Università degli Studi di Perugia

Degree course in Computer and electronic engineering [L-8] D. M. 270/2004

General information

Qualification awarded

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer and Electronic Engineering

Level of qualification

First cycle

Specific admission requirements and specific arrangements for recognition of prior learning

Students who intend to enrol on the Bachelor’s Degree Programme in Computer and Electronic Engineering must have a Secondary School Diploma or another recognizable qualification awarded abroad. The student is required to have adequate initial preparation, with specific reference to verbal comprehension, attitude to a methodological approach towards mathematics, physics and chemistry common to programmes at the secondary school level. An entry test is necessary to access the Bachelor’s degree course and to assess the student’s initial preparation. Passing the entry test is mandatory in order to sit first year exams. Usually, the first entry test is in the month of June. Before the beginning of lessons, in the month of September, 2-week introductory and preparatory courses are held and aim at consolidating the student’s preparation in fundamental subjects. At the end of the introductive course, a second entry test takes place for those who either failed or missed the first.

Profile of the programme

The Bachelor’s Degree Course in Computer and Electronic Engineering provides undergraduates with a solid mathematics and physics background; essential in preparing students to confront computer engineering problems. Furthermore, it provides an extensive, scientific, interdisciplinary preparation in electronic, computer, automation and telecommunications engineering sectors. The course also provides, in a broad sense, adequate methodological and operational skills in information engineering along with technological and/or economical skills as well. The Bachelor’s degree in Computer and Electronic Engineering offers professional opportunities specifically in local technical and scientific sectors.

Qualification requirements and regulations

The Bachelor’s Degree course in Computer and Electronic Engineering (IIE) has a duration of 3 years, during which the student must acquire 180 ECTS credits. The course has two curricula: Computer Science and Electronics; the student chooses the curriculum that best suits his own inclination. Formative activities are organized on a semester basis, through lectures, tutorials, practical work and seminars, training and the final examination. The latter provides the discussion of a thesis elaborated by the student, under the guidance of one or more professors. Student orientation is ongoing and provided by the didactic secretary staff and by special tutors selected by the CdL (bachelor’s Degree Course). Upon graduation, professional orientation is developed in collaboration with associations and industrial organizations. The organization and management of the Bachelor’s Degree in Computer and Electronic Engineering is described in the Academic Regulations, available on the Faculty website.

Key learning outcomes

Undergraduates in Computer and Electronic Engineering can and know how to use the specific skills acquired in mathematics and physics, fundamental subjects as a methodological base for the multidisciplinary skills of information engineering, namely electronics, telecommunication information and automation. Undergraduates acquire the ability (know how) to integrate fundamental, characterizing and complementary knowledge gained, through the various subjects, to identify, formulate and solve multi-disciplinary problems of moderate complexity in information engineering by using current hardware and software tools and framing appropriate engineering solutions into systemic, social and environmental contexts. The activities carried out as part of work placements provide the undergraduate with specific professional experience in local scientific sectors. Students will acquire judgement autonomy in determining the reliability of the information necessary for activities that characterize his work and to make decisions in a critical manner. He/ she will also gain awareness skills with regards to special focus on environmental issues and technology risks. They will have the ability to communicate clearly, and with appropriate mlanguage, information, ideas and solutions to problems to interlocutors, specialized or not, in a national or international context, through correct written and oral forms. They are able to use the main tools of Information and Communication Technology and communication and relationship skills during teamwork and/or within different interdisciplinary occasions. These skills are fostered by specific seminars and the preparation of special reports, acquired during the most professional courses. Learning outcomes in terms of communication skills are assessed during single course exams and, in particular, during discussion of the thesis.

Examination regulations, assessment and grading

Individual exams normally require a written or practical, and oral exam before a commission of at least two professors. Assessment methods (e.g. written examinations, final or ongoing, seminar presentations) may be found in the singular course descriptions. Exams are assessed on a scale of 30, and where appropriate, with honours. The final mark is based on the outcome of each course and on the final examination. The latter includes the submission, in writing, of a research thesis and its discussion, before a board of at least 5 professors. The final grade is on a scale of 110, and where appropriate, with honours.

Graduation requirements

The final qualification is obtained after completion of 180 ECTS credits and upon passing the final examination, which includes the discussion of the thesis.

Mode of study (full-time, part-time, e-learning, ...)

Full time study and attendance is strongly suggested although not obligatory. Distance learning is not provided.

Occupational profiles of graduates with examples

Employment and professional opportunities may be specifically found in the following areas: 

- electronics and radio-frequencies: design and production of components, equipment and systems, electronic and optoelectronic devices, particularly at high frequencies and microwave ones, manufacturing industries, sectors of government and service companies that apply electronic technology and infrastructure for the treatment, transmission and use of signals in civil, industrial and information sectors;

- computer engineering and automation:
computer industries operating in the fields of hardware and software production; automation and robotics industries; electronic and electromechanical enterprises, which are present or develop automated systems; automation processes and systems; companies operating in the area of ​​information systems and computer networks; service companies; information services in public administrations;

- area of telecommunication engineering: design, manufacture and operation of equipment companies, systems and infrastructure relating to the acquisition and transport of information and its use in telematic applications, public and private telecommunications and land or spatial remote sensing; regulatory bodies and bodies of air, land and naval traffic control. The professional profile is part of the junior engineering profession, regulated by DPR 328/2001 and subsequent amendments.

Access to further studies

The Bachelor’s degree course gives access to admission to the Master’s degree programme in Electronics and telecommunications Engineering as well as Computer and Automation Engineering.

Programme director or equivalent

Tabella riepilogativa regolamento

Electronic Engineering (Regulations 2011)

Computer Engineering (Regulations 2011)