In the Double Bachelor's degree: Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering and Bachelor's degree in Energy and Sustainability Engineering , the bachelors theses have 15+15 ECTS.

This work allows students to show their acquired knowledge and competences associated with both bachelor degrees in an integrated way.

Regulation

Regulation on Bachelor’s Thesis

Prerequisites

• In order to enrol in the bachelor thesis it is necessary to present its proposal previously. To submit the proposal, 75 % of the degree credits must be completed.
• To present the bachelor’s thesis, all the subjects of 1st, 2nd and 3rd courses must be completed, with a maximum of 18 credits pending in the 4th course, and all the 5th course subjects must be either completed or enrolled.

Dates and requirements for presenting the bachelor’s thesis can be found at this link.

Proposal

A proposal of the bachelor’s thesis may be carried out in the following ways:

• A student’s proposal.
• A department’s proposal.
• Proposals carried out within the framework of the convention of cooperation between university and enterprise.
• Projects carried out within the framework of the mobility offered at UdL.

A proposal must be approved by the director (or the co-director) and the coordinator of the double degree.

Enrolment

The enrolment allows a student to apply to reading his/her bachelor’s thesis in a call during the academic year.

Enrolment may be processed during two periods along the academic year:

• At the beginning of the first quarter.
• At the beginning of the second quarter.

You can consult on particular enrolment dates at this link.

Assessment of the bachelor’s thesis

The bachelor’s thesis will be assessed following continuous assessment methodology. Corresponding marks of different items will be collected by the director through Continuous Assessment Portfolio of the BT, available at this link.

The final mark will be based on the marks of the following four items:

• Initial report (10%) which shows assimilation of the aims and context of the BT to carry out. It is assessed by the director.
• Follow-up report (10%) which presents evolution of the BT and decisions made. It is assessed by the director.
• Final document of the BT (50%). It is assessed by the director.
• Presentation and defense of the BT in front of an examination committee (30%). The student will present his/her project and defend it publically answering committee’s questions.

Committee

It is composed of three members of whom at least one member must belong to a teaching staff at the Higher Polytechnic School, and at least two of them must be university teachers or researchers. The director or one of the co-directors will take part in the committee.

The degree coordinator will appoint the members of the committee. This appointment will be proposed by the director who personally fills out proposal document.

Delivery and defense of the BT

The Bachelor’s thesis must be delivered at least 5 working days prior to the presentation date following the instructions given in in this link.

The student will deliver a brief summary of the Bachelor’s thesis signed by the responsible director or co-director to the UdL. This document will include the authorization from both the student and the director to deposit a copy of the Bachelor’s thesis in the UdL Library.