Degree in Food and Agriculture Engineering and the Rural Environment
240 credits - Higher Polytechnic School
Entry Profile
The main recommended personal and academic characteristics are:
- An ability for analysis, summarising and problem-solving in a technical setting
- An ability to take decisions in multi-disciplinary settings
- An interest in food and agricultural, and landscape engineering
- A sensibility towards environmental and rural environment topics
Entry information
Number of places.
Academic year
2024-25: 45
Course entry methods
- Students who have passed a university entrance exam or similar (1)
- Higher vocational graduates (2). Applications from candidates with an advanced VET diploma in the degree programme's area of knowledge will be given preference. Please see the links (Spanish).
- Those who have passed the over-25s entrance examination Students who have passed the test in the following option will be given preference: Engineering and Architecture
- University graduates
- Over-40s who have accredited professional or work experience
- Those who have passed the over-45s entrance examination
- University programmes started at another UIB campus
- Certain students holding a 'batxiller' or equivalent high school diploma without the PAU entrance exam
- Official Spanish university studies already begun
- Overseas university studies already begun or finished without being officially accredited
Admission mark calculation
The entrance mark
(Information in Spanish)
for courses will be calculated in accordance with the following criteria:
(1)
For entry with high-school diploma or equivalent (PAU: university entrance exam)
, the entrance mark is calculated (out of 14 points) with the entrance mark and the
two best weighted marks from passed subjects, in
accordance with the weighting parameters.
(2)
For entry with a higher vocational qualification
, the entrance mark is calculated (out of 14 points) with the average from the training
course and the two best weighted marks from
subjects passed in the PAU entrance block, in accordance with the weighting parameters.
(3) For further information, please see the full details of the
weighting parameters for university admission
Weighting Parameters
For more information, please see the full details about
weighting criteria for university admission (Spanish)
Cut-off mark
Useful information
- Pre-enrolment information activities and advice
- Entry: Information on the entry procedure
- Admission: Information on the admissions procedure
- Enrolment: Enrolment information
- Regulations on continuation of studies (in spanish)
- Students with specific enrolment status
- Students with functional diversity
Validations
Credit Recognition and Transfer Committee for GEAM
Chair
Secretary
Member
Casasnovas Torres, Adela
Member
Català Beltrán, Lucas Mauricio
Member
Member
Accreditation grid between degrees from the UIB
Table of equivalences by curriculum: Degree in Food and Agriculture Engineering and the Rural Environment - Majorca
Technical Agricultural Engineering, specialising in Fruit & Vegetable Prod.
| Technical Agricultural Engineering, specialising in Fruit & Vegetable Prod. | Degree in Food and Agriculture Engineering and the Rural Environment - Majorca |
|---|---|
| 4801 - Mathematics |
|
| 3620 - Fundaments of Physics for Engineering |
20356 - Foundations of Installations |
| 3621 - Fundaments of Chemistry for Engineering |
22601 - Chemistry |
| 1342 - Plant Physiology |
|
| 1367 - Applied Edaphology |
22454 - Edaphology |
| 3639 - Science and Technology of the Environment |
22459 - Ecology Applies to Agriculture |
| 3637 - Microclimatology |
22492 - Microclimatology |
| 3623 - Technology of Gardening and Landscaping I |
22460 - Soil Fertility |
| 3624 - Technology of Hortofruticulture Production |
22468 - Technology of Protected Crops |
| 1388 - Plant Biotechnology |
22466 - Agricultural Biotechnology |
| 3625 - Crop Protection |
22465 - Plant Pathology |
| 1376 - Agricultural and Forest Zoology |
22475 - Agricultural and Ornamental Plagues |
| 1258 - Ecological Agriculture |
22484 - Ecological Agriculture |
| 3630 - Agricultural and Fishing Operations |
22461 - Livestock Farms |
| 3627 - Economics |
21760 - Business |
| 3629 - Horticultural and Ornamental Crops |
22473 - Horticultural Crops I |
| 1389 - Viticulture and Enology |
22489 - Viticulture and Oenology |
|
22463 - Gardening and Landscaping Workshop I |
| 3633 - Mediterranean Gardening |
22467 - Gardening and Landscaping Workshop II |
| 3628 - Technology of Gardening and Landscaping II |
22474 - Implantation and Maintenance of Gardens |
| 3661 - Topography and Reconsidering |
22458 - Topography Agrarian |
| 3622 - Engineering in Rural Surroundings |
22455 - Agrarian Mechanisation |
|
22462 - Hydraulics and Irrigation |
| 3658 - Installations |
|
| 3640 - Projects |
22470 - Projects and Agrarian Legislation |
| 663 - Graphic Expression |
22480 - Architectural drawing and Computer Aided Design |
| 1163 - Geographic Information Systems |
21112 - Geographic Information Systems |
| 3626 - Woody Crops |
22472 - Woody Crops |
| 4699 - Creation and Managment of Technologically Based Enterprises |
22456 - Food and Agriculture Business Management |
Automatic accreditation between higher technical programmes and university courses
Automatic accreditation of credits between courses on higher degree training cycles
from the professional groups in the
Balearic Islands and university degree courses in
Degree in Food and Agriculture Engineering and the Rural Environment
| Subject | Credits |
|---|---|
| 21760 - Business | 6 |
| 22455 - Agrarian Mechanisation | 6 |
| 22469 - Nursery Gardening | 6 |
| 22605 - Placements at Food and Agriculture Engineering Companies | 6 |
| Recognition of fourth-year elective credits | 6 |
| Total | 30 |
| Subject | Credits |
|---|---|
| 22601 - Chemistry | 6 |
| Recognition of fourth-year elective credits | 6 |
| Total | 12 |
| Subject | Credits |
|---|---|
| 21760 - Business | 6 |
| 22458 - Topography Agrarian | 6 |
| 22480 - Architectural drawing and Computer Aided Design | 6 |
| 22493 - Business Practice | 6 |
| Recognition of fourth-year elective credits | 6 |
| Total | 30 |
| Subject | Credits |
|---|---|
| 21760 - Business | 6 |
| 22458 - Topography Agrarian | 6 |
| 22480 - Architectural drawing and Computer Aided Design | 6 |
| 22605 - Placements at Food and Agriculture Engineering Companies | 6 |
| Recognition of fourth-year elective credits | 6 |
| Total | 30 |
| Subject | Credits |
|---|---|
| 20374 - Facilities II | 6 |
| 21760 - Business | 6 |
| 22605 - Placements at Food and Agriculture Engineering Companies | 6 |
| Recognition of fourth-year elective credits | 12 |
| Total | 30 |
| Subject | Credits |
|---|---|
| 21760 - Business | 6 |
| 22455 - Agrarian Mechanisation | 6 |
| 22469 - Nursery Gardening | 6 |
| 22486 - Lawns | 6 |
| 22605 - Placements at Food and Agriculture Engineering Companies | 6 |
| Recognition of fourth-year elective credits | 6 |
| Total | 36 |
| Subject | Credits |
|---|---|
| 20374 - Facilities II | 6 |
| 21760 - Business | 6 |
| 22605 - Placements at Food and Agriculture Engineering Companies | 6 |
| Recognition of fourth-year elective credits | 12 |
| Total | 30 |
| Subject | Credits |
|---|---|
| 22489 - Viticulture and Oenology | 6 |
| 22493 - Business Practice | 6 |
| Recognition of fourth-year elective credits | 6 |
| Total | 18 |
Accreditation of English Skills
In order to be awarded the degree, students must show that they have reached a level of English by the end of their course that equates to level B2 in the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR), in accordance with how this requirement is stipulated in the curriculum. The different ways to attain this are:
- passing the specific English language course on the curriculum.
- handing in a certificate or accreditation, recognised by the UIB, which shows the student has obtained a minimum level of English equivalent to B2 in the CEFR.
- passing a set number of subjects taught in English on the degree course.
- passing a set number of subjects taught in English on a mobility programme.