24 PhD programmes offered by the university

The general objectives of the Earthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics programme at the Polytechnic University of Catalonia are to provide high-level third-cycle specialised training in up-to-date contents, technological development and research in the fields of seismology, earthquake engineering and structural dynamics.

The Textile and Paper Engineering programme of the Polytechnic University of Catalonia provides training in research, development and innovation technologies at the highest level and with criteria of excellence and innovation in the areas of textile and paper engineering.

Geotechnical Engineering from the Polytechnic University of Catalonia brings together two areas of knowledge that are widely recognised in international research: geotechnical engineering and groundwater hydrology (or hydrogeology).  

Electrical Engineering from the Polytechnic University of Catalonia aims to train electrical engineers, as current industrial engineering curricula do not generate this skill set for society.