the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid upon completion of their program.
The host institution has offered the following courses in the past. Please note that course listings will not be finalized until the start of the term.
*Courses with an asterisk indicate that the course has been associated with multiple subject areas.
Please click on the course title to view additional subject areas and detailed course information.
Course Name | Level | Lang | Hours | Credits |
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Spanish Art Masters in Madrid Museums * | 200 | En | 42 | 3 |
Course Name | Level | Lang | Hours | Credits |
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Spain in Progress, Spanish Society Today | 200 | En | 42 | 3 |
Course Name | Level | Lang | Hours | Credits |
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Spanish Language: Beginner Level | 100 | Sp | 42 | 3 |
Course Name | Level | Lang | Hours | Credits |
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Anatomy and Physiology I | 300 | En | 42 | 3 |
Biochemistry | 200 | En | 42 | 3 |
Course Name | Level | Lang | Hours | Credits |
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Chemistry | 100 | En | 42 | 3 |
Course Name | Level | Lang | Hours | Credits |
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Regulation of Energy Markets and Cost-Benefit Analysis | 400 | En | 42 | 3 |
Course Name | Level | Lang | Hours | Credits |
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Advanced Mathematics | 200 | En | 42 | 3 |
Algebra | 100 | En | 42 | 3 |
Applied Differential Calculus | 200 | En | 42 | 3 |
Calculus I | 100 | En | 42 | 3 |
Calculus III | 200 | En | 42 | 3 |
Differential Equations | 200 | En | 42 | 3 |
Linear Algebra | 100 | En | 42 | 3 |
Linear Systems | 200, 300, 400 | En | 42 | 3 |
Statistics | 300 | En | 42 | 3 |
Course Name | Level | Lang | Hours | Credits |
---|---|---|---|---|
Physics | 100 | En | 42 | 3 |
Physics I | 100 | En | 42 | 3 |
Physics III | 200 | En | 42 | 3 |
Course Name | Level | Lang | Hours | Credits |
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Aerodynamics I | 300 | En | 42 | 3 |
Aerodynamics II | 400 | En | 42 | 3 |
Aerospace Design II | 400 | En | 42 | 3 |
Aerospace Materials I | 200 | En | 42 | 3 |
Aerospace Propulsion I | 300 | En | 42 | 3 |
Aerospace Structures | 300 | En | 42 | 3 |
Introduction to Fluid Mechanics | 200 | En | 42 | 3 |
Introduction to Mechanics of Flight | 200 | En | 42 | 3 |
Propulsion Systems | 400 | En | 42 | 3 |
Turbomachinery Design | 400 | En | 42 | 3 |
Course Name | Level | Lang | Hours | Credits |
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Biomechanics of Continuum Media I (Solids) | 200 | En | 42 | 3 |
Cell Culture and Biotechnology for Tissue Engineering | 400 | En | 42 | 3 |
Fundamentals of BioInformatics | 400 | En | 42 | 3 |
Introduction to Bioengineering | 100 | En | 42 | 3 |
Introduction to Biomedical Imaging | 300, 400 | En | 42 | 3 |
Measuring Instrumentation | 300 | En | 42 | 3 |
Medical Instrumentation and Devices | 400 | En | 42 | 3 |
Real Time Systems | 400 | En | 42 | 3 |
Transport Phenomena in Biomedical Engineering | 300 | En | 42 | 3 |
Course Name | Level | Lang | Hours | Credits |
---|---|---|---|---|
Chemical Basis of Engineering | 100 | En | 42 | 3 |
Course Name | Level | Lang | Hours | Credits |
---|---|---|---|---|
Access Networks and Shared Media | 200 | En | 42 | 3 |
Automata and Formal Language Theory | 200 | En | 42 | 3 |
Computer Architecture | 300 | En | 42 | 3 |
Computer Forensics | 400 | En | 42 | 3 |
Computer Networks | 300 | En | 42 | 3 |
Computer Programming | 100 | En | 42 | 3 |
Computer Structure | 200 | En | 42 | 3 |
Computing Systems I | 200 | En | 42 | 3 |
Computing Technologies for the Web | 400 | En | 42 | 3 |
Digital Communications | 300 | En | 42 | 3 |
Electronic Systems | 300, 400 | En | 42 | 3 |
Heuristics and Optimization | 300 | En | 42 | 3 |
Modern Theory of Detection and Estimation | 300 | En | 42 | 3 |
Multimedia | 400 | En | 42 | 3 |
Programming | 100 | En | 42 | 3 |
Software Engineering | 300 | En | 42 | 3 |
Systems Architecture | 200 | En | 42 | 3 |
Systems of Perception | 400 | En | 42 | 3 |
Telecommunication Systems | 400 | En | 42 | 3 |
Telematic Applications | 300 | En | 42 | 3 |
User Interfaces | 300 | En | 42 | 3 |
Visual Development | 400 | En | 42 | 3 |
Course Name | Level | Lang | Hours | Credits |
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Analog Electronics I | 300 | En | 42 | 3 |
Control Engineering I | 300 | En | 42 | 3 |
Digital Electronics | 300 | En | 42 | 3 |
Electric Power Generation | 300 | En | 42 | 3 |
Electrical Power Engineering Fundamentals | 200 | En | 42 | 3 |
Electronic Components and Circuits | 200 | En | 42 | 3 |
Electronic System Design | 400 | En | 42 | 3 |
Electronics Engineering Fundamentals | 300 | En | 42 | 3 |
Electronics Systems | 300 | En | 42 | 3 |
Industrial Automation I | 200 | En | 42 | 3 |
Industrial Automation II | 400 | En | 42 | 3 |
Power Electronics in Energetics Systems | 300 | En | 42 | 3 |
Systems and Signals | 300 | En | 42 | 3 |
Thermal Engineering * | 200 | En | 42 | 3 |
Course Name | Level | Lang | Hours | Credits |
---|---|---|---|---|
Energy Demand Management and Risk Management in Non-financial Companies | 400 | En | 42 | 3 |
Fluid Transport and Hydraulic Machinery | 300 | En | 42 | 3 |
Nuclear Energy | 300, 400 | En | 42 | 3 |
Course Name | Level | Lang | Hours | Credits |
---|---|---|---|---|
Advanced Mechanics of Flight * | 400 | En | 42 | 3 |
Engineering Fluid Mechanics | 200 | En | 42 | 3 |
Materials Science and Engineering | 200 | En | 42 | 3 |
Mechanics of Structures | 200 | En | 42 | 3 |
Course Name | Level | Lang | Hours | Credits |
---|---|---|---|---|
Introduction to Engineering Management | 200 | En | 42 | 3 |
Machine Mechanics | 200 | En | 42 | 3 |
Machine Theory | 300 | En | 42 | 3 |
Manufacturing and construction of electronic equipment | 400 | En | 42 | 3 |
Course Name | Level | Lang | Hours | Credits |
---|---|---|---|---|
Economic History * | 100, 200 | En | 42 | 3 |
Economic Progress in Spain, 1850-2000 | 300 | En | 42 | 3 |
Game Theory | 200 | En | 42 | 3 |
International Economics: Economic Integration | 200 | En | 42 | 3 |
Introduction to Business Administration | 100 | En | 42 | 3 |
Macroeconomics | 200, 300 | En | 42 | 3 |
Markets and Environment | 300 | En | 42 | 3 |
Microeconomic Theory | 200 | En | 42 | 3 |
Principles of Economics | 200 | En | 42 | 3 |
Public Economics | 300 | En | 42 | 3 |
Regional and Urban Economics | 300 | En | 42 | 3 |
Course Name | Level | Lang | Hours | Credits |
---|---|---|---|---|
History of Spain | 100 | En | 42 | 3 |
Course Name | Level | Lang | Hours | Credits |
---|---|---|---|---|
Art History I * | 100 | En | 42 | 3 |
History of Cinema | 400 | En | 42 | 3 |
Course Name | Level | Lang | Hours | Credits |
---|---|---|---|---|
Comparative Politics | 100 | En | 42 | 3 |
Economics I (Microeconomics) | 100 | En | 42 | 3 |
Course Name | Level | Lang | Hours | Credits |
---|---|---|---|---|
Media Theory | 100 | En | 42 | 3 |
Political Philosophy | 100 | En | 42 | 3 |
Course Name | Level | Lang | Hours | Credits |
---|---|---|---|---|
Law Methodology and Culture * | 100 | En | 42 | 3 |
Theory of Law and Sociology of Law * | 100 | En | 42 | 3 |
Course Name | Level | Lang | Hours | Credits |
---|---|---|---|---|
Statistics II | 200 | En | 42 | 3 |
Course Name | Level | Lang | Hours | Credits |
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Film and Television in Spain | 400 | En | 42 | 3 |
Film Studies | 400 | En | 42 | 3 |
Introduction to Communication and Media Studies | 100 | En | 42 | 3 |
Spanish History: 20th Century * | 200 | En | 42 | 3 |
Course Name | Level | Lang | Hours | Credits |
---|---|---|---|---|
Cooperation, Collective Action and Formal Models of Strategy | 200 | En | 42 | 3 |
International Political Economy | 200 | En | 42 | 3 |
Introduction to Politics | 100 | En | 42 | 3 |
Spanish Politics I | 300 | En | 42 | 3 |
Course Name | Level | Lang | Hours | Credits |
---|---|---|---|---|
Comparative Sociology | 100 | En | 42 | 3 |
Sociology | 100 | En | 42 | 3 |
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*Housing options may change and will be confirmed on the housing application form prior to the start of the term. Below are the housing options that have been offered in the past.
Get out and explore! Excursions are offered for most semester, year, and summer programs. Semester students are typically offered between two to three excursions and summer study students are typically offered between one to two excursions. You'll receive a calendar of excursions during orientation; here are a few day and overnight excursions we've offered in the past.
From housing to excursions, our programs include a variety of inclusions to enhance your study abroad experience! Here are examples that may be available in Madrid. Inclusions vary by program – please contact our Enrollment and Advising team to find out what options are available for you.
Below is a tentative itinerary for your program. Please note, dates and events below may change without prior notification. Contact CEA CAPA before purchasing airline tickets.
You will receive a finalized itinerary once you arrive onsite.
Note: Additional cultural activities/excursions or required course-related activities may be incorporated into your final itinerary. You are advised not to make personal travel arrangements until you have the final dates.
Date | Description |
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August 31
|
Arrival/Program Begins
Official Program Start Date. Students must arrive at the Adolfo Suárez Madrid Barajas Airport on this date in order to be eligible for airport pickup. Students will then be transferred to their assigned housing. |
September 01
|
Orientation
Mandatory Universidad Carlos III & CEA Orientation will be held. |
September 04 - 05
|
University Registration
Students must register for classes at Universidad Carlos III on this date. |
September 06
|
Classes Begin
Classes begin at UC3M on this day. |
December 12
|
Classes End
This is the last day of classes at UC3M. |
December 13 - 20
|
Final Exams
Final exams will be held at UC3M. |
December 22
|
Program Ends/Move-Out
Official Program End Date. Students must move out of housing no later than this day. |
This budget contains costs that you can take to your financial aid office. Please note that amounts may fluctuate; we've included a range of costs.
Federal law allows the use of financial aid to cover "reasonable" costs of study abroad including round-trip transportation, tuition and fees for the program, living costs, passport and visa fees, health insurance, and more.
Please note that all costs and charges listed below are subject to change without notice. With the exception of Program Price, all costs are estimates and may vary.