The academic offer of the University of Cantabria is mostly taught in Spanish. For specific courses taught in English, please refer to the catalogue of
courses taught in English.
Building:
SCHOOL OF INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Type of University:
Public center
Address:
AVENIDA DE LOS CASTROS S/N , 39005 SANTANDER
Date of ANECA Assessment Report:
7/2/2018
Participating universities:
Academic, scientific and professional interest justification
Basic competences
Have and understand knowledge that can provide a base or opportunity to be original in the development and/or application of ideas, often in a research context
Students should know to apply their acquired knowledge and their ability in problem-solving in new or little-known environments within broader (or multidisciplinary) contexts related to their field of study
Students should be capable of integrating knowledge and facing up to the complexity of showing judgment from incomplete or limited information that includes reflections on the social and ethical responsibilities which are linked to the application of their knowledge and judgment
Students should know how to communicate their conclusions - and the knowledge and reasons sustaining them - to a specialised and non-specialised audience in a clear and unambiguous way
Students should have the learning skills that allow them to continue studying in a way that will be largely self-directed or independent
General competences
Plan, design and implement an advanced project that uses optics and photonics in new environments and broad and multi.disciplinary contexts.
Search for, obtain, process and communicate information within the specific scope of the degree, including complex, limited or incomplete information, and assessing its social and ethical implications.
Know and use the necessary methodological tools to develop products related to optics and photonics and their applications.
Ability to continuously update multi-disciplinary scientific and technical knowledge in a self-directed and autonomous way.
Provide efficient solutions from a technical and efficient point of view with optical and photonic technologies.
Write technical reports with clarity, coherence and appropriate structures.
Transversal competences
Ability to work as a member of an interdisciplinary team, either as any member of the team or carrying out management duties, with the aim of contributing to the deveopment of projects in a pragmatic and responsible manner, assuming commitments using available resources.
Demonstrate their ability to solve complex problems by applying the knowledge they acquired to areas different from the original ones.
Apply logical/mathematical thinking the analytical process from general principles to achieve specific cases, and the synthetic process to extract a general rule from various examples.
Extract the main difficulty from a complex problem, separate from more technical or minor issues.
Detect deficiencies in one's own knowledge and overcome them via critical reflection and by choosing the best course of action to expand this knowledge,developing autonomous learning strategies.
Develop both critical and self-critical thinking.
Manage the acquisition, structuring, analysis and visualization of data and scientific-technical information and critically assess the results of this management.
Be able to integrate knowledge and face the complexity of formulating judgments based on information which although being incomplete or limited, includes reflections on the social and ethical responsibilities linked to the application of their knowledge and judgments.
Effectively manage time and prioritize tasks appropriately.
Specific competences
Know the fundamentals of Geometric Optics and be able to apply them to the design of specific optical systems.
Know the limitations and solutions of systems with significant fields and openings.
Know the magnitudes and units that allow light to be described from a photometric point of view.
Know and manage the computational tools that allow the design and correction of optical systems.
Understand, model, and simulate light guidance and propagation in fibre optics.
Ability to identify different technologies for optical amplifiers. Ability to design an optical amplifier.
Ability to know, identify and use different light processing techniques.
To look into the processes of matter-radiation interaction, polarimetry, colorimetry and classical spectroscopy.
Master the use of advanced instrumentation: polarimeter.
Master the use of advanced techniques: colorimetric techniques.
Master the handling of instrumentation and advanced techniques: classical spectroscopic techniques.
Know the fundamentals of the interaction of light matter at a nanometric scale.
Ability to describe basic optoelectronic laws and phenomena. Ability to analyze and specify optoelectronic components and devices, photodetectors, LED diodes, and laser diodes.
Design optoelectronic components for specific applications and evaluate the economic and technological feasibility of manufacturing.
Conceive new viable optoelectronic systems according to new materials and manufacturing technologies.
Understand the fundamentals of imaging and the behaviour of optical systems within the framework of the electromagnetic theory of light.
Know the principles and techniques of image acquisition, digitization and storage.
Manaage image analysis tools to perform digital image processing operations.
Ability to join professional or research working groups that require knowledge of image processing
Know the specific instrumentation of an advanced application area in light science and engineering.
