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

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

 

Validations

Credit Recognition and Transfer Committee for GEAM

Member
Casasnovas Torres, Adela
Member
Català Beltrán, Lucas Mauricio

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
  • 20350 - Algebra
  • 20351 - Calculus
3620 - Fundaments of Physics for Engineering
20356 - Foundations of Installations
3621 - Fundaments of Chemistry for Engineering
22601 - Chemistry
1342 - Plant Physiology
  • 22450 - Biology of Agrarian Production
  • 22452 - Bases of Plant Production
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
  • 3632 - Public Gardening
  • 3635 - Landscape Design
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
  • 1597 - Plant Production Technology
  • 3622 - Engineering in Rural Surroundings
22462 - Hydraulics and Irrigation
3658 - Installations
  • 20362 - Facilities I
  • 20374 - Facilities II
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
CFGS Advanced VET Diploma in Forestry and Environmental Management
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
CFGS Higher VET Diploma in Analysis Laboratories and Quality Control
Subject Credits
22601 - Chemistry 6
Recognition of fourth-year elective credits 6
Total 12
CFGS Higher VET Diploma in Civil Engineering Works
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
CFGS Higher VET Diploma in Construction Projects
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
CFGS Higher VET Diploma in Energy Efficiency and Solar Thermal Energy
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
CFGS Higher VET Diploma in Landscaping and the Rural Environment
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
CFGS Higher VET Diploma in Thermal and Fluid Facilities Maintenance
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
CFGS Higher VET Diploma in Viniculture
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:

  1. passing the specific English language course on the curriculum.
  2. 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.
  3. passing a set number of subjects taught in English on the degree course.
  4. passing a set number of subjects taught in English on a mobility programme.

More information.

Academic Accreditation Committee