Mechatronics
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The Higher Professional Technical Course in Mechatronics aims to train professionals qualified to perform technical tasks related to the installation, maintenance, repair and adaptation of mechatronic systems (including electrical, electronic, pneumatic, hydraulic and industrial automation and control systems), complying with the norms, regulations and technical instructions of the equipment.
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Reasons to attend the course
- Exemption from national exams for entry into higher education and leading to a Higher Professional Technical Diploma.
- Guaranteed internship in a real work environment (1 semester).
- High employability courses.
- Opportunity to continue your studies to Bachelor’s degrees (with credit transfers/equivalencies.
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Who can apply:
- Candidates with a secondary education qualification or a legally equivalent qualification
- Holders of a Technological Specialisation Diploma or a Higher Professional Technical Diploma
- Holders of a higher education degree who wish to seek professional requalification
Candidates over the age of 23 who have passed the exams designed to assess their capacity for higher education attendance can also apply.
Special access contest
National Applicants or equivalent
International applicants (applicants who do not hold Portuguese citizenship, are not citizens of a EU member state and are not family members of Portuguese or citizens of a EU member state, have not lived in Portugal continuously for more than two years as of 1 January of the application year, are not beneficiaries of equal rights and duties status granted under an international treaty as of 1 January of the application year and who are not applying for higher education admission through special admissions and special entry routes).
All foreign applicants must request the equivalence of their secondary education qualifications from their home country from a Portuguese secondary school. The equivalence of your certificate to Portuguese secondary education is a mandatory requirement for the application.
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Graduate profile
Mechatronics specialists will undertake technical duties associated with the installation, maintenance, repair and adaptation of mechatronic systems (electrical, electronic, pneumatic, hydraulic and industrial automation and control), complying with the standards, regulations and technical instructions of the equipment.
Professional outcomes
- Companies manufacturing metal products, electrical and mechanical machines and equipment
- Companies in the electronics and automation industries
- Companies specialising in industrial control
- Companies that maintain electrical and mechanical equipment
Continuing Studies
Graduates of the CTeSP in Mechatronics are eligible to pursue the following bachelor’s degree courses at the ESTG-IPVC, as they have acquired the knowledge and skills required for further studies:
- Mechatronics Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering
- Renewable Energy Systems Engineering
- Network and Computer Systems Engineering
- Computer Graphics and Multimedia Engineering
- Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Food Engineering
- Computer Engineering
- Management
Study Plan
| Curricular Unit | Area | Type | Contact hours | ECTS | PUC |
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| Mathematics | MAT | A | TP:54.00 | 5.00 | |
| Desenho Técnico e CAD | EMM | S1 | P:64.00 | 6.00 | |
| Eletrónica Analógica | ET | S1 | T:16.00 | P:48.00 | 6.00 | |
| Physics | FEQ | S1 | T:32.00 | 3.00 | |
| Chemistry | FEQ | S1 | T:32.00 | 3.00 | |
| Teoria da Electricidade | ET | S1 | T:16.00 | P:48.00 | 6.00 | |
| Tópicos de Matemática | MAT | S1 | T:64.00 | 6.00 | |
| Materials Science | EMM | S1 | T:24.00 | P:32.00 | 6.00 | |
| Informática Industrial | ET | S1 | P:32.00 | 3.00 | |
| Documentação Técnica | EIM | S2 | T:16.00 | P:16.00 | 3.00 | |
| Electrónica Digital | ET | S2 | T:24.00 | P:40.00 | 6.00 | |
| Project Management | EIM | S2 | T:16.00 | P:16.00 | 3.00 | |
| Sustentabilidade Energética | ET | S2 | T:32.00 | 3.00 | |
| Tecnologia Mecânica | EMM | S2 | T:32.00 | P:32.00 | 6.00 | |
| Física (CTeSP Formação Complementar) | FEQ | S2 | TP:54.00 | 5.00 | |
| Chemistry | FEQ | S2 | TP:54.00 | 5.00 |
| Curricular Unit | Area | Type | Contact hours | ECTS | PUC |
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| Automation and Industrial Control | ET | S1 | T:24.00 | P:40.00 | 6.00 | |
| Eletrónica de Potência | ET | S1 | T:32.00 | P:32.00 | 6.00 | |
| Máquinas Ferramentas de Comando Numérico | EMM | S1 | P:80.00 | 6.00 | |
| Máquinas Industriais | EMM | S1 | T:20.00 | P:40.00 | 6.00 | |
| Sistemas Robóticos | ET | S1 | T:20.00 | P:40.00 | 6.00 | |
| Estágio | ET | S2 | E:810.00 | 30.00 |
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Partnerships and internships
- Atlantitopázio Lda.
- BorgWarner Emissions Systems Portugal Unipessoal, Lda.
- Costa & Rego Metalomecânica
- Dima – Equipamentos Industriais Lda.
- Electro Industrial Barreiros Basto & Sá, Lda.
- Electro Laser Lda.
- Electro-Coi Lda.
- Electro-Minho Lda.
- Europack&C Kraft Viana do Castelo
- Fundiviana – Fundição de Metais, Lda.
- Nortaluga – Manutenção e Instalações Elétricas Lda.
- Nortaluga-Aluguer de Equipamentos Lda.
- Rego & Moreno Lda.
- Rolima Bobinagem de Motores, Lda.
- STEELPRO – Engenharia Industrial Lda.
- Tobor – Acessórios para a Industria Lda.
- VIANAMATIC UNIP. LDA.